/*
 * Copyright (C) 2004-2008 Jive Software. All rights reserved.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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package org.jivesoftware.openfire;

/**
 * Generates stream ids in different ways depending on the server set up.
 *
 * @author Iain Shigeoka
 */
public interface StreamIDFactory {

    /**
     * Generate a stream id.
     *
     * @return A new, unique stream id
     */
    StreamID createStreamID();
}
