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author | Raimo Niskanen <[email protected]> | 2017-04-04 10:53:00 +0200 |
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committer | Raimo Niskanen <[email protected]> | 2017-04-04 10:53:00 +0200 |
commit | 39c12050644c27883d679f11bb83142e6c1824ad (patch) | |
tree | 64b13a9a9c878d3ac2803d375287f70faf08b6ab /lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml | |
parent | eeb8957e485c27ab70f4ba056cfebfff412ec055 (diff) | |
parent | e1a74e3077ca870520a748f29dd7c4b9115ce090 (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'g-andrade/strong-random-numbers/PR-1367/OTP-14317'
* g-andrade/strong-random-numbers/PR-1367/OTP-14317:
Clean up documentation and test cases
Attempt faster approach to strong random floats
Allow for crypto upgrades when using rand plugin
fixup! Support cryptographically strong rand plugin
fixup! Support cryptographically strong rand plugin
fixup! Support cryptographically strong rand plugin
fixup! Support cryptographically strong rand plugin
No longer expose strong_rand_(range|float)
Support cryptographically strong rand plugin
Restyle crypto strong numeric generators for usage in rand
Support generation of strong random numbers
Diffstat (limited to 'lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml')
-rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml | 61 |
1 files changed, 45 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml index 8745e16908..2ddf3021ac 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml @@ -120,27 +120,50 @@ S0 = rand:seed_s(exsplus), {SND0, S2} = rand:normal_s(S1),</pre> <note> - <p>This random number generator is not cryptographically - strong. If a strong cryptographic random number generator is - needed, use one of functions in the - <seealso marker="crypto:crypto"><c>crypto</c></seealso> - module, for example, <seealso marker="crypto:crypto"> - <c>crypto:strong_rand_bytes/1</c></seealso>.</p> + <p>The builtin random number generator algorithms are not + cryptographically strong. If a cryptographically strong + random number generator is needed, use something like + <seealso marker="crypto:crypto#rand_seed-0"><c>crypto:rand_seed/0</c></seealso>. + </p> </note> </description> <datatypes> <datatype> + <name name="builtin_alg"/> + </datatype> + <datatype> <name name="alg"/> </datatype> <datatype> + <name name="alg_handler"/> + </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="alg_state"/> + </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="exs64_state"/> + <desc><p>Algorithm specific internal state</p></desc> + </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="exsplus_state"/> + <desc><p>Algorithm specific internal state</p></desc> + </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="exs1024_state"/> + <desc><p>Algorithm specific internal state</p></desc> + </datatype> + <datatype> <name name="state"/> <desc><p>Algorithm-dependent state.</p></desc> </datatype> <datatype> <name name="export_state"/> - <desc><p>Algorithm-dependent state that can be printed or saved to - file.</p></desc> + <desc> + <p> + Algorithm-dependent state that can be printed or saved to file. + </p> + </desc> </datatype> </datatypes> @@ -215,8 +238,11 @@ S0 = rand:seed_s(exsplus), <fsummary>Seed random number generator.</fsummary> <desc> <marker id="seed-1"/> - <p>Seeds random number generation with the specifed algorithm and - time-dependent data if <anno>AlgOrExpState</anno> is an algorithm.</p> + <p> + Seeds random number generation with the specifed algorithm and + time-dependent data if <c><anno>AlgOrStateOrExpState</anno></c> + is an algorithm. + </p> <p>Otherwise recreates the exported seed in the process dictionary, and returns the state. See also <seealso marker="#export_seed-0"><c>export_seed/0</c></seealso>.</p> @@ -236,8 +262,11 @@ S0 = rand:seed_s(exsplus), <name name="seed_s" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Seed random number generator.</fsummary> <desc> - <p>Seeds random number generation with the specifed algorithm and - time-dependent data if <anno>AlgOrExpState</anno> is an algorithm.</p> + <p> + Seeds random number generation with the specifed algorithm and + time-dependent data if <c><anno>AlgOrStateOrExpState</anno></c> + is an algorithm. + </p> <p>Otherwise recreates the exported seed and returns the state. See also <seealso marker="#export_seed-0"> <c>export_seed/0</c></seealso>.</p> @@ -258,7 +287,7 @@ S0 = rand:seed_s(exsplus), <fsummary>Return a random float.</fsummary> <desc><marker id="uniform-0"/> <p>Returns a random float uniformly distributed in the value - range <c>0.0 < <anno>X</anno> < 1.0</c> and + range <c>0.0 =< <anno>X</anno> < 1.0</c> and updates the state in the process dictionary.</p> </desc> </func> @@ -269,7 +298,7 @@ S0 = rand:seed_s(exsplus), <desc><marker id="uniform-1"/> <p>Returns, for a specified integer <c><anno>N</anno> >= 1</c>, a random integer uniformly distributed in the value range - <c>1 <= <anno>X</anno> <= <anno>N</anno></c> and + <c>1 =< <anno>X</anno> =< <anno>N</anno></c> and updates the state in the process dictionary.</p> </desc> </func> @@ -279,7 +308,7 @@ S0 = rand:seed_s(exsplus), <fsummary>Return a random float.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns, for a specified state, random float - uniformly distributed in the value range <c>0.0 < + uniformly distributed in the value range <c>0.0 =< <anno>X</anno> < 1.0</c> and a new state.</p> </desc> </func> @@ -290,7 +319,7 @@ S0 = rand:seed_s(exsplus), <desc> <p>Returns, for a specified integer <c><anno>N</anno> >= 1</c> and a state, a random integer uniformly distributed in the value - range <c>1 <= <anno>X</anno> <= <anno>N</anno></c> and a + range <c>1 =< <anno>X</anno> =< <anno>N</anno></c> and a new state.</p> </desc> </func> |