servatrice/common/rng_sfmt.h
2014-03-11 09:41:37 +01:00

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#ifndef RNG_SFMT_H
#define RNG_SFMT_H
#include "sfmt/SFMT.h"
#include "rng_abstract.h"
#include <QMutex>
/**
* This class represents the random number generator.
* Usage instructions:
* Create an instance of RNG_SFMT, then call getNumber(min, max).
* You should never call this function with min > max, this throws a
* std::invalid_argument exception. It is best practice to use getNumber() in a try block
* and catch the exception if min, max are entered by the user or computed somehow.
*
* Technical details:
* The RNG uses the SIMD-oriented Fast Mersenne Twister code v1.4.1 from
* http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~%20m-mat/MT/SFMT/index.html
* To use this RNG, the class needs a sfmt_t structure for the RNG's internal state.
* It has to be initialized by sfmt_init_gen_rand() which is done in the constructor.
* The function sfmt_genrand_uint64() can then be used to create a 64 bit unsigned int
* pseudorandom number. This is done in getNumber().
* For more information see the author's website and look at the documentation and
* examples that are part of the official downloads.
*/
class RNG_SFMT : public RNG_Abstract {
Q_OBJECT
private:
QMutex mutex;
sfmt_t sfmt;
public:
RNG_SFMT(QObject *parent = 0);
unsigned int getNumber(unsigned int min, unsigned int max);
};
#endif