pixiedust 0.0.4 → 0.0.5

data/History.txt

@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
+== 0.0.5 / 2008-05-14
+* Sped up RandomDust, no longer raising errors and catching, 2x faster
+* Added
+  * DateDust.now_stru() - Date string like 200805141711 (with usec)
+  * Object.try() - from Chris Wanstrath http://ozmm.org/posts/try.html
+
+== 0.0.4 / 2008-02-28
+* Restructured for Hoe
+
 == 0.0.3 / 2008-02-27
 
 * Initial release
-  * RandomDust.between
-  * NumberDust.nearest
-  * DateDust.now_str
+  * RandomDust.between(min, max) - Unskewed number between min and max
+  * NumberDust.nearest() - Number nearest order of magnitude 
+    (9==9, 10000002351 = 10000000000)
+  * DateDust.now_str() - Date string like 200805141711
 

data/README.txt

@@ -4,16 +4,21 @@ PixieDust
 
 == DESCRIPTION:
 A collection of little utility functions (many security related) for assorted
-random tasks in Ruby
+tasks in Ruby
 
 Where applicable, they come with a standard version and a class mix in.
 Ex:
 NumberDust.nearest(value) is also available as Integer.pd_nearest
 
 == FEATURES/PROBLEMS:
-* Get random numbers in arbitrary ranges from OpenSSL (without skew due 
+Features:
+* Get random numbers in arbitrary ranges from OpenSSL (without skew due
   to modulo)
 
+Problems:
+* Need a good way to make sure that the OpenSSL library isn't using a
+  broken PRNG
+
 == SYNOPSIS:
 require 'pixiedust'
 x = RandomDust.between(10,20)

data/lib/pixiedust.rb

@@ -5,10 +5,16 @@ rescue LoadError
 end
 
 class PixieDust
-  VERSION = '0.0.4'
+  VERSION = '0.0.5'
 end
 
-class PDRandOutOfRange < RangeError; end
+class Object
+  # from Chris Wanstrath http://ozmm.org/posts/try.html
+  # @person ? @person.name : nil vs  @person.try(:name)
+  def try(method)
+    send method if respond_to? method
+  end
+end
 
 class RandomDust
   # XXX: Do something to make sure that OpenSSL is using a real RNG
@@ -32,7 +38,7 @@ class RandomDust
     else                                                           unp=""
     end
 
-    begin
+    while true
       rand = OpenSSL::Random.random_bytes(bytes_used)
       parts = rand.unpack(unp + "L"*(uints))
       value = parts.shift
@@ -42,15 +48,19 @@ class RandomDust
 
       value += min
 
-      if value < min || value > max then raise PDRandOutOfRange; end
-    rescue PDRandOutOfRange
-      retry
+      unless value < min || value > max
+        return value
+      end
     end
-    value
   end
 end
 
 class DateDust
+  def DateDust.now_stru
+    str = sprintf("%d%02d%02d%02d%02d%02d%06d", Time.now.year, Time.now.month,
+                  Time.now.day, Time.now.hour, Time.now.min, Time.now.sec, Time.now.usec)
+  end
+
   def DateDust.now_str
     str = sprintf("%d%02d%02d%02d%02d%02d", Time.now.year, Time.now.month,
                   Time.now.day, Time.now.hour, Time.now.min, Time.now.sec)

data/test/random_dust.rb

@@ -1,17 +1,29 @@
 require 'rubygems'
 require 'spec'
+require 'statarray'
+begin
+  require 'ruby-prof'
+  profile = false
+rescue LoadError
+end
 
