IDGenerator.java

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package org.picketlink.identity.federation.core.saml.v2.common;

import org.picketlink.common.PicketLinkLogger;
import org.picketlink.common.PicketLinkLoggerFactory;

import java.util.UUID;

/**
 * Utility class that generates unique IDs
 *
 * @author Anil.Saldhana@redhat.com
 * @since Jan 5, 2009
 */
public class IDGenerator {

    private static final PicketLinkLogger logger = PicketLinkLoggerFactory.getLogger();

    /*
     * Create a basic unique ID
     */
    public static String create() {
        return UUID.randomUUID().toString();
    }

    /**
     * Create an id that is prefixed by a string
     *
     * @param prefix
     *
     * @return an id
     *
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException when prefix is null
     */
    public static String create(String prefix) {
        if (prefix == null)
            throw logger.nullArgumentError("prefix");
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(prefix);
        sb.append(IDGenerator.create());
        return sb.toString();
    }
}