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1   /*
2    * $Id: PredictableRandomGenerator.java,v 1.1 2005/09/26 18:23:20 weiju Exp $
3    * 
4    * Created on 2005/09/23
5    * Copyright 2005 by Wei-ju Wu
6    *
7    * This file is part of The Z-machine Preservation Project (ZMPP).
8    *
9    * ZMPP is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
10   * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
11   * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
12   * (at your option) any later version.
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15   * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
16   * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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18   *
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22   */
23  package org.zmpp.vmutil;
24  
25  import java.util.Random;
26  
27  /***
28   * This class implements the predictable random number generator mentioned
29   * in the Z machine standards document. It takes a seed and generates the
30   * same sequence of numbers for equal seeds.
31   * 
32   * @author Wei-ju Wu
33   * @version 1.0
34   */
35  public class PredictableRandomGenerator implements RandomGenerator {
36  
37    /***
38     * The random generator.
39     */
40    private Random rand;
41    
42    /***
43     * Constructor.
44     * 
45     * @param seed the start seed.
46     */
47    public PredictableRandomGenerator(long seed) {
48      
49      rand = new Random(seed);
50    }
51  
52    /***
53     * {@inheritDoc}
54     */
55    public int next() {
56      
57      return rand.nextInt(MAX_VALUE - 1) + 1;
58    }
59  }