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package org.apache.samza.runtime;

import org.apache.samza.config.Config;

import java.util.UUID;

public class UUIDGenerator implements ProcessorIdGenerator {
  /**
   * Generates a String representation to identify the processor instance
   * This value can be representative of its current executing environment. It can also be custom-managed by the user.
   * <p>
   * <b>Note</b>: When more than one processor exist within the same JVM, there is no need to use a static counter in
   * this generator to adhere to the "$x_$y" format specified in {@link ProcessorIdGenerator} since each UUID is already
   * unique by itself
   *
   * @param config Config instance
   * @return String Identifier for the processor
   */
  @Override
  public String generateProcessorId(Config config) {
    return UUID.randomUUID().toString();
  }
}