fastrand/
global_rng.rs

1//! A global, thread-local random number generator.
2
3use crate::Rng;
4
5use std::cell::Cell;
6use std::ops::RangeBounds;
7use std::vec::Vec;
8
9// Chosen by fair roll of the dice.
10const DEFAULT_RNG_SEED: u64 = 0xef6f79ed30ba75a;
11
12impl Default for Rng {
13    /// Initialize the `Rng` from the system's random number generator.
14    ///
15    /// This is equivalent to [`Rng::new()`].
16    #[inline]
17    fn default() -> Rng {
18        Rng::new()
19    }
20}
21
22impl Rng {
23    /// Creates a new random number generator.
24    #[inline]
25    pub fn new() -> Rng {
26        try_with_rng(Rng::fork).unwrap_or_else(|_| Rng::with_seed(0x4d595df4d0f33173))
27    }
28}
29
30std::thread_local! {
31    static RNG: Cell<Rng> = Cell::new(Rng(random_seed().unwrap_or(DEFAULT_RNG_SEED)));
32}
33
34/// Run an operation with the current thread-local generator.
35#[inline]
36fn with_rng<R>(f: impl FnOnce(&mut Rng) -> R) -> R {
37    RNG.with(|rng| {
38        let current = rng.replace(Rng(0));
39
40        let mut restore = RestoreOnDrop { rng, current };
41
42        f(&mut restore.current)
43    })
44}
45
46/// Try to run an operation with the current thread-local generator.
47#[inline]
48fn try_with_rng<R>(f: impl FnOnce(&mut Rng) -> R) -> Result<R, std::thread::AccessError> {
49    RNG.try_with(|rng| {
50        let current = rng.replace(Rng(0));
51
52        let mut restore = RestoreOnDrop { rng, current };
53
54        f(&mut restore.current)
55    })
56}
57
58/// Make sure the original RNG is restored even on panic.
59struct RestoreOnDrop<'a> {
60    rng: &'a Cell<Rng>,
61    current: Rng,
62}
63
64impl Drop for RestoreOnDrop<'_> {
65    fn drop(&mut self) {
66        self.rng.set(Rng(self.current.0));
67    }
68}
69
70/// Initializes the thread-local generator with the given seed.
71#[inline]
72pub fn seed(seed: u64) {
73    with_rng(|r| r.seed(seed));
74}
75
76/// Gives back **current** seed that is being held by the thread-local generator.
77#[inline]
78pub fn get_seed() -> u64 {
79    with_rng(|r| r.get_seed())
80}
81
82/// Generates a random `bool`.
83#[inline]
84pub fn bool() -> bool {
85    with_rng(|r| r.bool())
86}
87
88/// Generates a random `char` in ranges a-z and A-Z.
89#[inline]
90pub fn alphabetic() -> char {
91    with_rng(|r| r.alphabetic())
92}
93
94/// Generates a random `char` in ranges a-z, A-Z and 0-9.
95#[inline]
96pub fn alphanumeric() -> char {
97    with_rng(|r| r.alphanumeric())
98}
99
100/// Generates a random `char` in range a-z.
101#[inline]
102pub fn lowercase() -> char {
103    with_rng(|r| r.lowercase())
104}
105
106/// Generates a random `char` in range A-Z.
107#[inline]
108pub fn uppercase() -> char {
109    with_rng(|r| r.uppercase())
110}
111
112/// Choose an item from an iterator at random.
113///
114/// This function may have an unexpected result if the `len()` property of the
115/// iterator does not match the actual number of items in the iterator. If
116/// the iterator is empty, this returns `None`.
117#[inline]
118pub fn choice<I>(iter: I) -> Option<I::Item>
119where
120    I: IntoIterator,
121    I::IntoIter: ExactSizeIterator,
122{
123    with_rng(|r| r.choice(iter))
124}
125
126/// Generates a random digit in the given `base`.
127///
128/// Digits are represented by `char`s in ranges 0-9 and a-z.
129///
130/// Panics if the base is zero or greater than 36.
131#[inline]
132pub fn digit(base: u32) -> char {
133    with_rng(|r| r.digit(base))
134}
135
136/// Shuffles a slice randomly.
137#[inline]
138pub fn shuffle<T>(slice: &mut [T]) {
139    with_rng(|r| r.shuffle(slice))
140}
141
142/// Fill a byte slice with random data.
143#[inline]
144pub fn fill(slice: &mut [u8]) {
145    with_rng(|r| r.fill(slice))
146}
147
148macro_rules! integer {
149    ($t:tt, $doc:tt) => {
150        #[doc = $doc]
151        ///
152        /// Panics if the range is empty.
153        #[inline]
154        pub fn $t(range: impl RangeBounds<$t>) -> $t {
155            with_rng(|r| r.$t(range))
156        }
157    };
158}
159
160integer!(u8, "Generates a random `u8` in the given range.");
161integer!(i8, "Generates a random `i8` in the given range.");
162integer!(u16, "Generates a random `u16` in the given range.");
163integer!(i16, "Generates a random `i16` in the given range.");
164integer!(u32, "Generates a random `u32` in the given range.");
165integer!(i32, "Generates a random `i32` in the given range.");
166integer!(u64, "Generates a random `u64` in the given range.");
167integer!(i64, "Generates a random `i64` in the given range.");
168integer!(u128, "Generates a random `u128` in the given range.");
169integer!(i128, "Generates a random `i128` in the given range.");
170integer!(usize, "Generates a random `usize` in the given range.");
171integer!(isize, "Generates a random `isize` in the given range.");
172integer!(char, "Generates a random `char` in the given range.");
173
174/// Generates a random `f32` in range `0..1`.
175pub fn f32() -> f32 {
176    with_rng(|r| r.f32())
177}
178
179/// Generates a random `f64` in range `0..1`.
180pub fn f64() -> f64 {
181    with_rng(|r| r.f64())
182}
183
184/// Collects `amount` values at random from the iterable into a vector.
185pub fn choose_multiple<I: IntoIterator>(source: I, amount: usize) -> Vec<I::Item> {
186    with_rng(|rng| rng.choose_multiple(source, amount))
187}
188
189#[cfg(not(all(
190    any(target_arch = "wasm32", target_arch = "wasm64"),
191    target_os = "unknown"
192)))]
193fn random_seed() -> Option<u64> {
194    use std::collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher;
195    use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
196    use std::thread;
197    use std::time::Instant;
198
199    let mut hasher = DefaultHasher::new();
200    Instant::now().hash(&mut hasher);
201    thread::current().id().hash(&mut hasher);
202    Some(hasher.finish())
203}
204
205#[cfg(all(
206    any(target_arch = "wasm32", target_arch = "wasm64"),
207    target_os = "unknown",
208    feature = "js"
209))]
210fn random_seed() -> Option<u64> {
211    // TODO(notgull): Failures should be logged somewhere.
212    let mut seed = [0u8; 8];
213    getrandom::getrandom(&mut seed).ok()?;
214    Some(u64::from_ne_bytes(seed))
215}
216
217#[cfg(all(
218    any(target_arch = "wasm32", target_arch = "wasm64"),
219    target_os = "unknown",
220    not(feature = "js")
221))]
222fn random_seed() -> Option<u64> {
223    None
224}