(* This file is free software, part of containers. See file "license" for more details. *) (** {1 Random Generators} *) include module type of struct include Random end type state = Random.State.t type 'a t = state -> 'a (** Random generator for values of type ['a]. *) type 'a random_gen = 'a t val return : 'a -> 'a t (** [return x] is the generator that always returns [x]. Example: [let random_int = return 4 (* fair dice roll *)]. *) val flat_map : ('a -> 'b t) -> 'a t -> 'b t (** [flat_map f g st] is [f (g st) st]. *) val (>>=) : 'a t -> ('a -> 'b t) -> 'b t (** Monadic [bind]. *) val map : ('a -> 'b) -> 'a t -> 'b t (** [map f g st] is [f (g st)]. *) val (>|=) : 'a t -> ('a -> 'b) -> 'b t val delay : (unit -> 'a t) -> 'a t (** Delay evaluation. Useful for side-effectful generators that need some code to run for every call. Example: {[ let gensym = let r = ref 0 in fun () -> incr r; !r ;; delay (fun () -> let name = gensym() in small_int >>= fun i -> return (name,i) ) ]} @since 0.4 *) val choose : 'a t list -> 'a option t (** Choose a generator within the list. *) val choose_exn : 'a t list -> 'a t (** Like {!choose} but without option. @raise Invalid_argument if the list is empty. *) val choose_array : 'a t array -> 'a option t (** Choose a generator within the array. *) val choose_return : 'a list -> 'a t (** Choose among the list. @raise Invalid_argument if the list is empty. *) val replicate : int -> 'a t -> 'a list t (** [replicate n g] makes a list of [n] elements which are all generated randomly using [g]. *) val sample_without_replacement: compare:('a -> 'a -> int) -> int -> 'a t -> 'a list t (** [sample_without_replacement n g] makes a list of [n] elements which are all generated randomly using [g] with the added constraint that none of the generated random values are equal. @deprecated use sample_without_duplicates instead @raise Invalid_argument if [n <= 0]. @since 0.15 *) val sample_without_duplicates: cmp:('a -> 'a -> int) -> int -> 'a t -> 'a list t (** [sample_without_replacement n g] makes a list of [n] elements which are all generated randomly using [g] with the added constraint that none of the generated random values are equal. @raise Invalid_argument if [n <= 0]. @since 2.4 *) val list_seq : 'a t list -> 'a list t (** Build random lists from lists of random generators. @since 0.4 *) exception Pick_from_empty (** @since 0.16 *) val pick_list : 'a list -> 'a t (** Pick an element at random from the list. @raise Pick_from_empty if the list is empty. @since 0.16 *) val pick_array : 'a array -> 'a t (** Pick an element at random from the array. @raise Pick_from_empty if the array is empty. @since 0.16 *) val small_int : int t (** A small int (100). *) val int : int -> int t (** Random int within the given range. *) val int_range : int -> int -> int t (** Inclusive range. *) val small_float : float t (** A reasonably small float (100.0). @since 0.6.1 *) val float : float -> float t (** Random float within the given range. @since 0.6.1 *) val float_range : float -> float -> float t (** Inclusive range. [float_range a b] assumes [a < b]. @since 0.6.1 *) val split : int -> (int * int) option t (** Split a positive value [n] into [n1,n2] where [n = n1 + n2]. @return [None] if the value is too small. *) val split_list : int -> len:int -> int list option t (** Split a value [n] into a list of values whose sum is [n] and whose length is [length]. The list is never empty and does not contain [0]. @raise Invalid_argument if [len <= 1]. @return [None] if the value is too small. *) val retry : ?max:int -> 'a option t -> 'a option t (** [retry g] calls [g] until it returns some value, or until the maximum number of retries was reached. If [g] fails, then it counts for one iteration, and the generator retries. @param max: maximum number of retries. Default [10]. *) val try_successively : 'a option t list -> 'a option t (** [try_successively l] tries each generator of [l], one after the other. If some generator succeeds its result is returned, else the next generator is tried. *) val () : 'a option t -> 'a option t -> 'a option t (** [a b] is a choice operator. It first tries [a], and returns its result if successful. If [a] fails, then [b] is returned. *) val fix : ?sub1:('a t -> 'a t) list -> ?sub2:('a t -> 'a t -> 'a t) list -> ?subn:(int t * ('a list t -> 'a t)) list -> base:'a t -> int t -> 'a t (** Recursion combinators, for building recursive values. The integer generator is used to provide fuel. The [sub_] generators should use their arguments only once! @param sub1 cases that recurse on one value. @param sub2 cases that use the recursive gen twice. @param subn cases that use a list of recursive cases. *) (** {4 Applicative} *) val pure : 'a -> 'a t val (<*>) : ('a -> 'b) t -> 'a t -> 'b t (** {4 Run a generator} *) val run : ?st:state -> 'a t -> 'a (** Using a random state (possibly the one in argument) run a generator. *) (**/**) val uniformity_test : ?size_hint:int -> int -> 'a t -> bool t (** [uniformity_test k rng] tests the uniformity of the random generator [rng] using [k] samples. @since 0.15 *)