[xwiki-devs] idea: use the JDK 1.5 UUID implementation when we need unique id

[Sergiu Dumitriu]

Vincent Massol wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've heard that there are some places in xwiki where we need unique  
> ids (anyone remembers where?).
> 
> In any case I've found this JDK 1.5 class which can help us with the  
> implementation:
> http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/util/UUID.html
> 
> I'm posting it  here for the record.
> 
> Thanks
> -Vincent

Against it, as it:
- adds another dependency on Java 1.5
- only provides Random and Name UUID, no time-based UUIDs

A better option would be Jug (http://jug.safehaus.org/), which provides 
more types of UUIDs.

Sergiu