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(** Connection identifiers. *)

type t [@@deriving sexp]
(** Abstract type for connection identifiers. *)

val create : unit -> t
(** Create a fresh connection identifier. *)

val to_string : t -> string
(** Pretty-print a connection identifier. *)

val compare : t -> t -> int
(** Comparison function for two identifiers. More recently constructed
    identifiers will be greater than older ones. *)
