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+skycraft.random = {
+ choices = {},
+ probabilities = {},
+ csum = {},
+ sum = 0
+}
+
+skycraft.random.__index = skycraft.random
+
+function skycraft.random:new(o)
+ o = o or {}
+ setmetatable(o, self)
+ o.choices = {}
+ o.probabilities = {}
+ o.csum = {}
+ o.sum = 0
+ return o
+end
+
+function skycraft.random:calc_csum()
+ self.sum = 0
+ for i, choice in ipairs(self.choices) do
+ self.sum = self.sum + self.probabilities[choice]
+ self.csum[choice] = self.sum
+ end
+end
+
+function skycraft.random:choose()
+ local r = math.random() + math.random(0, self.sum - 1)
+ for i, choice in pairs(self.choices) do
+ if r < self.csum[choice] then
+ return choice
+ end
+ end
+end
+
+function skycraft.random:add_choice(choice, probability)
+ table.insert(self.choices, choice)
+ self.probabilities[choice] = probability
+end