tawfekov/objectid

Unique Id generator inspired by mongodb object id

dev-master 2014-10-07 12:51 UTC

Requires

• php: >=5.3.3
• ext-mbstring: *

MIT

• Tawfek Daghistani

README

Unique Id generator inspired by mongodb object id

Overview

ObjectId <objectid> is a 12-byte String type, constructed using:

• a 4-byte value representing the seconds since the Unix epoch or some folks call it unix timestamp
• a 3-byte machine identifier hostname
• a 2-byte process id
• a 3-byte counter, starting with a random value.

In RDMS, records stored in a table require a unique id field that acts as a primary key. Because ObjectIds are small, most likely unique, and fast to generate you may want to use it in your next project