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diff --git a/ceilometerclient/openstack/common/uuidutils.py b/ceilometerclient/openstack/common/uuidutils.py new file mode 100644 index 0000000..234b880 --- /dev/null +++ b/ceilometerclient/openstack/common/uuidutils.py @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +# Copyright (c) 2012 Intel Corporation. +# All Rights Reserved. +# +# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may +# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain +# a copy of the License at +# +# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 +# +# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software +# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT +# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the +# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations +# under the License. + +""" +UUID related utilities and helper functions. +""" + +import uuid + + +def generate_uuid(): + return str(uuid.uuid4()) + + +def is_uuid_like(val): + """Returns validation of a value as a UUID. + + For our purposes, a UUID is a canonical form string: + aaaaaaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaa + + """ + try: + return str(uuid.UUID(val)) == val + except (TypeError, ValueError, AttributeError): + return False |