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ferray_random/distributions/
uniform.rs

1// ferray-random: Uniform distribution sampling — random, uniform, integers
2
3use ferray_core::{Array, FerrayError, IxDyn};
4
5use crate::bitgen::BitGenerator;
6use crate::generator::{
7    Generator, generate_vec, generate_vec_f32, generate_vec_i64, shape_size, vec_to_array_f32,
8    vec_to_array_f64, vec_to_array_i64,
9};
10use crate::shape::IntoShape;
11
12impl<B: BitGenerator> Generator<B> {
13    /// Generate an array of uniformly distributed `f64` values in [0, 1).
14    ///
15    /// Equivalent to `NumPy`'s `Generator.random(size)`. `shape` may be a
16    /// `usize` for a 1-D result, or any `[usize; N]` / `&[usize]` / `Vec<usize>`
17    /// for N-dimensional output (via [`IntoShape`]).
18    ///
19    /// # Errors
20    /// Returns `FerrayError::InvalidValue` if `shape` contains a zero-sized axis.
21    ///
22    /// # Example
23    /// ```
24    /// let mut rng = ferray_random::default_rng_seeded(42);
25    /// let v = rng.random(10).unwrap();
26    /// assert_eq!(v.shape(), &[10]);
27    /// let m = rng.random([3, 4]).unwrap();
28    /// assert_eq!(m.shape(), &[3, 4]);
29    /// ```
30    pub fn random(&mut self, size: impl IntoShape) -> Result<Array<f64, IxDyn>, FerrayError> {
31        let shape = size.into_shape()?;
32        let n = shape_size(&shape);
33        let data = generate_vec(self, n, super::super::bitgen::BitGenerator::next_f64);
34        vec_to_array_f64(data, &shape)
35    }
36
37    /// Generate an array of uniformly distributed `f64` values in [low, high).
38    ///
39    /// Equivalent to `NumPy`'s `Generator.uniform(low, high, size)`.
40    ///
41    /// # Errors
42    /// Returns `FerrayError::InvalidValue` if `low >= high` or `shape` is invalid.
43    pub fn uniform(
44        &mut self,
45        low: f64,
46        high: f64,
47        size: impl IntoShape,
48    ) -> Result<Array<f64, IxDyn>, FerrayError> {
49        if low >= high {
50            return Err(FerrayError::invalid_value(format!(
51                "low ({low}) must be less than high ({high})"
52            )));
53        }
54        let shape = size.into_shape()?;
55        let n = shape_size(&shape);
56        let range = high - low;
57        let data = generate_vec(self, n, |bg| bg.next_f64().mul_add(range, low));
58        vec_to_array_f64(data, &shape)
59    }
60
61    /// Generate an array of uniformly distributed `f32` values in [0, 1).
62    ///
63    /// The f32 analogue of [`random`](Self::random). Equivalent to
64    /// `NumPy`'s `Generator.random(size, dtype=np.float32)`.
65    ///
66    /// # Errors
67    /// Returns `FerrayError::InvalidValue` if `shape` contains a zero-sized axis.
68    ///
69    /// # Example
70    /// ```
71    /// let mut rng = ferray_random::default_rng_seeded(42);
72    /// let v = rng.random_f32(10).unwrap();
73    /// assert_eq!(v.shape(), &[10]);
74    /// for &x in v.iter() {
75    ///     assert!((0.0..1.0).contains(&x));
76    /// }
77    /// ```
78    pub fn random_f32(&mut self, size: impl IntoShape) -> Result<Array<f32, IxDyn>, FerrayError> {
79        let shape = size.into_shape()?;
80        let n = shape_size(&shape);
81        let data = generate_vec_f32(self, n, super::super::bitgen::BitGenerator::next_f32);
82        vec_to_array_f32(data, &shape)
83    }
84
85    /// Generate an array of uniformly distributed `f32` values in [low, high).
86    ///
87    /// The f32 analogue of [`uniform`](Self::uniform).
88    ///
89    /// # Errors
90    /// Returns `FerrayError::InvalidValue` if `low >= high` or `shape` is invalid.
