Provided by: libbson-perl_1.4.0-1_all 
NAME
BSON::OID - BSON type wrapper for Object IDs
VERSION
version v1.4.0
SYNOPSIS
use BSON::Types ':all';
my $oid = bson_oid();
my $oid = bson_oid->from_epoch(1467543496, 0); # for queries only
my $bytes = $oid->oid;
my $hex = $oid->hex;
DESCRIPTION
This module provides a wrapper around a BSON Object ID
<https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/method/ObjectId/>.
ATTRIBUTES
oid
A 12-byte (packed) Object ID (OID) string. If not provided, a new OID will be generated.
METHODS
new
my $oid = BSON::OID->new;
my $oid = BSON::OID->new( oid => $twelve_bytes );
This is the preferred way to generate an OID. Without arguments, a unique OID will be generated. With a
12-byte string, an object can be created around an existing OID byte-string.
from_epoch
# generate a new OID
my $oid = BSON::OID->from_epoch( $epoch, 0); # other bytes zeroed
my $oid = BSON::OID->from_epoch( $epoch, $eight_more_bytes );
# reset an existing OID
$oid->from_epoch( $new_epoch, 0 );
$oid->from_epoch( $new_epoch, $eight_more_bytes );
Warning! You should not rely on this method for a source of unique IDs. Use this method for query
boundaries, only.
An OID is a twelve-byte string. Typically, the first four bytes represent integer seconds since the Unix
epoch in big-endian format. The remaining bytes ensure uniqueness.
With this method, the first argument to this method is an epoch time (in integer seconds). The second
argument is the remaining eight-bytes to append to the string.
When called as a class method, it returns a new BSON::OID object. When called as an object method, it
mutates the existing internal OID value.
As a special case, if the second argument is defined and zero ("0"), then the remaining bytes will be
zeroed.
my $oid = BSON::OID->from_epoch(1467545180, 0);
This is particularly useful when looking for documents by their insertion date: you can simply look for
OIDs which are greater or lower than the one generated with this method.
For backwards compatibility with Mango, if called without a second argument, the method generates the
remainder of the fields "like usual". This is equivalent to calling "BSON::OID->new" and replacing the
first four bytes with the packed epoch value.
# UNSAFE: don't do this unless you have to
my $oid = BSON::OID->from_epoch(1467545180);
If you insist on creating a unique OID with "from_epoch", set the remaining eight bytes in a way that
guarantees thread-safe uniqueness, such as from a reliable source of randomness (see Crypt::URandom).
use Crypt::Random 'urandom';
my $oid = BSON::OID->from_epoch(1467545180, urandom(8));
hex
Returns the "oid" attributes as 24-byte hexadecimal value
get_time
Returns a number corresponding to the portion of the "oid" value that represents seconds since the epoch.
TO_JSON
Returns a string for this OID, with the OID given as 24 hex digits.
If the "BSON_EXTJSON" option is true, it will instead be compatible with MongoDB's extended JSON
<https://docs.mongodb.org/manual/reference/mongodb-extended-json/> format, which represents it as a
document as follows:
{"$oid" : "012345678901234567890123"}
OVERLOAD
The string operator is overloaded so any string operations will actually use the 24-character hex value
of the OID. Fallback overloading is enabled.
THREADS
This module is thread safe.
AUTHORS
• David Golden <david@mongodb.com> • Stefan G. <minimalist@lavabit.com>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is Copyright (c) 2017 by Stefan G. and MongoDB, Inc.
This is free software, licensed under:
The Apache License, Version 2.0, January 2004