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author | Sebastien Jodogne <s.jodogne@gmail.com> |
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date | Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:32:22 +0200 |
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--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/Core/Uuid.h Thu Jul 19 14:32:22 2012 +0200 @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +/** + * 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); + } +}