random-fu-0.1.0.0: Random number generation

Data.Random.Source.StdGen

Description

This module provides functions useful for implementing new MonadRandom and RandomSource instances for state-abstractions containing StdGen values (the pure pseudorandom generator provided by the System.Random module in the "random" package), as well as instances for some common cases.

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getRandomPrimFromRandomGenRef :: (Monad m, ModifyRef sr m g, RandomGen g) => sr -> Prim a -> m aSource

Given a mutable reference to a RandomGen generator, we can make a RandomSource usable in any monad in which the reference can be modified.

getRandomPrimFromRandomGenState :: (RandomGen g, MonadState g m) => Prim a -> m aSource

Similarly, getRandomWordFromRandomGenState x can be used in any "state" monad in the mtl sense whose state is a RandomGen generator. Additionally, the standard mtl state monads have MonadRandom instances which do precisely that, allowing an easy conversion of RVars and other Distribution instances to "pure" random variables.