rand/lib.rs
1// Copyright 2018 Developers of the Rand project.
2// Copyright 2013-2017 The Rust Project Developers.
3//
4// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
5// https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
6// <LICENSE-MIT or https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
7// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
8// except according to those terms.
9
10//! Utilities for random number generation
11//!
12//! Rand provides utilities to generate random numbers, to convert them to
13//! useful types and distributions, and some randomness-related algorithms.
14//!
15//! # Quick Start
16//!
17//! ```
18//! // The prelude import enables methods we use below, specifically
19//! // Rng::random, Rng::sample, SliceRandom::shuffle and IndexedRandom::choose.
20//! use rand::prelude::*;
21//!
22//! // Get an RNG:
23//! let mut rng = rand::rng();
24//!
25//! // Try printing a random unicode code point (probably a bad idea)!
26//! println!("char: '{}'", rng.random::<char>());
27//! // Try printing a random alphanumeric value instead!
28//! println!("alpha: '{}'", rng.sample(rand::distr::Alphanumeric) as char);
29//!
30//! // Generate and shuffle a sequence:
31//! let mut nums: Vec<i32> = (1..100).collect();
32//! nums.shuffle(&mut rng);
33//! // And take a random pick (yes, we didn't need to shuffle first!):
34//! let _ = nums.choose(&mut rng);
35//! ```
36//!
37//! # The Book
38//!
39//! For the user guide and further documentation, please read
40//! [The Rust Rand Book](https://rust-random.github.io/book).
41
42#![doc(
43 html_logo_url = "https://www.rust-lang.org/logos/rust-logo-128x128-blk.png",
44 html_favicon_url = "https://www.rust-lang.org/favicon.ico",
45 html_root_url = "https://rust-random.github.io/rand/"
46)]
47#![deny(missing_docs)]
48#![deny(missing_debug_implementations)]
49#![doc(test(attr(allow(unused_variables), deny(warnings))))]
50#![no_std]
51#![cfg_attr(feature = "simd_support", feature(portable_simd))]
52#![cfg_attr(
53 all(feature = "simd_support", target_feature = "avx512bw"),
54 feature(stdarch_x86_avx512)
55)]
56#![cfg_attr(docsrs, feature(doc_auto_cfg))]
57#![allow(
58 clippy::float_cmp,
59 clippy::neg_cmp_op_on_partial_ord,
60 clippy::nonminimal_bool
61)]
62#![deny(clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks)]
63
64#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
65extern crate alloc;
66#[cfg(feature = "std")]
67extern crate std;
68
69#[allow(unused)]
70macro_rules! trace { ($($x:tt)*) => (
71 #[cfg(feature = "log")] {
72 log::trace!($($x)*)
73 }
74) }
75#[allow(unused)]
76macro_rules! debug { ($($x:tt)*) => (
77 #[cfg(feature = "log")] {
78 log::debug!($($x)*)
79 }
80) }
81#[allow(unused)]
82macro_rules! info { ($($x:tt)*) => (
83 #[cfg(feature = "log")] {
84 log::info!($($x)*)
85 }
86) }
87#[allow(unused)]
88macro_rules! warn { ($($x:tt)*) => (
89 #[cfg(feature = "log")] {
90 log::warn!($($x)*)
91 }
92) }
93#[allow(unused)]
94macro_rules! error { ($($x:tt)*) => (
95 #[cfg(feature = "log")] {
96 log::error!($($x)*)
97 }
98) }
99
100// Re-export rand_core itself
101pub use rand_core;
102
103// Re-exports from rand_core
104pub use rand_core::{CryptoRng, RngCore, SeedableRng, TryCryptoRng, TryRngCore};
105
106// Public modules
107pub mod distr;
108pub mod prelude;
109mod rng;
110pub mod rngs;
111pub mod seq;
112
113// Public exports
114#[cfg(feature = "thread_rng")]
115pub use crate::rngs::thread::rng;
116
117/// Access the thread-local generator
118///
119/// Use [`rand::rng()`](rng()) instead.
120#[cfg(feature = "thread_rng")]
121#[deprecated(since = "0.9.0", note = "Renamed to `rng`")]
122#[inline]
123pub fn thread_rng() -> crate::rngs::ThreadRng {
124 rng()
125}
126
127pub use rng::{Fill, Rng};
128
129#[cfg(feature = "thread_rng")]
130use crate::distr::{Distribution, StandardUniform};
131
132/// Generate a random value using the thread-local random number generator.
133///
134/// This function is shorthand for <code>[rng()].[random()](Rng::random)</code>:
135///
136/// - See [`ThreadRng`] for documentation of the generator and security
137/// - See [`StandardUniform`] for documentation of supported types and distributions
138///
139/// # Examples
140///
141/// ```
142/// let x = rand::random::<u8>();
143/// println!("{}", x);
144///
145/// let y = rand::random::<f64>();
146/// println!("{}", y);
147///
148/// if rand::random() { // generates a boolean
149/// println!("Better lucky than good!");
150/// }
151/// ```
152///
153/// If you're calling `random()` repeatedly, consider using a local `rng`
154/// handle to save an initialization-check on each usage:
155///
156/// ```
157/// use rand::Rng; // provides the `random` method
158///
159/// let mut rng = rand::rng(); // a local handle to the generator
160///
161/// let mut v = vec![1, 2, 3];
162///
163/// for x in v.iter_mut() {
164/// *x = rng.random();
165/// }
166/// ```
167///
168/// [`StandardUniform`]: distr::StandardUniform
169/// [`ThreadRng`]: rngs::ThreadRng
170#[cfg(feature = "thread_rng")]
171#[inline]
172pub fn random<T>() -> T
173where
174 StandardUniform: Distribution<T>,
175{
176 rng().random()
177}
178
179/// Return an iterator over [`random()`] variates
180///
181/// This function is shorthand for
182/// <code>[rng()].[random_iter](Rng::random_iter)()</code>.
