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md5

Summary​

Create a new UUID based on MD5 of fixed value

Description​

Create a new UUID using an MD5 hash of fixed value (chosen based on a namespace - see Appendix C of RFC 4122 and a name value. It can also be given an existing UUID String instead of a namespace. Accepted namespace values are: dns|url|oid|x500|nil OR uuid string.

Fields​

format​

Which format to use for the UUID.

default: "cdfdaf44-ee35-11e3-846b-14109ff1a304"
hex: "cdfdaf44ee3511e3846b14109ff1a304"
urn: "urn:uuid:cdfdaf44-ee35-11e3-846b-14109ff1a304"

namespace​

The type of namespace for the UUID. Valid values are one of [dns, url, oid, x500, nil] or a valid UUID.

name​

The name of the namespace. An example for a dns namespace might be my.domain.com.

info​

Determines whether the output should be an object with information about the UUID. Otherwise, the UUID will be returned as a string.

{
  "uuid": "cdfdaf44-ee35-11e3-846b-14109ff1a304",
  "binary": {
    "__struct__": "ORM",
    "type": "hex",
    "value": "CDFDAF44EE3511E3846B14109FF1A304",
    "version": 0
  },
  "type": "default",
  "version": 1,
  "variant": "rfc4122"
}