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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+#ifndef NETDATA_RANDOM_H
+#define NETDATA_RANDOM_H
+
+#include "libnetdata/common.h"
+
+// fill a buffer with random bytes
+void os_random_bytes(void *buf, size_t bytes);
+
+// return a random number 0 to max - 1
+uint64_t os_random(uint64_t max);
+
+uint8_t os_random8(void);
+uint16_t os_random16(void);
+uint32_t os_random32(void);
+uint64_t os_random64(void);
+
+#endif //NETDATA_RANDOM_H