uuid/v1.js

// Unique ID creation requires a high quality random # generator.  We feature
// detect to determine the best RNG source, normalizing to a function that
// returns 128-bits of randomness, since that's what's usually required
var rng = require('./lib/rng');
var bytesToUuid = require('./lib/bytesToUuid');

// **`v1()` - Generate time-based UUID**
//
// Inspired by https://github.com/LiosK/UUID.js
// and http://docs.python.org/library/uuid.html

// random #'s we need to init node and clockseq
var _seedBytes = rng();

// Per 4.5, create and 48-bit node id, (47 random bits + multicast bit = 1)
var _nodeId = [
  _seedBytes[0] | 0x01,
  _seedBytes[1], _seedBytes[2], _seedBytes[3], _seedBytes[4], _seedBytes[5]
];

// Per 4.2.2, randomize (14 bit) clockseq
var _clockseq = (_seedBytes[6] << 8 | _seedBytes[7]) & 0x3fff;

// Previous uuid creation time
var _lastMSecs = 0, _lastNSecs = 0;

// See https://github.com/broofa/node-uuid for API details
function v1(options, buf, offset) {
  var i = buf && offset || 0;
  var b = buf || [];

  options = options || {};

  var clockseq = options.clockseq !== undefined ? options.clockseq : _clockseq;

  // UUID timestamps are 100 nano-second units since the Gregorian epoch,
  // (1582-10-15 00:00).  JSNumbers aren't precise enough for this, so
  // time is handled internally as 'msecs' (integer milliseconds) and 'nsecs'
  // (100-nanoseconds offset from msecs) since unix epoch, 1970-01-01 00:00.
  var msecs = options.msecs !== undefined ? options.msecs : new Date().getTime();

  // Per 4.2.1.2, use count of uuid's generated during the current clock
  // cycle to simulate higher resolution clock
  var nsecs = options.nsecs !== undefined ? options.nsecs : _lastNSecs + 1;

  // Time since last uuid creation (in msecs)
  var dt = (msecs - _lastMSecs) + (nsecs - _lastNSecs)/10000;

  // Per 4.2.1.2, Bump clockseq on clock regression
  if (dt < 0 && options.clockseq === undefined) {
    clockseq = clockseq + 1 & 0x3fff;
  }

  // Reset nsecs if clock regresses (new clockseq) or we've moved onto a new
  // time interval
  if ((dt < 0 || msecs > _lastMSecs) && options.nsecs === undefined) {
    nsecs = 0;
  }

  // Per 4.2.1.2 Throw error if too many uuids are requested
  if (nsecs >= 10000) {
    throw new Error('uuid.v1(): Can\'t create more than 10M uuids/sec');
  }

  _lastMSecs = msecs;
  _lastNSecs = nsecs;
  _clockseq = clockseq;

  // Per 4.1.4 - Convert from unix epoch to Gregorian epoch
  msecs += 12219292800000;

  // `time_low`
  var tl = ((msecs & 0xfffffff) * 10000 + nsecs) % 0x100000000;
  b[i++] = tl >>> 24 & 0xff;
  b[i++] = tl >>> 16 & 0xff;
  b[i++] = tl >>> 8 & 0xff;
  b[i++] = tl & 0xff;

  // `time_mid`
  var tmh = (msecs / 0x100000000 * 10000) & 0xfffffff;
  b[i++] = tmh >>> 8 & 0xff;
  b[i++] = tmh & 0xff;

  // `time_high_and_version`
  b[i++] = tmh >>> 24 & 0xf | 0x10; // include version
  b[i++] = tmh >>> 16 & 0xff;

  // `clock_seq_hi_and_reserved` (Per 4.2.2 - include variant)
  b[i++] = clockseq >>> 8 | 0x80;

  // `clock_seq_low`
  b[i++] = clockseq & 0xff;

  // `node`
  var node = options.node || _nodeId;
  for (var n = 0; n < 6; ++n) {
    b[i + n] = node[n];
  }

  return buf ? buf : bytesToUuid(b);
}

module.exports = v1;