distrib.h

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#ifndef SST_CORE_RNG_DISTRIB_H
#define SST_CORE_RNG_DISTRIB_H

#include "sst/core/serialization/serializable.h"

namespace SST::RNG {

/**
 * \class RandomDistribution
 * Base class of statistical distributions in SST.
 */
class RandomDistribution : public SST::Core::Serialization::serializable
{

public:
    /**
        Obtains the next double from the distribution
        \return The next double in the distribution being sampled
    */
    virtual double getNextDouble() = 0;

    /**
        Destroys the distribution
    */
    virtual ~RandomDistribution() {}

    /**
        Creates the base (abstract) class of a distribution
    */
    RandomDistribution() {}

    virtual void serialize_order(SST::Core::Serialization::serializer& UNUSED(ser)) override {}

    ImplementVirtualSerializable(SST::RNG::RandomDistribution)
};

} // namespace SST::RNG

using SSTRandomDistribution = SST::RNG::RandomDistribution;

#endif // SST_CORE_RNG_DISTRIB_H