Random.cpp

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/*
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//==============================================================================
 
#include <ripple/crypto/csprng.h>
#include <ripple/json/json_value.h>
#include <ripple/net/RPCErr.h>
#include <ripple/protocol/ErrorCodes.h>
#include <ripple/protocol/jss.h>
#include <ripple/basics/base_uint.h>
#include <ripple/beast/utility/rngfill.h>
 
namespace ripple {
 
namespace RPC {
struct JsonContext;
}
 
// Result:
// {
//   random: <uint256>
// }
Json::Value doRandom (RPC::JsonContext& context)
{
    // TODO(tom): the try/catch is almost certainly redundant, we catch at the
    // top level too.
    try
    {
        uint256 rand;
        beast::rngfill (
            rand.begin(),
            rand.size(),
            crypto_prng());
 
        Json::Value jvResult;
        jvResult[jss::random]  = to_string (rand);
        return jvResult;
    }
    catch (std::exception const&)
    {
        return rpcError (rpcINTERNAL);
    }
}
 
} // ripple