pyapacheatlas.core.util.GuidTracker#

class pyapacheatlas.core.util.GuidTracker(starting=- 1000, direction='decrease')#

Always grab the next available guid by either inrementing or decrementing. When defining an interconnected set of Atlas Entities, you use a negative integer to provide an entity with a temporary unique id.

__init__(starting=- 1000, direction='decrease')#
Parameters

  • starting (int) – A negative integer to start your guid tracker on.

  • direction (str) – Either increase or decrease. It controls whether you increment or decrement the guid.

Methods

__init__([starting, direction])

param int starting

A negative integer to start your guid tracker on.

get_guid()

Retrieve the next unique guid and update the guid.

peek_next_guid()

Peek at the next guid without updating the guid.