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diff --git a/src/random.h b/src/random.h
index 97302d61ab..4679a2b40c 100644
--- a/src/random.h
+++ b/src/random.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
#include <crypto/chacha20.h>
#include <crypto/common.h>
+#include <span.h>
#include <uint256.h>
#include <chrono>
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@
*
* Thread-safe.
*/
-void GetRandBytes(unsigned char* buf, int num) noexcept;
+void GetRandBytes(Span<unsigned char> bytes) noexcept;
/** Generate a uniform random integer in the range [0..range). Precondition: range > 0 */
uint64_t GetRand(uint64_t nMax) noexcept;
/** Generate a uniform random duration in the range [0..max). Precondition: max.count() > 0 */
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ uint256 GetRandHash() noexcept;
*
* Thread-safe.
*/
-void GetStrongRandBytes(unsigned char* buf, int num) noexcept;
+void GetStrongRandBytes(Span<unsigned char> bytes) noexcept;
/**
* Gather entropy from various expensive sources, and feed them to the PRNG state.
@@ -222,6 +223,17 @@ public:
/** Generate a random boolean. */
bool randbool() noexcept { return randbits(1); }
+ /** Return the time point advanced by a uniform random duration. */
+ template <typename Tp>
+ Tp rand_uniform_delay(const Tp& time, typename Tp::duration range)
+ {
+ using Dur = typename Tp::duration;
+ Dur dur{range.count() > 0 ? /* interval [0..range) */ Dur{randrange(range.count())} :
+ range.count() < 0 ? /* interval (range..0] */ -Dur{randrange(-range.count())} :
+ /* interval [0..0] */ Dur{0}};
+ return time + dur;
+ }
+
// Compatibility with the C++11 UniformRandomBitGenerator concept
typedef uint64_t result_type;
static constexpr uint64_t min() { return 0; }