Class: UUIDTools::UUID

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/SANStore/helpers/uuid.rb

Overview

Extendes the UUID class, adding the ability to generate sequential UUID’s

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#next ⇒ Object

Increments the internal UUID representation, returning a new UUID that is different from, but greater, than the current sequence number



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# File 'lib/SANStore/helpers/uuid.rb', line 27

def next
  next_uuid = self.to_i
  next_uuid += 1
  
  # Return the newly created UUID
  return UUIDTools::UUID::parse_int(next_uuid)
end