added logging of the seed used for random number generation

test/E2ETest/Microsoft.Test.E2E.AspNet.OData/Common/Instancing/RandomSeedGenerator.cs

@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Security;
+using System.Threading;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Test.E2E.AspNet.OData.Common.Instancing
 {
@@ -20,6 +22,11 @@ public static class RandomSeedGenerator
 
  #endregion
 
+ /// <summary>
+ /// The seed that should be used for random number generation
+ /// </summary>
+ private static int? Seed = null;
+
  #region Public Methods and Operators
 
  public static int GetRandomSeed()
@@ -44,10 +51,15 @@ public static int GetRandomSeed()
  {
  }
 
- // Keep the randomness per hour instead of per day.
- DateTime now = DateTime.UtcNow;
- int seed = (now.Year * 10000) + (now.Month * 100) + now.Day + now.Hour;
- return seed;
+ if (Seed == null)
+ {
+ // Keep the randomness per hour instead of per day.
+ DateTime now = DateTime.UtcNow;
+ Seed = (now.Year * 10000) + (now.Month * 100) + now.Day + now.Hour;
+ Console.WriteLine($"Generated seed for random number generator: {Seed}");
+ }
+
+ return Seed.Value;
  }
 
  #endregion