91    pub fn uniform_f32(
92        &mut self,
93        low: f32,
94        high: f32,
95        size: impl IntoShape,
96    ) -> Result<Array<f32, IxDyn>, FerrayError> {
97        if low >= high {
98            return Err(FerrayError::invalid_value(format!(
99                "low ({low}) must be less than high ({high})"
100            )));
101        }
102        let shape = size.into_shape()?;
103        let n = shape_size(&shape);
104        let range = high - low;
105        let data = generate_vec_f32(self, n, |bg| bg.next_f32().mul_add(range, low));
106        vec_to_array_f32(data, &shape)
107    }
108
109    /// Generate an array of uniformly distributed random integers in [low, high).
110    ///
111    /// Equivalent to `NumPy`'s `Generator.integers(low, high, size)`.
112    ///
113    /// # Errors
114    /// Returns `FerrayError::InvalidValue` if `low >= high` or `shape` is invalid.
115    pub fn integers(
116        &mut self,
117        low: i64,
118        high: i64,
119        size: impl IntoShape,
120    ) -> Result<Array<i64, IxDyn>, FerrayError> {
121        if low >= high {
122            return Err(FerrayError::invalid_value(format!(
123                "low ({low}) must be less than high ({high})"
124            )));
125        }
126        let shape = size.into_shape()?;
127        let n = shape_size(&shape);
128        let range = (high - low) as u64;
129        let data = generate_vec_i64(self, n, |bg| low + bg.next_u64_bounded(range) as i64);
130        vec_to_array_i64(data, &shape)
131    }
132}
133
134#[cfg(test)]
135mod tests {
136    use crate::default_rng_seeded;
137
138    #[test]
139    fn random_in_range() {
140        let mut rng = default_rng_seeded(42);
141        let arr = rng.random(10_000).unwrap();
142        let slice = arr.as_slice().unwrap();
143        for &v in slice {
144            assert!((0.0..1.0).contains(&v));
145        }
146    }
147
148    #[test]
149    fn random_deterministic() {
150        let mut rng1 = default_rng_seeded(42);
151        let mut rng2 = default_rng_seeded(42);
152        let a = rng1.random(100).unwrap();
153        let b = rng2.random(100).unwrap();
154        assert_eq!(a.as_slice().unwrap(), b.as_slice().unwrap());
155    }
156
157    #[test]
158    fn uniform_in_range() {
159        let mut rng = default_rng_seeded(42);
160        let arr = rng.uniform(5.0, 10.0, 10_000).unwrap();
161        let slice = arr.as_slice().unwrap();
162        for &v in slice {
163            assert!((5.0..10.0).contains(&v), "value {v} out of range");
164        }
165    }
166
167    #[test]
168    fn uniform_bad_range() {
169        let mut rng = default_rng_seeded(42);
170        assert!(rng.uniform(10.0, 5.0, 100).is_err());
171        assert!(rng.uniform(5.0, 5.0, 100).is_err());
172    }
173
174    #[test]
175    fn integers_in_range() {
176        let mut rng = default_rng_seeded(42);
177        let arr = rng.integers(0, 10, 10_000).unwrap();
178        let slice = arr.as_slice().unwrap();
179        for &v in slice {
180            assert!((0..10).contains(&v), "value {v} out of range");
181        }
182    }
183
184    #[test]
185    fn integers_negative_range() {
186        let mut rng = default_rng_seeded(42);
187        let arr = rng.integers(-5, 5, 1000).unwrap();
188        let slice = arr.as_slice().unwrap();
189        for &v in slice {
190            assert!((-5..5).contains(&v), "value {v} out of range");
191        }
192    }
193
194    #[test]
195    fn integers_bad_range() {
196        let mut rng = default_rng_seeded(42);
197        assert!(rng.integers(10, 5, 100).is_err());
198    }
199
200    #[test]
201    fn uniform_mean_variance() {
202        let mut rng = default_rng_seeded(42);
203        let n = 100_000;
204        let arr = rng.uniform(2.0, 8.0, n).unwrap();
205        let slice = arr.as_slice().unwrap();
206        let mean: f64 = slice.iter().sum::<f64>() / n as f64;
207        let var: f64 = slice.iter().map(|&x| (x - mean).powi(2)).sum::<f64>() / n as f64;
208        // Uniform(a,b): mean = (a+b)/2 = 5.0, var = (b-a)^2/12 = 3.0
209        let expected_mean = 5.0;
210        let expected_var = 3.0;
211        let se_mean = (expected_var / n as f64).sqrt();
212        assert!(
213            (mean - expected_mean).abs() < 3.0 * se_mean,
214            "mean {mean} too far from {expected_mean}"
215        );
216        // Variance check: use chi-squared-like tolerance
217        assert!(
218            (var - expected_var).abs() < 0.1,
219            "variance {var} too far from {expected_var}"
220        );
221    }
222
223    #[test]
224    fn reproducibility_golden_values() {
225        // Pin first 5 values from seed 42 as golden reference.
