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SRFI 27

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A Chicken implementation of SRFI 27.

SRFI 27

Most procedures are per the SRFI 27 specification document. Only the extensions are documented here.

The most obvious extensions are support for multiple random number generators and multiple entropy sources.

Usage

(use srfi-27)

current-random-source

[procedure] (current-random-source [RANDOM-SOURCE])

Parameter for the default random-source.

The variable default-random-source is the initial (current-random-source).

The initial random-source is an instance of 'mrg32k3a, per SRFI 27.

random-integer/current

[procedure] (random-integer/current) -> (procedure (integer) integer)

Returns an integer random generator from the (current-random-source).

Like random-integer but w/ (current-random-source), & a procedure, not a variable.

random-real/current

[procedure] (random-real/current) -> (procedure () real)

Returns a real random generator from the (current-random-source).

Like random-real but w/ (current-random-source), & a procedure, not a variable.

registered-random-sources

[procedure] (registered-random-sources) -> (list-of symbol)

Returns a list of the registered random-source names.

registered-random-source

[procedure] (registered-random-source NAME) -> (disjoint #f (procedure () random-source))

Returns the random-source creator for the specified NAME or #f if not registered.

random-source?

[procedure] (random-source? OBJ) -> boolean

random-source predicate.

[procedure] (check-random-source LOC OBJ [NAM])

Raise error when OBJ not a random-source. NAM is the optional parameter name.

[procedure] (error-random-source LOC OBJ [NAM])

Raise error for OBJ not a random-source. NAM is the optional parameter name.

make-random-source

[procedure] (make-random-source [SOURCE (current-random-source)]) -> random-source

SOURCE is either a random-source or the symbol of a registered random-source, the name.

new-random-source

[procedure] (new-random-source [RANDOM-SOURCE (current-random-source)]) -> random-source

Same as (make-random-source RANDOM-SOURCE).

random-source-name

[procedure] (random-source-name RANDOM-SOURCE) -> symbol

The symbolic name of the RANDOM-SOURCE.

random-source-documentation

[procedure] (random-source-documentation RANDOM-SOURCE) -> string

Some more information for the RANDOM-SOURCE.

random-source-log2-period

[procedure] (random-source-log2-period RANDOM-SOURCE) -> integer

The period of the RANDOM-SOURCE as a power of 2. A fixnum.

random-source-maximum-range

[procedure] (random-source-maximum-range RANDOM-SOURCE) -> inexact-integer

The largest integer the RANDOM-SOURCE can produce without resort to a bignum representation. Currently an inexact-integer flonum, even for 64-bit CPUs.

random-source-entropy-source

[procedure] (random-source-entropy-source RANDOM-SOURCE) -> entropy-source

The current entropy-source for the RANDOM-SOURCE.

random-source-entropy-source-set!

[procedure] (random-source-entropy-source-set! RANDOM-SOURCE ENTROPY-SOURCE)

Changes the current entropy-source for the RANDOM-SOURCE.

random-source-state-ref

[procedure] (random-source-state-ref RANDOM-SOURCE) -> random-state

Per the SRFI 27 specification the random-state is a valid external representation of RANDOM-SOURCE state.

random-source-state-set!

[procedure] (random-source-state-set! RANDOM-SOURCE RANDOM-STATE)

Only a RANDOM-STATE produced by a random-source-state-ref of the same random-source is acceptable.

random-source-randomize!

[procedure] (random-source-randomize! RANDOM-SOURCE [ENTROPY-SOURCE])

random-source-pseudo-randomize!

[procedure] (random-source-pseudo-randomize! RANDOM-SOURCE I J)

random-source-make-integers

[procedure] (random-source-make-integers RANDOM-SOURCE) -> (procedure (integer) integer)

The result is a procedure: (random-source-make-integers RANDOM-SOURCE)

random-source-make-reals

[procedure] (random-source-make-reals RANDOM-SOURCE [PRECISION]) -> (procedure () real)

The result is a procedure: (random-source-make-reals RANDOM-SOURCE PRECISION)

PRECISION maybe #f, in which case the value is flonum-epsilon.

random-source-make-u8vectors

[procedure] (random-source-make-u8vectors RANDOM-SOURCE) -> (procedure (integer) u8vector)

Returns a procedure of one argument, the length of the generated vector, the returns a vector of random 8-bit unsigned values, a SRFI 4 u8vector.

