id_generator.h

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/** @class lass::util::IdGenerator
 *  @brief Generates sequential and unique ID's
 *  @author Bram de Greve
 *  @date 2003
 *
 *  Pretty simple.  This object generates unique ID numbers, each incremented by one, starting from
 *  a given ID.
 *
 *  @code
 *  IdGenerator<unsigned> generator;
 *  LASS_COUT << generator() << "\n"; // will print '0'
 *  LASS_COUT << generator() << "\n"; // will print '1'
 *  LASS_COUT << generator() << "\n"; // will print '2'
 *  LASS_COUT << generator() << "\n"; // will print '3'
 *  ...
 *  @endcode
 *
 *  @par requirements for @c T:
 *      @arg @c T must implement prefix increment, @c operator++
 *      @arg @c T must be less-than comparable, @c operator<
 *      @arg @c T must be copy-constructible
 */




#ifndef LASS_GUARDIAN_OF_INCLUSION_UTIL_ID_GENERATOR_H
#define LASS_GUARDIAN_OF_INCLUSION_UTIL_ID_GENERATOR_H



#include "util_common.h"
#include "call_traits.h"


namespace lass
{

namespace util
{

template<typename T>
class IdGenerator
{
public:

    IdGenerator( typename CallTraits<T>::TParam iFirstId = 0 );

    typename CallTraits<T>::TValue operator()();

    void setNext( typename CallTraits<T>::TParam iNextId );

private:

    typename CallTraits<T>::TValue nextId_;
};



}

}

#include "id_generator.inl"

#endif