jq-random-prng-vdc

An implementation of the Van der Corput quasirandom sequence generator function. The range is [0,1).

⚠️ This project has been archived

No future updates are planned. Feel free to continue using it, but expect no support.

Used with permission from Peter Koppstein (@pkoppstein). Also published on the Rosetta Code wiki.

This is a package for the command-line JSON processor jq. Install the package in your jq project/package directory with jqnpm:

jqnpm install joelpurra/jq-random-prng-vdc

Usage

import "joelpurra/jq-random-prng-vdc" as RandomPrngVdc;

# $index | RandomPrngVdc::vdc($base)
4 | RandomPrngVdc::vdc(2)	# 0.125

# Multiple samples
import "joelpurra/jq-math" as Math;
range(2;6) | . as $base | "Base \(.): \( [ range(0;11) | RandomPrngVdc::vdc($base) | Math::round(3) ] )"

# Output:
Base 2: [	0,	0.5,	0.25,	0.75,	0.125,	0.625,	0.375,	0.875,	0.063,	0.563,	0.313	]
Base 3: [	0,	0.333,	0.667,	0.111,	0.444,	0.778,	0.222,	0.556,	0.889,	0.037,	0.37	]
Base 4: [	0,	0.25,	0.5,	0.75,	0.063,	0.313,	0.563,	0.813,	0.125,	0.375,	0.625	]
Base 5: [	0,	0.2,	0.4,	0.6,	0.8,	0.04,	0.24,	0.44,	0.64,	0.84,	0.08	]

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License

Copyright (c) 2014, 2015 Peter Koppstein https://github.com/pkoppstein and Joel Purra https://joelpurra.com/ All rights reserved.

When using jq-random-prng-vdc, comply to the MIT license. Please see the LICENSE file for details.