/**
* Return a random point in a generic shape limited by a bounding box.
* @param object an object in which the point is generated
* @param rng a random number generator
* @param box a box restricting the point's volume
* @param maxAttempts number of attempts to find a suitable point
* @return a point or none if maxAttempts was exceeded
*/
boost::optional<Kernel::V3D> bounded(const IObject &object,
Kernel::PseudoRandomNumberGenerator &rng,
const BoundingBox &box,
size_t maxAttempts) {
boost::optional<Kernel::V3D> point{boost::none};
if (box.isNull()) {
throw std::invalid_argument(
"Invalid bounding box. Cannot generate random point.");
}
for (size_t attempts{0}; attempts < maxAttempts; ++attempts) {
const double r1 = rng.nextValue();
const double r2 = rng.nextValue();
const double r3 = rng.nextValue();
auto pt = box.generatePointInside(r1, r2, r3);
if (object.isValid(pt)) {
point = pt;
break;
}
};
return point;
}
