edu.harvard.deas.hyperenc
Interface RandomSource

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

TestRandomSource, VSatRandomSource

public interface RandomSource
extends Serializable

A source of random bits.

Method Summary

void	getPage(byte[] block, byte[] page) Fills page with random bytes.

Method Detail

getPage

void getPage(byte[] block,
             byte[] page)
             throws PageException

Fills page with random bytes. block may be used as a parameter that influences the creation of a page. Depending on implementation, calling getPage multiple times with the same block may not necessarily return the same page each time.

Parameters:

block - A buffer of random bytes used to create page.

page - Created page. This array will be mutated to contain the created page.

Throws:

PageException