Seedable pseudorandom number generator
Usage
var random = require('seedable-random');
random.seed(123);
console.log(random());
Math.random
replacement
As a Math.random = require('seedable-random');
Math.random.seed(12345);
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Works as a drop-in for
Math.random
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Relatively fast (about 2.5 times slower than
Math.random
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Seeds itself from the clock by default
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Tries to be pretty random
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Well tested (TODO come up with some PRNG torture tests)
TODO
Possibility to switch the generator (linear-feedback shift register, Mersenne twister, digits of Math.sin(), etc. based on your needs)
A word of warning
Current implementation just calls Math.sin() with the seed. It's likely that it's not quite that random (for example, the distribution could be biased towards numbers near 1.0). Some more tests are needed.