Package org.openhab.core.id

Class InstanceUUID

java.lang.Object

org.openhab.core.id.InstanceUUID

public class InstanceUUID
extends Object

This class provides a unique ID for the instance that can be used for identification, e.g. when integrating with external systems. The UUID is generated only once and written to the file system, so that it does not change over time.

Author:

Kai Kreuzer - Initial contribution

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
InstanceUUID()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	get()	Retrieves a unified unique id, based on UUID.randomUUID()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

InstanceUUID

public InstanceUUID()

Method Details

get

public static String get()

Retrieves a unified unique id, based on UUID.randomUUID()

Returns:

a UUID which identifies the instance or null, if uuid cannot be persisted