SSTableId (apache-cassandra API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

SequenceBasedSSTableId, UUIDBasedSSTableId
```
public interface SSTableId
```
Represents a unique identifier in the sstable descriptor filename. This ensures each sstable file uniqueness for the certain table on a single node. However, new implementations should ensure the uniqueness across the entire cluster. The legacy implementation which does not satisfy cluster-wide uniqueness will be deprecated and eventually removed.
A new implementation must adhere to the following invariants: - Must be locally sortable - that is, the comparison must reflect the comparison of generation times of identifiers generated on the same node - String representation must *not* include the Descriptor.FILENAME_SEPARATOR character, see Descriptor.fromFileWithComponent(File) - must be case-insensitive because the sstables can be stored on case-insensitive file system

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static interface SSTableId.Builder<T extends SSTableId>
Builder that can create instances of certain implementation of SSTableId.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.nio.ByteBuffer`	`asBytes()`	Creates a byte format of the identifier that can be parsed by `SSTableId.Builder.fromBytes(ByteBuffer)`
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`	Creates a String format of the identifier that can be parsed by `SSTableId.Builder.fromString(String)`

- Method Detail
  - asBytes
```
java.nio.ByteBuffer asBytes()
```
    Creates a byte format of the identifier that can be parsed by SSTableId.Builder.fromBytes(ByteBuffer)
  - toString
```
java.lang.String toString()
```
    Creates a String format of the identifier that can be parsed by SSTableId.Builder.fromString(String)
    Must not contain any Descriptor.FILENAME_SEPARATOR character as it is used in the Descriptor see Descriptor.fromFileWithComponent(File)
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object