RandNumGen.hpp

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#ifndef OPENMD_UTILS_RANDNUMGEN_HPP
#define OPENMD_UTILS_RANDNUMGEN_HPP
 
#include <memory>
#include <random>
 
namespace OpenMD {
  namespace Utils {
 
    /**
     * Minimize the interface for the standard library's Mersenne Twister
     *  PRNG while maintaining the @c UniformRandomBitGenerator named
     *  requirement.
     */
    class RandNumGen {
    public:
      // Required to conform to the UniformRandomBitGenerator definition
      using result_type = std::mt19937::result_type;
 
      static constexpr result_type min() { return std::mt19937::min(); }
      static constexpr result_type max() { return std::mt19937::max(); }
 
    public:
      explicit RandNumGen(result_type seed);
 
      result_type operator()() { return engine(); }
 
    private:
      std::mt19937 engine;
    };
 
    using RandNumGenPtr = std::shared_ptr<RandNumGen>;
  }  // namespace Utils
}  // namespace OpenMD
 
#endif  // OPENMD_UTILS_RANDNUMGEN_HPP