/*
 * SonarQube
 * Copyright (C) 2009-2024 SonarSource SA
 * mailto:info AT sonarsource DOT com
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
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 */
package org.sonar.core.util;

public interface UuidFactory {

  /**
   * Create a universally unique identifier. Underlying algorithm, so format and max length,
   * can vary over SonarQube versions.
   * <p/>
   * UUID is a base64 ASCII encoded string and is URL-safe. It does not contain - and + characters
   * but only letters, digits, dash (-) and underscore (_). Length can vary but does
   * not exceed {@link Uuids#MAX_LENGTH} characters (arbitrary value).
   */
  String create();

}
