Crate acorn_prng

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ACORN Pseudo-random Number Generator

This pseudo-random number generator is based on the ACORN algorithm.

It is a #![no_std] crate that does not require alloc and has no dependencies.

The numbers generated from this prng are not considered cryptographically secure.

Usage

Create a generator by specifying both the Order and the Seed. Allowing the user of this library to specify the starting data makes reproducability possible. If you do not require reproducable pseudo-random numbers then using the current time converted into a u128 for the Seed should provide sufficient randomness.

Then you can generate either a number of a fixed digit length or a number bewteen a specified range (inclusive).

Please see the Acorn struct documentation for examples.

Structs

  • Acorn
    Additive Congruential Random Number (ACORN) generator.
  • Order
    The order used for the ACORN algorithm.
  • Seed
    The seed used for the ACORN algorithm.