mnemosyne.guid
Class RmiUidGuidGenerator

java.lang.Object
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  +--mnemosyne.guid.RmiUidGuidGenerator

All Implemented Interfaces:

GuidGenerator

public class RmiUidGuidGenerator

extends java.lang.Object

implements GuidGenerator

A GUID generator based on java.rmi.server.UID. A GUID generated by this class are unique over time with respect to the host it is generated on as long as the host requires more than one millisecond to reboot and its system clock is never set backward. They are NOT unique across different hosts.

Version:

$Id: RmiUidGuidGenerator.java,v 1.1.1.1 2004/08/07 06:41:18 charlesblaxland Exp $

Constructor Summary

RmiUidGuidGenerator()

Method Summary

Guid	generateGUID() Generates and returns a new GUID.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

RmiUidGuidGenerator

public RmiUidGuidGenerator()

Method Detail

generateGUID

public Guid generateGUID()

Description copied from interface: GuidGenerator

Generates and returns a new GUID.

Specified by:

generateGUID in interface GuidGenerator

Returns:

A new GUID (Globally Unique Identifier)