UUIDShortener 1.0.1

UUIDShortener 1.0.1

TestsTested
LangLanguage Obj-CObjective C
License MIT
ReleasedLast Release Dec 2014

Maintained by kishikawa katsumi.



  • By
  • kishikawakatsumi

Convert UUID 32-character hex string into a Base32 short string and back.

Usage

Generate new UUID

/* Generate UUID */
NSUUID *UUID = [NSUUID UUID];
NSString *UUIDString = UUID.UUIDString;
NSLog(@"Original UUID:\t%@", UUIDString);
// => Original UUID:    40256F2F-3211-49CD-BC1F-DD5197D2F0F9

Compressing UUID

/* Shorten UUID string */
NSString *shortUUIDString = UUID.shortUUIDString;
NSLog(@"Short UUID:\t%@", shortUUIDString);
// => Short UUID:       IASW6LZSCFE43PA73VIZPUXQ7E

Restore original UUID from compact representaion

/* Restore UUID string from short string */
NSString *restoredString = [NSUUID UUIDStringFromShortUUIDString:shortUUIDString];
NSLog(@"Restored UUID:\t%@", restoredString);
// => Restored UUID:    40256F2F-3211-49CD-BC1F-DD5197D2F0F9

Installation

Manual Install

  • Copy files in Lib (UUIDShortener.h and UUIDShortener.m) to your project.

License

MIT License