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Postgres PL/pgSQL function for UUID v7 and a bonus custom UUID v8 to support microsecond precision as well. Read more here: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-peabody-dispatch-new-uuid-format/
-- Based off IETF draft, https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-peabody-dispatch-new-uuid-format/
create or replace function uuid_generate_v7()
returns uuid
as $$
begin
-- use random v4 uuid as starting point (which has the same variant we need)
-- then overlay timestamp
-- then set version 7 by flipping the 2 and 1 bit in the version 4 string
return encode(
set_bit(
set_bit(
overlay(uuid_send(gen_random_uuid())
placing substring(int8send(floor(extract(epoch from clock_timestamp()) * 1000)::bigint) from 3)
from 1 for 6
),
52, 1
),
53, 1
),
'hex')::uuid;
end
$$
language plpgsql
volatile;
-- Generate a custom UUID v8 with microsecond precision
create or replace function uuid_generate_v8()
returns uuid
as $$
declare
timestamp timestamptz;
microseconds int;
begin
timestamp = clock_timestamp();
microseconds = (cast(extract(microseconds from timestamp)::int - (floor(extract(milliseconds from timestamp))::int * 1000) as double precision) * 4.096)::int;
-- use random v4 uuid as starting point (which has the same variant we need)
-- then overlay timestamp
-- then set version 8 and add microseconds
return encode(
set_byte(
set_byte(
overlay(uuid_send(gen_random_uuid())
placing substring(int8send(floor(extract(epoch from timestamp) * 1000)::bigint) from 3)
from 1 for 6
),
6, (b'1000' || (microseconds >> 8)::bit(4))::bit(8)::int
),
7, microseconds::bit(8)::int
),
'hex')::uuid;
end
$$
language plpgsql
volatile;
PERFORMANCE: Move from pgcrypto to built-in gen_random_uuid():
Curtis Summers (https://github.com/csummers)
PERFORMANCE: Use set_bit to upgrade v4 to v7, not set_byte:
PERFORMANCE: Reduce local variable use while still being maintainable
Rolf Timmermans (https://github.com/rolftimmermans)
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