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 3274 2006-05-15 16:17:47Z jeffh $

Author:

Andrew Ladd

Method Summary

Id	generateNodeId() Generates a nodeId.

Method Detail

generateNodeId

public Id generateNodeId()

Generates a nodeId.

Returns:

a new node id.