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gen_random

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gen_random(n) public

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# File lib/securerandom.rb, line 51
    def self.gen_random(n)
      @pid = 0 unless defined?(@pid)
      pid = $$
      unless @pid == pid
        now = Process.clock_gettime(Process::CLOCK_REALTIME, :nanosecond)
        OpenSSL::Random.random_add([now, @pid, pid].join(""), 0.0)
        seed = Random.raw_seed(16)
        if (seed)
          OpenSSL::Random.random_add(seed, 16)
        end
        @pid = pid
      end
      return OpenSSL::Random.random_bytes(n)
    end
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