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package org.apache.river.reggie;
import net.jini.id.Uuid;
import net.jini.id.UuidFactory;
/**
* Class for generating {@link Uuid} instances. By default, Reggie uses
* instances of this class to generate Uuid
s; this behavior can be
* customized by providing as configuration entry values instances of
* subclasses which override the {@link #generate} method of this class.
*
* @author Sun Microsystems, Inc.
*
* @since 2.0
*/
public class UuidGenerator {
/**
* Creates new UuidGenerator
instance.
*/
public UuidGenerator() {
}
/**
* Generates a new Uuid
. The default implementation of this
* method returns the result of calling {@link UuidFactory#generate};
* subclasses can override this method to customize Uuid
* generation.
*
* @return newly generated Uuid
*/
// REMIND: accept last generated Uuid as input, for stateful generators?
public Uuid generate() {
return UuidFactory.generate();
}
}