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1 /*
2  * The contents of this file are subject to the Sapient Public License
3  * Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
4  * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
5  * http://carbon.sf.net/License.html.
6  *
7  * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
8  * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for
9  * the specific language governing rights and limitations under the License.
10  *
11  * The Original Code is The Carbon Component Framework.
12  *
13  * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Sapient Corporation
14  *
15  * Copyright (C) 2003 Sapient Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
16  */

17
18 package org.sape.carbon.services.uniqueid;
19
20 //import functional interface
21
import org.sape.carbon.core.component.FunctionalInterface;
22
23 /**
24  * <p>The UniqueIDService service Interface is implemented by all
25  * ID Generators.
26  * </p>
27  *
28  * Copyright 2002 Sapient
29  * @since carbon 1.0
30  * @author Vivekanand Kirubanandan, June 2002
31  * @version $Revision: 1.4 $($Author: dvoet $ / $Date: 2003/05/05 21:21:38 $)
32  */

33 public interface UniqueIDService extends FunctionalInterface {
34
35     /**
36      * <p>Return the next unique id.</p>
37      *
38      * @return double the next unique id
39      * @throws UniqueIDServiceException indicates an error processing
40      * the next id
41      */

42     long getNextID() throws UniqueIDServiceException;
43
44 }
45
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