GuidPlugin

GUID Plugin

Generate GUID unique IDs

Syntax Rules

You Type You Get Comment
%GUID_ID% 47CF3B3A-A4CD-11F0-81B6-EF07ED22B90D default is string type
%GUID_ID{type="str"}% 47CF4E68-A4CD-11F0-9F74-D6E1232C59B3 string representation
%GUID_ID{type="bin"}% üUÏGͤð±/öxÚ#Ê binary representation
%GUID_ID{type="hex"}% 0x47CF5C0AA4CD11F0A26ACF2389C2A02C hex
%GUID_ID{type="b64"}% 5mHPR82k8BG3R6ZEl6vu5Q== base64

GuidPlugin Global Settings

Plugin settings are stored as preferences variables. To reference a plugin setting write %<plugin>_<setting>%, for example, %GUIDPLUGIN_SHORTDESCRIPTION%

  • One line description, shown in the TextFormattingRules topic:
    • Set SHORTDESCRIPTION = Generate GUID unique IDs

  • Debug plugin: (See output in data/debug.txt)
    • Set DEBUG = 1

Plugin Installation Instructions

Note: You do not need to install anything on the browser to use this plugin. The following instructions are for the administrator who installs the plugin on the server where TWiki is running.

  • Download the package from the plugin home on twiki.org (see below)
  • Put them as follows
    File: Description:
    data/TWiki/GuidPlugin.txt Plugin topic
    lib/TWiki/Plugins/GuidPlugin.pm Plugin Perl module
  • Test if the plugin is correctly installed:
    • %GUID_ID%: 47CF4418-A4CD-11F0-8458-85CDACABBBBF
    • %GUID_ID{type="str"}%: 47CF6718-A4CD-11F0-8040-82B17216EEE3
    • %GUID_ID{type="bin"}%: JlÏGͤð¬žv.…2¿
    • %GUID_ID{type="hex"}%: 0x47CF715EA4CD11F09DF0C439D39E9D94
    • %GUID_ID{type="b64"}%: hnbPR82k8BGUSs6yjq0XmA==

Plugin Info

Plugin Author: TWiki:Main.BruceDillahunty
Copyright: © 2010-2016, TWiki:Main.PeterThoeny, TWiki.org
© 2010-2016 TWiki:TWiki.TWikiContributor
License: GPL (GNU General Public License)
Plugin Version: 2016-02-02 (V1.1)
Change History:  
2016-03-02: TWikibug:Item7703: Doc fix
2010-10-31: TWikibug:Item6530: Doc fixes
25 Feb 2004: Initial version
CPAN Dependencies: CPAN:Data::UUID
Other Dependencies: none
Perl Version: 5.005
Plugin Home: http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/GuidPlugin
Feedback: http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/GuidPluginDev

Related Topics: TWikiPreferences, TWikiPlugins