01: /*
02: * The contents of this file are subject to the Sapient Public License
03: * Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
04: * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
05: * http://carbon.sf.net/License.html.
06: *
07: * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
08: * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for
09: * 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: }
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