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Gist for javascript function that creates universally unique identifier (UUID), which is a 128-bit number used to identify information in computer systems.
console.log(uuid());
function uuid() {
return 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx'.replace(/[xy]/g, function(c) {
var r = Math.random() * 16 | 0, v = c == 'x' ? r : (r & 0x3 | 0x8);
return v.toString(16);
});
}
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