--- Helper module for generating random numbers.
-- @module lqc.random
-- @alias lib
local time = os.time
local random_seed = math.randomseed
local random = math.random

local lib = {}

--- Seeds the random number generator
-- @param seed Random seed (number) or nil for current timestamp
-- @return The random seed used to initialize the random number generator with.
function lib.seed(seed)
    if not seed then
        seed = time()
    end
    random_seed(seed)
    return seed
end

--- Get random number between min and max
-- @param min Minimum value to generate a random number in
-- @param max Maximum value to generate a random number in (inclusive)
function lib.between(min, max)
    return random(min, max)
end

return lib