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Adding upstream version 7.0.20-dfsg.
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/** @file
* IPRT - Random Numbers and Byte Streams.
*/
/*
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* available from https://www.virtualbox.org.
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*/
#ifndef IPRT_INCLUDED_rand_h
#define IPRT_INCLUDED_rand_h
#ifndef RT_WITHOUT_PRAGMA_ONCE
# pragma once
#endif
#include <iprt/cdefs.h>
#include <iprt/types.h>
RT_C_DECLS_BEGIN
/** @defgroup grp_rt_rand RTRand - Random Numbers and Byte Streams
* @ingroup grp_rt
* @{
*/
/**
* Fills a buffer with random bytes.
*
* @param pv Where to store the random bytes.
* @param cb Number of bytes to generate.
*/
RTDECL(void) RTRandBytes(void *pv, size_t cb) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
/**
* Generate a 32-bit signed random number in the set [i32First..i32Last].
*
* @returns The random number.
* @param i32First First number in the set.
* @param i32Last Last number in the set.
*/
RTDECL(int32_t) RTRandS32Ex(int32_t i32First, int32_t i32Last) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
/**
* Generate a 32-bit signed random number.
*
* @returns The random number.
*/
RTDECL(int32_t) RTRandS32(void) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
/**
* Generate a 32-bit unsigned random number in the set [u32First..u32Last].
*
* @returns The random number.
* @param u32First First number in the set.
* @param u32Last Last number in the set.
*/
RTDECL(uint32_t) RTRandU32Ex(uint32_t u32First, uint32_t u32Last) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
/**
* Generate a 32-bit unsigned random number.
*
* @returns The random number.
*/
RTDECL(uint32_t) RTRandU32(void) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
/**
* Generate a 64-bit signed random number in the set [i64First..i64Last].
*
* @returns The random number.
* @param i64First First number in the set.
* @param i64Last Last number in the set.
*/
RTDECL(int64_t) RTRandS64Ex(int64_t i64First, int64_t i64Last) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
/**
* Generate a 64-bit signed random number.
*
* @returns The random number.
*/
RTDECL(int64_t) RTRandS64(void) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
/**
* Generate a 64-bit unsigned random number in the set [u64First..u64Last].
*
* @returns The random number.
* @param u64First First number in the set.
* @param u64Last Last number in the set.
*/
RTDECL(uint64_t) RTRandU64Ex(uint64_t u64First, uint64_t u64Last) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
/**
* Generate a 64-bit unsigned random number.
*
* @returns The random number.
*/
RTDECL(uint64_t) RTRandU64(void) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
/**
* Create an instance of the default random number generator.
*
* @returns IPRT status code.
* @param phRand Where to return the handle to the new random number
* generator.
*/
RTDECL(int) RTRandAdvCreate(PRTRAND phRand) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
/**
* Create an instance of the default pseudo random number generator.
*
* @returns IPRT status code.
* @param phRand Where to store the handle to the generator.
*/
RTDECL(int) RTRandAdvCreatePseudo(PRTRAND phRand) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
/**
* Create an instance of the Park-Miller pseudo random number generator.
*
* @returns IPRT status code.
* @param phRand Where to store the handle to the generator.
*/
RTDECL(int) RTRandAdvCreateParkMiller(PRTRAND phRand) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
/**
* Create an instance of the faster random number generator for the OS.
*
* @returns IPRT status code.
* @retval VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED on platforms which doesn't have this feature.
* @retval VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND on system where the random generator hasn't
* been installed or configured correctly.
* @retval VERR_PATH_NOT_FOUND for the same reasons as VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND.
*
* @param phRand Where to store the handle to the generator.
*
* @remarks Think /dev/urandom.
*/
RTDECL(int) RTRandAdvCreateSystemFaster(PRTRAND phRand) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
/**
* Create an instance of the truer random number generator for the OS.
*
* Don't use this unless you seriously need good random numbers because most
* systems will have will have problems producing sufficient entropy for this
* and you'll end up blocking while it accumulates.
*
* @returns IPRT status code.
* @retval VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED on platforms which doesn't have this feature.
* @retval VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND on system where the random generator hasn't
* been installed or configured correctly.
* @retval VERR_PATH_NOT_FOUND for the same reasons as VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND.
*
* @param phRand Where to store the handle to the generator.
*
* @remarks Think /dev/random.
*/
RTDECL(int) RTRandAdvCreateSystemTruer(PRTRAND phRand) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
/**
* Destroys a random number generator.