183///
184/// # Example
185///
186/// ```
187/// let v: Vec<i32> = rand::random_iter().take(5).collect();
188/// println!("{v:?}");
189/// ```
190#[cfg(feature = "thread_rng")]
191#[inline]
192pub fn random_iter<T>() -> distr::Iter<StandardUniform, rngs::ThreadRng, T>
193where
194 StandardUniform: Distribution<T>,
195{
196 rng().random_iter()
197}
198
199/// Generate a random value in the given range using the thread-local random number generator.
200///
201/// This function is shorthand for
202/// <code>[rng()].[random_range](Rng::random_range)(<var>range</var>)</code>.
203///
204/// # Example
205///
206/// ```
207/// let y: f32 = rand::random_range(0.0..=1e9);
208/// println!("{}", y);
209///
210/// let words: Vec<&str> = "Mary had a little lamb".split(' ').collect();
211/// println!("{}", words[rand::random_range(..words.len())]);
212/// ```
213/// Note that the first example can also be achieved (without `collect`'ing
214/// to a `Vec`) using [`seq::IteratorRandom::choose`].
215#[cfg(feature = "thread_rng")]
216#[inline]
217pub fn random_range<T, R>(range: R) -> T
218where
219 T: distr::uniform::SampleUniform,
220 R: distr::uniform::SampleRange<T>,
221{
222 rng().random_range(range)
223}
224
225/// Return a bool with a probability `p` of being true.
226///
227/// This function is shorthand for
228/// <code>[rng()].[random_bool](Rng::random_bool)(<var>p</var>)</code>.
229///
230/// # Example
231///
232/// ```
233/// println!("{}", rand::random_bool(1.0 / 3.0));
234/// ```
235///
236/// # Panics
237///
238/// If `p < 0` or `p > 1`.
239#[cfg(feature = "thread_rng")]
240#[inline]
241#[track_caller]
242pub fn random_bool(p: f64) -> bool {
243 rng().random_bool(p)
244}
245
246/// Return a bool with a probability of `numerator/denominator` of being
247/// true.
248///
249/// That is, `random_ratio(2, 3)` has chance of 2 in 3, or about 67%, of
250/// returning true. If `numerator == denominator`, then the returned value
251/// is guaranteed to be `true`. If `numerator == 0`, then the returned
252/// value is guaranteed to be `false`.
253///
254/// See also the [`Bernoulli`] distribution, which may be faster if
255/// sampling from the same `numerator` and `denominator` repeatedly.
256///
257/// This function is shorthand for
258/// <code>[rng()].[random_ratio](Rng::random_ratio)(<var>numerator</var>, <var>denominator</var>)</code>.
259///
260/// # Panics
261///
262/// If `denominator == 0` or `numerator > denominator`.
263///
264/// # Example
265///
266/// ```
267/// println!("{}", rand::random_ratio(2, 3));
268/// ```
269///
270/// [`Bernoulli`]: distr::Bernoulli
271#[cfg(feature = "thread_rng")]
272#[inline]
273#[track_caller]
274pub fn random_ratio(numerator: u32, denominator: u32) -> bool {
275 rng().random_ratio(numerator, denominator)
276}
277
278/// Fill any type implementing [`Fill`] with random data
279///
280/// This function is shorthand for
281/// <code>[rng()].[fill](Rng::fill)(<var>dest</var>)</code>.
282///
283/// # Example
284///
285/// ```
286/// let mut arr = [0i8; 20];
287/// rand::fill(&mut arr[..]);
288/// ```
289///
290/// Note that you can instead use [`random()`] to generate an array of random
291/// data, though this is slower for small elements (smaller than the RNG word
292/// size).
293#[cfg(feature = "thread_rng")]
294#[inline]
295#[track_caller]
296pub fn fill<T: Fill + ?Sized>(dest: &mut T) {
297 dest.fill(&mut rng())
298}
299
300#[cfg(test)]
301mod test {
302 use super::*;
303
304 /// Construct a deterministic RNG with the given seed
305 pub fn rng(seed: u64) -> impl RngCore {
306 // For tests, we want a statistically good, fast, reproducible RNG.
307 // PCG32 will do fine, and will be easy to embed if we ever need to.
308 const INC: u64 = 11634580027462260723;
309 rand_pcg::Pcg32::new(seed, INC)
310 }
311
312 #[test]
313 #[cfg(feature = "thread_rng")]
314 fn test_random() {
315 let _n: u64 = random();
316 let _f: f32 = random();
317 #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
318 let _many: (
319 (),
320 [(u32, bool); 3],
321 (u8, i8, u16, i16, u32, i32, u64, i64),
322 (f32, (f64, (f64,))),
323 ) = random();
324 }
325
326 #[test]
327 #[cfg(feature = "thread_rng")]
328 fn test_range() {
329 let _n: usize = random_range(42..=43);
330 let _f: f32 = random_range(42.0..43.0);
331 }
332}