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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+import java.util.Random;
+import java.util.SplittableRandom;
+
+public class RandomSeed {
+    private long seed = 0L;
+    private Random rnd = null;
+    private SplittableRandom srnd = null;
+
+    public RandomSeed(boolean isSplittableRandom) {
+        init(isSplittableRandom);
+    }
+
+    private void init(boolean isSplittableRandom) {
+        // obtain seed from environment if supplied
+        boolean isSeedProvided = false;
+        try {
+            // note that Long.valueOf(null) also throws a NumberFormatException
+            // so if the property is undefined this will still work correctly
+            seed = Long.valueOf(System.getProperty("seed"));
+            isSeedProvided = true;
+        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+            // do nothing: isSeedProvided is already false
+        }
+
+        // if no seed from environment, create a fresh one
+        Random tmpRnd = null;
+        if (!isSeedProvided) {
+            tmpRnd = new Random();
+            seed = tmpRnd.nextLong();
+        }
+
+        // create the PRNG
+        if (isSplittableRandom) {
+            srnd = new SplittableRandom(seed);
+        } else {
+            rnd = tmpRnd != null ? tmpRnd : new Random();
+            rnd.setSeed(seed);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public Random getRandom() {
+        if (rnd == null) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Variable of type Random not initialized");
+        }
+        return rnd;
+    }
+
+    public SplittableRandom getSplittableRandom() {
+        if (srnd == null) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Variable of type SplittableRandom not initialized");
+        }
+        return srnd;
+    }
+
+    public long getSeed() {
+        return seed;
+    }
+}