How to generate UUID in Laravel 5?

This article will introduce how to create a uuid in laravel 5. We will use the composer package to generate a unique uuid. UUID stands for Universally Unique Identifier, which is a 128-bit number used to identify information in a computer pc.

# Below we will use the webpatser/laravel-uuid composer package to generate uuid in laravel 5. We need to install the webpatser/laravel-uuid package into laravel first, and then generate uuid. Then to install the webpatser/laravel-uuid package, you only need to use the composer require command, as follows.

Install webpatser/laravel-uuid package:

composer require webpatser/laravel-uuid

Now, we are ready to use the "Uuid" facade, you can quickly get the Uuid from time, string, etc. Let us run the following route to generate the uuid.

Generate Uuid:

Route::get('uuid-gen', function () {
    dd(Uuid::generate()->string);
});

Uuid generate output:

480c7aa0-a40e-11e7-bb4c-4fc5af23e450

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As shown in the above example, it is very simple to generate uuid in laravel. I hope it will be helpful to friends in need!

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