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// Copyright (c) 2003-2009, Jodd Team (jodd.org). All Rights Reserved. /** * Simple synchronized sequence id generator. It generates long numbers in a * sequence. When counter reaches max long, it will be set back to zero. */ public class SimpleLongIdGenerator { protected volatile long value; protected long initialValue; protected long maxValue; protected boolean cycle; /** * Creates a new default cycled id generator. Starts from 1 and counts up to max long value. */ public SimpleLongIdGenerator() { this(1, Long.MAX_VALUE, true); } /** * Creates a new cycled id generator with specified initial value. */ public SimpleLongIdGenerator(long initialValue) { this(initialValue, Long.MAX_VALUE, true); } /** * Creates a new cycled id generator with specified range. */ public SimpleLongIdGenerator(long initialValue, long maxValue) { this(initialValue, maxValue, true); } /** * Creates a new id generator with specified range and cycling flag. */ public SimpleLongIdGenerator(long initialValue, long maxValue, boolean cycle) { if (initialValue < 0) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Initial value '" + initialValue + "' must be a positive number."); } if (maxValue <= initialValue) { throw new IllegalArgumentException( "Max value '" + maxValue + "' is less or equals to initial value '" + initialValue + "'."); } this.initialValue = this.value = initialValue; this.maxValue = maxValue; this.cycle = cycle; } /** * Returns the next value from the sequence. Thread-safe. */ public synchronized long next() { long id = value; value++; if ((value > maxValue) || (value < 0)) { if (cycle == false) { throw new IllegalStateException("Max value already reached."); } value = initialValue; } return id; } }