Method fromString

src/redempt/redlib/misc/WeightedRandom.java:227–237

Deserializes a string to create a WeightedRandom @param str The string serialized using WeightedRandom#toString(Function) @param converter A function to convert the serialized outcomes back to objects @param The type of the outcomes @return The deserialized WeightedRandom

(String str, Function<String, T> converter)

     * @return The deserialized WeightedRandom
     */
    public static <T> WeightedRandom<T> fromString(String str, Function<String, T> converter) {
        JSONList list = JSONParser.parseList(str);
        Map<T, Double> map = new HashMap<>();
        for (int i = 0; i < list.size(); i++) {
            JSONMap entry = list.getMap(i);
            T outcome = converter.apply(entry.getString("outcome"));
            double weight = entry.getDouble("weight");
            map.put(outcome, weight);
        }
        return fromDoubleMap(map);
    }

    /**
     * Performs a single roll given a map of outcomes to weights. If you need to roll multiple times, instantiate a WeightedRandom and call roll on that each time instead.