org.josef.util

Class SequentialIdGenerator

java.lang.Object

org.josef.util.SequentialIdGenerator

@Status(stage=PRODUCTION,
        unitTests=COMPLETE)
 @Review(by="Kees Schotanus",
        at="2009-09-28")
public final class SequentialIdGenerator
extends Object

Generates sequential id's that are unique within the lifetime of an instance of this class.

Version:

1.0 $Revision: 6488 $

Author:

Kees Schotanus

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static SequentialIdGenerator	createInstance(long start) Creates a sequential id generator that will count up from (and including) the supplied start value.
long	getNextId() Gets the next sequential id.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

createInstance

public static SequentialIdGenerator createInstance(long start)

Creates a sequential id generator that will count up from (and including) the supplied start value.

Parameters:

start - The value at which this generator should start.

Returns:

A sequential id generator which will start at the supplied start value.

getNextId

public long getNextId()

Gets the next sequential id.

Returns:

The next sequential id.