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+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+--
+-- Module : Data.Unique
+-- Copyright : (c) The University of Glasgow 2001
+-- License : BSD-style (see the file libraries/core/LICENSE)
+--
+-- Maintainer : libraries@haskell.org
+-- Stability : experimental
+-- Portability : non-portable
+--
+-- $Id: Unique.hs,v 1.1 2001/07/04 10:48:39 simonmar Exp $
+--
+-- An infinite supply of unique objects, supporting ordering and equality.
+--
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+module Data.Unique (
+ Unique, -- instance (Eq, Ord)
+ newUnique, -- :: IO Unique
+ hashUnique -- :: Unique -> Int
+ ) where
+
+import Prelude
+
+import Control.Concurrent
+import System.IO.Unsafe (unsafePerformIO)
+
+#ifdef __GLASGOW_HASKELL__
+import GHC.Base
+import GHC.Num ( Integer(..) )
+#endif
+
+newtype Unique = Unique Integer deriving (Eq,Ord)
+
+uniqSource :: MVar Integer
+uniqSource = unsafePerformIO (newMVar 0)
+{-# NOINLINE uniqSource #-}
+
+newUnique :: IO Unique
+newUnique = do
+ val <- takeMVar uniqSource
+ let next = val+1
+ putMVar uniqSource next
+ return (Unique next)
+
+hashUnique :: Unique -> Int
+#ifdef __GLASGOW_HASKELL__
+hashUnique (Unique (S# i)) = I# i
+hashUnique (Unique (J# s d)) | s ==# 0# = 0
+ | otherwise = I# (indexIntArray# d 0#)
+#else
+hashUnique (Unique u) = u `mod` (fromIntegral (maxBound :: Int) + 1)
+#endif