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#ifndef UUID_h
#define UUID_h
#include "platform/PlatformExport.h"
#include "wtf/text/WTFString.h"
namespace blink {
// Creates a UUID that consists of 32 hexadecimal digits and returns its
// canonical form. The canonical form is displayed in 5 groups separated by
// hyphens, in the form 8-4-4-4-12 for a total of 36 characters.
// The hexadecimal values "a" through "f" are output as lower case characters.
//
// Note: for security reason, we should always generate version 4 UUID that use
// a scheme relying only on random numbers. This algorithm sets the version
// number as well as two reserved bits. All other bits are set using a random or
// pseudorandom data source. Version 4 UUIDs have the form
// xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx with hexadecimal digits for x and one of
// 8, 9, A, or B for y.
PLATFORM_EXPORT String createCanonicalUUIDString();
// Check that the UUID is a valid UUID. A valid UUID is a string made out of 5
// groups of lower case hexadecimal characters separated by hyphens, in the form
// 8-4-4-4-12.
PLATFORM_EXPORT bool isValidUUID(const String& uuid);
} // namespace blink
#endif