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//  Copyright 2011, Ian Hobson.
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// Boost helper functions

#pragma once

#include "boost/foreach.hpp"
#include "boost/random/mersenne_twister.hpp"
#include "boost/random/normal_distribution.hpp"
#include "boost/random/variate_generator.hpp"
#include "boost/shared_array.hpp"
#include "boost/thread.hpp"

#include <cstddef>
#include <ctime>

// foreach macro
#define foreach BOOST_FOREACH
#define foreach_reverse BOOST_REVERSE_FOREACH

namespace bx {
  
  // Sleep the current thread for a certain number of milliseconds
  inline void SleepMs(int milliseconds) {
    boost::this_thread::sleep(boost::posix_time::milliseconds(milliseconds));
  }
  
  // boost.random helpers
  typedef boost::random::mt19937 EngineType;
  typedef boost::variate_generator<EngineType, boost::normal_distribution<> >
    GaussianGenerator;
  
  class Random {
    EngineType engine_;
    
  public:
    Random() : engine_(static_cast<unsigned int>(std::time(0))) {}
    EngineType& Engine() { return engine_; }
    
    static Random& Singleton() {
      static Random random;
      return random;
    }
  };

  static GaussianGenerator MakeGaussianGenerator(double mean = 0.0,
                                                 double sigma = 1.0) {
    boost::normal_distribution<> distribution(mean, sigma);
    return GaussianGenerator(Random::Singleton().Engine(), distribution);
  }
  
  static EngineType& RandomEngine() {
    return Random::Singleton().Engine();
  }
  
  
} // bx namespace