Xoshiro

What is this?

A pseudo-random-number-generator module implemented in N-API. Here is all about the algorithms.

Requirements

• CMake
• A proper C/C++ compiler toolchain of the given platform
  • Windows:
    • Visual C++ Build Tools or a recent version of Visual C++ will do (the free Community version works well)
  • Unix/Posix:
    • Clang or GCC
    • Make

Installation

Just run this command:

npm install --save xoshiro

Usage

const xoshiro = require('xoshiro');
const crypto = require('crypto');

// create a PRNG with an algorithm and a seed
const seed = crypto.randomBytes(32);
const prng = xoshiro.create('256+', seed);

// generate a random unsigned 32-bit integer
console.log(prng.roll());

// store the current state
const s = prng.state
// generate a random number
const x = prng.roll()
// restore the state
prng.state = s
// generate a random number from the previous state
const y = prng.roll()
// and they should be equal
console.log(x === y)  // -> true

Supported algorithms

• '256+' xoshiro256+, requires the seed to be of at least 32 bytes
• '256++' xoshiro256++, requires the seed to be of at least 32 bytes
• '256**' xoshiro256**, requires the seed to be of at least 32 bytes
• '512+' xoshiro512+, requires the seed to be of at least 64 bytes
• '512++' xoshiro512++, requires the seed to be of at least 64 bytes
• '512**' xoshiro512**, requires the seed to be of at least 64 bytes

Note: In order to make it work, the seed used to initialize the PRNG should not be all 0's.