3 files changed, 32 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index b8fe9151..64c35ab7 100644
--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-set(amb_sources abstractpropertytype.cpp abstractroutingengine.cpp listplusplus.cpp abstractsink.cpp vehicleproperty.cpp abstractsource.cpp debugout.cpp timestamp.cpp)
-set(amb_headers_install abstractpropertytype.h nullptr.h abstractroutingengine.h listplusplus.h abstractsink.h vehicleproperty.h debugout.h abstractsource.h timestamp.h)
+set(amb_sources abstractpropertytype.cpp abstractroutingengine.cpp listplusplus.cpp abstractsink.cpp vehicleproperty.cpp abstractsource.cpp debugout.cpp timestamp.cpp uuidhelper.cpp)
+set(amb_headers_install abstractpropertytype.h nullptr.h abstractroutingengine.h listplusplus.h abstractsink.h vehicleproperty.h debugout.h abstractsource.h timestamp.h uuidhelper.h)
 include_directories( ${include_dirs} )
 add_library(amb SHARED ${amb_sources})
 
-target_link_libraries(amb ${libtool_LIBRARY} ${glib_LIBRARIES} ${gio_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(amb uuid ${libtool_LIBRARY} ${glib_LIBRARIES} ${gio_LIBRARIES})
 
 configure_file (${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/automotive-message-broker.pc.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/automotive-message-broker.pc @ONLY)
 
diff --git a/lib/uuidhelper.cpp b/lib/uuidhelper.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a53b96c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/uuidhelper.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include "uuidhelper.h"
+
+std::string amb::createUuid()
+{
+	uuid_t id;
+	uuid_generate_random(id);
+
+	char* out;
+	uuid_unparse(id, out);
+
+	return out;
+}
diff --git a/lib/uuidhelper.h b/lib/uuidhelper.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..15bc55b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/uuidhelper.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#ifndef _UUIDHELPER__H_
+#define _UUIDHELPER__H_
+
+
+#include <uuid/uuid.h>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace amb
+{
+
+std::string createUuid();
+
+}
+
+
+#endif
+