A command line tool to generate and decode UUID/GUID that are either sequential and database friendly (versions 7), name based (versions 5) or random (version 4).
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UUIDNext.Cli
A command line tool to generate and decode UUID/GUID that are either sequential and database friendly (versions 7 & 8) or random (version 4).
How to Install
UUIDNext.Cli is available as a tool on nuget.org
dotnet tool install --global UUIDNext.Cli
How to Use
# Creating a UUID Version 4
uuidnext random
# Creating a UUID Version 7
uuidnext sequential
# Creating a database friendly UUID for MS SQL Server (Version 8)
uuidnext database sqlServer
# Decoding version, timestamp and sequence from a UUID version 7
uuidnext decode 017F22E2-79B0-7CC3-98C4-DC0C0C07398F
Quick documentation
Description :
Generate a new UUID
Usage :
uuidnext command [options] [--clipboard]
Commands :
Random Create a new UUID v4
Sequential Create a new UUID v7
Database [dbName] Create a UUID to be used as a database primary key (v7 or v8 depending on the database)
dbName can be "PostgreSQL", "SqlServer", "SQLite" or "Other"
Decode [UUID] Decode the versioo of the UUID and optionally the timestamp an sequence number of UUID v1, 6, 7 and 8
Version Show the version
--clipboard : copy output to clipboard