Hi, I’m curious to know how the UUID() function in N1QL works. Can anyone give a rough overview? Thanks.

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Thanks for replying. I’m specifically interested in the UUID() function itself. i.e. How is the full UUID generated? What variables are used to create a unique ID over the whole cluster? Thanks.

UUID generates a random UUID according to RFC 4122 couchbase/query/blob/master/util/uuid.go#L33 func init() { uuidPool = &sync.Pool{ New: func() interface{} { b := make([]byte, _UUID_SIZE, _UUID_SIZE) return b }, } } // UUID generates a random UUID according to RFC 4122 func …

Can anyone explain how the UUID() function works?

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Can anyone explain how the UUID() function works?

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