Subject: Re: [xsl] Re: [xquery-talk] Random number generation : requirements From: "Olivier JEULIN olivier.jeulin@xxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 9 May 2014 08:59:57 -0000 |
2014-05-07 20:06 GMT+02:00 Adam Retter adam.retter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx < xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > [b&] > Personally I would be more interested in having a good random number > source for generating strong UUIDs, at the moment we just have an > extension function which is a non-deterministic wrapper around some > Java - > http://www.exist-db.org/exist/apps/fundocs/index.html?action=search&type=name &q=uuid Ah, yes, I forgot this use case. It would be nice to have a way to generate UUID: - in a predictabe way, with a controlled seed, to get reproducible UUIDs in tests - with a unique seed for real life usage On 6 May 2014 18:51, Christian GrC<n <christian.gruen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > [b&] Is there any > particular reason why the official random functions need to be > deterministic? Well, yes, having reproducible randomness is useful during development and testing :)
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