Package org.craftercms.core.util.generators

Interface TimestampGenerator

All Known Implementing Classes:
IncrementalTimestampGenerator
public interface TimestampGenerator
Generator for timestamps. The concrete class the represents the timestamp is defined by implementing classes. Also, implementations should be thread safe.
Author:
Alfonso Vásquez

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    long
    generate()
    Generates a new timestamp.

  • Method Details

    • generate

      long generate()
      Generates a new timestamp. The implementations should return an identifier that's unique across repeated calls in a considerable amount of time.
      Returns:
      the new timestamp