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UID Generator Plus

UID Generator Plus

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Generate various types of UIDs (UUID, NanoID, Snowflake, ULID, ObjectId, CUID, etc.)
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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UID Generator Plus

A VS Code extension to quickly generate various unique identifiers (UIDs).

Features

After placing the cursor in the editor, you can use commands to generate the following types of UIDs:

  • UUID v4: Universally Unique Identifier
  • NanoID: Small, secure, URL-friendly unique string
  • Snowflake ID: Twitter's distributed ID generation algorithm
  • ULID: Lexicographically sortable unique identifier
  • MongoDB ObjectId: Default identifier format for MongoDB documents
  • CUID: Collision-resistant unique identifier
  • SHA-256: Timestamp-based SHA-256 hash
  • MD5: Timestamp-based MD5 hash

Usage

  1. Click in the editor where you want to insert the UID.
  2. Press Cmd+Shift+P (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) to open the command menu.
  3. Type "Generate UID" to see all available UID generation options.
  4. Select the desired UID type.

Multi-Cursor Support

Supports multi-cursor operation; different UIDs will be generated at different cursor positions.

Features

  • Supports 8 common UID formats
  • Full support for multi-cursor operation
  • Generates unique UIDs at each cursor position
  • No additional configuration required, just install and use
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