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#!/usr/bin/env perl
use strict;
use warnings;

use Math::Prime::Util::GMP;
use Bytes::Random::XS;
use Bytes::Random;
use Bytes::Random::Secure;
use Math::Random::MTwist;
use Data::Entropy::Algorithms;
use Crypt::PRNG;
use Crypt::Random;
use Benchmark qw/:all/;

print "#  8 random bytes\n";
cmpthese(-5,{
  "MPU"      => sub { Math::Prime::Util::GMP::random_bytes(8); },
  "BRXS"     => sub { Bytes::Random::XS::random_bytes(8); },
  "BR"       => sub { Bytes::Random::random_bytes(8); },
  "BRS"      => sub { Bytes::Random::Secure::random_bytes(8); },
  "MRMT"     => sub { Math::Random::MTwist::_randstr(8); },
  "DEA"      => sub { Data::Entropy::Algorithms::rand_bits(8*8); },
  "Crypt::PRNG"   => sub { Crypt::PRNG::random_bytes(8); },
  "rand"     => sub { pack('C*', map { int(rand 256) } 1..8); },
  "Crypt::Random"   => sub { Crypt::Random::makerandom_octet(Length=>8,Strength=>0); },
});
print "#  256 random bytes\n";
cmpthese(-5,{
  "MPU"      => sub { Math::Prime::Util::GMP::random_bytes(256); },
  "BRXS"     => sub { Bytes::Random::XS::random_bytes(256); },
  "BR"       => sub { Bytes::Random::random_bytes(256); },
  "BRS"      => sub { Bytes::Random::Secure::random_bytes(256); },
  "MRMT"     => sub { Math::Random::MTwist::_randstr(256); },
  "DEA"      => sub { Data::Entropy::Algorithms::rand_bits(8*256); },
  "CryptX"   => sub { Crypt::PRNG::random_bytes(256); },
  "rand"     => sub { pack('C*', map { int(rand 256) } 1..256); },
  "Crypt::Random"   => sub { Crypt::Random::makerandom_octet(Length=>256,Strength=>0); },
});
print "#  16384 random bytes\n";
cmpthese(-5,{
  "MPU"      => sub { Math::Prime::Util::GMP::random_bytes(16384); },
  "BRXS"     => sub { Bytes::Random::XS::random_bytes(16384); },
  "BR"       => sub { Bytes::Random::random_bytes(16384); },
  "BRS"      => sub { Bytes::Random::Secure::random_bytes(16384); },
  "MRMT"     => sub { Math::Random::MTwist::_randstr(16384); },
  "DEA"      => sub { Data::Entropy::Algorithms::rand_bits(8*16384); },
  "CryptX"   => sub { Crypt::PRNG::random_bytes(16384); },
  "rand"     => sub { pack('C*', map { int(rand 256) } 1..16384); },
  "Crypt::Random"   => sub { Crypt::Random::makerandom_octet(Length=>16384,Strength=>0); },
});