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// ============================================================================
//   Copyright 2006-2012 Daniel W. Dyer
//
//   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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//
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// ============================================================================
package org.uncommons.maths.random;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * RNG seed strategy that gets data from {@literal /dev/random} on systems
 * that provide it (e.g. Solaris/Linux).  If {@literal /dev/random} does not
 * exist or is not accessible, a {@link SeedException} is thrown.
 * @author Daniel Dyer
 */
public class DevRandomSeedGenerator implements SeedGenerator
{
    private static final File DEV_RANDOM = new File("/dev/random");

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     * @return The requested number of random bytes, read directly from
     * {@literal /dev/random}.
     * @throws SeedException If {@literal /dev/random} does not exist or is
     * not accessible
     */
    public byte[] generateSeed(int length) throws SeedException
    {
        FileInputStream file = null;
        try
        {
            file = new FileInputStream(DEV_RANDOM);
            byte[] randomSeed = new byte[length];
            int count = 0;
            while (count < length)
            {
                int bytesRead = file.read(randomSeed, count, length - count);
                if (bytesRead == -1)
                {
                    throw new SeedException("EOF encountered reading random data.");
                }
                count += bytesRead;
            }
            return randomSeed;
        }
        catch (IOException ex)
        {
            throw new SeedException("Failed reading from " + DEV_RANDOM.getName(), ex);
        }
        catch (SecurityException ex)
        {
            // Might be thrown if resource access is restricted (such as in
            // an applet sandbox).
            throw new SeedException("SecurityManager prevented access to " + DEV_RANDOM.getName(), ex);
        }
        finally
        {
            if (file != null)
            {
                try
                {
                    file.close();
                }
                catch (IOException ex)
                {
                    // Ignore.
                }
            }
        }
    }


    @Override
    public String toString()
    {
        return "/dev/random";
    }
}