[Haskell-cafe] Random number example

[michael rice]

I pretty much followed the sequence of steps that led to this final code (see below), but will be looking it over for a while to make sure it sinks in. In the meantime, I get this when I try to use it (sumTwoDice) at the command line:

[michael at localhost ~]$ ghci rand9
GHCi, version 6.10.1: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/  :? for help
Loading package ghc-prim ... linking ... done.
Loading package integer ... linking ... done.
Loading package base ... linking ... done.
[1 of 1] Compiling Main             ( rand9.hs, interpreted )
Ok, modules loaded: Main.
*Main> sumTwoDice

<interactive>:1:0:
    No instance for (Show (Seed -> (Int, Seed)))
      arising from a use of `print' at <interactive>:1:0-9
    Possible fix:
      add an instance declaration for (Show (Seed -> (Int, Seed)))
    In a stmt of a 'do' expression: print it
*Main> 


Can I employ a 'do' expression from the command line?

Also, can I now use functions (>>) (>>=) and 'return' defined in the Prelude and still have this code work?

Michael

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{-# LANGUAGE NoImplicitPrelude #-}

import Prelude hiding ((>>), (>>=), return)

type Seed = Int
type Random a = Seed -> (a, Seed)

randomNext :: Seed -> Seed
randomNext rand = if newRand > 0 then newRand else newRand + 2147483647
    where newRand = 16807 * lo - 2836 * hi
          (hi,lo) = rand `divMod` 127773

rollDie :: Random Int
rollDie seed = ((seed `mod` 6) + 1, randomNext seed)

(>>) :: Random a -> Random b -> Random b
(>>) m n = \seed0 ->
  let (result1, seed1) = m seed0
      (result2, seed2) = n seed1
  in (result2, seed2)

(>>=) :: Random a -> (a -> Random b) -> Random b
(>>=) m g = \seed0 -> 
  let (result1, seed1) = m seed0
      (result2, seed2) = (g result1) seed1
  in (result2, seed2)

return :: a -> Random a
return x = \seed0 -> (x, seed0)

sumTwoDice :: Random Int
sumTwoDice = rollDie >>= (\die1 -> rollDie >>= (\die2 -> return (die1 + die2)))




      
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