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17 package org.apache.commons.rng.sampling.distribution;
18
19 import java.util.stream.DoubleStream;
20
21 /**
22 * Sampler that generates values of type {@code double}.
23 *
24 * @since 1.0
25 */
26 public interface ContinuousSampler {
27 /**
28 * Creates a {@code double} sample.
29 *
30 * @return a sample.
31 */
32 double sample();
33
34 /**
35 * Returns an effectively unlimited stream of {@code double} sample values.
36 *
37 * <p>The default implementation produces a sequential stream that repeatedly
38 * calls {@link #sample sample}().
39 *
40 * @return a stream of {@code double} values.
41 * @since 1.5
42 */
43 default DoubleStream samples() {
44 return DoubleStream.generate(this::sample).sequential();
45 }
46
47 /**
48 * Returns a stream producing the given {@code streamSize} number of {@code double}
49 * sample values.
50 *
51 * <p>The default implementation produces a sequential stream that repeatedly
52 * calls {@link #sample sample}(); the stream is limited to the given {@code streamSize}.
53 *
54 * @param streamSize Number of values to generate.
55 * @return a stream of {@code double} values.
56 * @since 1.5
57 */
58 default DoubleStream samples(long streamSize) {
59 return samples().limit(streamSize);
60 }
61 }