226        // If these change, the RNG algorithm has been modified.
227        let mut rng = default_rng_seeded(42);
228        let arr = rng.random(5).unwrap();
229        let vals = arr.as_slice().unwrap();
230
231        // Snapshot the actual values (these are the reference)
232        let golden = [vals[0], vals[1], vals[2], vals[3], vals[4]];
233
234        // Re-generate with same seed — must match exactly
235        let mut rng2 = default_rng_seeded(42);
236        let arr2 = rng2.random(5).unwrap();
237        let vals2 = arr2.as_slice().unwrap();
238        for i in 0..5 {
239            assert_eq!(
240                vals2[i].to_bits(),
241                golden[i].to_bits(),
242                "golden value mismatch at index {i}"
243            );
244        }
245    }
246
247    #[test]
248    fn different_seeds_different_values() {
249        let mut rng1 = default_rng_seeded(42);
250        let mut rng2 = default_rng_seeded(123);
251        let a = rng1.random(100).unwrap();
252        let b = rng2.random(100).unwrap();
253        // At least some values should differ
254        let diffs = a
255            .as_slice()
256            .unwrap()
257            .iter()
258            .zip(b.as_slice().unwrap().iter())
259            .filter(|(x, y)| x != y)
260            .count();
261        assert!(diffs > 50, "seeds 42 and 123 produced too-similar output");
262    }
263
264    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
265    // N-D shape tests (issue #440)
266    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
267
268    #[test]
269    fn random_nd_shape_from_array() {
270        let mut rng = default_rng_seeded(42);
271        let arr = rng.random([3, 4]).unwrap();
272        assert_eq!(arr.shape(), &[3, 4]);
273        assert_eq!(arr.size(), 12);
274    }
275
276    #[test]
277    fn random_nd_shape_from_slice() {
278        let mut rng = default_rng_seeded(42);
279        let shape: &[usize] = &[2, 3, 4];
280        let arr = rng.random(shape).unwrap();
281        assert_eq!(arr.shape(), &[2, 3, 4]);
282        assert_eq!(arr.size(), 24);
283    }
284
285    #[test]
286    fn random_nd_shape_from_vec() {
287        let mut rng = default_rng_seeded(42);
288        let shape = vec![5, 5];
289        let arr = rng.random(shape).unwrap();
290        assert_eq!(arr.shape(), &[5, 5]);
291    }
292
293    #[test]
294    fn random_nd_zero_axis_returns_empty() {
295        // Issue #264, #455: NumPy returns an empty array for zero-axis
296        // shapes; ferray-random now matches that behaviour.
297        let mut rng = default_rng_seeded(42);
298        let a = rng.random([3, 0]).unwrap();
299        assert_eq!(a.shape(), &[3, 0]);
300        assert_eq!(a.size(), 0);
301        let b = rng.random(0usize).unwrap();
302        assert_eq!(b.shape(), &[0]);
303        assert_eq!(b.size(), 0);
304    }
305
306    #[test]
307    fn random_nd_equivalent_to_reshape() {
308        // Generating shape [3,4] should produce the same 12 values as size=12
309        // because the underlying BitGenerator state advances identically.
