Universally Unique Lexicographically Sortable Identifier
C++ library
Objective-C wrapper of theUsage
Objective-C
#import <ULID/ULID.h>
NSLog(@"%@", [[ULID new] ulidString]);
Swift:
import ULID
print(ULID().ulidString)
Requirements
- iOS 11.0+
- tvOS 11.0+
- watchOS 4.0+
- macOS 10.10+
Specification
Below is the current specification of ULID as implemented in this repository.
Note: the binary format has not been implemented.
01AN4Z07BY 79KA1307SR9X4MV3
|----------| |----------------|
Timestamp Randomness
48bits 80bits
Installation
Carthage
To install it, simply add the following line to your Cartfile:
github "whitesmith/ulid"
Then run carthage update
.
Follow the current instructions in Carthage's README for up to date installation instructions.
CocoaPods
To install it, simply add the following line to your Podfile:
pod 'ULID'
Then run pod install
with CocoaPods 1.0 or newer.
Contributing
The best way to contribute is by submitting a pull request. We'll do our best to respond to your patch as soon as possible. You can also submit a new GitHub issue if you find bugs or have questions.