Am Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:54:49 -0800 schrieb bls <bizp...@orange.fr>: > On 02/02/2012 01:26 PM, Johannes Pfau wrote: > > Hi, > > > > std.uuid is ready to be reviewed. As far as I know there's nothing > > being reviewed right now, so we could start the review as soon as > > a review manager has been found. > > > > About std.uuid (copied from the module documentation): > > --------------------- > > This is a port of boost.uuid from the boost project with some minor > > additions and API changes for a more D-like API. A UUID, or > > Universally unique identifier, is intended to uniquely identify > > information in a distributed environment without significant > > central coordination. It can be used to tag objects with very short > > lifetimes, or to reliably identify very persistent objects across a > > network. UUIDs have many applications. [...] > > --------------------- > > > > Code: https://github.com/jpf91/phobos/blob/std.uuid/std/uuid.d > > API-Docs: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/24218791/d/src/uuid.html > > > > Note: The code and documentation for shaUUID has already been > > written, but until phobos has support for SHA1, that can't be > > included. The code is currently commented out in the source file > > (it's well tested with some 3rd party SHA1 code), but the > > documentation for those functions is included in the API-docs. I > > think those functions should be reviewed as well, so that it's > > possible to add them to phobos with a simple pull request at a > > later date. > > > > Note2: std.uuid also need this pull request: > > https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/phobos/pull/398 > > It adds a isRandomNumberGenerator template to detect if a template > > parameter is a random-number generator type. > > > > > > > > Vote + (yes, works fine) > > I want it and I need it. A Databases Access Layer (may it be a full > blown ORM or even "just" a (D)ata (A)ccess (L)ayer ) depends on > having unique IDs. ? > > A convenience wish : string OID = GetUUID(); // RA UUID >
Sorry, I don't understand that example. What should GetUUID() return? a Random UUID? What is the difference to randomUUID() then?
