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17 package org.apache.commons.id;
18
19 /**
20 * <code>IdentifierGenerator</code> defines a simple interface for
21 * identifier generation.
22 *
23 * @author Commons-Id team
24 * @version $Id: IdentifierGenerator.java 480488 2006-11-29 08:57:26Z bayard $
25 */
26 public interface IdentifierGenerator {
27
28 /**
29 * Gets the next identifier in the sequence.
30 *
31 * @return the next identifier in sequence
32 */
33 Object nextIdentifier();
34 }