https://github.com/boostorg/uuid
Boost.org uuid module
https://github.com/boostorg/uuid
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Boost.org uuid module
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/boostorg/uuid
- Owner: boostorg
- License: bsl-1.0
- Created: 2013-01-13T15:59:20.000Z (almost 13 years ago)
- Default Branch: develop
- Last Pushed: 2025-03-15T16:57:49.000Z (10 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-28T13:11:11.473Z (10 months ago)
- Language: C++
- Homepage: http://boost.org/libs/uuid
- Size: 817 KB
- Stars: 92
- Watchers: 13
- Forks: 69
- Open Issues: 10
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Boost.Uuid
Boost.Uuid, part of [Boost C++ Libraries](http://boost.org),
provides a C++ implementation of Universally Unique Identifiers (UUID) as described in [RFC 4122](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc4122/) and [RFC 9562](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc9562/).
See [the documentation](http://boost.org/libs/uuid) for more information.
## License
Distributed under the [Boost Software License, Version 1.0](https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt).
## Properties
* C++11 (since Boost 1.86.0)
* Header-only
## Current Status
Branch | Github Actions | Appveyor | Dependencies | Documentation | Test Matrix |
:-------------: | -------------- | -------- | ------------ | ------------- | ----------- |
[`master`](https://github.com/boostorg/uuid/tree/master) | [](https://github.com/boostorg/uuid/actions?query=branch:master) | [](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/cppalliance/uuid/branch/master) | [](https://pdimov.github.io/boostdep-report/master/uuid.html) | [](http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/master/doc/html/uuid.html) | [](http://www.boost.org/development/tests/master/developer/uuid.html)
[`develop`](https://github.com/boostorg/uuid/tree/develop) | [](https://github.com/boostorg/uuid/actions?query=branch:develop) | [](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/cppalliance/uuid/branch/develop) | [](https://pdimov.github.io/boostdep-report/develop/uuid.html) | [](http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/develop/doc/html/uuid.html) | [](http://www.boost.org/development/tests/develop/developer/uuid.html)
## More Information
* [Ask questions](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/ask?tags=c%2B%2B,boost,boost-uuid)
* [Report bugs](https://github.com/boostorg/uuid/issues): Be sure to mention Boost version, platform and compiler you're using. A small compilable code sample to reproduce the problem is always good as well.
* Submit your patches as pull requests against the **develop** branch. Note that by submitting patches you agree to license your modifications under the [Boost Software License, Version 1.0](https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt).
* Discussions about the library are held on the [Boost developers mailing list](http://www.boost.org/community/groups.html#main). Be sure to read the [discussion policy](http://www.boost.org/community/policy.html) before posting and add the `[uuid]` tag at the beginning of the subject line.
## Code Example - UUID Generation
```cpp
// mkuuid.cpp example
#include
#include
int main()
{
boost::uuids::random_generator gen;
std::cout << gen() << std::endl;
}
```
```shell
$ clang++ -Wall -Wextra -std=c++11 -O2 mkuuid.cpp -o mkuuid
$ ./mkuuid
2c186eb0-89cf-4a3c-9b97-86db1670d5f4
$ ./mkuuid
a9d3fbb9-0383-4389-a8a8-61f6629f90b6
```