guid/uuid in Typescript Node.js app

Question

I try to make a uuid (v 3.0.1) package work in Node/Typescript app, but I\'m not sure what should I import and how to use it.

This is index.d.ts

Answer 1

import * as uuid from "uuid";
const id: string = uuid.v4();

Answer 2

Per the tests:

https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/blob/354cec620daccfa0ad167ba046651fb5fef69e8a/types/uuid/uuid-tests.ts

import uuid = require('uuid');

let uuidv4: string = uuid.v4();

Answer 3

Yes, here is code from my project:

import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid';
const id: string = uuid();

Note: to install definitions it is required to run

npm install --save-dev @types/uuid

Answer 4

This also works for me:

import uuidv4 from 'uuid/v4'

this.projectId = uuidv4()