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+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+"use strict";
+
+module.metadata = {
+  "stability": "unstable"
+};
+
+const { Cc, Ci, components: { ID: parseUUID } } = require('chrome');
+const { generateUUID } = Cc['@mozilla.org/uuid-generator;1'].
+                          getService(Ci.nsIUUIDGenerator);
+
+// Returns `uuid`. If `id` is passed then it's parsed to `uuid` and returned
+// if not then new one is generated.
+exports.uuid = function uuid(id) {
+  return id ? parseUUID(id) : generateUUID();
+};