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UUID Generator

UUID Generator

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Generates UUIDs (v1, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7) inside your editor.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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UUID Generator

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Generates UUIDs of any type supported by uuidjs (v1, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7) inside your editor.

Features

  • Supports desktop as well as Web Visual Studio Code ;
  • Supports multi-cursor edition with a configurable behavior: either unique (generate a UUID for each cursor) or repeat (generate a UUID to repeat across cursors) ;
  • Configurable casing (lower or upper) ;
  • Three commands :
    • "Generate UUID" (according to configured user preferences) ;
    • "Generate UUID with version" (with a prompt for the version to generate) ;
    • "Insert Nil UUID" ;
    • "Insert Max UUID" ;
    • "Insert well-known UUID" (with a prompt for the well-known UUID to insert).
  • Offers quick selection of reserved namespaces for v3 and v5 UUIDs.

Usage

  • Install the extension ;
  • With one or more cursors active in a text document, open the command palette (Ctrl-Shift-P or Cmd-Shift-P) ;
  • Type in any command name referenced above and hit enter.
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