- Add rand_range

quinn/__init__.py

@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@
     week_end_date,
     week_start_date,
 )
+from quinn.math import (
+    rand_laplace,
+    rand_range,
+)
 from quinn.schema_helpers import print_schema_as_code
 from quinn.split_columns import split_col
 from quinn.transformations import (

quinn/math.py

@@ -47,6 +47,29 @@ def rand_laplace(
     )
 
 
+def rand_range(
+    minimum: Union[int, Column],
+    maximum: Union[int, Column],
+    seed: Optional[int] = None,
+) -> Column:
+    """Generate random numbers uniformly distributed in [`minimum`, `maximum`).
+
+    :param minimum: minimum value of the random numbers
+    :param maximum: maximum value of the random numbers
+    :param seed: random seed value (optional, default None)
+    :returns: column with random numbers
+    """
+    if not isinstance(minimum, Column):
+        minimum = F.lit(minimum)
+
+    if not isinstance(maximum, Column):
+        maximum = F.lit(maximum)
+
+    u = F.rand(seed)
+
+    return minimum + (maximum - minimum) * u
+
+
 def div_or_else(
     cola: Column,
     colb: Column,

tests/test_math.py

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import pyspark.sql.functions as F
+
+import quinn
+import math
+from .spark import spark
+
+
+def test_rand_laplace():
+    stats = (
+        spark.range(100000)
+        .select(quinn.rand_laplace(0.0, 1.0, 42))
+        .agg(
+            F.mean("laplace_random").alias("mean"),
+            F.stddev("laplace_random").alias("std_dev"),
+        )
+        .first()
+    )
+
+    laplace_mean = stats["mean"]
+    laplace_stddev = stats["std_dev"]
+
+    # Laplace distribution with mean=0.0 and scale=1.0 has mean=0.0 and stddev=sqrt(2.0)
+    assert abs(laplace_mean) <= 0.1
+    assert abs(laplace_stddev - math.sqrt(2.0)) < 0.5
+
+
+def test_rand_range():
+    lower_bound = 5
+    upper_bound = 10
+    stats = (
+        spark.range(1000)
+        .select(quinn.rand_range(lower_bound, upper_bound).alias("rand_uniform"))
+        .agg(F.min("rand_uniform").alias("min"), F.min("rand_uniform").alias("max"))
+        .first()
+    )
+
+    uniform_min = stats["min"]
+    uniform_max = stats["max"]
+
+    assert lower_bound <= uniform_min <= uniform_max <= upper_bound