NumericAnnex/Sources/Random.Xoroshiro.swift

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Swift

//
// Random.Xoroshiro.swift
// NumericAnnex
//
// Created by Xiaodi Wu on 5/16/17.
//
extension Random {
/// A pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) that implements `xoroshiro128+`, a
/// successor to `xorshift128+` devised by S. Vigna and D. Blackman.
///
/// - Warning: Once seeded from cryptographically secure random bytes, an
/// instance of `Random.Xoroshiro` generates high-quality random numbers but
/// is _not_ a cryptographically secure PRNG.
///
/// To generate random numbers, create your own instance of `Random.Xoroshiro`
/// with an internal state seeded from cryptographically secure random bytes:
///
/// ```swift
/// let random = Random.Xoroshiro()!
/// let x = random.uniform() as Int
///
/// // You can also pass the desired result type as an argument.
/// let y = random.uniform(Int.self)
///
/// if x > y {
/// print("Here's a random value between 0 and 42 (inclusive):")
/// print(random.uniform(a: 0, b: 42))
/// } else {
/// print("Here's a random value between -42 and 0 (inclusive):")
/// print(random.uniform(a: -42, b: 0))
/// }
/// ```
///
/// - SeeAlso: `Random`, `PRNG`
public final class Xoroshiro : PRNG {
/// The internal state of the pseudo-random number generator.
public var state: (UInt64, UInt64)
/// Creates a pseudo-random number generator with the given internal state.
///
/// - Parameters:
/// - state: The value to be used as the generator's internal state.
public init(state: (UInt64, UInt64)) {
self.state = state
}
/// Creates a pseudo-random number generator with an internal state seeded
/// using cryptographically secure random bytes.
///
/// If cryptographically secure random bytes are unavailable, the result is
/// `nil`.
public convenience init?() {
self.init(_entropy: Xoroshiro._entropy(UInt64.self, count: 2))
}
/// Creates a pseudo-random number generator with an internal state seeded
/// using cryptographically secure random bytes.
///
/// If cryptographically secure random bytes are unavailable, the result is
/// `nil`.
internal init?(_entropy: @autoclosure () -> [UInt64]?) {
repeat {
guard let entropy = _entropy() else { return nil }
self.state = (entropy[0], entropy[1])
} while self.state == (0, 0)
}
// @_versioned
internal static func _rotl(_ value: UInt64, _ count: Int) -> UInt64 {
// TODO: Document this function.
return (value &<< count) | (value &>> (64 &- count))
}
public func next() -> UInt64? {
let x = state.0
var y = state.1
let result = x &+ y
y ^= x
state.0 = Xoroshiro._rotl(x, 55) ^ y ^ (y &<< 14)
state.1 = Xoroshiro._rotl(y, 36)
return result
}
}
}