https://github.com/engusmaze/frand

Blazingly Fast Pseudo Random Number Generator written in Rust
https://github.com/engusmaze/frand

no-std prng rand random random-generation rust rust-lang

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Blazingly Fast Pseudo Random Number Generator written in Rust

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/engusmaze/frand
• Owner: engusmaze
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2023-06-30T16:12:54.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-09-21T12:40:27.000Z (about 2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-01T17:08:35.141Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: no-std, prng, rand, random, random-generation, rust, rust-lang
• Language: Rust
• Homepage: https://crates.io/crates/frand
• Size: 71.3 KB
• Stars: 17
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE-APACHE

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# FRand

[![Crate](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/frand.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/frand)

**FRand** is a blazingly fast, small, and simple pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) written in Rust. The advantage of using FRand is that it can produce more random numbers per second than other libraries. It also produces high-quality random numbers using a fast **non-cryptographic** hashing algorithm.

To find the best constants for the algorithm, I used an automated program that tried many random constants per second and measured the bias of the output. The bias was estimated using the avalanche effect, which is a property of good hash functions that ensures that a small change in the input produces a large change in the output. The program selected the constants that minimized the bias and maximized the randomness.

**FRand** is really simple to use. Here is a simple example of how to use FRand to generate a random float:

```rs

use frand::Rand;

let mut rng = Rand::new();

println!("{}", rng.gen::());

```

## Speeds

### u64

| rand::ThreadRng | rand::SmallRng | fastrand::Rng | frand::Rand |

| :-------------: | :------------: | :-----------: | :---------: |

|      1.00x      |     3.74x      |     5.80x     |    6.09x    |

### f64

| rand::ThreadRng | rand::SmallRng | fastrand::Rng | frand::Rand |

| :-------------: | :------------: | :-----------: | :---------: |

|      1.00x      |     3.79x      |     2.34x     |    5.57x    |

### u128

| rand::ThreadRng | rand::SmallRng | fastrand::Rng | frand::Rand |

| :-------------: | :------------: | :-----------: | :---------: |

|      1.00x      |     2.15x      |     6.79x     |    7.24x    |

If you have suggestions on how to improve this library, you can contribute to this project!