nanoid
The Nim implementation of NanoID
Summary
| Latest Version | Unknown |
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| License | MIT |
| CI Status | Failing |
| Downloads | 0 |
| Last Indexed | 2026-07-21 05:24 |
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Installation
nimble install nanoid
choosenim install nanoid
git clone https://github.com/icyphox/nanoid.nim
OS Compatibility
| Platform | Linux | macOS | Windows | FreeBSD | OpenBSD | NetBSD | Android | iOS | WASM | Embedded |
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| nanoid | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Source
| Repository | https://github.com/icyphox/nanoid.nim |
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| Homepage | https://github.com/icyphox/nanoid.nim |
| Documentation | View Documentation |
| Registry Source | nimble_official |
README
nanoid.nim
the Nim implementation of NanoID
What even?
NanoID is a tiny, secure URL-friendly unique string ID generator.
It's safe. It uses cryptographically strong random APIs that guarantees proper distribution of symbols.
And it's compact. It uses a larger alphabet than the standard UUID (A-Za-z0-9_-), and has a similar number of unique IDs in just 21 symbols instead of 36.
Installation
nimble install nanoid
Optionally, run the test suite (after cloning this repo) using
nimble test
Usage
Simple
Uses the default alphabet set (A-Za-z0-9_-) and a size of 21 symbols.
import nanoid
echo generate() # RKF2A0-pGhJfpm6-rSi5C
Non-secure
import nanoid
echo generateNonSecure() # SL8Zh8Lfw9TIRbaQI-DxB
Custom alphabet/size
import nanoid
let
a = "abcdef12345"
s = 10
echo generate(alphabet=a, size=10) # 15aa1d2b3a
That’s it, really.
TODO
- [ ] Async API
Contributing
Bad code? New feature in mind? Open an issue. Better still, learn Nim and shoot a PR :sparkles:
License
MIT © Anirudh Oppiliappan