Usage with Multinomial draws

[rohitvarkey]

This is more of a question than an issue. Apologies if this is not the right place!

I'm porting some code to using RandomNumbers because I need parallel random number generation. I'm using an array of Random123.Threefry4x as an rng for each thread.

My current code does something like rand(Multinomial(1, multinomial_probabilities))). Is there a way I can pass in the specific thread rng to be used for the Multinomial draw rather than the default global rng?

Thanks, Rohit

[sunoru]

Hello. Are you using Distributions.jl for Multinomial? Unfortunately they don't support custom RNGs yet, so the only way to use this package is to implement the distribution functions by yourself.

[rohitvarkey]

Are you using Distributions.jl for Multinomial?

I was.

Unfortunately they don't support custom RNGs yet, so the only way to use this package is to implement the distribution functions by yourself.

I ended up doing something like that in the end.

Thanks for the clarification!