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  /// @author Jan Steemann
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  
  #pragma once
  
  #include <cstdint>
  
  #include "VocBase/voc-types.h"
  
  /// @brief create a new tick, using a hybrid logical clock
  TRI_voc_tick_t TRI_HybridLogicalClock();
  
  /// @brief create a new tick, using a hybrid logical clock, this variant
  /// is supposed to be called when a time stamp is received in network
  /// communications.
  TRI_voc_tick_t TRI_HybridLogicalClock(TRI_voc_tick_t received);
  
  /// @brief create a new tick
  TRI_voc_tick_t TRI_NewTickServer();
  
  /// @brief updates the tick counter, with lock
  void TRI_UpdateTickServer(TRI_voc_tick_t);
  
  /// @brief returns the current tick counter
  TRI_voc_tick_t TRI_CurrentTickServer();
  
  /// @brief generates a new tick which also encodes this server's id
  TRI_voc_tick_t TRI_NewServerSpecificTick();
  
  /// @brief generates a new tick which also encodes this server's id
  TRI_voc_tick_t TRI_NewServerSpecificTickMod4();
  
  /// @brief extracts the server id from a server-specific tick
  uint32_t TRI_ExtractServerIdFromTick(TRI_voc_tick_t);
  