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A very simple, seedable JavaScript PRNG.
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/** | |
* Creates a pseudo-random value generator. The seed must be an integer. | |
* | |
* Uses an optimized version of the Park-Miller PRNG. | |
* http://www.firstpr.com.au/dsp/rand31/ | |
*/ | |
function Random(seed) { | |
this._seed = seed % 2147483647; | |
if (this._seed <= 0) this._seed += 2147483646; | |
} | |
/** | |
* Returns a pseudo-random value between 1 and 2^32 - 2. | |
*/ | |
Random.prototype.next = function () { | |
return this._seed = this._seed * 16807 % 2147483647; | |
}; | |
/** | |
* Returns a pseudo-random floating point number in range [0, 1). | |
*/ | |
Random.prototype.nextFloat = function (opt_minOrMax, opt_max) { | |
// We know that result of next() will be 1 to 2147483646 (inclusive). | |
return (this.next() - 1) / 2147483646; | |
}; |
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