NAME Acme::CPANModules::UUID - Modules that can generate immutable universally unique identifier (UUIDs) VERSION This document describes version 0.003 of Acme::CPANModules::UUID (from Perl distribution Acme-CPANModules-UUID), released on 2021-01-17. SYNOPSIS To run benchmark with default option: % bencher --cpanmodules-module UUID To run module startup overhead benchmark: % bencher --module-startup --cpanmodules-module UUID For more options (dump scenario, list/include/exclude/add participants, list/include/exclude/add datasets, etc), see bencher or run "bencher --help". DESCRIPTION UUIDs are 128-bit numbers that can be used as permanent IDs or keys in databases. There are 5 "versions" of UUID, each might be more suitable than others in specific cases. Version 1 (v1) UUIDs are generated from a time and a node ID (usually the MAC address); version 2 (v2) UUIDs from an identifier (group/user ID), a time, and a node ID; version 4 (v4) UUIDs from a random/pseudo-random number; version 3 (v3) UUIDs from hashing a namespace using MD5; version 5 (v5) from hashing a namespace using SHA-1. Data::UUID should be your first choice, and when you cannot install XS modules you can use UUID::Tiny instead. BENCHMARKED MODULES Version numbers shown below are the versions used when running the sample benchmark. Data::UUID 1.224 UUID::Tiny 1.04 UUID::Random 0.04 UUID::Random::PERLANCAR 0.001 UUID::Random::Secure 0.001 BENCHMARK PARTICIPANTS * Data::UUID (perl_code) Code template: my $u = Data::UUID->new; $u->create for 1..1000; $u->create * UUID::Tiny (perl_code) Code template: UUID::Tiny::create_uuid() for 1..1000; UUID::Tiny::create_uuid() * UUID::Random (perl_code) Code template: UUID::Random::generate() for 1..1000; ; UUID::Random::generate() * UUID::Random::PERLANCAR (perl_code) Code template: UUID::Random::PERLANCAR::generate() for 1..1000; UUID::Random::PERLANCAR::generate() * UUID::Random::Secure (perl_code) Code template: UUID::Random::Secure::generate() for 1..1000; UUID::Random::Secure::generate() SAMPLE BENCHMARK RESULTS Run on: perl: *v5.30.0*, CPU: *Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7200U CPU @ 2.50GHz (2 cores)*, OS: *GNU/Linux Ubuntu version 19.10*, OS kernel: *Linux version 5.3.0-64-generic*. Benchmark with default options ("bencher --cpanmodules-module UUID"): #table1# +-------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------+---------+ | participant | rate (/s) | time (ms) | pct_faster_vs_slowest | pct_slower_vs_fastest | errors | samples | +-------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------+---------+ | UUID::Random::Secure | 50.3 | 19.9 | 0.00% | 4001.27% | 1.2e-05 | 20 | | UUID::Random | 128 | 7.81 | 154.35% | 1512.46% | 2.2e-06 | 20 | | UUID::Tiny | 156 | 6.41 | 209.92% | 1223.32% | 3.8e-06 | 20 | | UUID::Random::PERLANCAR | 1460 | 0.684 | 2807.25% | 41.07% | 4.8e-07 | 20 | | Data::UUID | 2100 | 0.48 | 4001.27% | 0.00% | 1.6e-06 | 20 | +-------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------+---------+ Benchmark module startup overhead ("bencher --cpanmodules-module UUID --module-startup"): #table2# +-------------------------+-----------+-------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------+---------+ | participant | time (ms) | mod_overhead_time | pct_faster_vs_slowest | pct_slower_vs_fastest | errors | samples | +-------------------------+-----------+-------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------+---------+ | UUID::Random::Secure | 83.8 | 77 | 0.00% | 1133.87% | 6.6e-05 | 20 | | UUID::Tiny | 23 | 16.2 | 256.63% | 245.98% | 4.5e-05 | 22 | | Data::UUID | 15 | 8.2 | 474.59% | 114.74% | 4.9e-05 | 20 | | UUID::Random | 8.6 | 1.8 | 876.45% | 26.36% | 8.7e-06 | 20 | | UUID::Random::PERLANCAR | 8.5 | 1.7 | 884.63% | 25.31% | 1.7e-05 | 20 | | perl -e1 (baseline) | 6.8 | 0 | 1133.87% | 0.00% | 3.8e-05 | 21 | +-------------------------+-----------+-------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+---------+---------+ To display as an