The variable random-u8vector is a procedure: (random-source-make-u8vectors default-random-source)

random-source-make-f64vectors

[procedure] (random-source-make-f64vectors RANDOM-SOURCE [PRECISION]) -> (procedure (integer) f64vector)

Returns a procedure of one argument, the length of the generated vector, the returns a vector of random 64-bit floating-point values, a SRFI 4 f64vector.

The variable random-f64vector is a procedure: (random-source-make-f64vectors default-random-source)

current-entropy-source

[procedure] (current-entropy-source [ENTROPY-SOURCE])

Parameter for the default entropy-source.

default-entropy-source is the initial (current-entropy-source).

The initial entropy-source is an instance of 'system-clock.

registered-entropy-sources

[procedure] (registered-entropy-sources) -> (list-of symbol)

Returns a list of the registered entropy-source names.

registered-entropy-source

[procedure] (registered-entropy-source NAME) -> (or boolean procedure)

Returns the entropy-source creator for the specified NAME or #f if not registered.

entropy-source?

[procedure] (entropy-source? OBJ) -> boolean

entropy-source predicate.

[procedure] (check-entropy-source LOC OBJ [NAM])

Raise error when OBJ not an entropy-source. NAM is the optional parameter name.

[procedure] (error-entropy-source LOC OBJ [NAM])

Raise error for OBJ not an entropy-source. NAM is the optional parameter name.

make-entropy-source

[procedure] (make-entropy-source [SOURCE (current-entropy-source)]) -> entropy-source

SOURCE is either a entropy-source or the symbol of a registered entropy-source, the name.

new-entropy-source

[procedure] (new-entropy-source ENTROPY-SOURCE) -> entropy-source

Same as (make-random-entropy ENTROPY-SOURCE).

entropy-source-name

[procedure] (entropy-source-name ENTROPY-SOURCE) -> symbol

The symbolic name of the ENTROPY-SOURCE.

entropy-source-documentation

[procedure] (entropy-source-documentation ENTROPY-SOURCE) -> string

Some more information for the ENTROPY-SOURCE.

entropy-source-u8

[procedure] (entropy-source-u8 ENTROPY-SOURCE) -> fixnum

Returns a non-negative fixnum from the ENTROPY-SOURCE.

entropy-source-f64

[procedure] (entropy-source-f64 ENTROPY-SOURCE) -> flonum

Returns a flonum from the ENTROPY-SOURCE.

entropy-source-u8vector

[procedure] (entropy-source-u8vector ENTROPY-SOURCE LENGTH [U8VECTOR]) -> u8vector

Returns a u8vector with the 0 thru LENGTH-1 elements filled with non-negative fixnums from the ENTROPY-SOURCE. If U8VECTOR is supplied then this is used otherwise a new vector is returned.

entropy-source-f64vector

[procedure] (entropy-source-f64vector ENTROPY-SOURCE LENGTH [F64VECTOR]) -> f64vector

Returns a f64vector with the 0 thru LENGTH-1 elements filled with flonums from the ENTROPY-SOURCE. If F64VECTOR is supplied then this is used otherwise a new vector is returned.

entropy-source-integer

[procedure] (entropy-source-integer ENTROPY-SOURCE) -> integer

Returns an integer from the ENTROPY-SOURCE.

Random Sources

A random source module must be loaded before it can be used. This maybe obvious but a call of (make-random-source 'moa) will fail unless the extension "moa" is loaded.

See make-random-source for use of the NAME.

Pierre L'Ecuyer's Multiple Recursive Generator 32k3a random number generator

Usage

(use mrg32k3a)

make-random-source-mrg32k3a

[procedure] (make-random-source-mrg32k3a) -> random-source

Registered NAME is 'mrg32k3a

George Marsaglia's Multiply With Carry random number generator

Usage

(use mwc)

make-random-source-mwc

[procedure] (make-random-source-mwc) -> random-source

Registered NAME is 'mwc

George Marsaglia's Mother Of All random number generator

Usage

(use moa)

make-random-source-moa

[procedure] (make-random-source-moa) -> random-source

Registered NAME is 'moa

Entropy Sources

An entropy source module must be loaded before it can be used.

