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Vose Alias Method - discrete_distribution
// MIT License
//
// Copyright (c) 2019 degski
//
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#include <cassert>
#include <cmath>
#include <cstddef>
#include <cstdint>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cstring>
#include <algorithm>
#include <array>
#include <charconv>
#include <filesystem>
#include <fstream>
#include <iterator>
#include <list>
#include <map>
#include <random>
#include <sax/iostream.hpp>
#include <span>
#include <string>
#include <type_traits>
#include <vector>
#include <plf/plf_nanotimer.h>
# ifdef small
# define org_small small
# undef small
# endif
// http://www.keithschwarz.com/darts-dice-coins/
// The probability and alias tables.
template<typename T = int, typename U = float>
struct VoseAliasMethodTables {
std::vector<U> m_probability{};
std::vector<T> m_alias{};
explicit VoseAliasMethodTables ( std::size_t const n_ ) : m_probability ( n_, U{ 0 } ), m_alias ( n_, T{ 0 } ) {}
[[nodiscard]] int size ( ) const noexcept { return static_cast<int> ( m_probability.size ( ) ); }
};
template<typename U>
[[nodiscard]] inline U pop ( std::vector<U> & v_ ) noexcept {
U const r = v_.back ( );
v_.pop_back ( );
return r;
}
template<typename T = int, typename U = float>
VoseAliasMethodTables<T, U> init_impl ( std::vector<U> & probability_ ) {
std::vector<T> large, small;
large.reserve ( probability_.size ( ) );
small.reserve ( probability_.size ( ) );
T i = T{ 0 };
for ( U const p : probability_ )
if ( p >= U{ 1 } )
large.push_back ( i++ );
else
small.push_back ( i++ );
VoseAliasMethodTables<T, U> tables ( probability_.size ( ) );
while ( large.size ( ) and small.size ( ) ) {
T g = pop ( large );
T const l = pop ( small );
tables.m_probability[ l ] = probability_[ l ];
tables.m_alias[ l ] = g;
probability_[ g ] = ( ( probability_[ g ] + probability_[ l ] ) - U{ 1 } );
if ( probability_[ g ] >= U{ 1 } )
large.emplace_back ( std::move ( g ) );
else
small.emplace_back ( std::move ( g ) );
}
while ( large.size ( ) )
tables.m_probability[ pop ( large ) ] = U{ 1 };
while ( small.size ( ) )
tables.m_probability[ pop ( small ) ] = U{ 1 };
return tables;
}
template<typename T = int, typename U = float>
VoseAliasMethodTables<T, U> init ( std::vector<U> const & probability_ ) {
assert ( probability_.size ( ) > 0u );
std::vector<U> probability{ probability_ };
U const n_div_sum =
static_cast<U> ( static_cast<double> ( probability.size ( ) ) /
std::reduce ( std::execution::par_unseq, std::begin ( probability ), std::end ( probability ), 0.0,
[]( double const a, double const b ) { return a + b; } ) );
std::for_each ( std::execution::par_unseq, std::begin ( probability ), std::end ( probability ),
[n_div_sum]( U & v ) { return v *= n_div_sum; } );
return init_impl ( probability );
}
# ifdef org_small
# define small org_small
# undef org_small
# endif
template<typename T = int, typename U = float>
int next ( VoseAliasMethodTables<T, U> & dis_ ) {
int const column = sax::uniform_int_distribution<int> ( 0, dis_.size ( ) - 1 ) ( Rng::gen ( ) );
return Rng::bernoulli ( dis_.m_probability[ column ] ) ? column : dis_.m_alias[ column ];
}
int main ( ) {
auto dis = init ( std::vector<float>{ 6.0f, 5.0f, 4.0f, 3.0f, 2.0f, 1.0f } );
int buck[ 6 ]{};
for ( int i = 0; i < 21'000'000; ++i )
++buck[ next ( dis ) ];
for ( int i = 0; i < 6; ++i )
std::cout << buck[ i ] << ' ';
std::cout << nl;
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
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