/**
 * AUTOHIT 2003
 * Copyright Erich P Gatejen (c) 1989,1997,2003,2004
 * 
 * This program 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 (at
 * your option) any later version.
 * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 * 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 *
 * Additional license information can be found in the documentation.
 * @author Erich P Gatejen
 */
package autohit.common;

/**
 * Context items for threads.
 *
 * @author Erich P. Gatejen
 * @version 1.0
 * <i>Version History</i>
 * <code>EPG - Rewrite - 8Apr03 
 * 
 */
public class ThreadContext {

	// The next serial number to be assigned
	private static int nextSerialNum = 0;

	// thread local variable
	private static ThreadLocal serialNum = new ThreadLocal() {
		protected synchronized Object initialValue() {
			return new Integer(nextSerialNum++);
		}
	};

	public static int get() {
		return ((Integer) (serialNum.get())).intValue();
	}
}