System Clock

Usage

(use entropy-clock)

make-entropy-source-system-clock

[procedure] (make-entropy-source-system-clock) -> entropy-source

Registered NAME is 'system-clock

Windows Crypt Device

Usage

(use entropy-windows)

make-entropy-source-crypt

[procedure] (make-entropy-source-crypt [BUFFER-LENGTH]) -> entropy-source

Registered NAME is 'crypt

Unix Random Device

Usage

(use entropy-unix)

make-entropy-source-urandom-device

[procedure] (make-entropy-source-urandom-device) -> entropy-source

Registered NAME is 'random-device

make-entropy-source-random-device

[procedure] (make-entropy-source-random-device) -> entropy-source

Registered NAME is 'urandom-device

Procedure Entropy Source

U8PROC is a procedure of no arguments returning a fixnum in the range 0 .. 255.

F64PROC is a procedure of no arguments returning a finite flonum.

Usage

(use entropy-procedure)

make-entropy-source/procedures

[procedure] (make-entropy-source/procedures U8PROC F64PROC [name: (NAME (gensym 'procedures-))] [docu: (DOCU "Entropy from procedures")]) -> entropy-source

Returns an unregistered entropy-source built from the supplied U8PROC and F64PROC procedures.

make-entropy-source/f64procedure

[procedure] (make-entropy-source/f64procedure F64PROC [name: (NAME (gensym 'procedures-))] [docu: (DOCU "Entropy from procedures")]) -> entropy-source

Returns an unregistered entropy-source built from the supplied F64PROC procedure.

Port Entropy Source

Usage

(use entropy-port)

entropy-port-lifetime

[parameter] (entropy-port-lifetime [SECONDS])

The number of SECONDS an entropy port is kept open without any activity.

SECONDS is a positive real or a boolean: #t, to reset the default seconds, or #f, to determine the lifetime by GC finalization.

make-entropy-source/port

[procedure] (make-entropy-source/port PORT [name: (NAME (gensym 'port-))] [docu: (DOCU "Entropy from an open port")]) -> entropy-source

Returns an unregistered entropy-source built from the supplied PORT, which is treated as a binary stream.

The PORT is kept open and must be closed by the caller, if at all.

make-entropy-source/port-open

[procedure] (make-entropy-source/port-open OPENER [name: (NAME (gensym 'port-))] [docu: (DOCU "Entropy from port")]) -> entropy-source

Returns an unregistered entropy-source built from the supplied OPENER.

OPENER is a (procedure () port), returning an opened port.

The returned port has an (entropy-port-lifetime) so the port may be closed and OPENER called more than once.

make-entropy-source/port-open-timed

[procedure] (make-entropy-source/port-open-timed OPENER SECONDS [name: (NAME (gensym 'timed-port-))] [docu: (DOCU "Entropy from timed open port")]) -> entropy-source

Returns an unregistered entropy-source built from the supplied OPENER & SECONDS.

SECONDS is interpreted as with entropy-port-lifetime.

OPENER is interpreted as with make-entropy-source/port-open.

make-entropy-source/file

[procedure] (make-entropy-source/file NAMSTR [name: (NAME (gensym 'file-))] [docu: (DOCU (string-append "Entropy from file \"" namstr "\""))]) -> entropy-source

Returns an unregistered entropy-source using the file named by the pathname NAMSTR.

The opened port for the file NAMSTR is interpreted as with make-entropy-source/port-open.

Simple Distributions

Provides exact and inexact generators. All return 2 values: the generator itself and a procedure returning the argument values used to parameterize the generator. The second return value can be ignored.

Usage

(use srfi-27-uniform-random)

make-uniform-random-integers

[procedure] (make-uniform-random-integers [high: (HIGH #f)] [low: (LOW 0)] [precision: (PRECISION 1)] [source: (SOURCE (current-random-source))]) -> (procedure () integer)

LOW, HIGH and PRECISION are integers.

