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/** \file SCA_RandomNumberGenerator.h
 *  \ingroup gamelogic
 *  \brief Generate random numbers that can be used by other components. Each
 * generator needs its own generator, so that the seed can be set
 * on a per-generator basis.
 */

#ifndef __SCA_RANDOMNUMBERGENERATOR_H__
#define __SCA_RANDOMNUMBERGENERATOR_H__

#ifdef WITH_CXX_GUARDEDALLOC
#include "MEM_guardedalloc.h"
#endif

class SCA_RandomNumberGenerator {

	/* reference counted for memleak */
	int m_refcount;

	/** base seed */
	long m_seed;

	/* A bit silly.. The N parameter is a define in the .cpp file */
	/** the array for the state vector  */
	/* unsigned long mt[N]; */
	unsigned long mt[624];

	/** mti==N+1 means mt[KX_MT_VectorLength] is not initialized */
	int mti; /* initialized in the cpp file */

	/** Calculate a start vector */
	void SetStartVector(void);
 public:
	SCA_RandomNumberGenerator(long seed);
	~SCA_RandomNumberGenerator();
	unsigned long Draw();
	float DrawFloat();
	long GetSeed();
	void SetSeed(long newseed);
	SCA_RandomNumberGenerator* AddRef()
	{
		++m_refcount;
		return this;
	}
	void Release()
	{
		if (--m_refcount == 0)
			delete this;
	}
	
	
#ifdef WITH_CXX_GUARDEDALLOC
	MEM_CXX_CLASS_ALLOC_FUNCS("GE:SCA_RandomNumberGenerator")
#endif
};

#endif /* __SCA_RANDOMNUMBERGENERATOR_H__ */