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package org.apache.spark.ml.util

import java.util.UUID


/**
 * Trait for an object with an immutable unique ID that identifies itself and its derivatives.
 *
 * WARNING: There have not yet been final discussions on this API, so it may be broken in future
 *          releases.
 */
trait Identifiable {

  /**
   * An immutable unique ID for the object and its derivatives.
   */
  val uid: String

  override def toString: String = uid
}


object Identifiable {

  /**
   * Returns a random UID that concatenates the given prefix, "_", and 12 random hex chars.
   */
  def randomUID(prefix: String): String = {
    prefix + "_" + UUID.randomUUID().toString.takeRight(12)
  }
}