SOURCE is a random-source.

HIGH, if not supplied, is the (- (random-source-maximum-range source) 1).

The generator returns integers in the range LOW .. HIGH with an index of PRECISION. Unlike a (random-integer) result negative integers are possible.

(random-integer/current) <> (make-uniform-random-integers). (random-integer/current) returns ((integer) -> integer). (make-uniform-random-integers) returns (() -> integer).

make-uniform-random-reals

[procedure] (make-uniform-random-reals [precision: PRECISION] [source: (SOURCE (current-random-source))]) -> (procedure () real)

The generator is as (random-source-make-reals SOURCE PRECISION).

PRECISION maybe #f, in which case the value is flonum-epsilon.

SOURCE is a random-source.

(random-real/current) = (make-uniform-random-reals). Both return procedures of (() -> real).

Vector Distributions

The procedures named as per make-random-... return a procedure of one argument N, the length of the vector to be created.

The nomenclature vector% is used to indicate a disjoint type union of vector, f32vector, f64vector. If the user is really keen to access the API for this type it is available in the, undocumented, "srfi-27-vector-support" module.

Usage

(use srfi-27-vector)

make-random-permutations

random-permutation!

[procedure] (make-random-permutations [randoms: (RANDOMS random-integer/current)]) -> (procedure (integer) vector)
[procedure] (random-permutation! VECTOR [randoms: (RANDOMS random-integer/current)]) -> vector

Performs the "Knuth shuffle" (or "Fisher-Yates shuffle").

Fills VECTOR with a random permutation of the finite set {0 ... N-1}, where N = (vector-length VECTOR).

RANDOMS is a procedure: (exact-real) -> exact-real

(From Gambit)

make-random-vector

random-vector!

[procedure] (make-random-vector [randoms: (RANDOMS random-real/current)]) -> (procedure (integer) vector)
[procedure] (random-vector! VECTOR% [randoms: (RANDOMS random-real/current)]) -> vector%

Fills VECTOR with inexact real random numbers from the random distribution generator randoms.

RANDOMS is a procedure: () -> inexact-real

make-random-hollow-sphere

random-hollow-sphere!

[procedure] (make-random-hollow-sphere [mu: (MU 0.0)] [sigma: (SIGMA 1.0)] [randoms: (RANDOMS (random-real/current))]) -> (procedure (integer) vector)
[procedure] (random-hollow-sphere! VECTOR% [mu: (MU 0.0)] [sigma: (SIGMA 1.0)] [randoms: (RANDOMS (random-real/current))]) -> vector%

Fills VECTOR% with inexact real random numbers the sum of whose squares are equal to 1.0.

Thinking of VECTOR% as coordinates in space of dimension N = (vector%-length VECTOR%), the coordinates are uniformly distributed over the surface of the unit n-sphere.

(From Gambit)

make-random-solid-sphere

random-solid-sphere!

[procedure] (make-random-solid-sphere [mu: (MU 0.0)] [sigma: (SIGMA 1.0)] [randoms: (RANDOMS (random-real/current))]) -> (procedure (integer) vector)
[procedure] (random-solid-sphere! VECTOR% [mu: (MU 0.0)] [sigma: (SIGMA 1.0)] [randoms: (RANDOMS (random-real/current))]) -> vector%

Fills VECTOR% with inexact real random numbers the sum of whose squares are less than 1.0.

Thinking of VECTOR% as coordinates in space of dimension N = (vector%-length VECTOR%), the coordinates are uniformly distributed within the unit n-sphere.

(From Gambit)

Other Distributions

Provides generators for some common distributions ranging over some subset of the inexact-reals. The domain of the generators depends, of course, on the specific distribution.

All return 2 values: the generator itself and a procedure returning the argument values used to parameterize the generator. The second return value can be ignored.

The identifiers matching *make-random-<distribution> are reserved.

Usage

(use srfi-27-distributions)

All distributions are available from the omnibus module srfi-27-distributions, and individually as the srfi-27-<distribution> module.

make-random-normals

[procedure] (make-random-normals [mu: (MU 0.0)] [sigma: (SIGMA 1.0)] [randoms: (RANDOMS (random-real/current))]) -> (procedure () real)

MU is real.

