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package com.elasticinbox.core.message.id;
import java.util.UUID;
/**
* Abstract policy class for generating message UUID.
*
* <p>Specific {@link #getMessageId()} implementation should generate new
* message UUID based on the provided parameters.</p>
*
* <p>IMPORTANT: Make sure that your implementation produces <b>unique</b>
* message ID. If uniqueness is not guaranteed, messages will be overwritten
* and discrepancy between counters and messages will occur.</p>
*
* @author Rustam Aliyev
*/
public abstract class AbstractMessageIdPolicy
{
protected AbstractMessageIdPolicy() {
}
/**
* Generate new Blob Name
*
* @return
*/
protected abstract UUID getMessageId(MessageIdBuilder builder);
}