/*
 * $Id: LockssRandom.java,v 1.6 2008-11-02 21:15:39 tlipkis Exp $
 */

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package org.lockss.util;

/** Extension of java.util.Random that adds some missing methods. */
public class LockssRandom extends java.util.Random {

  public LockssRandom() {
    super();
  }

  public LockssRandom(long seed) {
    super(seed);
  }

  /** Return the next pseudorandom number with <code>bits</code> random
   * bits. */
  public long nextBits(int bits) {
    if (bits <= 32) {
      return next(bits) & (long)0xffffffffL;
    }
    return (((long)next(bits - 32)) << 32) | next(32) & (long)0xffffffffL;
  }

  /** Returns a pseudorandom, uniformly distributed int value between 0
   * (inclusive) and the specified value (exclusive), drawn from this
   * random number generator's sequence.  The algorithm is similar to that
   * given in the javadoc for {@link java.util.Random#nextInt(int)}.
   */
  public long nextLong(long n) {
    if (n<=0) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("n must be > 0");
    }
    long bits, val;
    do {
      bits = (nextLong() >>> 1);
      val = bits % n;
    } while(bits - val + (n-1) < 0);
    return val;
  }
}

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Add a static instance to LockssRandom. Randomness is expensive to generate, and all who need it can share it.