SIGMA is nonzero-real.

RANDOMS is a (procedure () real)

(use srfi-27-normals)

make-random-exponentials

[procedure] (make-random-exponentials [mu: (MU 1.0)] [randoms: (RANDOMS (random-real/current))]) -> (procedure () real)

MU is real in [0 1].

RANDOMS is a (procedure () real)

(use srfi-27-exponentials)

make-random-triangles

[procedure] (make-random-triangles [s: (S 0.0)] [m: (M 0.5)] [l: (L 1.0)] [randoms: (RANDOMS (random-real/current))]) -> (procedure () real)

S is real.

M is real in [S L].

L is real in ]S +inf.0[.

RANDOMS is a (procedure () real)

(use srfi-27-triangles)

make-random-poissons

[procedure] (make-random-poissons [mu: (MU 1.0)] [randoms: (RANDOMS (random-real/current))]) -> (procedure () integer)

MU is nonnegative-real.

RANDOMS is a (procedure () real)

(use srfi-27-poissons)

make-random-bernoullis

[procedure] (make-random-bernoullis [p: (P 0.5)] [randoms: (RANDOMS (random-real/current))]) -> (procedure () boolean)

P is real in [0 1].

RANDOMS is a (procedure () real)

(use srfi-27-bernoullis)

make-random-binomials

[procedure] (make-random-binomials [t: (T 1)] [p: (P 0.5)] [randoms: (RANDOMS (random-real/current))]) -> (procedure () integer)

T is cardinal-integer.

P is real in [0 1].

RANDOMS is a (procedure () real)

(use srfi-27-binomials)

make-random-geometrics

[procedure] (make-random-geometrics [p: (P 0.5)] [randoms: (RANDOMS (random-real/current))])) -> (procedure () integer)

P is real in [0 1].

RANDOMS is a (procedure () real)

(use srfi-27-geometrics)

make-random-lognormals

[procedure] (make-random-lognormals [mu: (MU 1.0)] [sigma: (SIGMA 1.0)] [randoms: (RANDOMS (random-real/current))]) -> (procedure () real)

MU is nonzero-real.

SIGMA is nonnegative-real.

RANDOMS is a (procedure () real)

(use srfi-27-lognormals)

make-random-cauchys

[procedure] (make-random-cauchys [median: (MEDIAN 0.0)] [sigma: (SIGMA 1.0)] [randoms: (RANDOMS (random-real/current))]) -> (procedure () real)

MEDIAN is real.

SIGMA is positive-real.

RANDOMS is a (procedure () real)

(use srfi-27-cauchys)

make-random-gammas

[procedure] (make-random-gammas [alpha: (ALPHA 1.0)] [theta: (THETA 1.0)] [randoms: (RANDOMS (random-real/current))]) -> (procedure () real)

ALPHA is positive-real.

THETA is positive-real.

RANDOMS is a (procedure () real)

(use srfi-27-gammas)

make-random-erlangs

[procedure] (make-random-erlangs [alpha: (ALPHA 1)] [theta: (THETA 1.0)] [randoms: (RANDOMS (random-real/current))]) -> (procedure () real)

ALPHA is positive-real.

THETA is positive-real.

RANDOMS is a (procedure () real)

(use srfi-27-erlangs)

make-random-paretos

[procedure] (make-random-paretos [alpha: (ALPHA 1.0)] [xmin: (XMIN 1.0)] [randoms: (RANDOMS (random-real/current))]) -> (procedure () real)

ALPHA is positive-real.

XMIN is positive-real.

RANDOMS is a (procedure () real)

(use srfi-27-paretos)

make-random-levys

[procedure] (make-random-levys [gamma: (GAMMA 1.0)] [delta: (DELTA 0.0)] [randoms: (RANDOMS (random-real/current))]) -> (procedure () real)

GAMMA is nonnegative-real.

DELTA is positive-real.

