teca_uuid.h

#ifndef teca_uuid_h
#define teca_uuid_h
 
#include <boost/uuid/uuid.hpp>
#include <boost/uuid/uuid_generators.hpp>
 
 
// a universally uniquer identifier
class teca_uuid : public boost::uuids::uuid
{
public:
    teca_uuid() : boost::uuids::uuid(boost::uuids::random_generator()())
    {}
 
    explicit
    teca_uuid(boost::uuids::uuid const& u) : boost::uuids::uuid(u)
    {}
 
    operator boost::uuids::uuid() {
        return static_cast<boost::uuids::uuid&>(*this);
    }
 
    operator boost::uuids::uuid() const {
        return static_cast<boost::uuids::uuid const&>(*this);
    }
};
 
#endif