Generating UUID v4 and v5 with React

In this Article we are going to see how to generate UUID v4 and v5 on a React application

Posted by Gregory Pacheco on December 20, 2022
To create a single-page application (SPA) with React that generates UUIDs (universally unique identifiers), you can use the uuid npm package. This package provides utility functions for generating UUIDs in various versions, including v4 and v5.

Here's an example of how you can use the uuid package to generate UUIDs in your React application:

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First, install the uuid package:

npm install uuid

2- Next, import the uuid package in your React component:

import { v4 as uuidv4, v5 as uuidv5 } from 'uuid';

You can now use the uuidv4() and uuidv5() functions to generate UUIDs in your component. For example:

const v4Id = uuidv4();
const v5Id = uuidv5('example.com', uuidv5.DNS);

The uuidv4() function generates a random v4 UUID, while the uuidv5() function generates a v5 UUID based on the given namespace and name. You can find more information about the different UUID versions and how to use them in the uuid package documentation.

To display the generated UUIDs in your React component, you can use the render() method to return a JSX element that displays the UUIDs. For example:

render() { return (

UUID v4: {v4Id}

UUID v5: {v5Id}

); }

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions.