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<HTML> <BODY BGCOLOR="white"> <PRE> <FONT color="green">001</FONT> /*<a name="line.1"></a> <FONT color="green">002</FONT> * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more<a name="line.2"></a> <FONT color="green">003</FONT> * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with<a name="line.3"></a> <FONT color="green">004</FONT> * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.<a name="line.4"></a> <FONT color="green">005</FONT> * The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0<a name="line.5"></a> <FONT color="green">006</FONT> * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with<a name="line.6"></a> <FONT color="green">007</FONT> * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at<a name="line.7"></a> <FONT color="green">008</FONT> *<a name="line.8"></a> <FONT color="green">009</FONT> * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0<a name="line.9"></a> <FONT color="green">010</FONT> *<a name="line.10"></a> <FONT color="green">011</FONT> * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software<a name="line.11"></a> <FONT color="green">012</FONT> * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,<a name="line.12"></a> <FONT color="green">013</FONT> * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.<a name="line.13"></a> <FONT color="green">014</FONT> * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and<a name="line.14"></a> <FONT color="green">015</FONT> * limitations under the License.<a name="line.15"></a> <FONT color="green">016</FONT> */<a name="line.16"></a> <FONT color="green">017</FONT> <a name="line.17"></a> <FONT color="green">018</FONT> package org.apache.commons.math.random;<a name="line.18"></a> <FONT color="green">019</FONT> import java.util.Collection;<a name="line.19"></a> <FONT color="green">020</FONT> <a name="line.20"></a> <FONT color="green">021</FONT> /**<a name="line.21"></a> <FONT color="green">022</FONT> * Random data generation utilities.<a name="line.22"></a> <FONT color="green">023</FONT> * @version $Revision: 780975 $ $Date: 2009-06-02 05:05:37 -0400 (Tue, 02 Jun 2009) $<a name="line.23"></a> <FONT color="green">024</FONT> */<a name="line.24"></a> <FONT color="green">025</FONT> public interface RandomData {<a name="line.25"></a> <FONT color="green">026</FONT> /**<a name="line.26"></a> <FONT color="green">027</FONT> * Generates a random string of hex characters of length<a name="line.27"></a> <FONT color="green">028</FONT> * <code>len</code>.<a name="line.28"></a> <FONT color="green">029</FONT> * <p><a name="line.29"></a> <FONT color="green">030</FONT> * The generated string will be random, but not cryptographically<a name="line.30"></a> <FONT color="green">031</FONT> * secure. To generate cryptographically secure strings, use<a name="line.31"></a> <FONT color="green">032</FONT> * <code>nextSecureHexString</code></p><a name="line.32"></a> <FONT color="green">033</FONT> * <p><a name="line.33"></a> <FONT color="green">034</FONT> * <strong>Preconditions</strong>:<ul><a name="line.34"></a> <FONT color="green">035</FONT> * <li><code>len > 0</code> (otherwise an IllegalArgumentException<a name="line.35"></a> <FONT color="green">036</FONT> * is thrown.)</li><a name="line.36"></a> <FONT color="green">037</FONT> * </ul></p><a name="line.37"></a> <FONT color="green">038</FONT> *<a name="line.38"></a> <FONT color="green">039</FONT> * @param len the length of the string to be generated<a name="line.39"></a> <FONT color="green">040</FONT> * @return random string of hex characters of length <code>len</code><a name="line.40"></a> <FONT color="green">041</FONT> */<a name="line.41"></a> <FONT color="green">042</FONT> String nextHexString(int len);<a name="line.42"></a> <FONT color="green">043</FONT> <a name="line.43"></a> <FONT color="green">044</FONT> /**<a name="line.44"></a> <FONT color="green">045</FONT> * Generates a uniformly distributed random integer between<a name="line.45"></a> <FONT color="green">046</FONT> * <code>lower</code> and <code>upper</code> (endpoints included).<a name="line.46"></a> <FONT color="green">047</FONT> * <p><a name="line.47"></a> <FONT color="green">048</FONT> * The generated integer will be random, but not cryptographically secure.<a name="line.48"></a> <FONT color="green">049</FONT> * To generate cryptographically secure integer sequences, use<a name="line.49"></a> <FONT color="green">050</FONT> * <code>nextSecureInt</code>.</p><a name="line.50"></a> <FONT color="green">051</FONT> * <p><a name="line.51"></a> <FONT color="green">052</FONT> * <strong>Preconditions</strong>:<ul><a name="line.52"></a> <FONT color="green">053</FONT> * <li><code>lower < upper</code> (otherwise an IllegalArgumentException<a name="line.53"></a> <FONT color="green">054</FONT> * is thrown.)</li><a name="line.54"></a> <FONT color="green">055</FONT> * </ul></p><a name="line.55"></a> <FONT color="green">056</FONT> *<a name="line.56"></a> <FONT color="green">057</FONT> * @param lower lower bound for generated integer<a name="line.57"></a> <FONT color="green">058</FONT> * @param upper upper bound for generated integer<a name="line.58"></a> <FONT color="green">059</FONT> * @return a random integer greater than or equal to <code>lower</code><a name="line.59"></a> <FONT color="green">060</FONT> * and less than or equal to <code>upper</code>.<a name="line.60"></a> <FONT color="green">061</FONT> */<a name="line.61"></a> <FONT color="green">062</FONT> int nextInt(int lower, int upper);<a name="line.62"></a> <FONT color="green">063</FONT> <a name="line.63"></a> <FONT color="green">064</FONT> /**<a name="line.64"></a> <FONT color="green">065</FONT> * Generates a uniformly distributed random long integer between<a name="line.65"></a> <FONT color="green">066</FONT> * <code>lower</code> and <code>upper</code> (endpoints included).<a name="line.66"></a> <FONT color="green">067</FONT> * <p><a name="line.67"></a> <FONT color="green">068</FONT> * The generated long integer values will be random, but not<a name="line.68"></a> <FONT color="green">069</FONT> * cryptographically secure.<a name="line.69"></a> <FONT color="green">070</FONT> * To generate cryptographically secure sequences of longs, use<a name="line.70"></a> <FONT color="green">071</FONT> * <code>nextSecureLong</code></p><a name="line.71"></a> <FONT color="green">072</FONT> * <p><a name="line.72"></a> <FONT color="green">073</FONT> * <strong>Preconditions</strong>:<ul><a name="line.73"></a> <FONT color="green">074</FONT> * <li><code>lower < upper</code> (otherwise an IllegalArgumentException<a name="line.74"></a> <FONT color="green">075</FONT> * is thrown.)</li><a name="line.75"></a> <FONT color="green">076</FONT> * </ul></p><a name="line.76"></a> <FONT color="green">077</FONT> *<a name="line.77"></a> <FONT color="green">078</FONT> * @param lower lower bound for generated integer<a name="line.78"></a> <FONT color="green">079</FONT> * @param upper upper bound for generated integer<a name="line.79"></a> <FONT color="green">080</FONT> * @return a random integer greater than or equal to <code>lower</code><a name="line.80"></a> <FONT color="green">081</FONT> * and less than or equal to <code>upper</code>.<a name="line.81"></a> <FONT color="green">082</FONT> */<a name="line.82"></a> <FONT color="green">083</FONT> long nextLong(long lower, long upper);<a name="line.83"></a> <FONT color="green">084</FONT> <a name="line.84"></a> <FONT color="green">085</FONT> /**<a name="line.85"></a> <FONT color="green">086</FONT> * Generates a random string of hex characters from a secure random<a name="line.86"></a> <FONT color="green">087</FONT> * sequence.<a name="line.87"></a> <FONT color="green">088</FONT> * <p><a name="line.88"></a> <FONT color="green">089</FONT> * If cryptographic security is not required,<a name="line.89"></a> <FONT color="green">090</FONT> * use <code>nextHexString()</code>.</p><a name="line.90"></a> <FONT color="green">091</FONT> * <p><a name="line.91"></a> <FONT color="green">092</FONT> * <strong>Preconditions</strong>:<ul><a name="line.92"></a> <FONT color="green">093</FONT> * <li><code>len > 0</code> (otherwise an IllegalArgumentException<a name="line.93"></a> <FONT color="green">094</FONT> * is thrown.)</li><a name="line.94"></a> <FONT color="green">095</FONT> * </ul></p><a name="line.95"></a> <FONT color="green">096</FONT> * @param len length of return string<a name="line.96"></a> <FONT color="green">097</FONT> * @return the random hex string<a name="line.97"></a> <FONT color="green">098</FONT> */<a name="line.98"></a> <FONT color="green">099</FONT> String nextSecureHexString(int len);<a name="line.99"></a> <FONT color="green">100</FONT> <a name="line.100"></a> <FONT color="green">101</FONT> /**<a name="line.101"></a> <FONT color="green">102</FONT> * Generates a uniformly distributed random integer between<a name="line.102"></a> <FONT color="green">103</FONT> * <code>lower</code> and <code>upper</code> (endpoints included)<a name="line.103"></a> <FONT color="green">104</FONT> * from a secure random sequence.<a name="line.104"></a> <FONT color="green">105</FONT> * <p><a name="line.105"></a> <FONT color="green">106</FONT> * Sequences of integers generated using this method will be<a name="line.106"></a> <FONT color="green">107</FONT> * cryptographically secure. If cryptographic security is not required,<a name="line.107"></a> <FONT color="green">108</FONT> * <code>nextInt</code> should be used instead of this method.</p><a name="line.108"></a> <FONT color="green">109</FONT> * <p><a name="line.109"></a> <FONT color="green">110</FONT> * <strong>Definition</strong>:<a name="line.110"></a> <FONT color="green">111</FONT> * <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptographically_secure_pseudo-random_number_generator"><a name="line.111"></a> <FONT color="green">112</FONT> * Secure Random Sequence</a></p><a name="line.112"></a> <FONT color="green">113</FONT> * <p><a name="line.113"></a> <FONT color="green">114</FONT> * <strong>Preconditions</strong>:<ul><a name="line.114"></a> <FONT color="green">115</FONT> * <li><code>lower < upper</code> (otherwise an IllegalArgumentException<a name="line.115"></a> <FONT color="green">116</FONT> * is thrown.)</li><a name="line.116"></a> <FONT color="green">117</FONT> * </ul></p><a name="line.117"></a> <FONT color="green">118</FONT> *<a name="line.118"></a> <FONT color="green">119</FONT> * @param lower lower bound for generated integer<a name="line.119"></a> <FONT color="green">120</FONT> * @param upper upper bound for generated integer<a name="line.120"></a> <FONT color="green">121</FONT> * @return a random integer greater than or equal to <code>lower</code><a name="line.121"></a> <FONT color="green">122</FONT> * and less than or equal to <code>upper</code>.<a name="line.122"></a> <FONT color="green">123</FONT> */<a name="line.123"></a> <FONT color="green">124</FONT> int nextSecureInt(int lower, int upper);<a name="line.124"></a> <FONT color="green">125</FONT> <a name="line.125"></a> <FONT color="green">126</FONT> /**<a name="line.126"></a> <FONT color="green">127</FONT> * Generates a random long integer between <code>lower</code><a name="line.127"></a> <FONT color="green">128</FONT> * and <code>upper</code> (endpoints included).<a name="line.128"></a> <FONT color="green">129</FONT> * <p><a name="line.129"></a> <FONT color="green">130</FONT> * Sequences of long values generated using this method will be<a name="line.130"></a> <FONT color="green">131</FONT> * cryptographically secure. If cryptographic security is not required,<a name="line.131"></a> <FONT color="green">132</FONT> * <code>nextLong</code> should be used instead of this method.