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DEFINITION MODULE Chance ;

(*
   Title      : Chance
   Author     : Gaius Mulley
   Date       : 19/7/88
   LastEdit   : 19/7/88
   System     : LOGITECH MODULA-2/86
   Description: Provides a set of utilities for random numbers.
*)

EXPORT QUALIFIED InitRandom, KillRandom,
                 GetAndDeleteRandom, AddRandom, GetRand ;

(*
   InitRandom - Initializes a potential list of random numbers.
                An index to this potential random number list is returned.
*)

PROCEDURE InitRandom () : CARDINAL ;


(*
   KillRandom - Kills a complete list of random numbers.
*)

PROCEDURE KillRandom (RandomListIndex: CARDINAL) ;


(*
   GetAndDeleteRandom - Returns a random number from the
                        list and then it is deleted.
                        Numbers 1..n will be returned if they exist,
                        if 0 is returned then the list is empty.
*)

PROCEDURE GetAndDeleteRandom (RandomListIndex: CARDINAL) : CARDINAL ;


(*
   AddRandom - places a list of numbers 1..n into the specified list.
*)

PROCEDURE AddRandom (RandomListIndex: CARDINAL; n: CARDINAL) ;


(*
   GetRand - returns a number between 0..n-1.
             This routine is independant from the above routines.
*)

PROCEDURE GetRand (n: CARDINAL) : CARDINAL ;


END Chance.