[Zope] idea for unique object id's

Paul Winkler pw_lists@slinkp.com
Thu, 19 Dec 2002 12:21:52 -0800


On Thu, Dec 19, 2002 at 10:25:06AM -0800, Charlie Reiman wrote:
> People ask for UIDs pretty often. It's a bit tricky to do right. It must be
> high bandwidth, guaranteed correct, resistant to DOS attacks, and unlikely
> to make the ZODB grow wildly. It would be good to have a solid
> Zope-Seal-of-Approval solution in the box.

FYI: Zope3 will provide a way to get RUIDs (Registry Unique IDs)
that will remain constant regardless of renaming the
object, moving it to a different folder, etc.
This is part of the plan for allowing the creation
of reliable relationships between objects.

http://www.zope.org//Wikis/DevSite/Proposals/ObjectHub

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