This module creates a uuid based on the the Date Object in JS. We get the current time in milliseconds and convert to a String data type. We then convert that string into kind of a hash, using the crypto module.

Usage

const uuid = require("mnm-uuid");

let refId = uuid(); // this returns a short id (17 characters default) that can be pretty much used for anything like a reference id... 

alternatively, we can make this uuid longer by adding parameters to the function

let longerRefId = uuid(4, 7, ".");