001/**
002 * Copyright 2015 DuraSpace, Inc.
003 *
004 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
005 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
006 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
007 *
008 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
009 *
010 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
011 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
012 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
013 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
014 * limitations under the License.
015 */
016package org.fcrepo.kernel.identifiers;
017
018/**
019 * Defines the behavior of a component that can accept responsibility
020 * for the creation of Fedora PIDs.
021 *
022 * @author eddies
023 * @author ajs6f
024 * @since Feb 7, 2013
025 */
026public interface PidMinter {
027
028    /**
029     * Mint a new PID
030     * @return a new identifier
031     */
032    String mintPid();
033
034}