class EL_UUID_FACTORY

(source code)

Client examples: UUID_TEST_SET

description

Generates a UUID as a hash of number of millisecs since Unix epoch

note
	description: "Generates a UUID as a hash of number of millisecs since Unix epoch"

	author: "Finnian Reilly"
	copyright: "Copyright (c) 2001-2022 Finnian Reilly"
	contact: "finnian at eiffel hyphen loop dot com"

	license: "MIT license (See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License)"
	date: "2023-12-18 11:49:53 GMT (Monday 18th December 2023)"
	revision: "9"

class
	EL_UUID_FACTORY

inherit
	UUID_GENERATOR
		rename
			generate_uuid as new_uuid
		redefine
			new_uuid
		end

feature -- Access

	new_uuid: EL_UUID
		local
			u: UUID
		do
			u := Precursor
			create Result.make (u.data_1, u.data_2, u.data_3, u.data_4, u.data_5)
		end

end