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/**
* Returns new globally unique identifier.
* @return {String} identifier in form 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx'
*/
var getGUID = function(){
return 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx'.replace(/[xy]/g, function(c) {
var r = Math.random()*16|0, v = c == 'x' ? r : (r&0x3|0x8);
return v.toString(16);
});
};
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