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package org.apache.commons.math.random;
/**
* Abstract class implementing the {@link RandomGenerator} interface.
* Default implementations for all methods other than {@link #nextDouble()} and
* {@link #setSeed(long)} are provided.
* <p>
* All data generation methods are based on <code>nextDouble().</code>
* Concrete implementations <strong>must</strong> override
* this method and <strong>should</strong> provide better / more
* performant implementations of the other methods if the underlying PRNG
* supplies them.
*
* @since 1.1
* @version $Revision$ $Date$
*/
public abstract class AbstractRandomGenerator implements RandomGenerator {
/**
* Cached random normal value. The default implementation for
* {@link #nextGaussian} generates pairs of values and this field caches the
* second value so that the full algorithm is not executed for every
* activation. The value <code>Double.NaN</code> signals that there is
* no cached value. Use {@link #clear} to clear the cached value.
*/
private double cachedNormalDeviate = Double.NaN;
/**
* Construct a RandomGenerator.
*/
public AbstractRandomGenerator() {
super();
}
/**
* Clears the cache used by the default implementation of
* {@link #nextGaussian}. Implemementations that do not override the
* default implementation of <code>nextGaussian</code> should call this
* method in the implementation of {@link #setSeed(long)}
*/
public void clear() {
cachedNormalDeviate = Double.NaN;
}
/**
* Sets the seed of the underyling random number generator using a
* <code>long</code> seed. Sequences of values generated starting with the
* same seeds should be identical.
* <p>
* Implementations that do not override the default implementation of
* <code>nextGaussian</code> should include a call to {@link #clear} in the
* implementation of this method.
*
* @param seed the seed value
*/
public abstract void setSeed(long seed);
/**
* Generates random bytes and places them into a user-supplied
* byte array. The number of random bytes produced is equal to
* the length of the byte array.
* <p>
* The default implementation fills the array with bytes extracted from
* random integers generated using {@link #nextInt}.
*
* @param bytes the non-null byte array in which to put the
* random bytes
*/
public void nextBytes(byte[] bytes) {
int bytesOut = 0;
while (bytesOut < bytes.length) {
int randInt = nextInt();
for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
if ( i > 0) {
randInt = randInt >> 8;
}
bytes[bytesOut++] = (byte) randInt;
if (bytesOut == bytes.length) {
return;
}
}
}
}
/**
* Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed <code>int</code>
* value from this random number generator's sequence.
* All 2<font size="-1"><sup>32</sup></font> possible <tt>int</tt> values
* should be produced with (approximately) equal probability.
* <p>
* The default implementation provided here returns
* <pre>
* <code>(int) (nextDouble() * Integer.MAX_VALUE)</code>
* </pre>
*
* @return the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed <code>int</code>
* value from this random number generator's sequence
*/
public int nextInt() {
return (int) (nextDouble() * Integer.MAX_VALUE);
}
/**
* Returns a pseudorandom, uniformly distributed <tt>int</tt> value
* between 0 (inclusive) and the specified value (exclusive), drawn from
* this random number generator's sequence.
* <p>
* The default implementation returns
* <pre>
* <code>(int) (nextDouble() * n</code>
* </pre>
*
* @param n the bound on the random number to be returned. Must be
* positive.
* @return a pseudorandom, uniformly distributed <tt>int</tt>
* value between 0 (inclusive) and n (exclusive).
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if n is not positive.
*/
public int nextInt(int n) {
if (n <= 0 ) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("upper bound must be positive");
}
int result = (int) (nextDouble() * n);
return result < n ? result : n - 1;
}
/**
* Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed <code>long</code>
* value from this random number generator's sequence. All
* 2<font size="-1"><sup>64</sup></font> possible <tt>long</tt> values
* should be produced with (approximately) equal probability.
* <p>
* The default implementation returns
* <pre>
* <code>(long) (nextDouble() * Long.MAX_VALUE)</code>
* </pre>
*
* @return the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed <code>long</code>
*value from this random number generator's sequence
*/
public long nextLong() {
return (long) (nextDouble() * Long.MAX_VALUE);
}
/**
* Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed
* <code>boolean</code> value from this random number generator's
* sequence.
* <p>
* The default implementation returns
* <pre>
* <code>nextDouble() <= 0.5</code>
* </pre>
*
* @return the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed
* <code>boolean</code> value from this random number generator's
* sequence
*/
public boolean nextBoolean() {
return nextDouble() <= 0.5;
}
/**
* Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed <code>float</code>
* value between <code>0.0</code> and <code>1.0</code> from this random
* number generator's sequence.
* <p>
* The default implementation returns
* <pre>
* <code>(float) nextDouble() </code>
* </pre>
*
* @return the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed <code>float</code>
* value between <code>0.0</code> and <code>1.0</code> from this
* random number generator's sequence
*/
public float nextFloat() {
return (float) nextDouble();
}
/**
* Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed
* <code>double</code> value between <code>0.0</code> and
* <code>1.0</code> from this random number generator's sequence.
* <p>
* This method provides the underlying source of random data used by the
* other methods.
*
* @return the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed
* <code>double</code> value between <code>0.0</code> and
* <code>1.0</code> from this random number generator's sequence
*/
public abstract double nextDouble();
/**
* Returns the next pseudorandom, Gaussian ("normally") distributed
* <code>double</code> value with mean <code>0.0</code> and standard
* deviation <code>1.0</code> from this random number generator's sequence.
* <p>
* The default implementation uses the <em>Polar Method</em>
* due to G.E.P. Box, M.E. Muller and G. Marsaglia, as described in
* D. Knuth, <u>The Art of Computer Programming</u>, 3.4.1C.
* <p>
* The algorithm generates a pair of independent random values. One of
* these is cached for reuse, so the full algorithm is not executed on each
* activation. Implementations that do not override this method should
* make sure to call {@link #clear} to clear the cached value in the
* implementation of {@link #setSeed(long)}.
*
* @return the next pseudorandom, Gaussian ("normally") distributed
* <code>double</code> value with mean <code>0.0</code> and
* standard deviation <code>1.0</code> from this random number
* generator's sequence
*/
public double nextGaussian() {
if (!Double.isNaN(cachedNormalDeviate)) {
double dev = cachedNormalDeviate;
cachedNormalDeviate = Double.NaN;
return dev;
}
double v1 = 0;
double v2 = 0;
double s = 1;
while (s >=1 ) {
v1 = 2 * nextDouble() - 1;
v2 = 2 * nextDouble() - 1;
s = v1 * v1 + v2 * v2;
}
if (s != 0) {
s = Math.sqrt(-2 * Math.log(s) / s);
}
cachedNormalDeviate = v2 * s;
return v1 * s;
}
}