Create a unique number with javascript time

Question

I need to generate unique id numbers on the fly using javascript. In the past, I\'ve done this by creating a number using time. The number would be made up of the four digi

Answer 1

To get a unique number:

function getUnique(){
    return new Date().getTime().toString() + window.crypto.getRandomValues(new Uint32Array(1))[0];
}
// or 
function getUniqueNumber(){
    const now = new Date();
    return Number([
        now.getFullYear(),
        now.getMonth(),
        now.getDate(),
        now.getHours(),
        now.getMinutes(),
        now.getUTCMilliseconds(),
        window.crypto.getRandomValues(new Uint8Array(1))[0]
    ].join(""));
}

Example:

getUnique()
"15951973277543340653840"

for (let i=0; i<5; i++){
    console.log( getUnique() );
}
15951974746301197061197
15951974746301600673248
15951974746302690320798
15951974746313778184640
1595197474631922766030

getUniqueNumber()
20206201121832230

for (let i=0; i<5; i++){
    console.log( getUniqueNumber() );
}
2020620112149367
2020620112149336
20206201121493240
20206201121493150
20206201121494200

you can change the length using:

new Uint8Array(1)[0]
// or
new Uint16Array(1)[0]
// or
new Uint32Array(1)[0]