rice.pastry
Interface NodeIdFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

CertifiedNodeIdFactory, IPNodeIdFactory, RandomNodeIdFactory

public interface NodeIdFactory

An interface to any object capable of generating nodeIds.

Version:

$Id: NodeIdFactory.java,v 1.3 2005/03/11 00:58:11 jeffh Exp $

Author:

Andrew Ladd

Method Summary

NodeId

generateNodeId() Generates a nodeId.

Method Detail

generateNodeId

public NodeId generateNodeId()

Generates a nodeId.

Returns:

a new node id.