IDSource (Watchmaker Framework for Evolutionary Computation API 0.7.1)

Type Parameters:

T - The type of ID returned by this source.

All Known Implementing Classes:

CompositeIDSource, IntSequenceIDSource, LongSequenceIDSource, StringPrefixIDSource
```
public interface IDSource<T extends Serializable>
```
Defines operations for classes that generate unique identifiers. Generated IDs must be of a Serializable type. The strategy used will vary between implementations. It may be a straightforward sequence or a more complex, less predictable algorithm.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`T`	`nextID()`	Implementing classes are responsible for synchronization if concurrent invocations of this method are required.

- Method Detail
  - nextID
```
T nextID()
```
    Implementing classes are responsible for synchronization if concurrent invocations of this method are required.
    
    Returns:
    
    The next ID.
    
    Throws:
    
    IDSourceExhaustedException - If this ID source cannot generate any more unique IDs.