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package org.uncommons.maths.random;

import java.util.Random;
import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;
import org.uncommons.maths.binary.BinaryUtils;

/**
 * Very fast pseudo random number generator.  See
 * this
 * page for a description.  This RNG has a period of about 2^160, which is not as long
 * as the {@link MersenneTwisterRNG} but it is faster.
 * @author Daniel Dyer
 * @since 1.2
 */
public class XORShiftRNG extends Random implements RepeatableRNG
{
    private static final int SEED_SIZE_BYTES = 20; // Needs 5 32-bit integers.

    // Previously used an array for state but using separate fields proved to be
    // faster.
    private int state1;
    private int state2;
    private int state3;
    private int state4;
    private int state5;

    private final byte[] seed;


    // Lock to prevent concurrent modification of the RNG's internal state.
    private final ReentrantLock lock = new ReentrantLock();


    /**
     * Creates a new RNG and seeds it using the default seeding strategy.
     */
    public XORShiftRNG()
    {
        this(DefaultSeedGenerator.getInstance().generateSeed(SEED_SIZE_BYTES));
    }


    /**
     * Seed the RNG using the provided seed generation strategy.
     * @param seedGenerator The seed generation strategy that will provide
     * the seed value for this RNG.
     * @throws SeedException If there is a problem generating a seed.
     */
    public XORShiftRNG(SeedGenerator seedGenerator) throws SeedException
    {
        this(seedGenerator.generateSeed(SEED_SIZE_BYTES));
    }


    /**
     * Creates an RNG and seeds it with the specified seed data.
     * @param seed The seed data used to initialise the RNG.
     */
    public XORShiftRNG(byte[] seed)
    {
        if (seed == null || seed.length != SEED_SIZE_BYTES)
        {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("XOR shift RNG requires 160 bits of seed data.");
        }
        this.seed = seed.clone();
        int[] state = BinaryUtils.convertBytesToInts(seed);
        this.state1 = state[0];
        this.state2 = state[1];
        this.state3 = state[2];
        this.state4 = state[3];
        this.state5 = state[4];
    }


    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public byte[] getSeed()
    {
        return seed.clone();
    }


    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    protected int next(int bits)
    {
        try
        {
            lock.lock();
            int t = (state1 ^ (state1 >> 7));
            state1 = state2;
            state2 = state3;
            state3 = state4;
            state4 = state5;
            state5 = (state5 ^ (state5 << 6)) ^ (t ^ (t << 13));
            int value = (state2 + state2 + 1) * state5;
            return value >>> (32 - bits);
        }
        finally
        {
            lock.unlock();
        }
    }
}