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set_seed seeds C's srand and a module-level NumPy Generator, but the trial-to-trial variability distributions (the *_dist simulator param mappings, e.g. ddm_st's t_dist = partial(sps.uniform.rvs, ...)) are scipy.stats calls without an explicit random_state, and scipy draws those from NumPy's LEGACY GLOBAL RNG, which nothing had seeded. Two simulator() calls with the same random_state therefore returned different data for every model carrying sv, sz or st (measured max |drt| 0.253 for ddm_st, 0.617 for a Normal t-kernel), while plain ddm,
which has no *_dist, was reproducible, hiding the gap. Any 'same data across arms' comparison relying on random_state alone was not actually holding the data fixed.

Minimal fix: seed np.random from random_state at the top of simulator(), keeping all seeding in one place. This intentionally reseeds the process-global legacy RNG; the docstring says so.

Alternative considered: thread independent spawned Generators (SeedSequence.spawn) into each *_dist partial via the simulator_param_mappings, keeping v/z/t variability streams independent and leaving the global RNG untouched. That is the cleaner long-term design but touches every model config; this PR takes the one-line fix and the regression test either design must satisfy.

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Integer random seeds now consistently reproduce trial-to-trial variability draws, even when other NumPy random operations occur between simulations.
    • Unsupported non-integer random-state objects are rejected during seeding.
    • Variability distributions with their own random-state settings continue to use those settings.
  • Documentation

    • Clarified that integer seeds provide deterministic variability draws across repeated simulations.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for reproducible reaction times and choices across supported simulator models using the same integer seed.

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The simulator now binds integer-seeded generators to compatible trial-to-trial variability distributions. Documentation describes random-state validation and deterministic variability draws. Tests verify reproducible outputs and callable signature handling.

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Variability reproducibility

Layer / File(s) Summary
Explicit variability RNG binding
ssms/basic_simulators/simulator.py
The simulator derives a generator from integer random_state values, detects compatible callables, and binds the generator to variability distributions. Documentation covers non-integer random-state rejection and deterministic variability draws.
Variability reproducibility validation
tests/test_simulator.py
Parametrized tests verify identical rts and choices across four models despite unrelated global RNG draws. Additional tests validate keyword-capable and variadic callable signatures, reject positional-only random_state parameters, and preserve pre-bound generators.

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Integer random states now make variability draws reproducible. A custom variability distribution with its own bound RNG lacks end-to-end coverage, so an unintended override could alter its sampling behavior.

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  Simulator->>DerivedGenerator: Create generator from integer random_state
  Simulator->>VariabilityDistribution: Bind generator as random_state
  VariabilityDistribution->>DerivedGenerator: Draw trial-to-trial variability
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# reseeds the process-global RNG; callers relying on np.random.*
# continuing an unrelated stream across simulator() calls should use the
# Generator API.
np.random.seed(random_state % (2**32))

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Define the random_state contract before applying modulo. _validate_random_state_for_c_rng skips non-integer objects, but simulator() unconditionally evaluates random_state % (2**32) before dispatch. A numpy.random.Generator therefore raises TypeError on this path. Convert supported RNG objects to an integer seed, or reject them explicitly and update the documented contract.

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In `@ssms/basic_simulators/simulator.py` at line 731, Update simulator() and
_validate_random_state_for_c_rng so random_state handling is defined before
applying the modulo operation: convert supported NumPy RNG objects such as
Generator to an integer seed, or explicitly reject them consistently with the
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set_seed seeds C's srand and a module-level NumPy Generator, but the
trial-to-trial variability distributions (the *_dist simulator param
mappings, e.g. ddm_st's t_dist = partial(sps.uniform.rvs, ...)) are
scipy.stats calls without an explicit random_state, and scipy draws
those from NumPy's LEGACY GLOBAL RNG - which nothing seeded. Two
simulator() calls with the same random_state therefore returned
different data for every model carrying sv, sz or st (measured max
|drt| 0.253 for ddm_st, 0.617 for a Normal t-kernel), while plain ddm
- which has no *_dist - was reproducible, hiding the gap. Any 'same
data across arms' comparison relying on random_state alone was not
actually holding the data fixed.

Minimal fix: seed np.random from random_state at the top of
simulator(), keeping all seeding in one place. This intentionally
reseeds the process-global legacy RNG; the docstring says so.

Alternative considered (and fine by us if preferred): thread
independent spawned Generators (SeedSequence.spawn) into each *_dist
partial via the simulator_param_mappings, keeping v/z/t variability
streams independent and leaving the global RNG untouched. That is the
cleaner long-term design but touches every model config; this PR takes
the one-line fix and the regression test either design must satisfy.

