Minor changes in the generic hash and MAC interfaces.

[u/mdw/catacomb] / grand.h

/* -*-c-*-
 *
 * $Id: grand.h,v 1.1 1999/12/10 23:16:01 mdw Exp $
 *
 * Generic interface to random number generators
 *
 * (c) 1999 Straylight/Edgeware
 */

/*----- Licensing notice --------------------------------------------------* 
 *
 * This file is part of Catacomb.
 *
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 * it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
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 * 
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 */

/*----- Revision history --------------------------------------------------* 
 *
 * $Log: grand.h,v $
 * Revision 1.1  1999/12/10 23:16:01  mdw
 * Generic interface.
 *
 */

#ifndef CATACOMB_GRAND_H
#define CATACOMB_GRAND_H

#ifdef __cplusplus
  extern "C" {
#endif

/*----- Header files ------------------------------------------------------*/

#include <assert.h>
#include <stddef.h>

#include <mLib/bits.h>

/*----- Generic random number generator interface -------------------------*/

typedef struct grand {
  const struct grand_ops *ops;
} grand;

typedef struct grand_ops {

  /* --- Various important properties --- */

  const char *name;			/* Generator's name */
  uint32 max;				/* Maximum raw output */

  /* --- Maintenance methods --- */

  int (*misc)(grand */*r*/, unsigned /*op*/, ...); /* Miscellaneous ops */
  void (*destroy)(grand */*r*/);	/* Destroy generator context */

  /* --- Output methods --- *
   *
   * Only one of these operations need actually be implemented.  All the
   * other operations may be synthesized.  Of course, performance is improved
   * if more are provided.
   */

  uint32 (*raw)(grand */*r*/);		/* Uniform over %$[0, max)$% */
  octet (*byte)(grand */*r*/);		/* Uniform over %$[0, 256)%$ */
  uint32 (*word)(grand */*r*/);		/* Uniform over %$[0, 2^{32})$% */
  uint32 (*range)(grand */*r*/, uint32 /*l*/); /* Uniform over %$[0, l)$% */
  void (*fill)(grand */*r*/, void */*p*/, size_t /*sz*/); /* Fill buffer */
} grand_ops;

/* --- Operation types --- */

enum {

  /* --- Required operations --- */

  GRAND_CHECK,				/* @unsigned op2@ */

  /* --- Standard seeding operations --- */

  GRAND_SEEDINT,			/* @int i@ */
  GRAND_SEEDUINT32,			/* @uint32 i@ */
  GRAND_SEEDBLOCK,			/* @const void *p, size_t sz@ */
  GRAND_SEEDMP,				/* @mp *m@ */
  GRAND_SEEDRAND,			/* @grand *g@ */

  /* --- Generator-specific operations --- */

  GRAND_SPECIFIC = 256u
};

#define GRAND_BADOP assert(((void)"bad grand_misc op", 0))

/*----- Functions provided ------------------------------------------------*/

/* --- @grand_byte@ --- *
 *
 * Arguments:	@grand *r@ = pointet to generic generator
 *
 * Returns:	A uniformly-distributed pseudorandom integer in the interval
 *		%$[0, 256)$%.
 */

extern octet grand_byte(grand */*r*/);

/* --- @grand_word@ --- *
 *
 * Arguments:	@grand *r@ = pointet to generic generator
 *
 * Returns:	A uniformly-distributed pseudorandom integer in the interval
 *		%$[0, 2^{32})$%.
 */

extern uint32 grand_word(grand */*r*/);

/* --- @grand_range@ --- *
 *
 * Arguments:	@grand *r@ = pointet to generic generator
 *		@uint32 l@ = limit for acceptable results
 *
 * Returns:	A uniformly-distributed pseudorandom integer in the interval
 *		%$[0, l)$%.
 */

extern uint32 grand_range(grand */*r*/, uint32 /*l*/);

/* --- @grand_fill@ --- *
 *
 * Arguments:	@grand *r@ = pointet to generic generator
 *		@void *p@ = pointer to a buffer
 *		@size_t sz@ = size of the buffer
 *
 * Returns:	---
 *
 * Use:		Fills a buffer with uniformly distributed pseudorandom bytes
 *		(see @grand_byte@).
 */

extern void grand_fill(grand */*r*/, void */*p*/, size_t /*sz*/);

/*----- That's all, folks -------------------------------------------------*/

#ifdef __cplusplus
  }
#endif

#endif