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//   Copyright 2006-2012 Daniel W. Dyer
//
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package org.uncommons.maths.random;

import java.util.Random;
import org.uncommons.maths.number.NumberGenerator;

/**
 * Continuous, uniformly distributed random sequence.  Generates
 * values in the range {@literal mininum (inclusive) ... maximum (exclusive)}.
 * @author Daniel Dyer
 */
public class ContinuousUniformGenerator implements NumberGenerator
{
    private final Random rng;
    private final double range;
    private final double minimumValue;

    public ContinuousUniformGenerator(double minimumValue,
                                      double maximumValue,
                                      Random rng)
    {
        this.rng = rng;
        this.minimumValue = minimumValue;
        this.range = maximumValue - minimumValue;
    }


    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public Double nextValue()
    {
        return rng.nextDouble() * range + minimumValue;
    }
}