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date Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:32:22 +0200
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1 /**
2 * Palantir - A Lightweight, RESTful DICOM Store
3 * Copyright (C) 2012 Medical Physics Department, CHU of Liege,
4 * Belgium
5 *
6 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
7 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
8 * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
9 * License, or (at your option) any later version.
10 *
11 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
12 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
13 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
14 * General Public License for more details.
15 *
16 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
17 * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
18 **/
19
20
21 #pragma once
22
23 #include <string>
24
25 /**
26 * GUID vs. UUID
27 * The simple answer is: no difference, they are the same thing. Treat
28 * them as a 16 byte (128 bits) value that is used as a unique
29 * value. In Microsoft-speak they are called GUIDs, but call them
30 * UUIDs when not using Microsoft-speak.
31 * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/246930/is-there-any-difference-between-a-guid-and-a-uuid
32 **/
33
34 namespace Palantir
35 {
36 namespace Toolbox
37 {
38 std::string GenerateUuid();
39
40 bool IsUuid(const std::string& str);
41 }
42 }