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A Rust library for generating high-quality random numbers based on the Mersenne Twister algorithm 🦀
https://github.com/sebastienrousseau/vrd

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A Rust library for generating high-quality random numbers based on the Mersenne Twister algorithm 🦀

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# Random (VRD)



A Rust library for generating high-quality random numbers based on the Mersenne

Twister algorithm.



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• [Website][00] • [Documentation][07] • [Report Bug][03]

• [Request Feature][03] • [Contributing Guidelines][04]



## Overview



`Random (VRD)` is a Rust library for generating high-quality random numbers based on the Mersenne Twister algorithm.



The `Random` struct in this library provides a robust interface for generating a variety of random numbers using the Mersenne Twister algorithm. Additionally, the `MersenneTwisterConfig` struct allows for advanced configuration of the algorithm.



`Random (VRD)` generates pseudorandom integers uniformly distributed in 0..(2^32 - 1), starting from any odd seed in 0..(2^32 - 1). The index is incremented after each random number is generated. When the index reaches 624, the array is reinitialized and the index is reset to 0.



## Features



- Create a new random number generator and seed it with a value.

- Designed for speed and efficiency.

- Generate random 32-bit unsigned integers within a given range.

- Provide random numbers of different types, including booleans, bytes, chars, doubles, floats, integers, and unsigned integers.

- Mutate the state of the random number generator.

- Produce pseudorandom number sequences that are different from each other.

- Regulate the randomness of the generated numbers, including the seed value and the number of bits used.

- Select a random element from a slice of values.

- Generate random numbers from various probability distributions, including uniform, normal, exponential, and Poisson.



## Installation



Add this to your `Cargo.toml`:



```toml

[dependencies]

vrd = "0.0.8"

serde = { version = "1.0.209", features = ["derive"] }

```



## Usage



Here's a quick example on how to use Random (VRD) to generate random numbers:



```rust

use vrd::random::Random;



let mut rng = Random::new();

let rand_int = rng.int(1, 10);

println!("Random integer between 1 and 10: {}", rand_int);



let rand_float = rng.float();

println!("Random float: {}", rand_float);



let rand_bytes = rng.bytes(10);

println!("Random bytes: {:?}", rand_bytes);

```



## Documentation



For full API documentation, please visit  or .



## Rust Version Compatibility



Compiler support: requires rustc 1.56.0+



## Examples



`Random (VRD)` provides a set of comprehensive examples. You can find them in the `examples` directory of the project. To run the examples, clone the repository and execute the following command in your terminal from the project:



```shell

cargo run --example

```



## Macros



The `Random (VRD)` library provides a set of macros that simplify the usage of the library. These macros offer a convenient way to generate random numbers of different types and distributions.



Here are some of the available macros:



- `rand_bool!(rng, probability)`: Generate a random boolean with the provided probability.

- `rand_bytes!(rng, length)`: Generate a vector of random bytes with the specified length.

- `rand_char!(rng)`: Generate a random character within the range 'a'..='z'.

- `rand_choose!(rng, values)`: Generate a random element from a slice of values.

- `rand_float!(rng)`: Generate a random float.

- `rand_int!(rng, min, max)`: Generate a random integer within the given range.

- `rand_uint!(rng, min, max)`: Generate a random 32-bit unsigned integer within the given range.

- `rand_double!(rng)`: Generate a random double.

- `rand_string!(rng, length)`: Generate a random string of the specified length.

- `rand_alphanumeric!(rng)`: Generate a random alphanumeric character.

- `rand_shuffle!(rng, slice)`: Shuffle a mutable slice randomly.

- `rand_weighted_choice!(rng, choices, weights)`: Select a random element from a slice based on the provided weights.

- `rand_normal!(rng, mu, sigma)`: Generate a normally distributed random number with the given mean and standard deviation.

- `rand_exponential!(rng, rate)`: Generate a random number from the exponential distribution with the given rate parameter.

- `rand_poisson!(rng, mean)`: Generate a random number from a Poisson distribution with the specified mean parameter.



For more details on how to use these macros, please refer to the [documentation](https://docs.rs/vrd).



## Contributing



Contributions are welcome! Please submit a Pull Request on [GitHub][04].



## Credits and Acknowledgements



A big thank you to all the awesome contributors of [vrd][05] for their help and support.



A special thank you goes to the [Rust Reddit][10] community for providing a lot of useful suggestions on how to improve this project.



## License



Licensed under either of the [Apache License][01] or the [MIT license][02] at your option.



Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in this crate by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.



[00]: https://vrdlib.com "Random (VRD)"

[01]: https://opensource.org/license/apache-2-0/ "Apache License, Version 2.0"

[02]: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT "MIT license"

[03]: https://github.com/sebastienrousseau/vrd/issues "Issues"

[04]: https://github.com/sebastienrousseau/vrd/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md "Contributing Instructions"

[05]: https://github.com/sebastienrousseau/vrd/graphs/contributors "Contributors"

[06]: https://crates.io/crates/vrd "Crates.io"

[07]: https://docs.rs/vrd "Docs.rs"

[08]: https://lib.rs/crates/vrd "Lib.rs"

[09]: https://github.com/sebastienrousseau/vrd/actions?query=branch%3Amain

[10]: https://reddit.com/r/rust "Rust Reddit"

[11]: https://www.rust-lang.org "The Rust Programming Language"

[12]: https://codecov.io/gh/sebastienrousseau/vrd "Codecov"

[13]: https://github.com/sebastienrousseau/vrd/ "GitHub"



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