</p><a name="line.132"></a> <FONT color="green">133</FONT> * <p><a name="line.133"></a> <FONT color="green">134</FONT> * <strong>Definition</strong>:<a name="line.134"></a> <FONT color="green">135</FONT> * <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptographically_secure_pseudo-random_number_generator"><a name="line.135"></a> <FONT color="green">136</FONT> * Secure Random Sequence</a></p><a name="line.136"></a> <FONT color="green">137</FONT> * <p><a name="line.137"></a> <FONT color="green">138</FONT> * <strong>Preconditions</strong>:<ul><a name="line.138"></a> <FONT color="green">139</FONT> * <li><code>lower < upper</code> (otherwise an IllegalArgumentException<a name="line.139"></a> <FONT color="green">140</FONT> * is thrown.)</li><a name="line.140"></a> <FONT color="green">141</FONT> * </ul></p><a name="line.141"></a> <FONT color="green">142</FONT> *<a name="line.142"></a> <FONT color="green">143</FONT> * @param lower lower bound for generated integer<a name="line.143"></a> <FONT color="green">144</FONT> * @param upper upper bound for generated integer<a name="line.144"></a> <FONT color="green">145</FONT> * @return a long integer greater than or equal to <code>lower</code><a name="line.145"></a> <FONT color="green">146</FONT> * and less than or equal to <code>upper</code>.<a name="line.146"></a> <FONT color="green">147</FONT> */<a name="line.147"></a> <FONT color="green">148</FONT> long nextSecureLong(long lower, long upper);<a name="line.148"></a> <FONT color="green">149</FONT> <a name="line.149"></a> <FONT color="green">150</FONT> /**<a name="line.150"></a> <FONT color="green">151</FONT> * Generates a random value from the Poisson distribution with<a name="line.151"></a> <FONT color="green">152</FONT> * the given mean.<a name="line.152"></a> <FONT color="green">153</FONT> * <p><a name="line.153"></a> <FONT color="green">154</FONT> * <strong>Definition</strong>:<a name="line.154"></a> <FONT color="green">155</FONT> * <a href="http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/section3/eda366j.htm"><a name="line.155"></a> <FONT color="green">156</FONT> * Poisson Distribution</a></p><a name="line.156"></a> <FONT color="green">157</FONT> * <p><a name="line.157"></a> <FONT color="green">158</FONT> * <strong>Preconditions</strong>: <ul><a name="line.158"></a> <FONT color="green">159</FONT> * <li>The specified mean <i>must</i> be positive (otherwise an<a name="line.159"></a> <FONT color="green">160</FONT> * IllegalArgumentException is thrown.)</li><a name="line.160"></a> <FONT color="green">161</FONT> * </ul></p><a name="line.161"></a> <FONT color="green">162</FONT> * @param mean Mean of the distribution<a name="line.162"></a> <FONT color="green">163</FONT> * @return poisson deviate with the specified mean<a name="line.163"></a> <FONT color="green">164</FONT> */<a name="line.164"></a> <FONT color="green">165</FONT> long nextPoisson(double mean);<a name="line.165"></a> <FONT color="green">166</FONT> <a name="line.166"></a> <FONT color="green">167</FONT> /**<a name="line.167"></a> <FONT color="green">168</FONT> * Generates a random value from the<a name="line.168"></a> <FONT color="green">169</FONT> * Normal (or Gaussian) distribution with the given mean<a name="line.169"></a> <FONT color="green">170</FONT> * and standard deviation.<a name="line.170"></a> <FONT color="green">171</FONT> * <p><a name="line.171"></a> <FONT color="green">172</FONT> * <strong>Definition</strong>:<a name="line.172"></a> <FONT color="green">173</FONT> * <a href="http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/section3/eda3661.htm"><a name="line.173"></a> <FONT color="green">174</FONT> * Normal Distribution</a></p><a name="line.174"></a> <FONT color="green">175</FONT> * <p><a name="line.175"></a> <FONT color="green">176</FONT> * <strong>Preconditions</strong>: <ul><a name="line.176"></a> <FONT color="green">177</FONT> * <li><code>sigma > 0</code> (otherwise an IllegalArgumentException<a name="line.177"></a> <FONT color="green">178</FONT> * is thrown.)