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Add tests for corner cases of the distribution functions

Hoping to add a few tests for normal operation as a sanity check. The eventual goal is to be able to split the distribution functions from the engine so they can be tested and implemented independently.
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ephphatha 5 years ago committed by Anders Jenbo
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      test/random_test.cpp

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test/random_test.cpp

@ -29,15 +29,14 @@ TEST(RandomTest, RandomEngineParams)
AdvanceRndSeed();
uint32_t expectedState = 3495122800U;
ASSERT_EQ(GetLCGEngineState(), expectedState)
<< "Wrong engine state after 10000 invocations";
ASSERT_EQ(GetLCGEngineState(), expectedState) << "Wrong engine state after 10000 invocations";
}
TEST(RandomTest, DefaultDistribution)
TEST(RandomTest, AbsDistribution)
{
// The default distribution for RNG calls is the absolute value of the generated value interpreted as a signed int
// This relies on undefined behaviour. abs(limit<int32_t>::min()) is larger than limit<int32_t>::max(). The
// current behaviour is this returns limit<int32_t>::min().
// This relies on undefined behaviour when called on std::numeric_limits<int_t>::min(). See C17 7.22.6.1
// The current behaviour is this returns the same value (the most negative number of the type).
SetRndSeed(1457187811); // yields -2147483648
ASSERT_EQ(AdvanceRndSeed(), -2147483648) << "Invalid distribution";
SetRndSeed(3604671459U); // yields 0
@ -74,4 +73,71 @@ TEST(RandomTest, DefaultDistribution)
ASSERT_EQ(AdvanceRndSeed(), 2147483647) << "Invalid distribution";
}
// The bounded distribution function used by Diablo performs a modulo operation on the result of the AbsDistribution
// tested above, with a shift operation applied before the mod when the bound is < 65535.
//
// The current implementation does not allow testing these operations independantly, hopefully this can be changed
// with confidence from these tests.
//
// The result of a mod b when a is negative was implementation defined before C++11, current behaviour is to
// preserve the sign of a. See C++17 [expr.mul] and C++03 TR1 [expr.mul]
TEST(RandomTest, ModDistributionInvalidRange)
{
// Calling the modulo distribution with an upper bound <= 0 returns 0 without advancing the engine
auto initialSeed = 44444444;
SetRndSeed(initialSeed);
EXPECT_EQ(GenerateRnd(0), 0) << "A distribution with an upper bound of 0 must return 0";
EXPECT_EQ(GetLCGEngineState(), initialSeed) << "Distribution with invalid range must not advance the engine state";
EXPECT_EQ(GenerateRnd(-1), 0) << "A distribution with a negative upper bound must return 0";
EXPECT_EQ(GetLCGEngineState(), initialSeed) << "Distribution with invalid range must not advance the engine state";
EXPECT_EQ(GenerateRnd(std::numeric_limits<int32_t>::min()), 0)
<< "A distribution with a negative upper bound must return 0";
EXPECT_EQ(GetLCGEngineState(), initialSeed) << "Distribution with invalid range must not advance the engine state";
}
TEST(RandomTest, ShiftModDistributionSingleRange)
{
// All results mod 1 = 0;
auto initialSeed = ::testing::UnitTest::GetInstance()->random_seed();
SetRndSeed(initialSeed);
for (auto i = 0; i < 100; i++)
ASSERT_EQ(GenerateRnd(1), 0) << "Interval [0, 1) must return 0";
ASSERT_NE(GetLCGEngineState(), initialSeed) << "Interval of 1 element must still advance the engine state";
// Just in case -0 has a distinct representation? Shouldn't be possible but cheap to test.
SetRndSeed(1457187811);
ASSERT_EQ(GenerateRnd(1), 0) << "Interval [0, 1) must return 0 when AbsDistribution yields INT_MIN";
}
// When called with an upper bound less than 0xFFFF this distribution function discards the low 16 bits of the output
// from the default distribution by performing a shift right of 16 bits. This relies on implementation defined
// behaviour for negative numbers, the expectation is shift right uses sign carry. See C++17 [expr.shift]
TEST(RandomTest, ShiftModDistributionSignCarry)
{
// This distribution is used when the upper bound is a value in [1, 65535)
// Using an upper bound of 1 means the result always maps to 0, see RandomTest_ShiftModDistributionSingleRange
// The only negative value return from AbsDistribution is -2147483648
// A sign-preserving shift right of 16 bits gives a result of -32768.
SetRndSeed(1457187811); // Test mod with no division
ASSERT_EQ(GenerateRnd(65535 - 1), -32768) << "Distribution must map negative numbers using sign carry shifts";
SetRndSeed(1457187811); // Test mod when a division occurs
ASSERT_EQ(GenerateRnd(32768 - 1), -1) << "Distribution must map negative numbers using sign carry shifts";
SetRndSeed(3604671459U); // yields 0
ASSERT_EQ(GenerateRnd(65534), 0) << "Invalid distribution";
}
TEST(RandomTest, ModDistributionSignPreserving)
{
// This distribution is used when the upper bound is a value in [65535, 2147483647]
// Sign preserving modulo when no division is performed cannot be tested in isolation with the current implementation.
SetRndSeed(1457187811);
ASSERT_EQ(GenerateRnd(65535), -32768) << "Distribution must map negative numbers using sign preserving modulo";
SetRndSeed(1457187811);
ASSERT_EQ(GenerateRnd(std::numeric_limits<int32_t>::max()), -1)
<< "Distribution must map negative numbers using sign preserving modulo";
}
} // namespace devilution

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