-require "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/../pixiedust"
+require "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/../lib/pixiedust"
 
 describe RandomDust do
   it "Shouldn't generate numbers outside of range" do
     min = -5
     max = 15
-    100.times {
+    if profile then RubyProf.start; end
+    1000.times {
       val = RandomDust.between(min,max)
       val.should <= max
       val.should >= min
     }
+    if profile
+      profile_data = RubyProf.stop
+      printer = RubyProf::FlatPrinter.new(profile_data)
+      printer.print(open("profile-#{DateDust.now_str}.txt", "w+"), 0)
+    end
   end
 
   it "Should generate numbers at ends of range" do
@@ -26,4 +38,30 @@ describe RandomDust do
     hit_min.should == true
     hit_max.should == true
   end
+
+  it "Should have roughly equal counts of numbers in range" do
+    min = 4
+    max = 55
+    values = {}
+    vlist = []
+    100000.times {
+      val = RandomDust.between(min, max)
+      values[val] ||= 0
+      values[val] += 1
+      vlist << val
+    }
+
+    counts = []
+    values.keys.each { |k|
+      counts << values[k]
+    }
+
+    ca = counts.to_statarray
+    #puts "min:    #{ca.min}"
+    #puts "max:    #{ca.max}"
+    #puts "median: #{ca.median}"
+    #puts "stddev: #{ca.stddev}"
+    ca.stddev.should < 100
+
+  end
 end

metadata

@@ -1,33 +1,36 @@
 --- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
-rubygems_version: 0.9.4
-specification_version: 1
 name: pixiedust
 version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
-  version: 0.0.4
-date: 2008-02-28 00:00:00 -08:00
-summary: A collection of little routines and functions
-require_paths: 
-- lib
-email: jwilkins[at]bitland[dot]net
-homepage: "    by Jonathan Wilkins"
-rubyforge_project: pixiedust
-description: "Where applicable, they come with a standard version and a class mix in. Ex: NumberDust.nearest(value) is also available as Integer.pd_nearest  == FEATURES/PROBLEMS: * Get random numbers in arbitrary ranges from OpenSSL (without skew due  to modulo)  == SYNOPSIS: require 'pixiedust' x = RandomDust.between(10,20)  == REQUIREMENTS: None yet."
-autorequire: 
-default_executable: 
-bindir: bin
-has_rdoc: true
-required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version::Requirement 
-  requirements: 
-  - - ">"
-    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
-      version: 0.0.0
-  version: 
+  version: 0.0.5
 platform: ruby
-signing_key: 
-cert_chain: 
-post_install_message: 
 authors: 
 - Jonathan Wilkins
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+
+date: 2008-05-14 00:00:00 -07:00
+default_executable: 
+dependencies: 
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency 
+  name: hoe
+  version_requirement: 
+  version_requirements: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+    requirements: 
+    - - ">="
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+        version: 1.5.1
+    version: 
+description: "Where applicable, they come with a standard version and a class mix in. Ex: NumberDust.nearest(value) is also available as Integer.pd_nearest  == FEATURES/PROBLEMS: Features: * Get random numbers in arbitrary ranges from OpenSSL (without skew due to modulo)  Problems: * Need a good way to make sure that the OpenSSL library isn't using a broken PRNG  == SYNOPSIS: require 'pixiedust' x = RandomDust.between(10,20)"
+email: jwilkins[at]bitland[dot]net
+executables: []
+
+extensions: []
+
+extra_rdoc_files: 
+- History.txt
+- Manifest.txt
+- README.txt
 files: 
 - History.txt
 - Manifest.txt
@@ -36,28 +39,32 @@ files:
 - lib/pixiedust.rb
 - test/number_dust.rb
 - test/random_dust.rb
-test_files: []
-
+has_rdoc: true
+homepage: "    by Jonathan Wilkins"
+post_install_message: 
 rdoc_options: 
 - --main
 - README.txt
-extra_rdoc_files: 
-- History.txt
-- Manifest.txt
-- README.txt
-executables: []
-
-extensions: []
-
+require_paths: 
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      version: "0"
+  version: 
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+  requirements: 
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+      version: "0"
+  version: 
 requirements: []
 
-dependencies: 
-- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency 
-  name: hoe
-  version_requirement: 
-  version_requirements: !ruby/object:Gem::Version::Requirement 
-    requirements: 
-    - - ">="
-      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
-        version: 1.4.0
-    version: 
+rubyforge_project: pixiedust
+rubygems_version: 1.0.1
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 2
+summary: A collection of little routines and functions
+test_files: []
+