mersenne.h

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#ifndef SST_CORE_RNG_MERSENNE_H
#define SST_CORE_RNG_MERSENNE_H

#include <stdint.h>
#include <sys/time.h>

#include "sstrng.h"

#define MERSENNE_UINT32_MAX 4294967295U
#define MERSENNE_UINT64_MAX 18446744073709551615ULL
#define MERSENNE_INT32_MAX  2147483647L
#define MERSENNE_INT64_MAX  9223372036854775807LL

namespace SST {
namespace RNG {
/**
        \class MersenneRNG mersenne.h "sst/core/rng/mersenne.h"

        Implements a Mersenne-based RNG for use in the SST core or components. The Mersenne
        RNG provides a better "randomness" to the distribution of outputs but is computationally
        more expensive than the Marsaglia RNG.
*/
class MersenneRNG : public SSTRandom {

    public:
        /**
                Create a new Mersenne RNG with a specified seed
                @param[in] seed The seed for this RNG
        */
        MersenneRNG(unsigned int seed);

        /**
                Creates a new Mersenne using a random seed which is obtained from the system
                clock. Note this will give different results on different platforms and between
                runs.
        */
        MersenneRNG();

        /**
                Generates the next random number as a double value between 0 and 1.
        */
        double   nextUniform();

        /**
                Generates the next random number as an unsigned 32-bit integer
        */
        uint32_t generateNextUInt32();

        /**
                Generates the next random number as an unsigned 64-bit integer
        */
        uint64_t generateNextUInt64();

        /**
                Generates the next random number as a signed 64-bit integer
        */
        int64_t  generateNextInt64();

        /**
                Generates the next random number as a signed 32-bit integer
        */
        int32_t  generateNextInt32();

        /**
                Seed the XOR RNG
        */
        void seed(uint64_t newSeed);

        /**
                Destructor for Mersenne
        */
        ~MersenneRNG();

    private:
        /**
                Generates the next batch of random numbers
        */
        void  generateNextBatch();

        /**
                Stores the next set of random numbers
        */
        uint32_t* numbers;

        /**
                Tells us what index of the random number list the next returnable number should come from
        */
        int index;

};

} //namespace RNG
} //namespace SST

#endif //SST_CORE_RNG_MERSENNE_H