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# ❄ FlakeId
> Decentralized, k-ordered ID generation service
Flake Ids are 128-bit identifiers, sortable by time, and can be generated safely from a multi-node system without
coordination.
Flake Ids consist of a 64 bit timestamp, 48 bit worker identifier, and 16 bit sequence. They are usually
represented as a Base 62 string and can be sorted either by bit or by their string representation.
The sort precision is limited to a millisecond, which is probably fine enough for most usages.
## Installation
Add `flake_id` to your list of dependencies in `mix.exs`:
```elixir
def deps do
[
{:flake_id, "~> 0.1.0"}
]
end
```
## Configuration
### Worker ID
The Worker ID is a very important part of a flake. It guarantees that individual nodes within the same system
can generate IDs without risks of collision. Take care to choose Worker IDs that are guaranteed to be unique
for your system.
You have multiple strategies available depending on your setup:
* random byte-string, generated at node boot
* erlang node name
* mac address (either random, or manually specified)
* fixed string or integer
It is configured as `:worker` in the `:flake_id` app environement and is picked up at boot time.
Worker: `:mac | {:mac, iface} | :node | :random | String.t | Integer.t`
### Persisted Time Hint
Flake's time is dependent on your OS system clock. At runtime Flake will refuse to generate IDs if the system clock goes
backwards. In some cases after an OS reboot the clock may be incorrectly set to a time in the past which will trigger
this condition. Enabling a time hint file will prevent this by refusing to start the Flake worker.
Persisted Time hint is configured as `:time_hint` in the `:flake_id` app environement. By default it is disabled (`false`).
Other accepted values are `true` which stores the time hint file in flake_id priv dir or it can be set to a string pointing
to a file.
## Usage
### get/0
The most common usage will be via `get/0`:
```elixir
iex> FlakeId.get()
"9n3171dJZpdD77K3DU"
```
-In addition you can also generate flakes in-process without hitting a node-wide worker. This is especially useful
-when you have long-running processes that do a lot of insertions/ID generation. Note that the first call will be slowest as
-it has to setup the Flake state.
-
### get_local/0
+You can also generate flakes in-process without hitting a node-wide worker. This is especially useful when you have
+long-running processes that do a lot of insertions/ID generation. Note that the first call will be slowest as it
+has to setup the Flake state.
+
Each process can have its Flake state stored in the process dictionary and the Worker ID is derived from the global
Worker ID and the current PID:
```elixir
iex> FlakeId.get_local()
```
### backdate/2
If you wish to insert historical data while preserving sorting, you can achieve this using a backdated flake. In that
case you have to provide yourself a **UNIQUE** Worker ID (for the given time). Be very careful to ensure the uniqueness
of the Worker ID otherwise you may generate the same flake twice.
```elixir
iex> FlakeId.backdate("https://flakesocial.com/status/390929393992", ~U[2019-12-05 07:15:00.793018Z])
""
```
See [https://hexdocs.pm/flake_id](https://hexdocs.pm/flake_id) for the complete documentation.
### With Ecto
It is possible to use `FlakeId` with [`Ecto`](https://github.com/elixir-ecto/ecto/).
See [`FlakeId.Ecto.Type`](https://hexdocs.pm/flake_id/FlakeId.Ecto.Type.html) documentation for detailed instructions.
If you wish to migrate from integer serial ids to Flake, see [`FlakeId.Ecto.CompatType`](https://hexdocs.pm/flake_id/FlakeId.Ecto.Type.html) for instructions.
## Prior Art
* [flaky](https://github.com/nirvana/flaky), released under the terms of the Truly Free License,
* [Flake](https://github.com/boundary/flake), Copyright 2012, Boundary, Apache License, Version 2.0
## Copyright and License
Copyright © 2017-2020 [Pleroma Authors](https://pleroma.social/)
FlakeId source code is licensed under the GNU LGPLv3 License.

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