commons-rng-simple/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/rng/simple/internal/Seed2ArrayConverter.java

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package org.apache.commons.rng.simple.internal;

/**
 * Seed converter to create an output array type.
 *
 * @param <IN> Input seed type.
 * @param <OUT> Output seed type.
 * @since 1.3
 */
public interface Seed2ArrayConverter<IN, OUT> extends SeedConverter<IN, OUT> {
    /**
     * Converts seed from input type to output type. The output type is expected to be an array.
     *
     * @param seed Original seed value.
     * @param outputSize Output size.
     * @return the converted seed value.
     */
    OUT convert(IN seed, int outputSize);
}