Rand module

Functions for working with randomness.

Usage

local Rand = ELONA.require("core.Rand")

Functions

rnd (n)	Returns a random number from 0 to n, exclusive.
rnd_capped (n)	Returns a random number from 0 to min(n, 32768), exclusive.
one_in (n)	Returns true one out of every n times.
coinflip ()	Returns true 50% of the time.
between (min, max)	Returns a random number from min to max, exclusive.
choice (table)	Returns a random object from a table.

Functions

# rnd (n)

Returns a random number from 0 to n, exclusive.

Parameters:

• n : (num)

Returns:

• (num) a number in [0, n)

# rnd_capped (n)

Returns a random number from 0 to min(n, 32768), exclusive.

It emulates vanilla's random number generation, capped by the upper limit.

Parameters:

• n : (num)

Returns:

• (num) a number in [0, min(n, 32768))

# one_in (n)

Returns true one out of every n times.

Parameters:

• n : (num)

Returns:

• (bool) true one out of every n times

# coinflip ()

Returns true 50% of the time.

Returns:

• (bool) true 50% of the time

# between (min, max)

Returns a random number from min to max, exclusive.

Parameters:

• min : (num)
• max : (num)

Returns:

• (num) a number in [min, max)

# choice (table)

Returns a random object from a table.

Parameters:

• table : (table) a table

Returns:

• (object) an object from the table