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     27 
     28 #ifndef TALK_BASE_HELPERS_H_
     29 #define TALK_BASE_HELPERS_H_
     30 
     31 #include <string>
     32 #include "talk/base/basictypes.h"
     33 
     34 namespace talk_base {
     35 
     36 // For testing, we can return predictable data.
     37 void SetRandomTestMode(bool test);
     38 
     39 // Initializes the RNG, and seeds it with the specified entropy.
     40 bool InitRandom(int seed);
     41 bool InitRandom(const char* seed, size_t len);
     42 
     43 // Generates a (cryptographically) random string of the given length.
     44 // We generate base64 values so that they will be printable.
     45 // WARNING: could silently fail. Use the version below instead.
     46 std::string CreateRandomString(size_t length);
     47 
     48 // Generates a (cryptographically) random string of the given length.
     49 // We generate base64 values so that they will be printable.
     50 // Return false if the random number generator failed.
     51 bool CreateRandomString(size_t length, std::string* str);
     52 
     53 // Generates a (cryptographically) random string of the given length,
     54 // with characters from the given table. Return false if the random
     55 // number generator failed.
     56 bool CreateRandomString(size_t length, const std::string& table,
     57                         std::string* str);
     58 
     59 // Generates a random id.
     60 uint32 CreateRandomId();
     61 
     62 // Generates a 64 bit random id.
     63 uint64 CreateRandomId64();
     64 
     65 // Generates a random id > 0.
     66 uint32 CreateRandomNonZeroId();
     67 
     68 // Generates a random double between 0.0 (inclusive) and 1.0 (exclusive).
     69 double CreateRandomDouble();
     70 
     71 }  // namespace talk_base
     72 
     73 #endif  // TALK_BASE_HELPERS_H_
     74