Uniform.java

/**
 *
 * This file is part of TRIO.
 *
 * TRIO is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * TRIO 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 Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * along with TRIO.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
/**
 *
 * This file is part of TRIO.
 *
 * TRIO is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
 * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
 * Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any
 * later version.
 *
 * TRIO 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 Lesser General Public License for more
 * details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * along with TRIO. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
package eu.diversify.trio.util.random;

/**
 * The uniform distribution over a given interval
 */
public class Uniform extends Distribution {

    private final double min;
    private final double max;

    public Uniform(double min, double max) {
        super();

        assert min <= max:
                String.format("Invalid interval [%.1f, %.1f]! Lower bound is greater than the upper bound", min, max);

        this.min = min;
        this.max = max;
    }

    public double sample() {
        return min + generate().nextDouble() * (max - min);
    }

}