uuid_generate_name: Generate UUIDs Version 5

In RcppUUID: Generating Universally Unique Identificators

Generate UUIDs Version 5

Description

Function generates name-based uuid is derived from content in a namespace. A uuid with identical content shall yield the same uuid. Hashing algorithm is SHA1.

Usage

uuid_generate_name(x, ns = "x500dn")

Arguments

x	Character vector.
ns	Namespace string. Allowed values: dns, url, oid, x500dn.

Value

Character vector with UUIDs.

Note

This function generates valid uuids for the NA and empty strings.

References

https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_72_0/libs/uuid/doc/uuid.html#Name%20Generator

Examples

# generate name UUIDs
uuid_generate_name(c("one", "two"))

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