libpoco-dev 1.3.6p1-5.1build1 / usr / include / Poco / Random.h

//
// Random.h
//
// $Id: //poco/1.3/Foundation/include/Poco/Random.h#2 $
//
// Library: Foundation
// Package: Crypt
// Module:  Random
//
// Definition of class Random.
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// Based on the FreeBSD random number generator.
// src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.c,v 1.25 
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#ifndef Foundation_Random_INCLUDED
#define Foundation_Random_INCLUDED


#include "Poco/Foundation.h"


namespace Poco {


class Foundation_API Random
	/// A better random number generator.
	/// Random implements a pseudo random number generator
	/// (PRNG). The PRNG is a nonlinear additive
	/// feedback random number generator using 256 bytes
	/// of state information and a period of up to 2^69.
{
public:
	enum Type
	{
		RND_STATE_0   =   8,  /// linear congruential
		RND_STATE_32  =  32,  /// x**7 + x**3 + 1
		RND_STATE_64  =  64,  /// x**15 + x + 1
		RND_STATE_128 = 128,  /// x**31 + x**3 + 1
		RND_STATE_256 = 256   /// x**63 + x + 1
	};

	Random(int stateSize = 256);
		/// Creates and initializes the PRNG.
		/// Specify either a state buffer size
		/// (8 to 256 bytes) or one of the Type values.

	~Random();
		/// Destroys the PRNG.

	void seed(UInt32 seed);
		/// Seeds the pseudo random generator with the given seed.

	void seed();
		/// Seeds the pseudo random generator with a random seed
		/// obtained from a RandomInputStream.

	UInt32 next();
		/// Returns the next 31-bit pseudo random number.

	UInt32 next(UInt32 n);
		/// Returns the next 31-bit pseudo random number modulo n.
	
	char nextChar();
		/// Returns the next pseudo random character.
	
	bool nextBool();
		/// Returns the next boolean pseudo random value.
		
	float nextFloat();
		/// Returns the next float pseudo random number between 0.0 and 1.0.
		
	double nextDouble();
		/// Returns the next double pseudo random number between 0.0 and 1.0.

protected:
	void initState(UInt32 seed, char* arg_state, Int32 n);
	static UInt32 goodRand(Int32 x);

private:
	enum
	{
		MAX_TYPES = 5,
		NSHUFF    = 50
	};

	UInt32* _fptr;
	UInt32* _rptr;
	UInt32* _state;
	int     _randType;
	int     _randDeg;
	int     _randSep;
	UInt32* _endPtr;
	char*  _pBuffer;
};


//
// inlines
//
inline UInt32 Random::next(UInt32 n)
{
	return next() % n;
}


inline char Random::nextChar()
{
	return char((next() >> 3) & 0xFF);
}


inline bool Random::nextBool()
{
	return (next() & 0x1000) != 0;
}

	
inline float Random::nextFloat()
{
	return float(next()) / 0x7FFFFFFF;
}

	
inline double Random::nextDouble()
{
	return double(next()) / 0x7FFFFFFF;
}


} // namespace Poco


#endif // Foundation_Random_INCLUDED