friendlyid converter

The FriendlyID tool that converts a given UUID to a URL-friendly ID which is based on Base62

Sample usage

Convert UUID to FriendlyID

$ friendlyid c3587ec5-0976-497f-8374-61e0c2ea3da5
5wbwf6yUxVBcr48AMbz9cb

Convert FriendlyID to UUID

$ friendlyid 5wbwf6yUxVBcr48AMbz9cb
c3587ec5-0976-497f-8374-61e0c2ea3da5

Generate new FriendlyID

$ friendlyid
2IxLZbPQmMuamgy3tapZsM

Display help

$ friendlyid -h
FriendlyID tool — converts UUIDs to URL-friendly Base62 IDs and vice versa

Usage: friendlyid [UUID|FRIENDLYID]

Arguments:
  [UUID|FRIENDLYID]  UUID to encode, or FriendlyID to decode. Omit to generate a new FriendlyID

Options:
  -h, --help     Print help
  -V, --version  Print version

Installation

Fedora - install using package manager

$ sudo dnf copr enable mariuszs/rust
$ sudo dnf install friendlyid

Install using cargo

$ cargo install friendlyid

Download binary from github (linux or windows)

Use binary friendlyid or friendlyid.exe downloaded from https://github.com/mariuszs/rust-friendlyid/releases

Use package appropriate for your linux distribution (RPM or DEB)

Download and install DEB or RPM from https://github.com/mariuszs/rust-friendlyid/releases