abseil-cpp/absl/random/internal/randen_engine.h

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#ifndef ABSL_RANDOM_INTERNAL_RANDEN_ENGINE_H_
#define ABSL_RANDOM_INTERNAL_RANDEN_ENGINE_H_
 
#include <algorithm>
#include <cinttypes>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>
#include <iterator>
#include <limits>
#include <type_traits>
 
#include "absl/base/internal/endian.h"
#include "absl/meta/type_traits.h"
#include "absl/random/internal/iostream_state_saver.h"
#include "absl/random/internal/randen.h"
 
namespace absl {
ABSL_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
namespace random_internal {
 
// Deterministic pseudorandom byte generator with backtracking resistance
// (leaking the state does not compromise prior outputs). Based on Reverie
// (see "A Robust and Sponge-Like PRNG with Improved Efficiency") instantiated
// with an improved Simpira-like permutation.
// Returns values of type "T" (must be a built-in unsigned integer type).
//
// RANDen = RANDom generator or beetroots in Swiss High German.
// 'Strong' (well-distributed, unpredictable, backtracking-resistant) random
// generator, faster in some benchmarks than std::mt19937_64 and pcg64_c32.
template <typename T>
class alignas(8) randen_engine {
 public:
  // C++11 URBG interface:
  using result_type = T;
  static_assert(std::is_unsigned<result_type>::value,
                "randen_engine template argument must be a built-in unsigned "
                "integer type");
 
  static constexpr result_type(min)() {
    return (std::numeric_limits<result_type>::min)();
  }
 
  static constexpr result_type(max)() {
    return (std::numeric_limits<result_type>::max)();
  }
 
  randen_engine() : randen_engine(0) {}
  explicit randen_engine(result_type seed_value) { seed(seed_value); }
 
  template <class SeedSequence,
            typename = typename absl::enable_if_t<
                !std::is_same<SeedSequence, randen_engine>::value>>
  explicit randen_engine(SeedSequence&& seq) {
    seed(seq);
  }
 
  // alignment requirements dictate custom copy and move constructors.
  randen_engine(const randen_engine& other)
      : next_(other.next_), impl_(other.impl_) {
    std::memcpy(state(), other.state(), kStateSizeT * sizeof(result_type));
  }
  randen_engine& operator=(const randen_engine& other) {
    next_ = other.next_;
    impl_ = other.impl_;
    std::memcpy(state(), other.state(), kStateSizeT * sizeof(result_type));
    return *this;
  }
 
  // Returns random bits from the buffer in units of result_type.
  result_type operator()() {
    // Refill the buffer if needed (unlikely).
    auto* begin = state();
    if (next_ >= kStateSizeT) {
      next_ = kCapacityT;
      impl_.Generate(begin);
    }
    return little_endian::ToHost(begin[next_++]);
  }
 
  template <class SeedSequence>
  typename absl::enable_if_t<
      !std::is_convertible<SeedSequence, result_type>::value>
  seed(SeedSequence&& seq) {
    // Zeroes the state.
    seed();
    reseed(seq);
  }
 
  void seed(result_type seed_value = 0) {
    next_ = kStateSizeT;
    // Zeroes the inner state and fills the outer state with seed_value to
    // mimic the behaviour of reseed
    auto* begin = state();
    std::fill(begin, begin + kCapacityT, 0);
    std::fill(begin + kCapacityT, begin + kStateSizeT, seed_value);
  }
 
  // Inserts entropy into (part of) the state. Calling this periodically with
  // sufficient entropy ensures prediction resistance (attackers cannot predict
  // future outputs even if state is compromised).
  template <class SeedSequence>
  void reseed(SeedSequence& seq) {
    using sequence_result_type = typename SeedSequence::result_type;
    static_assert(sizeof(sequence_result_type) == 4,
                  "SeedSequence::result_type must be 32-bit");
    constexpr size_t kBufferSize =
        Randen::kSeedBytes / sizeof(sequence_result_type);
    alignas(16) sequence_result_type buffer[kBufferSize];
 