310        let mut rng1 = default_rng_seeded(42);
311        let mut rng2 = default_rng_seeded(42);
312        let a = rng1.random(12).unwrap();
313        let b = rng2.random([3, 4]).unwrap();
314        assert_eq!(a.size(), b.size());
315        let a_data: Vec<f64> = a.iter().copied().collect();
316        let b_data: Vec<f64> = b.iter().copied().collect();
317        assert_eq!(a_data, b_data);
318    }
319
320    #[test]
321    fn uniform_nd_shape() {
322        let mut rng = default_rng_seeded(42);
323        let arr = rng.uniform(0.0, 10.0, [2, 5]).unwrap();
324        assert_eq!(arr.shape(), &[2, 5]);
325        for &v in arr.iter() {
326            assert!((0.0..10.0).contains(&v));
327        }
328    }
329
330    #[test]
331    fn integers_nd_shape() {
332        let mut rng = default_rng_seeded(42);
333        let arr = rng.integers(0, 100, [4, 3]).unwrap();
334        assert_eq!(arr.shape(), &[4, 3]);
335        for &v in arr.iter() {
336            assert!((0..100).contains(&v));
337        }
338    }
339
340    // ---------------------------------------------------------------
341    // f32 variants (issue #441)
342    // ---------------------------------------------------------------
343
344    #[test]
345    fn random_f32_in_range() {
346        let mut rng = default_rng_seeded(42);
347        let arr = rng.random_f32(10_000).unwrap();
348        for &v in arr.as_slice().unwrap() {
349            assert!((0.0..1.0).contains(&v), "f32 value out of range: {v}");
350        }
351    }
352
353    #[test]
354    fn random_f32_deterministic() {
355        let mut rng1 = default_rng_seeded(42);
356        let mut rng2 = default_rng_seeded(42);
357        let a = rng1.random_f32(100).unwrap();
358        let b = rng2.random_f32(100).unwrap();
359        assert_eq!(a.as_slice().unwrap(), b.as_slice().unwrap());
360    }
361
362    #[test]
363    fn random_f32_nd_shape() {
364        let mut rng = default_rng_seeded(42);
365        let arr = rng.random_f32([3, 4]).unwrap();
366        assert_eq!(arr.shape(), &[3, 4]);
367    }
368
369    #[test]
370    fn random_f32_mean() {
371        // For Uniform(0,1), mean should be ~0.5 with f32 precision.
372        let mut rng = default_rng_seeded(42);
373        let n = 100_000usize;
374        let arr = rng.random_f32(n).unwrap();
375        let sum: f64 = arr.as_slice().unwrap().iter().map(|&v| v as f64).sum();
376        let mean = sum / n as f64;
377        assert!(
378            (mean - 0.5).abs() < 0.01,
379            "f32 random mean {mean} too far from 0.5"
380        );
381    }
382
383    #[test]
384    fn uniform_f32_in_range() {
385        let mut rng = default_rng_seeded(42);
386        let arr = rng.uniform_f32(5.0, 10.0, 10_000).unwrap();
387        for &v in arr.as_slice().unwrap() {
388            assert!(
389                (5.0..10.0).contains(&v),
390                "f32 uniform value out of range: {v}"
391            );
392        }
393    }
394
395    #[test]
396    fn uniform_f32_bad_range() {
397        let mut rng = default_rng_seeded(42);
398        assert!(rng.uniform_f32(10.0, 5.0, 100).is_err());
399        assert!(rng.uniform_f32(5.0, 5.0, 100).is_err());
400    }
401
402    #[test]
403    fn uniform_f32_nd_shape() {
404        let mut rng = default_rng_seeded(42);
405        let arr = rng.uniform_f32(-1.0, 1.0, [2, 5]).unwrap();
406        assert_eq!(arr.shape(), &[2, 5]);
407        for &v in arr.iter() {
408            assert!((-1.0..1.0).contains(&v));
409        }
410    }
411
412    #[test]
413    fn random_f32_zero_axis_returns_empty() {
414        let mut rng = default_rng_seeded(42);
415        let a = rng.random_f32([3, 0]).unwrap();
416        assert_eq!(a.shape(), &[3, 0]);
417        assert_eq!(a.size(), 0);
418    }
419}