google/uuid
Go package for UUIDs based on RFC 4122 and DCE 1.1: Authentication and Security Services. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3855
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 657
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
6142 stars · 439 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A Go package for generating and inspecting UUIDs based on RFC 9562 (formerly RFC 4122) and DCE 1.1. It represents UUIDs as 16-byte arrays and is the successor to github.com/pborman/uuid.
Use cases
- generate unique identifiers in Go
- parse and validate UUID strings
- create version 4 random UUIDs
- inspect UUID versions and variants
- migrate from pborman/uuid
When to choose
- you need standards-compliant UUID handling in a Go project
- you want a well-maintained, widely adopted UUID library
When to avoid
- you need UUIDs in a non-Go language
- you require representation of invalid UUIDs
Facets
library · maturity stable
serialization developer-tools developer-tools go cross-platform uuid rfc-9562 identifiers algorithms
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/google/uuid · fetched 2026-08-28 · b388eaa4f44d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| google/uuid | main | 23 |
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