Class IdGenerator


  • public class IdGenerator
    extends Object
    Generator for Globally unique Strings.
    • Constructor Detail

      • IdGenerator

        public IdGenerator()
      • IdGenerator

        public IdGenerator​(String prefix)
        Construct an IdGenerator
    • Method Detail

      • getHostName

        public static String getHostName()
        As we have to find the hostname as a side-affect of generating a unique stub, we allow it's easy retrevial here
        Returns:
        the local host name
      • generateId

        public String generateId()
        Generate a unqiue id
        Returns:
        a unique id
      • generateSanitizedId

        public String generateSanitizedId()
        Generate a unique ID - that is friendly for a URL or file system
        Returns:
        a unique id