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`rhai-rand`: Random Number Generation, Shuffling and Sampling
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`rhai-rand` is an independent Rhai [package] that provides:
* random number generation using the [`rand`](https://crates.io/crates/rand) crate
* [array] shuffling and sampling
```admonish info.side "Documentation"
See [https://docs.rs/rhai-rand](https://docs.rs/rhai-rand#api) for the list of functions.
```
> On `crates.io`: [`rhai-rand`](https://crates.io/crates/rhai-rand)
>
> On `GitHub`: [`rhaiscript/rhai-rand`](https://github.com/rhaiscript/rhai-rand)
>
> Package name: `RandomPackage`
Dependency
----------
`Cargo.toml`:
```toml
[dependencies]
rhai = "{{version}}"
rhai-rand = "0.1" # use rhai-rand crate
```
Load Package into [`Engine`]
----------------------------
```rust
use rhai::Engine;
use rhai::packages::Package; // needed for 'Package' trait
use rhai_rand::RandomPackage;
let mut engine = Engine::new();
// Create new 'RandomPackage' instance
let random = RandomPackage::new();
// Load the package into the `Engine`
random.register_into_engine(&mut engine);
```
Features
--------
| Feature | Description | Default? | Should not be used with Rhai feature |
| :--------: | ------------------------------------------------------------ | :------: | :----------------------------------: |
| `float` | enables random floating-point number generation | yes | [`no_float`] |
| `array` | enables methods for [arrays] | yes | [`no_index`] |
| `metadata` | enables [functions metadata] (turns on [`metadata`] in Rhai) | **no** | |
~~~admonish example "Example: Working with `no_float` in Rhai"
`Cargo.toml`:
```toml
[dependencies]
# Rhai is set for 'no_float', meaning no floating-point support
rhai = { version="{{version}}", features = ["no_float"] }
# Use 'default-features = false' to clear defaults, then only add 'array'
rhai-rand = { version="0.1", default-features = false, features = ["array"] }
```
~~~