[RNG-143] Instance create() method for RandomSource

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Trivial
• Resolution: Implemented
• Affects Version/s: 1.3
• Fix Version/s: 1.4
• Component/s: simple
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Alex Herbert
• Created: 07/Jun/21 11:05
• Updated: 13/Sep/21 10:41
• Resolved: 09/Jun/21 16:52

Description

This is a wish for an instance create method for RandomSource:

public RestorableUniformRandomProvider create() {
    return create(this);
}

public RestorableUniformRandomProvider create(Object seed,
                                              Object... data) {
    return create(this, seed, data);
}

It is syntactic sugar to avoid typing the use of the static factory method and repeating RandomSource in close succession:

RandomSource.create(RandomSource.MT);
RandomSource.create(RandomSource.MT, 12345L);

Becomes:

RandomSource.MT.create();
RandomSource.MT.create(12345L);

It would make the use of the static factory method redundant, which could be deprecated.

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