ULID: Unique Sortable Identifiers for Developers

ULID stands for Universally Unique Lexicographically Sortable Identifier, which is designed to provide unique, sortable identifiers that improve upon traditional UUIDs. Unlike UUIDs, ULIDs are encoded as a 26-character string using Crockford's base32, making them more efficient and readable.

Key features of ULIDs include:

• Lexicographically sortable - ULIDs maintain a sort order that allows for easy organization.
• 128-bit compatibility - They are compatible with UUIDs.
• High uniqueness - Capable of generating 1.21e+24 unique IDs per millisecond.
• Case insensitivity - ULIDs are not case-sensitive.
• No special characters - They are URL safe.

ULIDs can be installed via NPM and are compatible with various environments including NodeJS, React-Native, and Web Workers. The library also supports generating monotonically increasing ULIDs, which is useful for applications requiring strict ordering.