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package org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.identifier;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Map;
import org.alfresco.api.AlfrescoPublicApi;
import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
/**
* Generates an identifier for a content type from a given context.
*
* @author Roy Wetherall
*/
@AlfrescoPublicApi
public interface IdentifierGenerator
{
/**
* The content type this generator is applicible to.
* @return QName the type
*/
QName getType();
/**
* Generates the next id based on the provided context.
* @param context map of context values
* @return String the next id
*/
String generateId(Map<String, Serializable> context);
}