NodeIdentifierStrategy (uuid-creator 3.2.2 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultNodeIdentifierStrategy, FixedNodeIdentifierStrategy, HashNodeIdentifierStrategy, MacNodeIdentifierStrategy
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public interface NodeIdentifierStrategy
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Strategy that provides node identifiers for time-based UUIDs. It also provides static helper methods.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`long`	`getNodeIdentifier()`
`static long`	`getRandomNodeIdentifier()`	Return a random generated node identifier.
`static boolean`	`isMulticastNodeIdentifier(long nodeIdentifier)`	Checks if a node identifier is multicast.
`static long`	`setMulticastNodeIdentifier(long nodeIdentifier)`	Sets the the multicast bit ON to indicate that it's NOT a real MAC address.
`static long`	`setNodeIdentifier(long nodeIdentifier)`	The output is truncated to fit the node identifier bit length.

- Method Detail
  - getNodeIdentifier
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long getNodeIdentifier()
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  - getRandomNodeIdentifier
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static long getRandomNodeIdentifier()
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    Return a random generated node identifier.
    
    Returns:
    
    a random multicast node identifier
  - setNodeIdentifier
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static long setNodeIdentifier(long nodeIdentifier)
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    The output is truncated to fit the node identifier bit length.
    
    Parameters:
    
    nodeIdentifier - a node identifier
    
    Returns:
    
    a node identifier
  - setMulticastNodeIdentifier
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static long setMulticastNodeIdentifier(long nodeIdentifier)
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    Sets the the multicast bit ON to indicate that it's NOT a real MAC address. The output is truncated to fit the node identifier bit length.
    
    Parameters:
    
    nodeIdentifier - a node identifier
    
    Returns:
    
    a multicast node identifier
  - isMulticastNodeIdentifier
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static boolean isMulticastNodeIdentifier(long nodeIdentifier)
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    Checks if a node identifier is multicast.
    
    Parameters:
    
    nodeIdentifier - a node identifier
    
    Returns:
    
    true if is multicast