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+#lang hackett
+(require (only-in racket/base module quote))
+
+;; declares an internal PRNG type, with no data constructors.
+;; actual instances are to be created by the prng-unsafe submodule.
+(module prng-type hackett
+  (require (only-in hackett/private/base
+                    define-base-type))
+  (provide PRNG)
+  (define-base-type PRNG))
+
+;; unsafe functions that create / operate on PRNG values
+;; using the racket libraries
+(module prng-unsafe racket/base
+  (require racket/promise
+           (submod ".." prng-type)
+           (only-in hackett ∀ : -> Integer Double Unit Tuple tuple)
+           hackett/private/prim/type-provide)
+
+  (provide (typed-out
+            [unsafe-make-prng : {Unit -> PRNG}]
+            [unsafe-make-prng/seed : {Integer -> PRNG}]
+            [unsafe-prng-next-integer : {Integer -> PRNG -> (Tuple Integer PRNG)}]
+            [unsafe-prng-next-double : {PRNG -> (Tuple Double PRNG)}]))
+
+  (define (unsafe-make-prng _)
+    (let* ([rng (make-pseudo-random-generator)]
+           [rng/v (pseudo-random-generator->vector rng)])
+      rng/v))
+
+  (define (unsafe-make-prng/seed k)
+    (let ([rng (make-pseudo-random-generator)])
+      (parameterize ([current-pseudo-random-generator rng])
+        (random-seed (force k)))
+      (pseudo-random-generator->vector rng)))
+
+  (define ((unsafe-prng-next-integer k) rng/v)
+    (let* ([rng (vector->pseudo-random-generator (force rng/v))]
+           [x (random (force k) rng)])
+      ((tuple x) (pseudo-random-generator->vector rng))))
+
+  (define (unsafe-prng-next-double rng/v)
+    (let* ([rng (vector->pseudo-random-generator (force rng/v))]
+           [x (random rng)])
+      ((tuple x) (pseudo-random-generator->vector rng))))
+  )
+
+
+(require 'prng-type 'prng-unsafe
+         hackett/private/prim/type
+         hackett/private/prim/base
+         hackett/data/identity
+         hackett/monad/trans)
+
+(provide PRNG
+         (class RandomGen)
+         (class RandomValue)
+         make-io-prng prng/seeded
+         random-below random-double random-range random random/io)
+
+
+(def make-io-prng : (IO PRNG)
+  (io (λ [w]
+        (let ([prng (unsafe-make-prng unit)])
+          (seq prng
+               (tuple w prng))))))
+
+(defn prng/seeded : {Integer -> PRNG}
+  [[k] (let ([prng (unsafe-make-prng/seed k)])
+         (seq prng prng))])
+
+(require "state.rkt")
+
+; With the State Monad, we can define the following three functions to extract
+; random numbers with a (State PRNG) as the backend:
+
+(def draw-double : (State PRNG Double)
+  (state (λ [prng]
+            (case (random-double prng) [{d tuple prng*} { prng* tuple d }]))))
+
+(defn draw-range : {Integer -> Integer -> (State PRNG Integer)}
+  [[lo hi] (state (λ [prng]
+                     (case (random-range lo hi prng) [{d tuple prng*} { prng* tuple d }])))])
+
+(defn draw-below : {Integer -> (State PRNG Integer)}
+  [[hi] (state (λ [prng]
+                  (case (random-below hi prng) [{d tuple prng*} { prng* tuple d }])))])
+
+
+#|
+; (provide example-of-the-draw-functions)
+(def example-of-the-draw-functions : (State PRNG (List Double))
+     (do
+        [d0 <- draw-double]
+        [d1 <- draw-double]
+        (put (prng/seeded 1337))
+        [d2 <- draw-double]
+        [d3 <- draw-double]
+        (put (prng/seeded 1337))
+        [d4 <- draw-double]
+        [d5 <- draw-double]
+        (pure {d0 :: d1 :: d2 :: d3 :: d4 :: d5 :: nil })
+        ))
+And here is an example of the above three being used:
+(main (do
+
+        ; In IO, get a PRNG seeded by the current time:
+        [prng <- make-io-prng]
+
+        (println " First two numbers in the following are different, and different on each run of this program, confirming the IO-seed PRNG is \"proceeding\",")
