#! /usr/bin/perl # Creates a script of random accesses and deletes use strict; my $i = 0; sub mkstr { $i++; return chr(ord('a') + ($i / 26) % 26) . chr(ord('a') + $i % 26); } my @elems; sub add_elem { my $val = int(rand(32)); my $str = mkstr($val); push @elems, "$val $str"; print "a $val $str\n"; } sub del_elem { my $remove = splice(@elems, rand @elems, 1); print "d $remove\n"; } while (1) { if (@elems < 5) { add_elem; } elsif (@elems > 28) { del_elem; } else { if (rand() < .5) { add_elem; } else { del_elem; } } }