RANDOMS is a (procedure () real)

(use srfi-27-levys)

make-random-weibulls

[procedure] (make-random-weibulls [shape: (SHAPE 1.0)] [scale: (SCALE 1.0)] [randoms: (RANDOMS (random-real/current))]) -> (procedure () real)

SHAPE is positive-real.

SCALE is positive-real.

RANDOMS is a (procedure () real)

(use srfi-27-weibulls)

Examples

• A procedure for creating K-vector (whatever that is) generators. The use of George Marsaglia's Multiply With Carry random-source and the "/dev/random" entropy-source are for exposition only.

(use
  entropy-unix entropy-port
  mwc
  srfi-27 srfi-27-uniform-random srfi-27-vector)

(define (make-random-k-vector #!optional (k 1024) (rs (make-random-source 'mwc)) es)
  (let (
    (new-es
      (or
        es
        ;don't keep open port around too much
        (parameterize ((entropy-port-lifetime 30))
          (make-entropy-source-random-device))))
    (old-es
      (random-source-entropy-source rs)) )
    (dynamic-wind
      (lambda ()
        (random-source-entropy-source-set! rs new-es) )
      (lambda ()
        (let* (
          (rnd (make-uniform-random-integers low: (- k) high: (+ k) precision: 2 source: rs))
          (vecgen (make-random-vector randoms: rnd)) )
          (lambda (#!optional (k k)) (vecgen k)) ) )
      (lambda ()
        (random-source-entropy-source-set! rs old-es) ) ) ) )

• Providing a fixed entropy-source, a constant seed.

(use data-structures entropy-procedure)

(define (make-entropy-constant n)
  (make-entropy-source/f64procedure
    (constantly (exact->inexact n))
    name: (string->uninterned-symbol (conc "entropy-constant-" n))
    docu: (conc "Entropy constant " n)) )

• A silly OO version of a random distribution generator

(use srfi-1 srfi-13)
(use coops)
(use srfi-27-normals srfi-27-exponentials)

;; Named (has a name) "concept"
(define-generic (name obj))
(define-class <named> () (
  (namsym reader: name) ) )

;; Parameterized extension "concept"
(define-class <parameterized> () (ctor params src))

;; Moves forward thru a set of values "concept"
(define-generic (next-value obj))
(define-class <stepper> () (nxtval))
(define-method (next-value (obj <stepper>))
  ((slot-value obj 'nxtval)))
(define-generic (reset obj))
(define-method (reset (obj <stepper>))
  (let-values (
    ((gen _)
      (apply
        (slot-value obj 'ctor)
        `(,@(slot-value obj 'params) ,(slot-value obj 'src)))) )
    (set! (slot-value obj 'nxtval) gen) ) )

;; Parameterized generative set of random values "concept"
(define-class <random-distribution> (<named> <parameterized> <stepper>) (
  ;holds any value, temporarily
  tmpval ) )

;; Create an instance of <random-distribution> where the arguments are
;; the same as the documented procedural distribution API.
;;
;; SRFI 27 API: ({some distribution constructor} arg...)
;;      OO API: (make-random-distribution {some distribution constructor} arg...)
(define-syntax make-random-distribution
  (syntax-rules ()
    ((_ ?ctor ?arg0 ...)
      ;use tmpval to hold the ctor call form
      (make <random-distribution> 'tmpval (list ?ctor ?arg0 ...)) ) ) )

(define-method (initialize-instance (obj <random-distribution>))
  ; The 'ctor' must be a globally defined procedure compiled with
  ; procedure-information. So if following nomenclature then the last
  ; procedure name element will be the kind of distribution:
  ; make-random-<distribution>. And the <random-source> will be the
  ; last argument.
  ;
  ; (I do not endorse this kind of "auto-magic". For example only.)
  (let* (
      (tmpval
        (or
          (slot-value obj 'tmpval)
          `(,make-random-normals)))
      (ctor
        (car tmpval) )
      (procinfo
        (procedure-information ctor))
      (procname
        (and procinfo (pair? procinfo) (symbol->string (car procinfo))))
      (procname
        (and
          procname
          (and-let* ((kndpos (string-index-right procname #\-)))
            (substring/shared procname (add1 kndpos)))))
      (procname
        (or procname "impossible"))
      (dstr-vals
        (receive (apply ctor (cdr tmpval))))
      (params
        (and
          (<= 2 (length dstr-vals))
          (receive ((second dstr-vals))))) )
    ;"free" the temp slot
    (set! (slot-value obj 'tmpval) #f)
    ;initialize state
    (set! (slot-value obj 'namsym) (string->symbol procname))
    (set! (slot-value obj 'nxtval) (first dstr-vals))
    (set! (slot-value obj 'ctor) ctor)
    (set! (slot-value obj 'params) (and params (drop-right params 1)))
    (set! (slot-value obj 'src) (and params (last params))) ) )

