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Timestamp:
Aug 6, 2005, 12:30:57 AM (17 years ago)
Author:
Jari Häkkinen
Message:

Added documentation.
Added missing Makefile.am.
Implemented seeding of the rng. Implemented seed acquring from /dev/urandom.

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  • trunk/lib/random/Random.h

    r371 r374  
    99#include <gsl/gsl_randist.h>
    1010
     11#include <string>
     12
    1113namespace theplu {
    1214namespace random { 
    1315
    1416  ///
    15   /// The RNG class provides a single global random number generator
    16   /// instance with one point of access to the generator.
    17   ///
    18   /// This is probably not thread safe.
    19   ///
    20   /// @see Design Patterns (the singleton and adapter pattern)
     17  /// The RNG class is wrapper to the GSL random number generator
     18  /// (rng). This class provides a single global instance of the rng,
     19  /// and makes sure there is only one point of access to the
     20  /// generator.
     21  ///
     22  /// There is information about how to change seeding and generators
     23  /// at run time without recompilation using environment
     24  /// variables. RNG of course support seeding at compile time if you
     25  /// don't want to bother about environment variables and GSL.
     26  ///
     27  /// There are many different rng's available in GSL. Currently only
     28  /// the default generator is implemented and no other one is
     29  /// choosable though the class interface. This means that you have
     30  /// to fall back to the use of environment variables as described in
     31  /// the GSL documentation, or be bold and request support for other
     32  /// rng's through the class interface.
     33  ///
     34  /// Not all GSL functionality is implemented, we'll add
     35  /// functionality when needed and may do it when requested. Better
     36  /// yet, supply us with code and we will probably add it to the code
     37  /// (BUT remember to implement reasonable tests for your code and
     38  /// follow the coding style.)
     39  ///
     40  /// This implementation may be thread safe (according to GSL
     41  /// documentation), but should be checked to be so before trusting
     42  /// thread safety.
     43  ///
     44  /// @see Design Patterns (the singleton and adapter pattern). GSL
     45  /// documentation.
    2146  ///
    2247  class RNG
    … …  
    2651    virtual ~RNG(void);
    2752
    28     static RNG* instance(int seed);
     53    static RNG* instance(u_long seed=0);
     54
     55    ///
     56    /// @brief Returns the largest number that the random number
     57    /// generator can return.
     58    ///
     59    inline u_long max(void) const { return gsl_rng_max(rng_); }
     60
     61    ///
     62    /// @brief Returns the smallest number that the random number
     63    /// generator can return.
     64    ///
     65    inline u_long min(void) const { return gsl_rng_min(rng_); }
     66
     67    ///
     68    /// @brief Returns the name of the random number generator
     69    ///
     70    inline std::string name(void) const { return gsl_rng_name(rng_); }
    2971
    3072    inline const gsl_rng* rng(void) const { return rng_; }
    3173
    32   private:
    33 
    34     RNG(void);
     74    ///
     75    /// Set the seed \a s for the rng. If \a s is zero, a default
     76    /// value from the rng's original implementation is used (cf. GSL
     77    /// documentation).
     78    ///
     79    /// @brief Set the seed \a s for the rng.
     80    ///
     81    /// @see seed_dev_urandom
     82    ///
     83    inline void seed(u_long s) const { gsl_rng_set(rng_,s); }
     84
     85    ///
     86    /// @brief Seed the rng using the /dev/urandom device.
     87    ///
     88    /// @return The seed acquired from /dev/urandom.
     89    ///
     90    u_long seed_from_devurandom(void);
     91
     92  private:
     93
     94    RNG(u_long seed);
    3595
    3696    static RNG* instance_;
    … …  
    41101
    42102  ///
    43   /// @brief Continuous random distributions.
    44   ///
    45   /// Abstract base class for continuous random distributions.
     103  /// @brief Continuous random number distributions.
     104  ///
     105  /// Abstract base class for continuous random number distributions.
    46106  ///
    47107  class Continuous
    … …  
    52112    /// @brief Constructor
    53113    ///
    54     inline Continuous(void) { rng_=RNG::instance(89); }
     114    inline Continuous(void) { rng_=RNG::instance(); }
    55115
    56116    ///
    … …  
    68128  ///
    69129  /// Class for generating a random number from a uniform distribution
    70   /// between zero and unity.
     130  /// in the range [0,1), i.e. zero is included but not 1.
    71131  ///
    72132  /// Distribution function \f$ f(x) = 1 \f$ for \f$ 0 \le x < 1 \f$ \n
    … …  
    173233
    174234  ///
    175   /// @brief Discrete random distributions.
    176   ///
    177   /// Abstract Base Class for discrete random distributions. Given K
    178   /// discrete events with different probabilities \f$ P[k] \f$,
    179   /// produce a random value k consistent with its probability.
     235  /// @brief Discrete random number distributions.
     236  ///
     237  /// Abstract base class for discrete random number
     238  /// distributions. Given K discrete events with different
     239  /// probabilities \f$ P[k] \f$, produce a random value k consistent
     240  /// with its probability.
    180241  ///
    181242  class Discrete
    … …  
    185246    /// @brief Constructor
    186247    ///
    187     inline Discrete(void) { rng_=RNG::instance(89); }
     248    inline Discrete(void) { rng_=RNG::instance(); }
    188249
    189250    ///
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