1 /**
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8
9 The Original Code is "IDGenerator.java". Description:
10 "Interface providing methods for generating message IDs"
11
12 The Initial Developer of the Original Code is University Health Network. Copyright (C)
13 2001. All Rights Reserved.
14
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16
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25 */
26 package ca.uhn.hl7v2.util.idgenerator;
27
28 import java.io.IOException;
29
30 /**
31 * MessageID generator interface. This is a replacement for the legacy
32 * MessageIDGenerator class, which should not be used anymore.
33 * <p>
34 * An instance implementing this interface can be configured by setting the
35 * property in the {@link ca.uhn.hl7v2.parser.ParserConfiguration} class and
36 * will then be used to generate IDs for all messages created by HAPI. The
37 * default implementation is {@link FileBasedHiLoGenerator}.
38 * <p>
39 * HAPI does not provide ID generators that depend on external resources (except
40 * for files). Implementors are encouraged to add their own classes
41 * (implementing {@link IDGenerator.Ordered}, e.g. based on database tables
42 * or sequences, and use it as delegate in {@link DelegatingHiLoGenerator}.
43 *
44 * @see DelegatingHiLoGenerator
45 * @see FileBasedHiLoGenerator
46 *
47 * @author Christian Ohr
48 */
49 public interface IDGenerator {
50
51 /**
52 * Generates and returns a new ID. Note: This method must be implemented to
53 * be thread-safe.
54 *
55 * @return a new ID.
56 *
57 * @throws IOException
58 */
59 String getID() throws IOException;
60
61 /**
62 * Extension for continuous ID sequences
63 */
64 interface Ordered extends IDGenerator {
65
66 void reset();
67 long getIncrement();
68
69 }
70
71 /**
72 * Ordered ID sequences with a configurable increment
73 */
74 abstract class OrderedSupport implements Ordered {
75
76 private final long increment;
77
78 OrderedSupport(long increment) {
79 super();
80 this.increment = increment;
81 }
82
83 public OrderedSupport() {
84 this(1);
85 }
86
87 public void reset() {
88 }
89
90 public long getIncrement() {
91 return increment;
92 }
93
94 }
95
96 }