Pfid

PFID - A ULID-like identifier with partition support.

Installation

Add pfid to your list of dependencies in mix.exs:

def deps do
  [
    {:pfid, "~> 1.0.0"}
  ]
end

Usage

# Generate a PFID with a partition
Pfid.generate(123_456_789)

# Generate with a specific timestamp
Pfid.generate(123_456_789, 1_234_567_890_000)

# Generate with a random partition (root ID)
Pfid.generate_root()

# Generate related to an existing PFID (same partition)
Pfid.generate_related(existing_pfid)

# Extract partition from a PFID
Pfid.extract_partition!(pfid_string)

Format

• 48 bits for timestamp (milliseconds since Unix epoch)
• 30 bits for partition (up to 1,073,741,824 partitions)
• 80 bits for randomness
• Encoded as 32 characters using Crockford Base32

License

MIT License - See LICENSE for details.