# satori/go.uuid

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4,899 stars · 594 forks · Go · MIT

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/satori/go.uuid
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/satori-go-uuid.md

## Topics

`go` `uuid`

## Description

This is a Go library for generating and parsing universally unique identifiers. It provides a programmatic way to produce distinct identifiers and validate them according to the RFC 4122 industry standard.

The project focuses on ensuring data uniqueness across distributed systems and databases. It includes tools for creating identifiers that follow recognized specifications and converting these identifiers between string representations and structured objects.

The library covers capabilities for data validation, parsing, and distributed data indexing. It also provides utilities for application state tracking to maintain stable handles for objects or sessions.

## Tags

### Data & Databases

- [Unique Identifier Generators](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/data-management/unique-identifier-generators.md) — Provides utilities for creating globally unique identifiers to ensure data consistency across distributed systems. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/satori/go.uuid@master/README.md))
- [String-to-Byte Parsings](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/sql-query-interfaces/sql-converters/uuid-converters/string-to-byte-parsings.md) — Transforms hexadecimal UUID strings into structured byte arrays with validation for data integrity.
- [Distributed Data Indexing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/search-indexing-technologies/search-indexing/data-indexing-strategies/distributed-data-indexing.md) — Assigns unique keys to data objects to prevent collisions when merging information from multiple distributed sources.

### Programming Languages & Runtimes

- [UUID Parsings](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/string-parsing/uuid-parsings.md) — Converts UUID strings into 16-byte arrays to verify they adhere to standard specifications.

### Security & Cryptography

- [RFC 4122 Implementations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/compliance-standards/rfc-4122-implementations.md) — Provides a full technical implementation of the RFC 4122 standard for universally unique identifiers.
- [Cryptographic Random Number Generators](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/cryptographic-random-number-generators.md) — Uses a cryptographically secure random source to generate high-entropy identifiers and minimize collisions.

### Testing & Quality Assurance

- [Byte-Level Constructions](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/testing-quality-assurance/uuid-generators/byte-level-constructions.md) — Implements low-level byte array construction to ensure identifiers conform to the RFC 4122 layout.

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [Session and Object Tracking](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/session-and-object-tracking.md) — Generates stable unique handles used for tracking sessions or objects across different parts of an application.

### Part of an Awesome List

- [Unique ID Generation](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/devtools/unique-id-generation.md) — UUID generation library.