Generate UUID v4

Generate a random UUID v4 (Universally Unique Identifier).

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Utilities

return sprintf('%04x%04x-%04x-%04x-%04x-%04x%04x%04x',
    mt_rand(0, 0xffff), mt_rand(0, 0xffff),
    mt_rand(0, 0xffff),
    mt_rand(0, 0x0fff) | 0x4000,
    mt_rand(0, 0x3fff) | 0x8000,
    mt_rand(0, 0xffff), mt_rand(0, 0xffff), mt_rand(0, 0xffff)
);

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