GUID Generator

by amitrdx

JavaScript

var crypto = window.crypto || window.msCrypto || null; // IE11 fix

var Guid = Guid || (function() {

  var EMPTY = '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000';

  var _padLeft = function(paddingString, width, replacementChar) {
    return paddingString.length >= width ? paddingString : _padLeft(replacementChar + paddingString, width, replacementChar || ' ');
  };

  var _s4 = function(number) {
    var hexadecimalResult = number.toString(16);
    return _padLeft(hexadecimalResult, 4, '0');
  };

  var _cryptoGuid = function() {
    var buffer = new window.Uint16Array(8);
    window.crypto.getRandomValues(buffer);
    return [_s4(buffer[0]) + _s4(buffer[1]), _s4(buffer[2]), _s4(buffer[3]), _s4(buffer[4]), _s4(buffer[5]) + _s4(buffer[6]) + _s4(buffer[7])].join('-');
  };

  var _guid = function() {
    var currentDateMilliseconds = new Date().getTime();
    return 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx'.replace(/[xy]/g, function(currentChar) {
      var randomChar = (currentDateMilliseconds + Math.random() * 16) % 16 | 0;
      currentDateMilliseconds = Math.floor(currentDateMilliseconds / 16);
      return (currentChar === 'x' ? randomChar : (randomChar & 0x7 | 0x8)).toString(16);
    });
  };

  var create = function() {
    var hasCrypto = crypto != 'undefined' && crypto !== null,
      hasRandomValues = typeof(window.crypto.getRandomValues) != 'undefined';
    return (hasCrypto && hasRandomValues) ? _cryptoGuid() : _guid();
  };

  return {
    newGuid: create,
    empty: EMPTY
  };
})();

// DEMO: Create and show GUID
console.log(Guid.newGuid());