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+-- Contains pseudo-random number generators, and some helper functions
+
+rng = {}
+totally_random_seed = tonumber(os.date("%Y%H%M%S"))
+math.randomseed(totally_random_seed)
+
+-- same syntax as math.random, if m and n are passed, they are lower and upper bounds
+-- if only m is passed, it is the upper bound
+-- if neither is passed, between 0 and 1
+-- Example:
+--      local rng = require("rng")
+--      local generator1 = rng.generator()
+--      local random1 = generator1()
+--      local generator2 = rng.generator()
+--      local random2 = generator2()
+--      assert(random1, random2)
+rng.generator = (seed, m, n) ->
+	seed = seed or tonumber(os.date("%Y%S"))
+	co = coroutine.wrap(() ->
+		while true
+			math.randomseed(seed)
+			if m and n
+				seed = math.random(m,n)
+			elseif m
+				seed = math.random(m)
+			else
+				seed = math.random()
+			coroutine.yield(seed)
+	)
+	co, seed
+
+rng.randomstring = (charset, length) ->
+	t = {}
+	charset_len = #charset
+	for i = 1, length
+		char = math.random(charset_len)
+		t[i] = charset\sub(char,char)
+	table.concat(t)
+
+rng.hexstring = (length) ->
+	rng.randomstring("0123456789ABCDEF", length)
+
+rng.numstring = (length) ->
+	rng.randomstring("0123456789", length)
+
+rng