index.js
function parse(string) {

    var buffer = newBufferFromSize(16);
    var j = 0;
    for (var i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
        buffer[i] = hex2byte[string[j++] + string[j++]];
        if (i === 3 || i === 5 || i === 7 || i === 9) {
            j += 1;
        }
    }

    return buffer;
}
function parse(string) {

    var buffer = newBufferFromSize(16);
    var j = 0;
    for (var i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
        buffer[i] = hex2byte[string[j++] + string[j++]];
        if (i === 3 || i === 5 || i === 7 || i === 9) {
            j += 1;
        }
    }

    return buffer;
}
function parse ( string ) { var buffer = newBufferFromSize ( 16 ) ; var j = 0 ; for ( var i = 0 ; i < 16 ; i ++ ) { buffer [ i ] = hex2byte [ string [ j ++ ] + string [ j ++ ] ] ; if ( i === 3 || i === 5 || i === 7 || i === 9 ) { j += 1 ; } } return buffer ; }
read stringified uuid into a Buffer
read stringified uuid into a Buffer