SeedCreator.h

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#ifndef SEEDCREATOR_H
#define SEEDCREATOR_H

#include "TRandom3.h"

namespace SeedCreator {

  inline unsigned int CreateRandomNumberSeed()
  {

    // the maximum allowed seed for the art::RandomNumberGenerator
    // is 900000000. Use TRandom3 to get the seed value in that range.
    // Instantiating TRandom3 with a 0 means that its seed is set based
    // on the TUUID and should always be random, even for jobs running on the
    // same machine
    TRandom3 rand(0);
    return rand.Integer(900000000);
  }

}

#endif // SEEDCREATOR_H