2 * InspIRCd -- Internet Relay Chat Daemon
4 * Copyright (C) 2007 Robin Burchell <robin+git@viroteck.net>
6 * This file is part of InspIRCd. InspIRCd is free software: you can
7 * redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
8 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.
10 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
11 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
12 * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
15 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
16 * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
23 class CoreExport UIDGenerator
25 friend class TestSuite;
27 /** Holds the current UID. Used to generate the next one.
29 std::string current_uid;
31 /** Increments the current UID by one.
33 void IncrementUID(unsigned int pos);
37 * This is the maximum length of a UUID (unique user identifier).
38 * This length is set in compliance with TS6 protocol, and really should not be changed. Ever.
39 * It allows for a lot of clients as-is. -- w00t.
41 static const unsigned int UUID_LENGTH = 9;
43 /** Initializes this UID generator with the given SID
44 * @param sid SID that conforms to InspIRCd::IsSID()
46 void init(const std::string& sid);
48 /** Returns the next available UID for this server.
52 /** Generates a pseudorandom SID based on a servername and a description
53 * Guaranteed to return the same if invoked with the same parameters
54 * @param servername The server name to use as seed
55 * @param serverdesc The server description to use as seed
58 static std::string GenerateSID(const std::string& servername, const std::string& serverdesc);