⚡ idchunk — Tiny, Fast & Customizable ID Generator

Generate short, secure, and customizable IDs for your applications in milliseconds.

✨ Features

• Tiny: Zero dependencies, minimal footprint.
• Secure & Fast: Uses Node.js crypto.
• Customizable: Choose length and your own character set.
• Reliable: Collision-resistant random IDs.

📦 Installation

npm install idchunk

Usage

By default, idchunk() generates a random ID of length 10:

const idchunk = require("idchunk");

console.log(idchunk()); 
// Example: "aZ8_-kL2pQ"

You can specify a custom length:

console.log(idchunk(16)); 
// Example: "bQ9pL2_-aZ8kL2pQ"

Custom character set:

const customValues = "ABC123";
console.log(idchunk(8, customValues)); 
// Example: "1A23BCAB"

API

idchunk(length?: number, customValues?: string): string

• length (optional) → Length of the ID (default: 10).

• customValues (optional) → String of allowed characters (default: a-zA-Z0-9_-).

• Returns: Random string ID.

How It Works

• Uses Node.js crypto for secure random number generation.
• Character set: a-z, A-Z, 0-9, _, -.

📄 License

MIT © Garv Thakral

Documentation

Read full documentation here : Read Docs