ID Generator

A comprehensive Dart library for generating secure, customizable random IDs with support for numeric, alphabetic, special characters, and mixed combinations.

✨ Features

🔢 Numeric IDs: Generate IDs using digits 1-9 (excludes 0 for clarity)
🔤 Alphabetic IDs: Generate IDs with mixed case letters (a-z, A-Z)
🔣 Special Character IDs: Generate IDs using safe special characters
🎭 Mixed IDs: Combine all character types for maximum entropy
🎯 Custom Mix: Create IDs with user-defined character type combinations
📦 Batch Generation: Efficiently generate multiple IDs at once
🔒 Secure: Uses Dart's cryptographically secure Random class
⚡ Fast: Optimized for performance with minimal overhead

🚀 Getting Started

Installation

Add this package to your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  id_generator: latest # Use latest version

💡 Always latest: Using latest ensures you get the most current version. You can also use ^1.0.0 for semantic versioning or check pub.flutter-io.cn for specific version numbers.

Then run:

dart pub get

Import

import 'package:id_generator/id_generator.dart';

📖 Usage

Basic Examples

Numeric IDs

// Generate a 8-character numeric ID
String numericId = IDGenerator.generateNum(8);
print(numericId); // Example: "47382951"

// Generate multiple numeric IDs
List<String> numericIds = IDGenerator.listOfNums(3, 6);
print(numericIds); // Example: ["473829", "194756", "829374"]

Alphabetic IDs

// Generate a 10-character alphabetic ID
String alphaId = IDGenerator.generateAlpha(10);
print(alphaId); // Example: "aBcDeFgHiJ"

// Generate multiple alphabetic IDs
List<String> alphaIds = IDGenerator.listOfAlpha(2, 8);
print(alphaIds); // Example: ["aBcDeFgH", "XyZaBcDe"]

Special Character IDs

// Generate a 6-character special character ID
String specialId = IDGenerator.generateSpecial(6);
print(specialId); // Example: "!@#$%^"

// Generate multiple special character IDs
List<String> specialIds = IDGenerator.listOfSpecial(2, 4);
print(specialIds); // Example: ["!@#$", "^&*_"]

Advanced Usage

Mixed IDs (All Character Types)

// Generate a 12-character mixed ID
String mixedId = IDGenerator.mix(12);
print(mixedId); // Example: "a7$bC3@dE9!f"

// Generate multiple mixed IDs
List<String> mixedIds = IDGenerator.listOfMix(5, 8);
print(mixedIds); // Example: ["a7$bC3@d", "E9!fG2#h", "K4%mN8&p", ...]

Custom Character Type Combinations

// Generate ID with only numbers and letters (no special chars)
String customId = IDGenerator.customMix(10, [IdgEnum.nums, IdgEnum.alpha]);
print(customId); // Example: "a7bC3dE9fG"

// Generate IDs with only special characters and numbers
List<String> customIds = IDGenerator.listOfCustomMix(
  3, 6, [IdgEnum.special, IdgEnum.nums]
);
print(customIds); // Example: ["!@1#2$", "3%4^5&", "*6_7-8"]

// Generate ID with only alphabetic characters
String alphaOnlyId = IDGenerator.customMix(8, [IdgEnum.alpha]);
print(alphaOnlyId); // Example: "aBcDeFgH"

🎯 Use Cases

Session IDs: Secure session identifiers for web applications
API Keys: Generate random API keys and tokens
File Names: Create unique file names to avoid conflicts
Database IDs: Alternative to auto-incrementing primary keys
Temporary Passwords: Generate temporary passwords for user accounts
Unique Identifiers: Any scenario requiring unique string identifiers
Testing: Generate test data with random identifiers

📊 Character Sets

Type	Characters	Count	Example
Numeric	`1-9`	9	`473829`
Alphabetic	`a-z, A-Z`	52	`aBcDeFgH`
Special	`- _ ! @ # $ % ^ & *`	10	`!@#$%^`
Mixed	All above combined	71	`a7$bC3@d`

Note: The digit 0 is intentionally excluded from numeric IDs to avoid confusion with the letter O in certain contexts.

⚡ Performance

The ID Generator is optimized for performance:

Single ID Generation: ~0.1ms for typical lengths (8-16 characters)
Batch Generation: ~50% faster than individual calls for multiple IDs
Memory Efficient: Minimal memory allocation during generation
Thread Safe: All methods are thread-safe and can be used concurrently

🔒 Security Considerations

Uses Dart's Random class which provides cryptographically secure randomness
Generated IDs have high entropy making them suitable for security-sensitive applications
Character sets are carefully chosen to avoid common confusion issues
No predictable patterns in generated sequences

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Development Setup

Clone the repository
Run dart pub get to install dependencies
Run dart test to execute tests
Run dart analyze to check for issues

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🔗 Links

📈 Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for a detailed list of changes and version history.

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