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package org.bson.codecs.pojo;
/**
* Classes that implement this interface define a way to create Ids for Pojo's.
*
* @param the type of the id value.
* @since 3.10
*/
public interface IdGenerator {
/**
* Generates an id for a Pojo.
*
* @return the generated id value
*/
T generate();
/**
* @return the type of the generated id.
*/
Class getType();
}