</li><a name="line.178"></a> <FONT color="green">179</FONT> * </ul></p><a name="line.179"></a> <FONT color="green">180</FONT> * @param mu Mean of the distribution<a name="line.180"></a> <FONT color="green">181</FONT> * @param sigma Standard deviation of the distribution<a name="line.181"></a> <FONT color="green">182</FONT> * @return random value from Gaussian distribution with mean = mu,<a name="line.182"></a> <FONT color="green">183</FONT> * standard deviation = sigma<a name="line.183"></a> <FONT color="green">184</FONT> */<a name="line.184"></a> <FONT color="green">185</FONT> double nextGaussian(double mu, double sigma);<a name="line.185"></a> <FONT color="green">186</FONT> <a name="line.186"></a> <FONT color="green">187</FONT> /**<a name="line.187"></a> <FONT color="green">188</FONT> * Generates a random value from the exponential distribution<a name="line.188"></a> <FONT color="green">189</FONT> * with expected value = <code>mean</code>.<a name="line.189"></a> <FONT color="green">190</FONT> * <p><a name="line.190"></a> <FONT color="green">191</FONT> * <strong>Definition</strong>:<a name="line.191"></a> <FONT color="green">192</FONT> * <a href="http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/section3/eda3667.htm"><a name="line.192"></a> <FONT color="green">193</FONT> * Exponential Distribution</a></p><a name="line.193"></a> <FONT color="green">194</FONT> * <p><a name="line.194"></a> <FONT color="green">195</FONT> * <strong>Preconditions</strong>: <ul><a name="line.195"></a> <FONT color="green">196</FONT> * <li><code>mu >= 0</code> (otherwise an IllegalArgumentException<a name="line.196"></a> <FONT color="green">197</FONT> * is thrown.)</li><a name="line.197"></a> <FONT color="green">198</FONT> * </ul></p><a name="line.198"></a> <FONT color="green">199</FONT> * @param mean Mean of the distribution<a 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name="line.210"></a> <FONT color="green">211</FONT> * <code>upper - lower</code> are the<a name="line.211"></a> <FONT color="green">212</FONT> * <a href = "http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/section3/eda364.htm"><a name="line.212"></a> <FONT color="green">213</FONT> * location and scale parameters</a>, respectively.</p><a name="line.213"></a> <FONT color="green">214</FONT> * <p><a name="line.214"></a> <FONT color="green">215</FONT> * <strong>Preconditions</strong>:<ul><a name="line.215"></a> <FONT color="green">216</FONT> * <li><code>lower < upper</code> (otherwise an IllegalArgumentException<a name="line.216"></a> <FONT color="green">217</FONT> * is thrown.)</li><a name="line.217"></a> <FONT color="green">218</FONT> * </ul></p><a name="line.218"></a> <FONT color="green">219</FONT> *<a name="line.219"></a> <FONT color="green">220</FONT> * @param lower lower endpoint of the interval of support<a name="line.220"></a> <FONT color="green">221</FONT> * @param upper upper endpoint of the interval of support<a name="line.221"></a> <FONT color="green">222</FONT> * @return uniformly distributed random value between lower<a name="line.222"></a> <FONT color="green">223</FONT> * and upper (exclusive)<a name="line.223"></a> <FONT color="green">224</FONT> */<a name="line.224"></a> <FONT color="green">225</FONT> double nextUniform(double lower, double upper);<a name="line.225"></a> <FONT color="green">226</FONT> <a name="line.226"></a> <FONT color="green">227</FONT> /**<a name="line.227"></a> <FONT color="green">228</FONT> * Generates an integer array of length <code>k</code> whose entries<a name="line.228"></a> <FONT color="green">229</FONT> * are selected randomly, without repetition, from the integers <code><a name="line.229"></a> <FONT color="green">230</FONT> * 0 through n-1</code> (inclusive).