UUIDGeneratorBrowser

Generates a UUID in a browser.

  • Use Crypto.getRandomValues() to generate a UUID, compliant with RFC4122 version 4.
  • Use Number.prototype.toString(16) to convert it to a proper UUID.
const UUIDGeneratorBrowser = () =>
  ([1e7] + -1e3 + -4e3 + -8e3 + -1e11).replace(/[018]/g, c =>
    (
      c ^
      (crypto.getRandomValues(new Uint8Array(1))[0] & (15 >> (c / 4)))
    ).toString(16)
  );
UUIDGeneratorBrowser(); // '7982fcfe-5721-4632-bede-6000885be57d'