Install & Generate UUID NPM Package in Wix

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Install & Generate UUID NPM Package in Wix

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Jul 14, 2023

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WIX Ideas Team

Tags: NPM Package Velo by Wix Node.js UUID

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In web development, generating unique IDs is a common requirement for various purposes, such as tracking user data, creating unique URLs, or managing database records. In this blog post, we'll explore how to generate unique IDs using Wix and the UUID library. We'll provide a step-by-step explanation of the code and discuss its implementation.

While Wix provides many built-in features, there are times when you may need to incorporate additional functionality into your Wix site. In this blog post, we'll explore how to install and use the UUID NPM package in Wix to generate unique identifiers for various purposes.

Step 1: Turn on Developer Mode

Before we dive into installing and using the UUID package, ensure that you have your developer mode enabled.

Step 2: Install UUID NPM Package

Search for UUID and install

Step 3: Import the UUID to your page

To incorporate external libraries or packages, Wix provides a built-in development environment called Wix Code. Here's how you can add the code for generating UUIDs to your website page.

const uuid = require('uuid');

Step 4: Use set() object to make sure that the IDs are unique. The set() object will store the generate IDs and makes sure that it is not replicated in the future, even though the chances of that happening are 0 to none.

let uuidSet = new Set();

 while (uuidSet.has(generatedID)) {
      generatedID = uuid.v4();
 }

 uuidSet.add(generatedID)

Step 5: Create a function that returns the Unique ID

const uuid = require('uuid');

    let uuidSet = new Set();

    function generatedUniqueID() {

        let generatedID = uuid.v4();

        while (uuidSet.has(generatedID)) {
            generatedID = uuid.v4();
        }
        uuidSet.add(generatedID)

        return generatedID

    }

That's it.

Each time you use this function, it generates a unique ID.

generatedUniqueID()

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ahmed

May 19, 2024

wix form data

Hi i need your help also in wix form submission

the problem is that some fields are generated when $w.onReady(function () { like day & date and when i choose the student name i get the phone number from database .

and the form save only the field u fill it by ur self like input or dropdown

Walter Odibi

January 20, 2000

bromar

Sep 29, 2023

Love the tutorial!!!

You are truly great at creating these instructional videos!! Thank you! I am having trouble figuring out . . 'the triggered email' . . it is not being sent to the user submitting the form, the form and the email to the admin works great. . Could you point me to where this might have already been addressed? or any other help? On a second note. .the submit button success/failure message will go back to the default message once it's connected to the data set(I couldn't figure that out either. )

Walter Odibi

January 20, 2000

kaan

Jun 4, 2023

wishlist and rating system

hello sir I try today 2 hours but not working if you want I pay money can you do this 2 ( wishlist and rating star) system please I send to you invaid

Walter Odibi

January 20, 2000

Hi there, you can contact me here using the in-app chatbox

Waqas

Apr 16, 2023

Triggered Email Backend

Hi mate please can you send email by backend

Walter Odibi

January 20, 2000

Hi Waqas, there isn't a backend code for this tutorial. The emails will be sent from the client-side.

Ghan

Dec 29, 2022

Great Tutorial

Hi !

First of all, I want to thank you for your great tutorials, they helped us a lot with the coding.
But I still need your help, if you don't mind. I have based on Save Calculated Field using Wix Data Hooks Codes, to code my form . but the problem is I don't know why the code only reads the computation for "week2" computation and not the "weeks"

here is the code

I also did a separate column in the dataset where the chosen datas for both fields will be placed.

$w.onReady (() => {
$w("#Person").onChange(() => {
$w("#weeks").onChange(() => {
$w("#week2").onChange(() => {
let person = Number($w("#Person").value);
let weeks = Number($w("#weeks").value);
let week2 = Number($w("#week2").value);

$w("#totalLabel").show();

$w("#totalLabel").text = `"${String(weeks * Number(person))}페소"`; //DESIGN YOUR MESSAGE
$w("#totalLabel").text = `"${String(week2 * Number(person))}페소"`; //DESIGN YOUR MESSAGE

});
});
});

});

Walter Odibi

January 20, 2000

Hi there, thanks for your comment. I see why this is a problem. The onChange() function seems wrong in combination.

To combine onChangeFunctions use this method

$w("#Person, #weeks, #weeks2").onChange(() => {

//code here

});

Walter

Aug 8, 2022

More Details? Watch video

Hi, you can click here to watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bx7-nBeZ5c

Walter Odibi

January 20, 2000

Walter

Jul 11, 2022

For you

📺 WATCH THE VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgPJEU8wpp0

Walter Odibi

January 20, 2000

Walter Odibi

Apr 18, 2022

Awesome Feature

This tutorial shows you how to display views on your Wix repeater.

📺WATCH VIDEO HERE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz7SdaCSdXg

Walter Odibi

January 20, 2000

Walter Odibi

Apr 18, 2022

Amazing tutorial

This amazing tutorial will show you how to a comment section to your WIX dynamic page.

📺WATCH VIDEO HERE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8-vJQFNZ_c

Walter Odibi

January 20, 2000

Walter Odibi

Apr 10, 2022

Great Feature🎉

This amazing tutorial will show you how to add a visitor view counter to your WIX dynamic page.

🚩MORE TUTORIALS https://www.wixgenius.com/wix-tutorials

Walter Odibi

January 20, 2000