1 /*
2 * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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15 */
16 package org.portletbridge.portlet;
17
18 /***
19 * Implementations should generate unique id's for bridge requests
20 *
21 * @author jmccrindle
22 */
23 public interface IdGenerator {
24 /***
25 * @return a unique identifier for portlet instances. must not be null.
26 */
27 String nextId();
28 }