1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/random.js b/lib/random.js
index 76cfbe90..3205d8c4 100644
--- a/lib/random.js
+++ b/lib/random.js
@@ -51,6 +51,16 @@ var random = {
         var key = faker.random.array_element(array);
 
         return field === "key" ? key : object[key];
+    },
+
+    uuid : function () {
+        var RFC4122_TEMPLATE = 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx';
+        var replacePlaceholders = function (placeholder) {
+            var random = Math.random()*16|0;
+            var value = placeholder == 'x' ? random : (random &0x3 | 0x8);
+            return value.toString(16);
+        };
+        return RFC4122_TEMPLATE.replace(/[xy]/g, replacePlaceholders);
     }
 };