UUID library for C++

This is a UUID library for implemented in C++ and can be used by downloading this repository and copy uuid.h file to your project and include it in your project like

#include "uuid.h"

Usage

You can use this library to generate uuid libraries as follows.

// main.cpp
#include <iostream>
#include "uuid.h" // Path to the library

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    uuid::UUID uuid1;
    cout << uuid1.generate();
    return (0);
}

API Reference

• namespace uuid -> Namespace

  • It includes two classes RandomHexGenerator utility class to generate hex value. And UUID Main class for UUID generation.

    • RandomHexGenerator -> Class

      • Method: string generate() -> Usage:
        • Generates a random hex of length 5

        int main()
        {
            uuid::RandomHexGenerator random_generator;
            std::cout << random_generator.generate()
        }

    • UUID -> Class

      • Method: string generate() -> Usage:
        • Generate a random UUID

        int main()
        {
            uuid::UUID uuid;
            std::cout << uuid.generate();
        }