*
* @returns IPRT status code.
* @param hRand Handle to the random number generator.
*/
RTDECL(int) RTRandAdvDestroy(RTRAND hRand) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
/**
* Generic method for seeding of a random number generator.
*
* The different generators may have specialized methods for
* seeding, use one of those if you desire better control
* over the result.
*
* @returns IPRT status code.
* @retval VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED if it isn't a pseudo generator.
*
* @param hRand Handle to the random number generator.
* @param u64Seed Seed.
*/
RTDECL(int) RTRandAdvSeed(RTRAND hRand, uint64_t u64Seed) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
/**
* Save the current state of a pseudo generator.
*
* This can be use to save the state so it can later be resumed at the same
* position.
*
* @returns IPRT status code.
* @retval VINF_SUCCESS on success. *pcbState contains the length of the
* returned string and pszState contains the state string.
* @retval VERR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW if the supplied buffer is too small. *pcbState
* will contain the necessary buffer size.
* @retval VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED by non-psuedo generators.
*
* @param hRand Handle to the random number generator.
* @param pszState Where to store the state. The returned string will be
* null terminated and printable.
* @param pcbState The size of the buffer pszState points to on input, the
* size required / used on return (including the
* terminator, thus the 'cb' instead of 'cch').
*/
RTDECL(int) RTRandAdvSaveState(RTRAND hRand, char *pszState, size_t *pcbState) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
/**
* Restores the state of a pseudo generator.
*
* The state must have been obtained using RTRandAdvGetState.
*
* @returns IPRT status code.
* @retval VERR_PARSE_ERROR if the state string is malformed.
* @retval VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED by non-psuedo generators.
*
* @param hRand Handle to the random number generator.
* @param pszState The state to load.
*/
RTDECL(int) RTRandAdvRestoreState(RTRAND hRand, char const *pszState) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
/**
* Fills a buffer with random bytes.
*
* @param hRand Handle to the random number generator.
* @param pv Where to store the random bytes.
* @param cb Number of bytes to generate.
*/
RTDECL(void) RTRandAdvBytes(RTRAND hRand, void *pv, size_t cb) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
/**
* Generate a 32-bit signed random number in the set [i32First..i32Last].
*
* @returns The random number.
* @param hRand Handle to the random number generator.
* @param i32First First number in the set.
* @param i32Last Last number in the set.
*/
RTDECL(int32_t) RTRandAdvS32Ex(RTRAND hRand, int32_t i32First, int32_t i32Last) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
/**
* Generate a 32-bit signed random number.
*
* @returns The random number.
* @param hRand Handle to the random number generator.
*/
RTDECL(int32_t) RTRandAdvS32(RTRAND hRand) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
/**
* Generate a 32-bit unsigned random number in the set [u32First..u32Last].
*
* @returns The random number.
* @param hRand Handle to the random number generator.
* @param u32First First number in the set.
* @param u32Last Last number in the set.
*/
RTDECL(uint32_t) RTRandAdvU32Ex(RTRAND hRand, uint32_t u32First, uint32_t u32Last) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
/**
* Generate a 32-bit unsigned random number.
*
* @returns The random number.
* @param hRand Handle to the random number generator.
*/
RTDECL(uint32_t) RTRandAdvU32(RTRAND hRand) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
/**
* Generate a 64-bit signed random number in the set [i64First..i64Last].
*
* @returns The random number.
* @param hRand Handle to the random number generator.
* @param i64First First number in the set.
* @param i64Last Last number in the set.
*/
RTDECL(int64_t) RTRandAdvS64Ex(RTRAND hRand, int64_t i64First, int64_t i64Last) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
/**
* Generate a 64-bit signed random number.
*
* @returns The random number.
*/
RTDECL(int64_t) RTRandAdvS64(RTRAND hRand) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
/**
* Generate a 64-bit unsigned random number in the set [u64First..u64Last].
*
* @returns The random number.
* @param hRand Handle to the random number generator.
* @param u64First First number in the set.
* @param u64Last Last number in the set.
*/
RTDECL(uint64_t) RTRandAdvU64Ex(RTRAND hRand, uint64_t u64First, uint64_t u64Last) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
/**
* Generate a 64-bit unsigned random number.
*
* @returns The random number.
* @param hRand Handle to the random number generator.
*/
RTDECL(uint64_t) RTRandAdvU64(RTRAND hRand) RT_NO_THROW_PROTO;
/** @} */
RT_C_DECLS_END
#endif /* !IPRT_INCLUDED_rand_h */