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duoshuo/uuid
============

A PHP 5.4+ library for generating RFC 4122 version 1, 3, 4, and 5 universally unique identifiers (UUID)

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uuid
====

[](#uuid)

A PHP 5.4+ library for generating RFC 4122 version 1, 3, 4, and 5 universally unique identifiers (UUID).

Dependency
----------

[](#dependency)

- PHP 5.4+
- 64-bit Linux System

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
Append dependency into composer.json
    ...
    "require": {
        ...
        "duoshuo/uuid": "dev-master"
    }
    ...

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use Uuid\Uuid;

// At beginning, set your Ethernet Controller MAC address.
Uuid::setMAC('56:84:7a:fe:97:99');

// Version 1
Uuid::now();

// Version 1, first argument is timestamp, second argument is micro seconds.
Uuid::fromTimestamp(1410584506, 792720);

// Version 3
Uuid::fromMd5(md5($string));

// Version 4
Uuid::fromRandom();

// Version 5
Uuid::fromSha1(sha1($string));
```

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity35

Limited adoption so far

Community16

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 54.5% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![maliemin-Mstar](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3032500?v=4)](https://github.com/maliemin-Mstar "maliemin-Mstar (6 commits)")[![shen2](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1523457?v=4)](https://github.com/shen2 "shen2 (4 commits)")[![guo-yu](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1269537?v=4)](https://github.com/guo-yu "guo-yu (1 commits)")

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