org.springframework.webflow.util
Interface UidGenerator

All Known Implementing Classes:

RandomGuidUidGenerator

public interface UidGenerator

A strategy for generating ids for uniquely identifying execution artifacts such as FlowExecutions and any other uniquely identified flow artifact.

Author:

Keith Donald

Method Summary

java.io.Serializable	generateUid() Generate a new unique id.
java.io.Serializable	parseUid(java.lang.String encodedUid) Convert the string-encoded uid into its original object form.

Method Detail

generateUid

java.io.Serializable generateUid()

Generate a new unique id.

Returns:

a serializable id, guaranteed to be unique in some context

parseUid

java.io.Serializable parseUid(java.lang.String encodedUid)

Convert the string-encoded uid into its original object form.

Parameters:

encodedUid - the string encoded uid

Returns:

the converted uid