This package implements the UUID versions defined in RFC4122bis.
Versions 1 through 5 are defined in the original RFC4122, while versions 6 through 8 are new additions.
Versions 6 and 7 are designed as timestamp-based, sortable IDs for use e.g. in database indexes. Version 7 is recommended for new applications while version 6 is a sortable replacement for version 1.
Version 8 is highly customizable, allowing for 122 custom bits with only version and variant being predefined.
Create a new UUID: uuid.NewVx() (UUID, error)
Convert an UUID to a string: UUID.String() string
Convert a string to an UUID: uuid.Parse(string) (UUID, error)
Convert a byte slice to an UUID: uuid.ParseBytes([]byte) (UUID, error)
Check if UUID contains only zeros: UUID.IsNil() bool
Check if UUID contains only ones: UUID.IsMax() bool
Support for encoding.Text(Un)Marshaler, encoding.Binary(Un)Marshaler, database/sql.Scanner and database/sql/driver.Valuer is built in, so the IDs can be used with most data exchange formats and databases.