randomInteger.h

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//
// Created by Nikhil Chandra Admal on 2/7/24.
//
 
#ifndef OILAB_RANDOM_H
#define OILAB_RANDOM_H
#include <iostream>
#include <random>
 
namespace oILAB {
template <typename T> T random(const T &a, const T &b) {
  std::random_device rd;  // a seed source for the random number engine
  std::mt19937 gen(rd()); // mersenne_twister_engine seeded with rd()
  if (typeid(T) == typeid(int)) {
    std::uniform_int_distribution<> distrib(a, b);
    return distrib(gen);
  } else if (typeid(T) == typeid(double)) {
    std::uniform_real_distribution<> distrib(a, b);
    return distrib(gen);
  } else {
    throw(std::runtime_error("Unknown type\n"));
  }
    }
    } // namespace oILAB
#endif //OILAB_RANDOM_H