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https://github.com/m-lab/uuid

A system for allowing sockets to be universally and uniquely identified in M-Lab data.
https://github.com/m-lab/uuid

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A system for allowing sockets to be universally and uniquely identified in M-Lab data.

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/m-lab/uuid
Owner: m-lab
License: apache-2.0
Created: 2019-03-19T15:09:55.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
Default Branch: main
Last Pushed: 2024-06-10T22:30:32.000Z (7 months ago)
Last Synced: 2024-10-29T13:43:41.250Z (about 2 months ago)
Language: Go
Size: 50.8 KB
Stars: 2
Watchers: 14
Forks: 3
Open Issues: 1
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE

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README

        # Socket UUIDs for the M-Lab platform

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This allows us to generate a globally unique ID for any TCP socket. When we

say globally, we really mean globally - it should be impossible to have two

machines generate the same UUID.

The only case the uniqueness of the UUID could be violated is if two machines

have the same hostname and booted up at the exact same second in time, but it is

bad practice to give machines the same hostname (so don't).

⚠️: This library is fully supported on Linux systems _only_. Using this

library on non Linux system will compile but most likely will not work

as intended. Use on non Linux systems at your own risk.

The design of the UUIDs and this system for creating them can be found in

[`DESIGN.md`](https://github.com/m-lab/uuid/blob/master/DESIGN.md).