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Implementing Flickr Odd Even Generation

Flickr's odd-even ID generation: Different servers generate IDs independently by alternating between odd and even numbers, avoiding collisions and enabling efficient parallel processing. Flickr uses odd and even prefixes to generate IDs

  • Concurrency Safety: sync.Mutex is used.
  • Alternating Odd and Even IDs: isOddTurn boolean is used.
  • Usage: GenerateID alternates between odd and even, updating the respective counter.

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