The seeding now applies only to Integral random_state values; any other
object passes through to the simulator layer unchanged. Raised by
CodeRabbit on PR lnccbrown#348: the unguarded modulo raised TypeError on a
numpy.random.Generator before dispatch. Measured against pristine
v0.13.2: Generator inputs were never functional there either (the Cython
layer raises "an integer is required"), so there was no working behavior
to regress - but the guard keeps this change from intercepting that
pre-existing failure with an earlier, less informative error, and a test
pins the unchanged failure mode. Generator support itself is a separate,
pre-existing gap (the _validate_random_state_for_c_rng docstring's
"Generator ... skipped" wording overstates what downstream accepts).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Fixed in the latest push: the legacy-global seeding is now applied only for integer random_state values; any other object passes through to the simulator layer unchanged. Worth noting for the record: numpy.random.Generator inputs were never functional on v0.13.2 either — the Cython layer raises TypeError: an integer is required — so no working behavior had regressed; the guard just keeps this line from intercepting that pre-existing failure with an earlier, less informative error. A test now pins the unchanged failure mode. Generator support itself is a separate pre-existing gap (_validate_random_state_for_c_rng's docstring overstates what downstream accepts); happy to open an issue for it if wanted.

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set_seed seeds C's srand and a module-level NumPy Generator, but the
trial-to-trial variability distributions (the *_dist simulator param
mappings, e.g. ddm_st's t_dist = partial(sps.uniform.rvs, ...)) are
scipy.stats calls without an explicit random_state, and scipy draws
those from NumPy's LEGACY GLOBAL RNG - which nothing seeded. Two
simulator() calls with the same random_state therefore returned
different data for every model carrying sv, sz or st (measured max
|drt| 0.253 for ddm_st, 0.617 for a Normal t-kernel), while plain ddm
- which has no *_dist - was reproducible, hiding the gap. Any 'same
data across arms' comparison relying on random_state alone was not
actually holding the data fixed.

Minimal fix: seed np.random from random_state at the top of
simulator(), keeping all seeding in one place. This intentionally
reseeds the process-global legacy RNG; the docstring says so.

Alternative considered (and fine by us if preferred): thread
independent spawned Generators (SeedSequence.spawn) into each *_dist
partial via the simulator_param_mappings, keeping v/z/t variability
streams independent and leaving the global RNG untouched. That is the
cleaner long-term design but touches every model config; this PR takes
the one-line fix and the regression test either design must satisfy.

The seeding now applies only to Integral random_state values; any other
object passes through to the simulator layer unchanged. Raised by
CodeRabbit on PR lnccbrown#348: the unguarded modulo raised TypeError on a
numpy.random.Generator before dispatch. Measured against pristine
v0.13.2: Generator inputs were never functional there either (the Cython
layer raises "an integer is required"), so there was no working behavior
to regress - but the guard keeps this change from intercepting that
pre-existing failure with an earlier, less informative error, and a test
pins the unchanged failure mode. Generator support itself is a separate,
pre-existing gap (the _validate_random_state_for_c_rng docstring's
"Generator ... skipped" wording overstates what downstream accepts).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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set_seed seeds C's srand and a module-level NumPy Generator, but the
trial-to-trial variability distributions (the *_dist simulator param
mappings, e.g. ddm_st's t_dist = partial(sps.uniform.rvs, ...)) are
scipy.stats calls without an explicit random_state, and scipy draws
those from NumPy's LEGACY GLOBAL RNG - which nothing seeded. Two
simulator() calls with the same random_state therefore returned
different data for every model carrying sv, sz or st (measured max
|drt| 0.253 for ddm_st, 0.617 for a Normal t-kernel), while plain ddm
- which has no *_dist - was reproducible, hiding the gap. Any 'same
data across arms' comparison relying on random_state alone was not
actually holding the data fixed.

Minimal fix: seed np.random from random_state at the top of
simulator(), keeping all seeding in one place. This intentionally
reseeds the process-global legacy RNG; the docstring says so.

Alternative considered (and fine by us if preferred): thread
independent spawned Generators (SeedSequence.spawn) into each *_dist
partial via the simulator_param_mappings, keeping v/z/t variability
streams independent and leaving the global RNG untouched. That is the
cleaner long-term design but touches every model config; this PR takes
the one-line fix and the regression test either design must satisfy.

The seeding now applies only to Integral random_state values; any other
object passes through to the simulator layer unchanged. Raised by
CodeRabbit on PR lnccbrown#348: the unguarded modulo raised TypeError on a
numpy.random.Generator before dispatch. Measured against pristine
v0.13.2: Generator inputs were never functional there either (the Cython
layer raises "an integer is required"), so there was no working behavior
to regress - but the guard keeps this change from intercepting that
pre-existing failure with an earlier, less informative error, and a test
pins the unchanged failure mode. Generator support itself is a separate,
pre-existing gap (the _validate_random_state_for_c_rng docstring's
"Generator ... skipped" wording overstates what downstream accepts).

