MySQL functions to convert between binary and string uuids

MySQL functions to convert between binary and string uuids

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CREATE FUNCTION uuid_from_bin(b BINARY(16))
RETURNS CHAR(36) DETERMINISTIC
BEGIN
  DECLARE hex CHAR(32);
  SET hex = HEX(b);
  RETURN CONCAT(LEFT(hex, 8), '-', MID(hex, 9,4), '-', MID(hex, 13,4), '-', MID(hex, 17,4), '-', RIGHT(hex, 12));
END
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CREATE FUNCTION uuid_to_bin(s CHAR(36))
RETURNS BINARY(16) DETERMINISTIC
RETURN UNHEX(CONCAT(LEFT(s, 8), MID(s, 10, 4), MID(s, 15, 4), MID(s, 20, 4), RIGHT(s, 12)))
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