    // Randen::Absorb XORs the seed into state, which is then mixed by a call
    // to Randen::Generate. Seeding with only the provided entropy is preferred
    // to using an arbitrary generate() call, so use [rand.req.seed_seq]
    // size as a proxy for the number of entropy units that can be generated
    // without relying on seed sequence mixing...
    const size_t entropy_size = seq.size();
    if (entropy_size < kBufferSize) {
      // ... and only request that many values, or 256-bits, when unspecified.
      const size_t requested_entropy = (entropy_size == 0) ? 8u : entropy_size;
      std::fill(buffer + requested_entropy, buffer + kBufferSize, 0);
      seq.generate(buffer, buffer + requested_entropy);
#ifdef ABSL_IS_BIG_ENDIAN
      // Randen expects the seed buffer to be in Little Endian; reverse it on
      // Big Endian platforms.
      for (sequence_result_type& e : buffer) {
        e = absl::little_endian::FromHost(e);
      }
#endif
      // The Randen paper suggests preferentially initializing even-numbered
      // 128-bit vectors of the randen state (there are 16 such vectors).
      // The seed data is merged into the state offset by 128-bits, which
      // implies prefering seed bytes [16..31, ..., 208..223]. Since the
      // buffer is 32-bit values, we swap the corresponding buffer positions in
      // 128-bit chunks.
      size_t dst = kBufferSize;
      while (dst > 7) {
        // leave the odd bucket as-is.
        dst -= 4;
        size_t src = dst >> 1;
        // swap 128-bits into the even bucket
        std::swap(buffer[--dst], buffer[--src]);
        std::swap(buffer[--dst], buffer[--src]);
        std::swap(buffer[--dst], buffer[--src]);
        std::swap(buffer[--dst], buffer[--src]);
      }
    } else {
      seq.generate(buffer, buffer + kBufferSize);
    }
    impl_.Absorb(buffer, state());
 
    // Generate will be called when operator() is called
    next_ = kStateSizeT;
  }
 
  void discard(uint64_t count) {
    uint64_t step = std::min<uint64_t>(kStateSizeT - next_, count);
    count -= step;
 
    constexpr uint64_t kRateT = kStateSizeT - kCapacityT;
    auto* begin = state();
    while (count > 0) {
      next_ = kCapacityT;
      impl_.Generate(*reinterpret_cast<result_type(*)[kStateSizeT]>(begin));
      step = std::min<uint64_t>(kRateT, count);
      count -= step;
    }
    next_ += step;
  }
 
  bool operator==(const randen_engine& other) const {
    const auto* begin = state();
    return next_ == other.next_ &&
           std::equal(begin, begin + kStateSizeT, other.state());
  }
 
  bool operator!=(const randen_engine& other) const {
    return !(*this == other);
  }
 
  template <class CharT, class Traits>
  friend std::basic_ostream<CharT, Traits>& operator<<(
      std::basic_ostream<CharT, Traits>& os,  // NOLINT(runtime/references)
      const randen_engine<T>& engine) {       // NOLINT(runtime/references)
    using numeric_type =
        typename random_internal::stream_format_type<result_type>::type;
    auto saver = random_internal::make_ostream_state_saver(os);
    auto* it = engine.state();
    for (auto* end = it + kStateSizeT; it < end; ++it) {
      // In the case that `elem` is `uint8_t`, it must be cast to something
      // larger so that it prints as an integer rather than a character. For
      // simplicity, apply the cast all circumstances.
      os << static_cast<numeric_type>(little_endian::FromHost(*it))
         << os.fill();
    }
    os << engine.next_;
    return os;
  }
 
  template <class CharT, class Traits>
  friend std::basic_istream<CharT, Traits>& operator>>(
      std::basic_istream<CharT, Traits>& is,  // NOLINT(runtime/references)
      randen_engine<T>& engine) {             // NOLINT(runtime/references)
    using numeric_type =
        typename random_internal::stream_format_type<result_type>::type;
    result_type state[kStateSizeT];
    size_t next;
    for (auto& elem : state) {
      // It is not possible to read uint8_t from wide streams, so it is
      // necessary to read a wider type and then cast it to uint8_t.
      numeric_type value;
      is >> value;
      elem = little_endian::ToHost(static_cast<result_type>(value));
    }
    is >> next;
    if (is.fail()) {
      return is;
    }
    std::memcpy(engine.state(), state, sizeof(state));
    engine.next_ = next;
    return is;
  }
 
 private:
  static constexpr size_t kStateSizeT =
      Randen::kStateBytes / sizeof(result_type);
  static constexpr size_t kCapacityT =
      Randen::kCapacityBytes / sizeof(result_type);
 
  // Returns the state array pointer, which is aligned to 16 bytes.
  // The first kCapacityT are the `inner' sponge; the remainder are available.
  result_type* state() {
    return reinterpret_cast<result_type*>(
        (reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(&raw_state_) & 0xf) ? (raw_state_ + 8)
                                                         : raw_state_);
  }
  const result_type* state() const {
    return const_cast<randen_engine*>(this)->state();
  }
 
  // raw state array, manually aligned in state(). This overallocates
  // by 8 bytes since C++ does not guarantee extended heap alignment.
  alignas(8) char raw_state_[Randen::kStateBytes + 8];
  size_t next_;  // index within state()
  Randen impl_;
};
 
}  // namespace random_internal
ABSL_NAMESPACE_END
}  // namespace absl
 
#endif  // ABSL_RANDOM_INTERNAL_RANDEN_ENGINE_H_