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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))])
+
+
+(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))])
+|#