uuid.go

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package util

import (
	"sync"
	"time"

	"code.google.com/p/go-uuid/uuid"
)

type UUID interface {
	String() string
}

var uuidLock sync.Mutex

/**
 * The UUID package is naive and can generate identical UUIDs if the time interval is quick enough.
 * Block subsequent UUIDs for 200 Nanoseconds, the UUID uses 100 ns increments, we block for 200 to be safe
 * Blocks in a go routine, so that the caller doesn't have to wait.
 * TODO: save old unused UUIDs so that no one has to block.
 */
func NewUUID() UUID {
	uuidLock.Lock()
	result := uuid.NewUUID()
	go func() {
		time.Sleep(200 * time.Nanosecond)
		uuidLock.Unlock()
	}()
	return result
}