| /* |
| * Copyright 2014-present Open Networking Laboratory |
| * |
| * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); |
| * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. |
| * You may obtain a copy of the License at |
| * |
| * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
| * |
| * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software |
| * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, |
| * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. |
| * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and |
| * limitations under the License. |
| */ |
| package org.onosproject.core; |
| |
| /** |
| * A generalized interface for ID generation |
| * |
| * {@link #getNewId()} generates a globally unique ID instance on |
| * each invocation. |
| */ |
| public interface IdGenerator { |
| /** |
| * Returns a globally unique ID instance. |
| * |
| * @return globally unique ID instance |
| */ |
| long getNewId(); |
| } |