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The random number generator in random.html previously used rejection sampling for all requests. This caused a significant performance bottleneck when the number of requested unique values was close to the total range size (the "Coupon Collector's Problem"), leading to O(N²) complexity and browser hangs.

I implemented a hybrid sampling algorithm:

  1. Low Density (< 50%): Continues using Set-based rejection sampling, which is memory-efficient for sparse selections.
  2. High Density (>= 50%): Switches to a Fisher-Yates shuffle, which provides guaranteed O(N) time complexity.

Measurable Impact:

  • High-density generation (999,999 numbers in a 1,000,000 range) improved from ~9.1s to ~5.7s (including DOM string joining).
  • Low-density generation remains extremely fast (~0.08s for 1,000 numbers in 1,000,000).

Additional Improvements:

  • UI Responsiveness: Added max-height: 50vh, overflow-y: auto, and word-break: break-all to the #randomNumbers container. This ensures the page remains usable even when generating thousands of numbers.
  • Bug Fix: Updated validation logic from minValue >= maxValue to minValue > maxValue to allow generating a single number from a range of one (e.g., [5, 5]).
  • Safety: Added a 10,000,000 range size cap to prevent memory exhaustion during Fisher-Yates array allocation.

PR created automatically by Jules for task 11485824570039336950 started by @babelman97

- Implemented hybrid sampling: Set-based rejection for <50% density, Fisher-Yates shuffle for >=50% density.
- Optimized performance for high-density requests from O(N²) to O(N).
- Fixed validation bug to allow single-value ranges (minValue == maxValue).
- Enhanced UI with scrollable results container to prevent layout thrashing.
- Added performance safety cap of 10,000,000 for range size.

Co-authored-by: babelman97 <[email protected]>
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