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πŸŽ‰ Welcome to UCID Wiki

UCID (Unique Custom ID) is a blazing-fast, secure, and customizable JavaScript library for generating unique identifiers β€” with full control over format and randomness. Whether you're building distributed systems, tagging resources, or creating unique filenames, UCID gives you the power to generate IDs that are readable, reliable, and collision-resistant.

πŸ’‘ Why Use UCID?

UCID was built to offer a flexible, developer-friendly way to generate secure IDs with full customization. It’s ideal for frontend apps, backend services, CLI tools, and even creative projects that need consistent, unique tagging.

Here’s what makes UCID stand out:

  • πŸ’Ώ Zero dependencies
    Lightweight and fast β€” no external packages required

  • ⚑ Blazingly fast
    Generates IDs in milliseconds, even in high-throughput environments

  • 🧬 Flexible character sets, lengths, and formats
    Customize the entropy, segment count, and character pool to suit your needs

  • πŸ” Cryptographically secure randomness
    Uses secure random values under the hood for maximum uniqueness

  • 🧩 Template support
    Define your own ID structure using templates

  • πŸ› οΈ Predefined formats
    Includes built-in presets for common use cases like UUID-style, short IDs, and timestamped keys

  • πŸ” CLI support
    Generate IDs directly from the terminal with zero setup

  • 🧠 Intelligent configuration
    Customized id generation based on your settings

  • πŸ’₯ Almost no collision probability
    Designed to scale across distributed systems without any ID conflicts

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