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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2023-2024 Ian Marco Moffett and the Osmora Team.
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
 *
 * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
 *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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 * 3. Neither the name of Hyra nor the names of its
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 *    this software without specific prior written permission.
 *
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
 * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
 * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
 * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
 * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
 * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
 * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
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 * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 */

#include <stdlib.h>

/* linear feedback shift register - static global variable */
static unsigned int lfsr = 0;

/*
 * Sets the global LFSR to a provided seed
 *
 * @seed: Seed that will be used for random number generation
 */
void
srand(unsigned int seed)
{
    lfsr = seed;
}

/*
 * Generates a random number between 0 and RAND_MAX
 *
 * Returns random number (unsigned int) between 0 and RAND_MAX
 */
unsigned int
rand(void)
{
    unsigned int intResult = 0;
    unsigned int bitResult;
    for(int i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
        bitResult = lfsr % 2;
        intResult |= (bitResult << i);
        lfsr >>= 1;
        lfsr |= ((bitResult ^ (lfsr % 2)) << 31);
    }
    return intResult;
}