org.uncommons.maths.random
Class RandomDotOrgSeedGenerator

java.lang.Object
  org.uncommons.maths.random.RandomDotOrgSeedGenerator

All Implemented Interfaces:

SeedGenerator

public class RandomDotOrgSeedGenerator
extends Object
implements SeedGenerator

Connects to the random.org website (via HTTPS) and downloads a set of random bits to use as seed data. It is generally better to use the DevRandomSeedGenerator where possible, as it should be much quicker. This seed generator is most useful on Microsoft Windows and other platforms that do not provide /dev/random.

Author:

Daniel Dyer

Constructor Summary

RandomDotOrgSeedGenerator()

Method Summary

byte[]	generateSeed(int length) Generate a seed value for a random number generator.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

RandomDotOrgSeedGenerator

public RandomDotOrgSeedGenerator()

Method Detail

generateSeed

public byte[] generateSeed(int length)
                    throws SeedException

Generate a seed value for a random number generator.

Specified by:

generateSeed in interface SeedGenerator

Parameters:

length - The length of the seed to generate (in bytes).

Returns:

A byte array containing the seed data.

Throws:

SeedException - If a seed cannot be generated for any reason.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object