data/template/rng.erb
require 'statistical/distribution/<%= distribution%>'
module Statistical
# Companion RNG class for the continuous <%= distribution.capitalize.camelcase %> distribution. Requires a
# distrbution object of the corresponding distribution
#
# @author Vaibhav Yenamandra
#
# @attr_reader [Numeric] lower The lower bound of the <%= distribution.capitalize.camelcase %> distribution.
# @attr_reader [Numeric] upper The upper bound of the <%= distribution.capitalize.camelcase %> distribution.
module Rng
class <%= distribution.capitalize.camelcase %>
attr_reader :generator, # other params go here
def initialize(dobj = nil, seed = Random.new_seed)
unless dobj.nil? || dobj.is_a?(Statistical::Distribution::<%= distribution.capitalize.camelcase %>)
raise TypeError, "Expected Distribution object or nil, found #{dobj.class}"
end
dobj = Statistical::Distribution::<%= distribution.capitalize.camelcase %>.new if dobj.nil?
@generator = Random.new(seed)
# Map other parameters here
@sdist = dobj
end
# Return the next random number from the sequence
#
# @return [Float] next random number in the sequence
def rand
@sdist.quantile(@generator.rand)
end
# Compare against another rng to see if they are the same
#
# @return true if and only if, source distributions are the same and the
# prng has the same initial state
def eql?(other)
return other.is_a?(self.class) &&
@generator == other.generator
end
# Return the type of the source distribution
#
# @return source distribution's type
def type
@sdist.class
end
alias_method :==, :eql?
private :eql?
end
end
end