/*
  ==============================================================================

   This file is part of the juce_core module of the JUCE library.
   Copyright (c) 2013 - Raw Material Software Ltd.

   Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any purpose with
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   CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

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   NOTE! This permissive ISC license applies ONLY to files within the juce_core module!
   All other JUCE modules are covered by a dual GPL/commercial license, so if you are
   using any other modules, be sure to check that you also comply with their license.

   For more details, visit www.juce.com

  ==============================================================================
*/

#ifndef __JUCE_RANDOM_JUCEHEADER__
#define __JUCE_RANDOM_JUCEHEADER__

#include "juce_BigInteger.h"


//==============================================================================
/**
    A random number generator.

    You can create a Random object and use it to generate a sequence of random numbers.
*/
class JUCE_API  Random
{
public:
    //==============================================================================
    /** Creates a Random object based on a seed value.

        For a given seed value, the subsequent numbers generated by this object
        will be predictable, so a good idea is to set this value based
        on the time, e.g.

        new Random (Time::currentTimeMillis())
    */
    explicit Random (int64 seedValue) noexcept;

    /** Creates a Random object using a random seed value.
        Internally, this calls setSeedRandomly() to randomise the seed.
    */
    Random();

    /** Destructor. */
    ~Random() noexcept;

    /** Returns the next random 32 bit integer.

        @returns a random integer from the full range 0x80000000 to 0x7fffffff
    */
    int nextInt() noexcept;

    /** Returns the next random number, limited to a given range.
        The maxValue parameter may not be negative, or zero.
        @returns a random integer between 0 (inclusive) and maxValue (exclusive).
    */
    int nextInt (int maxValue) noexcept;

    /** Returns the next 64-bit random number.

        @returns a random integer from the full range 0x8000000000000000 to 0x7fffffffffffffff
    */
    int64 nextInt64() noexcept;

    /** Returns the next random floating-point number.

        @returns a random value in the range 0 to 1.0
    */
    float nextFloat() noexcept;

    /** Returns the next random floating-point number.

        @returns a random value in the range 0 to 1.0
    */
    double nextDouble() noexcept;

    /** Returns the next random boolean value.
    */
    bool nextBool() noexcept;

    /** Returns a BigInteger containing a random number.

        @returns a random value in the range 0 to (maximumValue - 1).
    */
    BigInteger nextLargeNumber (const BigInteger& maximumValue);

    /** Sets a range of bits in a BigInteger to random values. */
    void fillBitsRandomly (BigInteger& arrayToChange, int startBit, int numBits);

    //==============================================================================
    /** Resets this Random object to a given seed value. */
    void setSeed (int64 newSeed) noexcept;

    /** Merges this object's seed with another value.
        This sets the seed to be a value created by combining the current seed and this
        new value.
    */
    void combineSeed (int64 seedValue) noexcept;

    /** Reseeds this generator using a value generated from various semi-random system
        properties like the current time, etc.

        Because this function convolves the time with the last seed value, calling
        it repeatedly will increase the randomness of the final result.
    */
    void setSeedRandomly();

    /** The overhead of creating a new Random object is fairly small, but if you want to avoid
        it, you can call this method to get a global shared Random object.

        It's not thread-safe though, so threads should use their own Random object, otherwise
        you run the risk of your random numbers becoming.. erm.. randomly corrupted..
    */
    static Random& getSystemRandom() noexcept;

private:
    //==============================================================================
    int64 seed;

    JUCE_LEAK_DETECTOR (Random)
};


#endif   // __JUCE_RANDOM_JUCEHEADER__
