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+/*
+ *  The Mana Server
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007-2010  The Mana World Development Team
+ *
+ *  This file is part of The Mana Server.
+ *
+ *  The Mana Server is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  any later version.
+ *
+ *  The Mana Server is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with The Mana Server.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef TOKENDISPENSER_H
+#define TOKENDISPENSER_H
+
+#define MAGIC_TOKEN_LENGTH 32
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace utils
+{
+    /**
+     * \brief Returns a magic_token.
+     *
+     * The tokens are used for spanning a user's session across multiple
+     * servers.
+     * NOTE: Uniqueness is not guaranteed, store the account- or characterId
+     *       with the token if that is an issue.
+     * NOTE: Not passed-by-reference by design.
+     * NOTE: Store the token in a variable in this namespace if you want to
+     *       avoid 1 copy operation per use.
+     */
+    std::string getMagicToken();
+
+} // namespace utils
+
+#endif // TOKENDISPENSER_H