com.compoze.ejb
Interface IPrimaryKeyGenerator

All Known Implementing Classes:

TimeAndIPPKGenerator, SystemTimePKGenerator

public interface IPrimaryKeyGenerator

Classes that implement this interface are able to generate unique primary keys. No two calls to the methods in this interface (within the confines of reason) will generate the same result.

Method Summary

long	getLong(User caller, java.lang.Class ejbClass) Gets a unique long primary key.

Method Detail

getLong

public long getLong(User caller,
                    java.lang.Class ejbClass)

Gets a unique long primary key.

Parameters:

caller - the caller

ejbClass - the class for which the primary key is being generated

Returns:

a unique long primary key