Geografic-Information-System/lib/gis/color_rand.c

#include <time.h>		/*  For time()  */
#include <stdio.h>		/*  For NULL */
#include <stdlib.h>		/*  For rand() and srand() */
#include <grass/gis.h>

#define MAX_COLORS 1024
#define DEVIATION 128


/*!
 * \brief make random colors
 *
 * Generates random colors. Good as a first pass at a
 * color table for nominal data.
 *
 *  \param colors
 *  \param min
 *  \param max
 *  \return int
 */

int G_make_random_colors(struct Colors *colors, CELL min, CELL max)
{
    unsigned char red, grn, blu;
    int count;
    CELL n;

    G_init_colors(colors);
    if (min > max)
	return -1;

    srand(time(NULL));

    count = MAX_COLORS - DEVIATION + rand() % DEVIATION;
    if (count > max - min + 1)
	count = max - min + 1;

    for (n = 1; n <= count; n++) {
	red = rand() & 0377;
	grn = rand() & 0377;
	blu = rand() & 0377;
	G_add_modular_color_rule(n, red, grn, blu, n, red, grn, blu, colors);
    }
    G_set_color_range(min, max, colors);

    return 1;
}