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// **************************************************************************
// * This file is part of the FreeFileSync project. It is distributed under *
// * GNU General Public License: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0        *
// * Copyright (C) Zenju (zenju AT gmx DOT de) - All Rights Reserved        *
// **************************************************************************

#ifndef GUID_H_80425780237502345
#define GUID_H_80425780237502345

#include <string>

#ifdef __GNUC__  //boost should clean this mess up
    #pragma GCC diagnostic push
    #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
#endif
#include <boost/uuid/uuid_generators.hpp>
#ifdef __GNUC__
    #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
#endif


namespace zen
{
inline
std::string generateGUID() //creates a 16-byte GUID
{
    boost::uuids::uuid nativeRep = boost::uuids::random_generator()();
    //generator is only thread-safe like an int, so we keep it local until we need to optimize perf
    //perf: generator: 0.22ms per call; retrieve GUID: 0.12µs per call
    return std::string(nativeRep.begin(), nativeRep.end());
}
}

#endif //GUID_H_80425780237502345
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