randomnumbergenerator.h

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/*
    
  This file is a part of MOGAL, a Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm
  Library.
  
  Copyright (C) 2008-2012 Jori Liesenborgs

  Contact: jori.liesenborgs@gmail.com

  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
  License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
  version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
  Lesser General Public License for more details.

  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
  License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  
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*/

#ifndef MOGAL_RANDOMNUMBERGENERATOR_H

#define MOGAL_RANDOMNUMBERGENERATOR_H

#include "mogalconfig.h"
#include <stdint.h>

namespace mogal
{

class MOGAL_IMPORTEXPORT RandomNumberGenerator
{
public:
        RandomNumberGenerator()                                                                         { }
        virtual ~RandomNumberGenerator()                                                                { }

        virtual double pickRandomNumber() const = 0;
protected:
        uint32_t pickSeed() const;
};

} // end namespace

#endif // MOGAL_RANDOMNUMBERGENERATOR_H