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NAME

Role::TinyCommons::Collection::PickItems::RandomPos - Provide pick_items() that picks items by random positions

VERSION

This document describes version 0.010 of Role::TinyCommons::Collection::PickItems::RandomPos (from Perl distribution Role-TinyCommons-Collection), released on 2024-01-16.

DESCRIPTION

This role provides pick_items() that picks random items by position. It is more suitable for huge collections that support a fast get_item_at_pos (see Role::TinyCommons::Collection::GetItemByPos) and an efficient get_item_count, for example when you store your items in a Perl array (e.g. ArrayDataRole::Source::Array). If your collection does not support those methods, there's an alternative you can use: Role::TinyCommons::FindItems::Iterator.

If we get an infinite number of rows (get_item_count() returns -1), then we set item count to 2^31 - 1. If you do not like this behavior, you can provide your own implementation to handle the case of infinite array data.

Another alternative using binary search: Role::TinyCommons::Collection::PickItems::RandomSeekLines, if your items are lines from a filehandle.

ROLES MIXED IN

Role::TinyCommons::Collection::PickItems

REQUIRED METHODS

get_item_at_pos

get_item_count

HOMEPAGE

Please visit the project's homepage at https://metacpan.org/release/Role-TinyCommons-Collection.

SOURCE

Source repository is at https://github.com/perlancar/perl-Role-TinyCommons-Collection.

SEE ALSO

Role::TinyCommons::Collection::PickItems and other Role::TinyCommons::Collection::PickItems::*.

AUTHOR

perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>

CONTRIBUTING

To contribute, you can send patches by email/via RT, or send pull requests on GitHub.

Most of the time, you don't need to build the distribution yourself. You can simply modify the code, then test via:

% prove -l

If you want to build the distribution (e.g. to try to install it locally on your system), you can install Dist::Zilla, Dist::Zilla::PluginBundle::Author::PERLANCAR, Pod::Weaver::PluginBundle::Author::PERLANCAR, and sometimes one or two other Dist::Zilla- and/or Pod::Weaver plugins. Any additional steps required beyond that are considered a bug and can be reported to me.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2024 by perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Role-TinyCommons-Collection

When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.