https://github.com/kong/lua-uuid

Lua library to generate UUIDs leveraging libuuid
https://github.com/kong/lua-uuid

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Lua library to generate UUIDs leveraging libuuid

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/kong/lua-uuid
• Owner: Kong
• License: mit
• Created: 2015-11-07T05:19:41.000Z (almost 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-06-02T22:24:25.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-31T18:41:58.712Z (6 months ago)
• Language: Lua
• Size: 7.81 KB
• Stars: 25
• Watchers: 23
• Forks: 12
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# lua_uuid

Lua library that generate UUIDs leveraging [libuuid](http://linux.die.net/man/3/libuuid).

## Requirements

The `uuid/uuid.h` header must be available in the system `INCLUDE_PATH`, otherwise you will hit an error like:

> ld: library not found for -luuid  

> …  

> Failed compiling module lua_uuid.so

* Mac OS X

  * `brew install ossp-uuid`

* Debian Linux; Ubuntu

  * `apt-get install uuid-dev`

## Usage

To generate a new UUID string:

```lua

local uuid = require "lua_uuid"

local uuid_str = uuid()

print("New UUID: "..uuid_str)

```