ocaml-containers/src/core/CCRandom.mli
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(* This file is free software, part of containers. See file "license" for more details. *)
(** {1 Random Generators} *)
include module type of Random
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
val (>>=) : 'a t -> ('a -> 'b t) -> 'b t
val map : ('a -> 'b) -> 'a t -> 'b t
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
(** Same as {!choose} but without option.
@raise Invalid_argument if the list is empty *)
val choose_array : 'a t array -> 'a option t
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
@raise Invalid_argument if [n <= 0]
@since 0.15 *)
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
val int : int -> int t
val int_range : int -> int -> int t
(** Inclusive range *)
val small_float : float t
(** A reasonably small float.
@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 *)
(** {6 Applicative} *)
val pure : 'a -> 'a t
val (<*>) : ('a -> 'b) t -> 'a t -> 'b t
(** {6 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
*)