//
// VMime library (http://vmime.sourceforge.net)
// Copyright (C) 2002-2004 Vincent Richard <vincent@vincent-richard.net>
//
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//

#ifndef VMIME_UTILITY_RANDOM_HPP_INCLUDED
#define VMIME_UTILITY_RANDOM_HPP_INCLUDED


#include "types.hpp"


namespace vmime {
namespace utility {


/** Pseudo-random number generator.
  */

class random
{
public:

	/** Return a new random number.
	  *
	  * @return random number
	  */
	static const unsigned int getNext();

	/** Return the current time as a number (may be used to
	  * build "random" strings).
	  *
	  * @return time as a number
	  */
	static const unsigned int getTime();

	/** Return the current process number (may be user to
	  * build "random" strings).
	  *
	  * @return process number
	  */
	static const unsigned int getProcess();

	/** Return a random character string with the specified length.
	  *
	  * @param length length of the string to generate
	  * @param randomChars list of characters to use
	  * @return random string
	  */
	static const string getString(const int length, const string& randomChars
		= "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789");

protected:

	static unsigned int m_next;
};


} // utility
} // vmime


#endif // VMIME_UTILITY_RANDOM_HPP_INCLUDED