;; Use it
(use coops-extras)

(define expn-rd (make-random-distribution make-random-exponentials mu: 0.5))
(describe-object expn-rd)
;coops instance of class `<random-distribution>':
;tmpval: #f
;namsym: exponentials
;  ctor: #<procedure (srfi-27-exponentials#make-random-exponentials . tmp302303)>
;params: (0.5)
;   src: #<procedure>
;nxtval: #<procedure (f_1191)>

(next-value expn-rd) ;=> ...

Notes

• Due to the SRFI 27 requirement to generate numbers of any precision the "numbers" extension is always loaded. Be careful of creating a generator in a calling context where extended range is possible and consuming the results of the generator in a context without such range.
• Portions by Sebastian Egner and Brad Lucier. (See the "book" SRFI 27 implementation.)

Bugs and Limitations

• Support for 64-bit platforms is poor. Need to provide core random integer generators which are defined over the 64-bit integer range. Currently 64-bit fixnum bounds are processed as if using a 32-bit platform. However, due to the bignum implementation, results in the 64-bit fixnum range are coerced to fixnum.
• The random distribution API is poorly documented.
• The implementation API is not documented. See the source distribution.
• Use of an entropy-source as a random-source is impossible without the undocumented implementation API.

Requirements

miscmacros numbers check-errors vector-lib timed-resource mathh

setup-helper

test

Author

Kon Lovett

Version history

3.4.1

Fix for composite-entropy-source.

3.4.0

Added types.

3.3.2

Added types (except entropy & vector modules). entropy-source-random & entropy-source-urandom are timed-resources.

3.3.1

Remove unfinished entropy-linux module per #1434.

3.3.0

Added 14 distribution modules.

3.2.11

Include composite-random-source & composite-entropy-source, since tested.

3.2.10

Uses test egg now.

3.2.9

Fix make-random-bernoullis, add distributions test.

3.2.8

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3.2.7

Fix entropy-source-system-clock entropy-source-u8.

3.2.6

Add random-integer/current, random-real/current. Doesn't use synch, thread-utils eggs. Fix make-uniform-random-integers.

3.2.5

Revert to own clock entropy implementation. Fix vector map/fill. Use EXTERNAL-ID for name.

3.2.4

Error when unregistered source.

3.2.3

Rename registration -> source-registration. Fix random-source-entropy-source-set!, must accept #f entropy-source. Fix broken srfi-27-vector.

3.2.2

more tests.

3.2.1

fp-extn module.

3.2.0

Include registration.scm.

3.1.9

registration module.

3.1.8

Fix for ticket #630.

3.1.7

Fix for unsigned integer from entropic f64.

3.1.6

Fix for composite-random-source missing argument.

3.1.5

Fix for mrg32k3a bad state values.

3.1.4

Fix for mrg32k3a-pack-state bad index.

3.1.3

Fix for 64-bit fixnums and random integers.

3.1.2

Fix for "entropy-windows" make-entropy-source-crypt.

3.1.1

Moved thread stuff to own extensions.

3.1.0

Changed all random-source-name to lowercase symbols. Changed random-state tags to same as random-source-name. Added new-(random|entropy)-source, @(random|entropy)-source-constructor & (random|entropy)-source-name. Exported registered-(random|entropy)-sources & registered-(random|entropy)-source.

3.0.1

Bug fix for bad external state symbol. Use of 64-bit arithmetic instead of double in C code.

3.0.0

Initial release for Chicken 4

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