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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] rand(), mt_rand() and limits
From: smalyshev@gmail.com (Stanislav Malyshev)

Hi!

> Something like this, maybe:
> 
>     $numgen = new RandomNumberGenerator(RAND_MERSENNE_TWISTER, time()); // could auto-seed with time()
>     $randInt1 = $numgen->getInt(0, 100); // gets random integer and advances this generator
>     list($randInt2, $numgen) = $numgen->newGetInt(0, 100); // gets random integer and returns a new, advanced generator
>     $serialised = $numgen->serialiseState(); // Or maybe $numgen->getSeed() ?
> 
> Does that work?

Having new, better API is fine. Breaking existing working code because
new, better API is possible, is not fine.

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Stas Malyshev
smalyshev@gmail.com