[experimental] Encode UUID as string of numbers

uuid_numbers.go

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"math/big"
	"strings"

	"github.com/google/uuid"
)

// Go Playground: https://go.dev/play/p/RBzt677Nqeq

func main() {
	u1 := strings.ReplaceAll(uuid.New().String(), "-", "")
	fmt.Println("UUID string:", u1)

	// encode UUID as string of numbers
	id := new(big.Int)
	if _, ok := id.SetString(strings.ReplaceAll(uuid.New().String(), "-", ""), 16); ok {
		u2 := id.String()
		fmt.Println("UUID as numbers:", u2)
	} else {
		fmt.Errorf("failed to convert uuid to bigint")
	}

}