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1   /*
2    * Copyright 2000-2001,2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
3    * 
4    * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5    * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6    * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7    * 
8    *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9    * 
10   * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11   * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12   * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13   * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
14   * limitations under the License.
15   */
16  
17  package org.apache.jetspeed.services.idgenerator;
18  
19  /***
20   * This service handles the generation of unique identifiers
21   *
22   * @author <a href="mailto:paulsp@apache.org">Paul Spencer</a>
23   * @version $Id: IdGeneratorService.java,v 1.2 2004/02/23 03:28:57 jford Exp $
24   */
25  
26  // Turbine
27  import org.apache.turbine.services.Service;
28  
29  public interface IdGeneratorService extends Service
30  {
31  
32      public String SERVICE_NAME = "IdGenerator";
33  
34      /***
35       * Generate a Unique PEID
36       *
37       * @return Unique PEID
38       */    
39      public String getNextPeid();
40      
41  }
42