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// - cgen.hpp                                                                -
// - standard platform library - C generator functions definition            -
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#ifndef  AFNIX_CGEN_HPP
#define  AFNIX_CGEN_HPP

#ifndef  AFNIX_CCNF_HPP
#include "ccnf.hpp"
#endif

namespace afnix {
  /// This file contains the various procedures that produces random typed
  /// values from a pseudo-random number generator. The PRNG is based on a
  /// 32 bit mersenne-twister architecture that needs to be seeded prior
  /// its use. Such initialization can be disabled for debugging purpose.
  /// @author amaury darsch

  /// initialize the random generator
  void c_initrnd (void);

  /// generate a real random number between 0.0 and 1.0
  /// @param iflg the inclusion flag
  t_real c_realrnd (const bool iflg);

  /// @return a random byte
  t_byte c_byternd (void);

  /// @return a random word
  t_word c_wordrnd (void);

  /// @return a random quad
  t_quad c_quadrnd (void);

  /// @return a random octa
  t_octa c_octarnd (void);
}

#endif
