#include <cstdlib>

#include "utils.h"

// this function generates a random number r
// r = 0 if a = b
// a <= r < b, if a < b
// b <= r < a, if b < a

int randomNumber (int a, int b) {
	if (b == a) 
		return b;

	if (b > a)
		return a + (rand() % (b - a));

	return b + (rand() % (a - b));
}