README.md

pika

Elixir implementation of Pika

Combine Stripe IDs with Snowflakes you get Pika! The last ID system you'll ever need! Combining pragmatism with functionality

Features

• Written in pure Elixir
• Zero dependencies

Installation

The package can be installed by adding pika to your list of dependencies in mix.exs:

def deps do
  [
    {:pika, "~> 0.1"}
  ]
end

In your config.exs:

config :pika,
  prefixes: [
    %{prefix: "user", description: "User IDs"},
    %{prefix: "server", description: "Server IDs", secure: true},
    # ...
  ]

Example

Pika.Snowflake should be started under a Supervisor or Application before you start using Pika.gen/1 or Pika.deconstruct/1

defmodule MyApp.Application do
  use Application

  def start(_type, _args) do
    children = [Pika.Snowflake]

    Supervisor.start_link(children, strategy: :one_for_one)
  end
end

Somewhere in your application:

# ...
Pika.gen("user") # or Pika.gen!("user")

{:ok, "user_MjgyNDQ2NjY1OTk3MjEzNjk3"}