2 files changed, 33 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/shared/core-utils/videos/index.ts b/shared/core-utils/videos/index.ts
index 620e3a716..8f6736d39 100644
--- a/shared/core-utils/videos/index.ts
+++ b/shared/core-utils/videos/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export * from './bitrate'
 export * from './privacy'
+export * from './uuid'
diff --git a/shared/core-utils/videos/uuid.ts b/shared/core-utils/videos/uuid.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3c80e046
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/core-utils/videos/uuid.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import short, { uuid } from 'short-uuid'
+
+const translator = short()
+
+function buildUUID () {
+  return uuid()
+}
+
+function uuidToShort (uuid: string) {
+  if (!uuid) return uuid
+
+  return translator.fromUUID(uuid)
+}
+
+function shortToUUID (shortUUID: string) {
+  if (!shortUUID) return shortUUID
+
+  return translator.toUUID(shortUUID)
+}
+
+function isShortUUID (value: string) {
+  if (!value) return false
+
+  return value.length === translator.maxLength
+}
+
+export {
+  buildUUID,
+  uuidToShort,
+  shortToUUID,
+  isShortUUID
+}