Is it possible to generate UUID v1 with JMeter?

Question

I read JMeter's manual and saw that there is __uuid() function for JMeter. It allows to generate UUID type 4 for JMeter tests. Is it possible to generate UUIDv1 in JMeter or maybe some plugin exists.

Answer 1

I would recommend taking the following steps:

1. Download Jug library (for example from here) and drop the .jar somewhere to JMeter Classpath
2. Restart JMeter to pick the .jar up

3. Once done you should be able to generate UUIDv1 using JSR223 Test Elements and Groovy language like:

   import com.fasterxml.uuid.EthernetAddress
   import com.fasterxml.uuid.Generators
   import com.fasterxml.uuid.impl.TimeBasedGenerator
   
   def addr = EthernetAddress.fromInterface()
   def gen = Generators.timeBasedGenerator(addr)
   def v1uuid = gen.generate()
   
   log.info(v1uuid.toString())
   

Demo:

References:

• Generating version 1 UUIDs
• Groovy is the New Black