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1 /**
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2 * Palantir - A Lightweight, RESTful DICOM Store
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3 * Copyright (C) 2012 Medical Physics Department, CHU of Liege,
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4 * Belgium
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5 *
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6 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
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7 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
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8 * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
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9 * License, or (at your option) any later version.
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10 *
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11 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
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14 * General Public License for more details.
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15 *
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16 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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17 * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
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18 **/
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21 #pragma once
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23 #include <string>
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25 /**
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26 * GUID vs. UUID
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27 * The simple answer is: no difference, they are the same thing. Treat
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28 * them as a 16 byte (128 bits) value that is used as a unique
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29 * value. In Microsoft-speak they are called GUIDs, but call them
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30 * UUIDs when not using Microsoft-speak.
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31 * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/246930/is-there-any-difference-between-a-guid-and-a-uuid
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32 **/
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34 namespace Palantir
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35 {
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36 namespace Toolbox
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37 {
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38 std::string GenerateUuid();
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40 bool IsUuid(const std::string& str);
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41 }
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42 }