uuid

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Index

• func Generate(format string, a ...interface{}) string

Functions

func Generate

func Generate(format string, a ...interface{}) string

Generate creates a UUID based on a hashed string derived from the input format and arguments. This function is used primarilty in generating the NGINX Id

Parameters:

• format: A format string, similar to fmt.Sprintf.
• a: Variadic arguments to be substituted into the format string.

Process:

1. Creates a SHA-256 hash from the formatted string (using `fmt.Sprintf`).
2. Converts the hash to a hexadecimal string.
3. Generates an MD5-based UUID using the hashed string.

Returns:

A string representation of the generated UUID.