+        (println " and the third and fifth are the same, as as the fourth and sixth, to show the 'put' has reseeded deterministically")
+
+        ; run an example State computation with the prng we just got from IO
+        {(runState example-of-the-draw-functions prng) & fst & show & println}
+
+        ; And finally, with a deterministally-seeded PRNG (i.e. not created in IO)
+        {(runState example-of-the-draw-functions (prng/seeded 1337)) & fst & show & println}
+        ))
+|#
+
+(class (RandomGen g)
+  [random-below : {Integer -> g -> (Tuple Integer g)}]
+  [random-double : {g -> (Tuple Double g)}]
+  [random-range : {Integer -> Integer -> g -> (Tuple Integer g)}
+                (λ [lo hi g]
+                  (case (random-below (- hi lo) g)
+                    [(tuple x g-) (tuple (+ lo x) g)]))])
+
+(instance (RandomGen PRNG)
+  [random-below unsafe-prng-next-integer]
+  [random-double unsafe-prng-next-double])
+
+
+(class (RandomValue a)
+  [random : (∀ [g] (RandomGen g) => {g -> (Tuple a g)})])
+
+(instance (RandomValue Integer)
+  [random (random-below #x80000000)])
+
+(instance (RandomValue Double)
+  [random random-double])
+
+(instance (RandomValue Bool)
+  [random (λ [g] (case (random-below 2 g)
+                   [(tuple x g-) (tuple {x == 0} g-)]))])
+
+(def random/io : (∀ [a] (RandomValue a) => (IO a))
+  {{fst . random} <$> make-io-prng})
+
+
+#|
+(data (RandomT m a)
+  (random-t (∀ [g] (RandomGen g) => {g -> (m (Tuple a g))})))
+
+(defn run-random-t : (∀ [g m a] (RandomGen g) => {(RandomT m a) -> g -> (m (Tuple g a))})
+  [[(random-t f) g] (f g)])
+
+(defn run-random : (∀ [g m a] (RandomGen g) =>
+                      {(RandomT Identity a) -> g -> (Tuple g a)})
+  [[m g] (run-identity (run-random-t m g))])
+|#
diff --git a/hackett-lib/hackett/data/state.rkt b/hackett-lib/hackett/data/state.rkt
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+#lang hackett
+
+; a simple State, with Monad/Applicative/Functor instances
+; with operations 'put', 'get' and 'modify' to run in the Monad.
+; See also 'runState' and 'runUndefinedState'
+
+#| Example
+
+; define a State with Integer as the internal state.
+
+(def stateInteger : (State Integer (List Integer))
+     (do
+       (put 42)                     ; set the internal state
+       [i1 <- get]                  ; query the internal state
+       (modify (+ 10))              ; modify the internal state, adding 10 to it
+       [i2 <- get]                  ; query again
+       (modify (+ 10))              ; modify again
+       (pure {i1 :: i2 :: nil})))   ; return the two intermediate internal states
+     ))
+
+(main {(runUndefinedState stateInteger ) & show & println})
+ |#
+
+
+(provide (data State) put get modify runState runUndefinedState)
+
+(data (State s a) (state {s -> { s Tuple a }}))
+
+(instance (forall [a] (Functor (State a)))
+  [map (λ [f (state mx)] (state (λ [rw] (case (mx rw) [(tuple rw* a) (tuple rw* (f a))]))))])
+
+(instance (forall [a] (Applicative (State a)))
+  [pure (λ [x] (state (λ [rw] (tuple rw x))))]
+  [<*>  undefined!])
+
+(instance (forall [a] (Monad (State a)))
+  [join (λ [(state outer)] (state (λ [rw]
+                                     (case (outer rw)
+                                       [(tuple rw* m-inner) (case m-inner [(state inner) (inner rw*)])]))))])
+
+(defn put : (forall [a] {a -> (State a Unit)})
+  [[s] (state (λ [_] {s tuple unit}))])
+(def get : (forall [a] (State a a))
+  (state (λ [s] {s tuple s})))
+(defn modify : (forall [a] {{a -> a} -> (State a Unit)})
+  [[modifier] (state (λ [rw] {(modifier rw) tuple unit}))])
+
+(defn runState
+      [[(state mx) initialstate]
+       (case (mx initialstate) [(tuple a b) (tuple b a)])
+       ])
+
+(def runUndefinedState ((flip runState) undefined!)) ; if the first step is 'put', then the initial state doesn't matter and we can use undefined! as the initial state