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+/**
+ * Palantir - A Lightweight, RESTful DICOM Store
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Medical Physics Department, CHU of Liege,
+ * Belgium
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ **/
+
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+
+/**
+ * GUID vs. UUID
+ * The simple answer is: no difference, they are the same thing. Treat
+ * them as a 16 byte (128 bits) value that is used as a unique
+ * value. In Microsoft-speak they are called GUIDs, but call them
+ * UUIDs when not using Microsoft-speak.
+ * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/246930/is-there-any-difference-between-a-guid-and-a-uuid
+ **/
+
+namespace Palantir
+{
+  namespace Toolbox
+  {
+    std::string GenerateUuid();
+
+    bool IsUuid(const std::string& str);
+  }
+}