Snowflake and Simpleflake ID Generators

Created on 2021-09-16T22:49:08-05:00

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Similar to CUID but easier to implement.

Snowflake

Current timestamp
Machine ID
Sequence number (increment and roll over?)
Concatenate the bits to reach desired size

Simpleflake

Current timestamp
A random number
Concatenate the bits to reach desired size