nwaku/tests/testlib/common.nim

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Nim

import std/[times, random], bearssl/rand, libp2p/crypto/crypto
## Randomization
proc randomize*() =
## Initializes the default random number generator with the given seed.
## From: https://nim-lang.org/docs/random.html#randomize,int64
let now = getTime()
randomize(now.toUnix() * 1_000_000_000 + now.nanosecond)
## RNG
# Copied from here: https://github.com/status-im/nim-libp2p/blob/d522537b19a532bc4af94fcd146f779c1f23bad0/tests/helpers.nim#L28
type Rng = object
rng: ref HmacDrbgContext
# Typically having a module variable is considered bad design. This case should
# be considered as an exception and it should be used only in the tests.
var rngVar: Rng
proc getRng(): ref HmacDrbgContext =
# TODO: if `rngVar` is a threadvar like it should be, there are random and
# spurious compile failures on mac - this is not gcsafe but for the
# purpose of the tests, it's ok as long as we only use a single thread
{.gcsafe.}:
if rngVar.rng.isNil():
rngVar.rng = crypto.newRng()
rngVar.rng
template rng*(): ref HmacDrbgContext =
getRng()