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017package org.apache.commons.rng.simple.internal;
018
019/**
020 * Seed converter to create an output array type.
021 *
022 * @param <IN> Input seed type.
023 * @param <OUT> Output seed type.
024 * @since 1.3
025 */
026public interface Seed2ArrayConverter<IN, OUT> extends SeedConverter<IN, OUT> {
027    /**
028     * Converts seed from input type to output type. The output type is expected to be an array.
029     *
030     * @param seed Original seed value.
031     * @param outputSize Output size.
032     * @return the converted seed value.
033     */
034    OUT convert(IN seed, int outputSize);
035}