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3 -- GNAT RUN-TIME COMPONENTS --
5 -- G N A T . R A N D O M _ N U M B E R S --
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27 -- GNAT was originally developed by the GNAT team at New York University. --
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32 -- Extended pseudo-random number generation
34 -- This package provides a type representing pseudo-random number generators,
35 -- and subprograms to extract various distributions of numbers from them. It
36 -- also provides types for representing initialization values and snapshots of
37 -- internal generator state, which permit reproducible pseudo-random streams.
39 -- The generator currently provided by this package has an extremely long
40 -- period (at least 2**19937-1), and passes the Big Crush test suite, with the
41 -- exception of the two linear complexity tests. Therefore, it is suitable for
42 -- simulations, but should not be used as a cryptographic pseudo-random source
43 -- without additional processing.
45 -- The design of this package effects is simplified compared to the design
46 -- of standard Ada.Numerics packages. There is no separate State type; the
47 -- Generator type itself suffices for this purpose. The parameter modes on
48 -- Reset procedures better reflect the effect of these routines.
50 with System
.Random_Numbers
;
51 with Interfaces
; use Interfaces
;
53 package GNAT
.Random_Numbers
is
55 type Generator
is limited private;
56 subtype Initialization_Vector
is
57 System
.Random_Numbers
.Initialization_Vector
;
59 function Random
(Gen
: Generator
) return Float;
60 function Random
(Gen
: Generator
) return Long_Float;
61 -- Return pseudo-random numbers uniformly distributed on [0 .. 1)
63 function Random
(Gen
: Generator
) return Interfaces
.Integer_32
;
64 function Random
(Gen
: Generator
) return Interfaces
.Unsigned_32
;
65 function Random
(Gen
: Generator
) return Interfaces
.Integer_64
;
66 function Random
(Gen
: Generator
) return Interfaces
.Unsigned_64
;
67 function Random
(Gen
: Generator
) return Integer;
68 function Random
(Gen
: Generator
) return Long_Integer;
69 -- Return pseudo-random numbers uniformly distributed on T'First .. T'Last
70 -- for various builtin integer types.
73 type Result_Subtype
is (<>);
74 Default_Min
: Result_Subtype
:= Result_Subtype
'Val (0);
75 function Random_Discrete
77 Min
: Result_Subtype
:= Default_Min
;
78 Max
: Result_Subtype
:= Result_Subtype
'Last) return Result_Subtype
;
79 -- Returns pseudo-random numbers uniformly distributed on Min .. Max
82 type Result_Subtype
is digits <>;
83 function Random_Float
(Gen
: Generator
) return Result_Subtype
;
84 -- Returns pseudo-random numbers uniformly distributed on [0 .. 1)
86 function Random_Gaussian
(Gen
: Generator
) return Long_Float;
87 function Random_Gaussian
(Gen
: Generator
) return Float;
88 -- Returns pseudo-random numbers normally distributed value with mean 0
89 -- and standard deviation 1.0.
91 procedure Reset
(Gen
: out Generator
);
92 -- Re-initialize the state of Gen from the time of day
96 Initiator
: Initialization_Vector
);
99 Initiator
: Interfaces
.Integer_32
);
101 (Gen
: out Generator
;
102 Initiator
: Interfaces
.Unsigned_32
);
104 (Gen
: out Generator
;
105 Initiator
: Integer);
106 -- Re-initialize Gen based on the Initiator in various ways. Identical
107 -- values of Initiator cause identical sequences of values.
109 procedure Reset
(Gen
: out Generator
; From_State
: Generator
);
110 -- Causes the state of Gen to be identical to that of From_State; Gen
111 -- and From_State will produce identical sequences of values subsequently.
113 procedure Reset
(Gen
: out Generator
; From_Image
: String);
114 function Image
(Gen
: Generator
) return String;
116 -- Reset (Gen2, Image (Gen1))
117 -- has the same effect as Reset (Gen2, Gen1);
119 Max_Image_Width
: constant :=
120 System
.Random_Numbers
.Max_Image_Width
+ 2 + 20 + 5;
121 -- Maximum possible length of result of Image (...)
125 type Generator
is limited record
126 Rep
: System
.Random_Numbers
.Generator
;
128 Have_Gaussian
: Boolean;
129 -- The algorithm used for Random_Gaussian produces deviates in
130 -- pairs. Have_Gaussian is true iff Random_Gaussian has returned one
131 -- member of the pair and Next_Gaussian contains the other.
133 Next_Gaussian
: Long_Float;
134 -- Next random deviate to be produced by Random_Gaussian, if
138 end GNAT
.Random_Numbers
;