nim-eth/eth/p2p/discoveryv5/random2.nim

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import bearssl
## Random helpers: similar as in stdlib, but with BrHmacDrbgContext rng
# TODO: Move these somewhere else?
const randMax = 18_446_744_073_709_551_615'u64
proc rand*(rng: var BrHmacDrbgContext, max: Natural): int =
if max == 0: return 0
var x: uint64
while true:
brHmacDrbgGenerate(addr rng, addr x, csize_t(sizeof(x)))
if x < randMax - (randMax mod (uint64(max) + 1'u64)): # against modulo bias
return int(x mod (uint64(max) + 1'u64))
proc sample*[T](rng: var BrHmacDrbgContext, a: openArray[T]): T =
result = a[rng.rand(a.high)]
proc shuffle*[T](rng: var BrHmacDrbgContext, a: var openArray[T]) =
for i in countdown(a.high, 1):
let j = rng.rand(i)
swap(a[i], a[j])