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package org.apache.commons.math3.util;

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.MathIllegalArgumentException;
import org.apache.commons.math3.random.RandomGenerator;


/**
 * A strategy of selecting random index between begin and end indices.
 * @since 3.4
 */
public class RandomPivotingStrategy implements PivotingStrategyInterface, Serializable {

    /** Serializable UID. */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 20140713L;

    /** Random generator to use for selecting pivot. */
    private final RandomGenerator random;

    /** Simple constructor.
     * @param random random generator to use for selecting pivot
     */
    public RandomPivotingStrategy(final RandomGenerator random) {
        this.random = random;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     * A uniform random pivot selection between begin and end indices
     * @return The index corresponding to a random uniformly selected
     * value between first and the last indices of the array slice
     * @throws MathIllegalArgumentException when indices exceeds range
     */
    public int pivotIndex(final double[] work, final int begin, final int end)
        throws MathIllegalArgumentException {
        MathArrays.verifyValues(work, begin, end-begin);
        return begin + random.nextInt(end - begin - 1);
    }

}