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igniphp/uuid
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Igni\\Util\\UuidGenerator
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[](#igniutiluuidgenerator)

RFC-compliant Universally Unique Identifiers v5 generator.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require igniphp/uuid

```

### API

[](#api)

#### `generate(): string`

[](#generate-string)

Generates uuid.

#### `generateShort(): string`

[](#generateshort-string)

Generates shorter representation of uuid (base58 encoded).

#### `toShort(string $string): string`

[](#toshortstring-string-string)

Shorts uuid by packing it into base58 representation.

#### `fromShort(string $string): string`

[](#fromshortstring-string-string)

Returns full uuid as a string from base58 representation.

#### `validate(string $string): bool`

[](#validatestring-string-bool)

Validates if passed string is valid uuid number.

###  Health Score

27

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LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~45 days

Total

2

Last Release

2878d ago

Major Versions

1.0.0 → 2.0.02018-06-28

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

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