How to generate a UUID in Typescript
TypeScript is a strongly typed programming language that builds on JavaScript. It adds additional syntax to JavaScript to support a tighter integration with your editor and provides better tooling at any scale. TypeScript code converts to JavaScript, which runs anywhere JavaScript runs: In a browser, on Node.js or Deno and in your apps
Here is an example of how to generate a UUID in Typescript:
- import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
- const id = uuidv4();
- console.log(id);
This program uses the v4 function from the uuid package to generate a random UUID and then logs it to the console. Make sure you have the uuid package installed by running npm install uuid before running this program.
Explanation
- Line #1 imports the v4 function from the uuid package and renames it to uuidv4 for convenience.
- Line #2 calls the uuidv4 function to generate a random UUID and assigns it to the id constant.
- Line #3 logs the generated UUID to the console.