UUID in Go: Generate UUIDs With google/uuid and gofrs/uuid
Generate UUIDs in Go using the google/uuid and gofrs/uuid packages. Compare approaches, handle parse errors, and store UUIDs in PostgreSQL with pgx.
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UUID in Go: Generate UUIDs With google/uuid and gofrs/uuid Go does not include UUID generation in its standard library, but two well-maintained packages cover the full UUID spec. is the most widely used. Here is everything you need to generate, parse, and use UUIDs in Go — including database primary keys with pgx. ------|-------|--------------|-------| | | 5k+ | v1, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7 | Google-maintained, de facto standard | | | 1.5k+ | v1–v5, v6, v7 | Fork of older , more strict validation | For most projects, use . Both are excellent — the choice is mainly about API preference. --- google/uuid Installation uuid.New() — Random v4 panics if the random source fails (which is extremely rare). If you need explicit error handling: uuid.NewString() — Direct String Output Useful when you need a…
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