Class: UUIDTools::UUID

Inherits:

Object

• Object
• UUIDTools::UUID

Defined in:

lib/helpers/uuid.rb

Overview

Extendes the UUID class, adding the ability to generate sequential UUID’s

Instance Method Summary

• #next ⇒ Object

  Increments the internal UUID representation, returning a new UUID that is different from, but greater, than the current sequence number.

Instance Method Details

#next ⇒ Object

Increments the internal UUID representation, returning a new UUID that is different from, but greater, than the current sequence number

# File 'lib/helpers/uuid.rb', line 27

def next
  next_uuid = self.to_i
  next_uuid += 1
  
  # Return the newly created UUID
  return UUIDTools::UUID::parse_int(next_uuid)
end