<a name="line.230"></a> <FONT color="green">231</FONT> * <p><a name="line.231"></a> <FONT color="green">232</FONT> * Generated arrays represent permutations<a name="line.232"></a> <FONT color="green">233</FONT> * of <code>n</code> taken <code>k</code> at a time.</p><a name="line.233"></a> <FONT color="green">234</FONT> * <p><a name="line.234"></a> <FONT color="green">235</FONT> * <strong>Preconditions:</strong><ul><a name="line.235"></a> <FONT color="green">236</FONT> * <li> <code>k <= n</code></li><a name="line.236"></a> <FONT color="green">237</FONT> * <li> <code>n > 0</code> </li><a name="line.237"></a> <FONT color="green">238</FONT> * </ul><a name="line.238"></a> <FONT color="green">239</FONT> * If the preconditions are not met, an IllegalArgumentException is<a name="line.239"></a> <FONT color="green">240</FONT> * thrown.</p><a name="line.240"></a> <FONT color="green">241</FONT> *<a name="line.241"></a> <FONT color="green">242</FONT> * @param n domain of the permutation<a name="line.242"></a> <FONT color="green">243</FONT> * @param k size of the permutation<a name="line.243"></a> <FONT color="green">244</FONT> * @return random k-permutation of n<a name="line.244"></a> <FONT color="green">245</FONT> */<a name="line.245"></a> <FONT color="green">246</FONT> int[] nextPermutation(int n, int k);<a name="line.246"></a> <FONT color="green">247</FONT> <a name="line.247"></a> <FONT color="green">248</FONT> /**<a name="line.248"></a> <FONT color="green">249</FONT> * Returns an array of <code>k</code> objects selected randomly<a name="line.249"></a> <FONT color="green">250</FONT> * from the Collection <code>c</code>.<a name="line.250"></a> <FONT color="green">251</FONT> * <p><a name="line.251"></a> <FONT color="green">252</FONT> * Sampling from <code>c</code><a name="line.252"></a> <FONT color="green">253</FONT> * is without replacement; but if <code>c</code> contains identical<a name="line.253"></a> <FONT color="green">254</FONT> * objects, the sample may include repeats. If all elements of <code><a name="line.254"></a> <FONT color="green">255</FONT> * c</code> are distinct, the resulting object array represents a<a name="line.255"></a> <FONT color="green">256</FONT> * <a href="http://rkb.home.cern.ch/rkb/AN16pp/node250.html#SECTION0002500000000000000000"><a name="line.256"></a> <FONT color="green">257</FONT> * Simple Random Sample</a> of size<a name="line.257"></a> <FONT color="green">258</FONT> * <code>k</code> from the elements of <code>c</code>.</p><a name="line.258"></a> <FONT color="green">259</FONT> * <p><a name="line.259"></a> <FONT color="green">260</FONT> * <strong>Preconditions:</strong><ul><a name="line.260"></a> <FONT color="green">261</FONT> * <li> k must be less than or equal to the size of c </li><a name="line.261"></a> <FONT color="green">262</FONT> * <li> c must not be empty </li><a name="line.262"></a> <FONT color="green">263</FONT> * </ul><a name="line.263"></a> <FONT color="green">264</FONT> * If the preconditions are not met, an IllegalArgumentException is<a name="line.264"></a> <FONT color="green">265</FONT> * thrown.</p><a name="line.265"></a> <FONT color="green">266</FONT> *<a name="line.266"></a> <FONT color="green">267</FONT> * @param c collection to be sampled<a name="line.267"></a> <FONT color="green">268</FONT> * @param k size of the sample<a name="line.268"></a> <FONT color="green">269</FONT> * @return random sample of k elements from c<a name="line.269"></a> <FONT color="green">270</FONT> */<a name="line.270"></a> <FONT color="green">271</FONT> Object[] nextSample(Collection<?> c, int k);<a name="line.271"></a> <FONT color="green">272</FONT> }<a name="line.272"></a> </PRE> </BODY> </HTML>