--- deliantra/server/include/object.h	2009/11/08 22:28:10	1.217
+++ deliantra/server/include/object.h	2009/11/09 03:08:24	1.218
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@
 {
   uint64 seq;
 
+  enum { MAX_LEN = 3 + 16 + 1 + 1 }; // <1. + hex + > + \0
+
   static UUID cur; // last uuid generated
   static void init ();
   static UUID gen ();
@@ -104,26 +106,9 @@
   operator uint64() { return seq; }
   void operator =(uint64 seq) { this->seq = seq; }
 
-  typedef char BUF [32];
-
-  bool parse (const char *s)
-  {
-    return sscanf (s, "<1.%" SCNx64 ">", &seq) == 1;
-  }
-
-  const char *c_str (char *buf, int len) const
-  {
-    snprintf (buf, len, "<1.%" PRIx64 ">", seq);
-
-    return buf;
-  }
-
-  const char *c_str () const
-  {
-    static BUF buf;
-
-    return c_str (buf, sizeof (buf));
-  }
+  bool parse (const char *s);
+  char *append (char *buf) const;
+  char *c_str () const;
 };
 
 //+GPL