#4315: Generalize the 'RandomGen' and 'Random' classes
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Reporter: TomMD | Owner:
Type: proposal | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: Not GHC
Component: libraries/random | Version: 6.12.3
Keywords: | Testcase:
Blockedby: | Difficulty:
Os: Unknown/Multiple | Blocking:
Architecture: Unknown/Multiple | Failure: None/Unknown
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Changes (by igloo):
* milestone: => Not GHC
Old description:
> RandomGen and Random classes assume generators produce Int values. This
> is non-ideal as many high speed generators produce special values (ex:
> doubles) or generic values (bit streams / bytestrings) that can be
> converted directly to my types easier than coercing to Int then to an 'a'
> via the Random class.
>
> The proposal is to change the classes from/to:
>
> class RandomGen g where
>
> -->
>
> class RandomGen g v | g -> v where
>
> and
>
> class Random a where
>
> -->
>
> class Random a v where
>
> And make needed changes to the classes instances that follow from these.
New description:
RandomGen and Random classes assume generators produce Int values. This
is non-ideal as many high speed generators produce special values (ex:
doubles) or generic values (bit streams / bytestrings) that can be
converted directly to my types easier than coercing to Int then to an 'a'
via the Random class.
The proposal is to change the classes from/to:
{{{
class RandomGen g where
-->
class RandomGen g v | g -> v where
}}}
and
{{{
class Random a where
-->
class Random a v where
}}}
And make needed changes to the classes instances that follow from these.
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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/4315#comment:3>
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