Generate uniformly distributed ints in any base from a bit sequence
npm install sequinGenerates uniformly distributed ints in any base from a bit sequence, according
to the algorithm described by Christian
Perfect.
``
$ npm install sequin
Construct a stream using an array of 0/1 values, or using a Buffer with8
the second argument set to :
`js`
var Sequin = require('sequin'),
crypto = require('crypto'),
stream = new Sequin(crypto.randomBytes(10), 8);
The stream's generate(k) method returns an integer less than k, or null if
there are not enough bits left in the stream to generate an integer of the
required size.
`js
var Sequin = require('sequin'),
stream = new Sequin([1,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1]);
stream.generate(5) // -> 3
stream.generate(5) // -> 3
stream.generate(5) // -> 1
stream.generate(5) // -> null
``
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