Package org.pipservices3.commons.data

Class IdGenerator

java.lang.Object

org.pipservices3.commons.data.IdGenerator

public class IdGenerator
extends Object

Helper class to generate unique object IDs. It supports two types of IDs: long and short.

Long IDs are string GUIDs. They are globally unique and 32-character long.

ShortIDs are just 9-digit random numbers. They are not guaranteed be unique.

### Example ###

 
 IdGenerator.nextLong();      // Possible result: "234ab342c56a2b49c2ab42bf23ff991ac"
 IdGenerator.nextShort();     // Possible result: "23495247"
 
 

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
IdGenerator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	nextLong()	Generates a globally unique 32-digit object ID.
static String	nextShort()	Generates a random 9-digit random ID (code).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

IdGenerator

public IdGenerator()

Method Details

nextShort

public static String nextShort()

Generates a random 9-digit random ID (code).

Remember: The returned value is not guaranteed to be unique.

Returns:

a generated random 9-digit code

nextLong

public static String nextLong()

Generates a globally unique 32-digit object ID. The value is a string representation of a GUID value.

Returns:

a generated 32-digit object ID