interactive HTML table on a browser, you can add option "--format html+datatables". ACME::CPANMODULES FEATURE COMPARISON MATRIX +-------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------+-------+----------------------+ | module | create_v1 | create_v2 | create_v3 | create_v4 | create_v5 | is_pp | is_xs | v4_secure_random *1) | +-------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------+-------+----------------------+ | Data::UUID | yes | yes | no | no | no | no | yes | N/A | | UUID::Tiny | yes | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | | UUID::Random | no | no | no | yes | no | yes | no | no | | UUID::Random::PERLANCAR | no | no | no | yes | no | yes | no | no | | UUID::Random::Secure | no | no | no | yes | no | yes | no | yes | +-------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-------+-------+----------------------+ Notes: 1. v4_secure_random: Whether the module uses cryptographically secure pseudo-random number generator for v4 UUIDs ACME::MODULES ENTRIES * Data::UUID This module creates v1 and v2 UUIDs. Depending on the OS, for MAC address, it usually uses a hash of hostname instead. This module is XS, so performance is good. If you cannot use an XS module, try UUID::Tiny instead. The benchmark code creates 1000+1 v1 string UUIDs. * UUID::Tiny This module should be your go-to choice if you cannot use an XS module. To create a cryptographically secure random (v4) UUIDs, use UUID::Tiny::Patch::UseMRS. The benchmark code creates 1000+1 v1 string UUIDs. See also: Types::UUID which is a type library that uses Data::UUID as the backend. * UUID::Random This module simply uses 32 calls to Perl's "rand()" to construct each random hexadecimal digits of the UUID (v4). Not really recommended, since perl's default pseudo-random generator is neither cryptographically secure nor has 128 bit of entropy. To create a cryptographically secure random UUIDs, use UUID::Random::Secure or UUID::Random::Patch::UseMRS. The benchmark code creates 1000+1 v4 string UUIDs. * UUID::Random::PERLANCAR Just another implementation of UUID::Random. The benchmark code creates 1000+1 v4 string UUIDs. * UUID::Random::Secure Just like UUID::Random, except it uses Math::Random::Secure's "irand()" to produce random numbers. The benchmark code creates 1000+1 v4 string UUIDs. FAQ What is an Acme::CPANModules::* module? An Acme::CPANModules::* module, like this module, contains just a list of module names that share a common characteristics. It is a way to categorize modules and document CPAN. See Acme::CPANModules for more details. What are ways to use this Acme::CPANModules module? Aside from reading this Acme::CPANModules module's POD documentation, you can install all the listed modules (entries) using cpanmodules CLI (from App::cpanmodules distribution): % cpanmodules ls-entries UUID | cpanm -n or Acme::CM::Get: % perl -MAcme::CM::Get=UUID -E'say $_->{module} for @{ $LIST->{entries} }' | cpanm -n or directly: % perl -MAcme::CPANModules::UUID -E'say $_->{module} for @{ $Acme::CPANModules::UUID::LIST->{entries} }' | cpanm -n This Acme::CPANModules module contains benchmark instructions. You can run a benchmark for some/all the modules listed in this Acme::CPANModules module using the bencher CLI (from Bencher distribution): % bencher --cpanmodules-module UUID This Acme::CPANModules module also helps lcpan produce a more meaningful result for "lcpan related-mods" command when it comes to finding related modules for the modules listed in this Acme::CPANModules module. HOMEPAGE Please visit the project's homepage at . SOURCE Source repository is at . BUGS Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature. SEE ALSO Acme::CPANModules - about the Acme::CPANModules namespace cpanmodules - CLI tool to let you browse/view the lists AUTHOR perlancar COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE This software is copyright (c) 2021, 2020 by perlancar@cpan.org. This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.