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pyRCV2/pyRCV2/random/sharandom_js.py

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# pyRCV2: Preferential vote counting
# Copyright © 2020 Lee Yingtong Li (RunasSudo)
#
# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
# along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
class SHARandom:
MAX_VAL = bigInt(2).pow(256).subtract(1)
def __init__(self, seed):
self.seed = seed
self.ctr = 0
def next(self, modulus):
val = bigInt(sjcl.codec.hex.fromBits(sjcl.hash.sha256.hash(self.seed + ',' + str(self.ctr))), 16)
self.ctr += 1
if val.greaterOrEquals(SHARandom.MAX_VAL.divide(modulus).multiply(modulus)):
# Discard this value to avoid bias
return self.next(modulus)
# Result is used to index arrays, etc. so result must be a JS number
# TODO: Check for overflow
return val.mod(modulus).toJSNumber()