diff --git a/src/uuid.cpp b/src/uuid.cpp
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+#include "uuid.h"
+
+extern "C"
+{
+#ifdef WIN32
+#include <Rpc.h>
+#else
+#include <uuid/uuid.h>
+#endif
+}
+
+std::string newUUID()
+{
+#ifdef WIN32
+    UUID uuid;
+    UuidCreate ( &uuid );
+
+    unsigned char * str;
+    UuidToStringA ( &uuid, &str );
+
+    std::string s( ( char* ) str );
+
+    RpcStringFreeA ( &str );
+#else
+    uuid_t uuid;
+    uuid_generate_random ( uuid );
+    char s[37];
+    uuid_unparse ( uuid, s );
+#endif
+    return s;
+}
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diff --git a/src/uuid.h b/src/uuid.h
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+#ifndef OPENALPR_UUID_H
+#define OPENALPR_UUID_H
+
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <iostream>
+
+
+std::string newUUID();
+
+
+#endif // OPENALPR_UUID_H
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