3 * $Id: grand.h,v 1.3 2001/02/03 16:07:33 mdw Exp $
5 * Generic interface to random number generators
7 * (c) 1999 Straylight/Edgeware
10 /*----- Licensing notice --------------------------------------------------*
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30 /*----- Revision history --------------------------------------------------*
33 * Revision 1.3 2001/02/03 16:07:33 mdw
34 * Give generic random objects separate namespaces for their supported misc
37 * Revision 1.2 2000/06/17 11:23:11 mdw
38 * Typesetting fix. Add a flags word to the generic generator.
40 * Revision 1.1 1999/12/10 23:16:01 mdw
45 #ifndef CATACOMB_GRAND_H
46 #define CATACOMB_GRAND_H
52 /*----- Header files ------------------------------------------------------*/
57 #include <mLib/bits.h>
59 /*----- Generic random number generator interface -------------------------*/
61 typedef struct grand
{
62 const struct grand_ops
*ops
;
65 typedef struct grand_ops
{
67 /* --- Various important properties --- */
69 const char *name
; /* Generator's name */
70 unsigned f
; /* Various flags */
71 uint32 max
; /* Maximum raw output */
73 /* --- Maintenance methods --- */
75 int (*misc
)(grand */
*r*/
, unsigned /*op*/, ...); /* Miscellaneous ops */
76 void (*destroy
)(grand */
*r*/
); /* Destroy generator context */
78 /* --- Output methods --- *
80 * Only one of these operations need actually be implemented. All the
81 * other operations may be synthesized. Of course, performance is improved
82 * if more are provided.
85 uint32 (*raw
)(grand */
*r*/
); /* Uniform over %$[0, max)$% */
86 octet (*byte
)(grand */
*r*/
); /* Uniform over %$[0, 256)$% */
87 uint32 (*word
)(grand */
*r*/
); /* Uniform over %$[0, 2^{32})$% */
88 uint32 (*range
)(grand */
*r*/
, uint32
/*l*/); /* Uniform over %$[0, l)$% */
89 void (*fill
)(grand */
*r*/
, void */
*p*/
, size_t /*sz*/); /* Fill buffer */
92 /* --- Flag types --- */
95 GRAND_CRYPTO
= 1u /* Cryptographically strong */
98 /* --- Operation types --- */
102 /* --- Required operations --- */
104 GRAND_CHECK
, /* @unsigned op2@ */
106 /* --- Standard seeding operations --- */
108 GRAND_SEEDINT
, /* @int i@ */
109 GRAND_SEEDUINT32
, /* @uint32 i@ */
110 GRAND_SEEDBLOCK
, /* @const void *p, size_t sz@ */
111 GRAND_SEEDMP
, /* @mp *m@ */
112 GRAND_SEEDRAND
/* @grand *g@ */
114 /* --- Generator-specific operations --- */
116 #define GRAND_SPECIFIC(ch) ((unsigned)(ch) << 8)
119 #define GRAND_BADOP assert(((void)"bad grand_misc op", 0))
121 /*----- Functions provided ------------------------------------------------*/
123 /* --- @grand_byte@ --- *
125 * Arguments: @grand *r@ = pointet to generic generator
127 * Returns: A uniformly-distributed pseudorandom integer in the interval
131 extern octet
grand_byte(grand */
*r*/
);
133 /* --- @grand_word@ --- *
135 * Arguments: @grand *r@ = pointet to generic generator
137 * Returns: A uniformly-distributed pseudorandom integer in the interval
141 extern uint32
grand_word(grand */
*r*/
);
143 /* --- @grand_range@ --- *
145 * Arguments: @grand *r@ = pointet to generic generator
146 * @uint32 l@ = limit for acceptable results
148 * Returns: A uniformly-distributed pseudorandom integer in the interval
152 extern uint32
grand_range(grand */
*r*/
, uint32
/*l*/);
154 /* --- @grand_fill@ --- *
156 * Arguments: @grand *r@ = pointet to generic generator
157 * @void *p@ = pointer to a buffer
158 * @size_t sz@ = size of the buffer
162 * Use: Fills a buffer with uniformly distributed pseudorandom bytes
163 * (see @grand_byte@).
166 extern void grand_fill(grand */
*r*/
, void */
*p*/
, size_t /*sz*/);
168 /*----- That's all, folks -------------------------------------------------*/