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moss_uuidgen

Generates UUIDs for moss. We use this because there was no UUID type when moss was written, and I do not want to rewrite moss to use pgsql's uuid type

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Overview

Packagemoss_uuidgen
Version1.0
RepositoryUnspecified
Extension typeStandard
Project statusActive
Requires CREATE EXTENSIONYes
Requires preloadNo
TrustedNo
RelocatableYes
Stars3
Latest commit2019-02-20
Catalogue updated2026-08-30

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See also

uuidv7-sqlPure SQL and PL/pgSQL functions for generating, inspecting, and transforming UUID version 7 values.
pg_uuid_v8UUID v8 generator with embedded timestamps for PostgreSQL
sequential_uuidsgenerator of sequential UUIDs
pg_uuidgenerator of new UUID versions
pg_uuid_nextImplementation of UUID v7 and v8 IETF drafts
uuid-osspgenerate universally unique identifiers (UUIDs)
pgx_uuidv7A PostgreSQL extension to generate and cast v7 UUIDs
pgx_ulidulid type and methods