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Hey @AlexanderFengler, could you run Copilot review and approve the CI workflows on #1292, #1293, #348 and #349? Neither is available to me as an outside contributor, but I've followed the rest of the guidelines: CodeRabbit is clean on all four, and each went through a couple of self-review rounds for minimalism, reuse, and docs. There are six more changes queued behind these; a few depend on #1292 landing first. Krishn suggested stacking them, but that isn't possible from a fork since the base branch has to live upstream. If it'd make review easier on your end, I'd happily take collaborator access so they can be stacked properly. I'll also ping you from the other ones, just without the full message.

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395-399: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Exercise simulator when testing preservation of a bound RNG.

These assertions only prove that functools.partial retains own in dist.keywords. They do not execute the simulator binding path. The test still passes if that path overwrites the bound random_state.

Add an integration assertion that uses this distribution through the simulator and verifies that its bound generator remains effective.

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In `@tests/test_simulator.py` around lines 395 - 399, Extend the test around the
bound partial distribution dist and _accepts_random_state to invoke the
simulator binding path, then assert the bound own generator is preserved rather
than overwritten. Keep the existing keyword-preservation assertions and verify
the simulator produces behavior using dist with its pre-bound random_state.
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In `@tests/test_simulator.py`:
- Around line 353-356: Update the simulator reproducibility test around
simulator so it proves variability draws use a derived generator rather than the
legacy global NumPy RNG: instrument the variability callable to capture or
assert the generator it receives, or consume the global RNG after seeding and
before that callable draws. Ensure the test would fail if sv, sz, or st still
draw from the global RNG.

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In `@tests/test_simulator.py`:
- Around line 395-399: Extend the test around the bound partial distribution
dist and _accepts_random_state to invoke the simulator binding path, then assert
the bound own generator is preserved rather than overwritten. Keep the existing
keyword-preservation assertions and verify the simulator produces behavior using
dist with its pre-bound random_state.

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Comment thread tests/test_simulator.py
- set_seed seeds C's srand and a module-level NumPy Generator, but the
  *_dist simulator param mappings (e.g. ddm_st's t_dist =
  partial(sps.uniform.rvs, ...)) are scipy calls with no explicit
  random_state, so scipy drew them from NumPy's legacy global RNG, which
  nothing seeded. Two simulator() calls with the same random_state
  returned different data for every model carrying sv, sz or st, while
  plain ddm - which has no *_dist - stayed reproducible, hiding the gap.
  Any "same data across arms" comparison relying on random_state alone
  was not actually holding the data fixed.
- Fix: bind those partials to a Generator derived from random_state,
  after adapt_parameters, so the draws are pinned without touching
  process-global state. Verified that np.random's stream position and
  its next draws are unchanged across seeded simulator() calls, and that
  reproducibility holds while the global stream is being consumed
  between calls.
- Only integer seeds participate; any other random_state object passes
  through and fails where it already failed (the Cython layer requires
  an integer). The modulo keeps the validated negative-seed range inside
  default_rng's domain without changing that pre-existing failure point.
- Regression test folded into the existing random_state block in
  tests/test_simulator.py, over ddm, ddm_st, full_ddm_rv and ddm_sdv. It
  fails for the three variability models without the fix and passes with
  it, and it also asserts that a call leaves NumPy's global RNG state
  byte-identical, which a global reseed or a global draw would not - so it
  pins where the draws come from, not only that they repeat. full_ddm is deliberately not used: it has no *_dist mappings and
  draws sz/sv/st internally from the generator set_seed already seeds,
  so it cannot exercise this path.
- Alternatives considered: reseeding np.random globally inside
  simulator() (rejected - mutates process-global state for callers who
  did not ask for it), and adding the legacy seed inside set_seed itself
  (one line, and broader since sequential_models.pyx has the same bare
  np.random.* pattern, but it needs a Cython rebuild and widens the
  contract for every direct cssm caller). The sequential_models.pyx gap
  is left as a separate issue.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

- Binding is restricted to callables that accept random_state: a model config
  may map a parameter to any callable, and one that does not take the keyword
  would otherwise raise on the simulator call. scipy's rvs qualifies through
  **kwds.
- The regression test snapshots and restores NumPy's global RNG state, so its
  deliberate consumption of that stream cannot make later tests order-dependent.

- A positional-only random_state does not count as accepting the keyword: the
  value would be diverted into **kwargs while the parameter kept its default,
  or raise. A test pins both the exclusion and that divert-and-keep-default
  behaviour.

- A distribution that already binds its own random_state is left alone rather
  than rebound, so a caller's deliberate per-distribution seeding survives; the
  docstring says so, since such draws follow that generator, not the seed.
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