1 /* 2 * All content copyright (c) 2003-2006 Terracotta, Inc., except as may otherwise be noted in a separate copyright notice. All rights reserved. 3 */ 4 package com.tc.object.idprovider.api; 5 6 import com.tc.object.ObjectID; 7 8 /** 9 * @author steve responsible for generating the next unique objectID accross processes in an efficient manner 10 */ 11 public interface ObjectIDProvider { 12 public ObjectID next(); 13 }