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1 | /* |
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2 | * Copyright 2005 The Apache Software Foundation. |
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3 | * |
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4 | * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); |
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5 | * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. |
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6 | * You may obtain a copy of the License at |
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7 | * |
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8 | * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
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9 | * |
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10 | * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software |
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11 | * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, |
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12 | * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. |
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13 | * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and |
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14 | * limitations under the License. |
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15 | */ |
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16 | package org.apache.commons.math.random; |
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17 | ||
18 | /** |
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19 | * Interface extracted from <code>java.util.Random</code>. This interface is |
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20 | * implemented by {@link AbstractRandomGenerator}. |
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21 | * |
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22 | * @since 1.1 |
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23 | * @version $Revision:$ $Date$ |
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24 | */ |
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25 | public interface RandomGenerator { |
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26 | ||
27 | /** |
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28 | * Sets the seed of the underyling random number generator using a |
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29 | * <code>long</code> seed. Sequences of values generated starting with the |
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30 | * same seeds should be identical. |
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31 | * |
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32 | * @param seed the seed value |
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33 | */ |
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34 | void setSeed(long seed); |
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35 | ||
36 | /** |
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37 | * Generates random bytes and places them into a user-supplied |
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38 | * byte array. The number of random bytes produced is equal to |
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39 | * the length of the byte array. |
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40 | * |
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41 | * @param bytes the non-null byte array in which to put the |
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42 | * random bytes |
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43 | */ |
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44 | void nextBytes(byte[] bytes); |
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45 | ||
46 | /** |
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47 | * Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed <code>int</code> |
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48 | * value from this random number generator's sequence. |
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49 | * All 2<font size="-1"><sup>32</sup></font> possible <tt>int</tt> values |
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50 | * should be produced with (approximately) equal probability. |
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51 | * |
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52 | * @return the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed <code>int</code> |
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53 | * value from this random number generator's sequence |
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54 | */ |
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55 | int nextInt(); |
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56 | ||
57 | /** |
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58 | * Returns a pseudorandom, uniformly distributed <tt>int</tt> value |
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59 | * between 0 (inclusive) and the specified value (exclusive), drawn from |
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60 | * this random number generator's sequence. |
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61 | * |
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62 | * @param n the bound on the random number to be returned. Must be |
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63 | * positive. |
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64 | * @return a pseudorandom, uniformly distributed <tt>int</tt> |
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65 | * value between 0 (inclusive) and n (exclusive). |
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66 | * @throws IllegalArgumentException if n is not positive. |
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67 | */ |
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68 | int nextInt(int n); |
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69 | ||
70 | /** |
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71 | * Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed <code>long</code> |
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72 | * value from this random number generator's sequence. All |
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73 | * 2<font size="-1"><sup>64</sup></font> possible <tt>long</tt> values |
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74 | * should be produced with (approximately) equal probability. |
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75 | * |
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76 | * @return the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed <code>long</code> |
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77 | *value from this random number generator's sequence |
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78 | */ |
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79 | long nextLong(); |
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80 | ||
81 | /** |
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82 | * Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed |
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83 | * <code>boolean</code> value from this random number generator's |
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84 | * sequence. |
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85 | * |
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86 | * @return the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed |
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87 | * <code>boolean</code> value from this random number generator's |
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88 | * sequence |
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89 | */ |
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90 | boolean nextBoolean(); |
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91 | ||
92 | /** |
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93 | * Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed <code>float</code> |
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94 | * value between <code>0.0</code> and <code>1.0</code> from this random |
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95 | * number generator's sequence. |
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96 | * |
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97 | * @return the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed <code>float</code> |
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98 | * value between <code>0.0</code> and <code>1.0</code> from this |
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99 | * random number generator's sequence |
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100 | */ |
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101 | float nextFloat(); |
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102 | ||
103 | /** |
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104 | * Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed |
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105 | * <code>double</code> value between <code>0.0</code> and |
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106 | * <code>1.0</code> from this random number generator's sequence. |
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107 | * |
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108 | * @return the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed |
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109 | * <code>double</code> value between <code>0.0</code> and |
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110 | * <code>1.0</code> from this random number generator's sequence |
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111 | */ |
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112 | double nextDouble(); |
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113 | ||
114 | /** |
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115 | * Returns the next pseudorandom, Gaussian ("normally") distributed |
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116 | * <code>double</code> value with mean <code>0.0</code> and standard |
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117 | * deviation <code>1.0</code> from this random number generator's sequence. |
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118 | * |
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119 | * @return the next pseudorandom, Gaussian ("normally") distributed |
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120 | * <code>double</code> value with mean <code>0.0</code> and |
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121 | * standard deviation <code>1.0</code> from this random number |
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122 | * generator's sequence |
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123 | */ |
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124 | double nextGaussian(); |
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125 | } |