CUID Generator

// npm install @paralleldrive/cuid2  (recommended — CUID v2)
import { createId } from '@paralleldrive/cuid2'

const id = createId()
// → 'tz4a98xxat96iws9zmbrgj3a'

// Custom length
import { init } from '@paralleldrive/cuid2'
const createShortId = init({ length: 10 })
createShortId() // → 'zxp1l6mf4c'

// Pure Node.js — CUID v1 style (no dependencies)
let counter = 0

function pad(str, size) {
  return str.padStart(size, '0').slice(-size)
}

function fingerprint() {
  const os = require('os')
  const source = [process.pid, os.hostname().length].join('')
  let hash = 0
  for (const c of source) {
    hash = ((hash << 5) - hash) + c.charCodeAt(0)
    hash |= 0
  }
  return pad(Math.abs(hash).toString(36), 4)
}

function cuid() {
  const timestamp = Date.now().toString(36)
  const cnt       = pad((counter++ & 0xffff).toString(36), 4)
  const fp        = fingerprint()
  const rnd       = pad(Math.floor(Math.random() * 0xffffffff).toString(36), 4)
              + pad(Math.floor(Math.random() * 0xffffffff).toString(36), 4)
  return 'c' + timestamp + cnt + fp + rnd
}

console.log(cuid()) // → 'clrc4gkwz001ag2hs3k7f9m2q'

-- Use CUID as a primary key in PostgreSQL
CREATE TABLE users (
  id   TEXT        PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_cuid(),
  name TEXT        NOT NULL,
  created_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT now()
);

-- Prisma schema (auto-generates CUID by default)
model User {
  id        String   @id @default(cuid())
  name      String
  createdAt DateTime @default(now())
}