com.bigdata.gom.om

Interface IIDGenerator

All Known Implementing Classes:

IDGenerator

public interface IIDGenerator

The IIDGenerator interface is used to create default object URI ids for new objects. This can be exploited by various use cases where a unique id can be conveniently managed by the system.

The interface allows applications to control the ID creation if required.

Author:

Martyn Cutcher

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
org.openrdf.model.URI	genId() Generate a globally unique URI.
org.openrdf.model.URI	genId(String scope) Generate a globally unique URI.
void	rollback() A rollback hook is required

Method Detail

genId

org.openrdf.model.URI genId()

Generate a globally unique URI.

Returns:

The URI.

genId

org.openrdf.model.URI genId(String scope)

Generate a globally unique URI.

Parameters:

scope - The scope will be incorporated into the URI. This is not necessary to make the URI globally unique, but it can make it easier to embed some non-opaque semantics into a globally unique URI.

Returns:

The URI.

rollback

void rollback()

A rollback hook is required