diff --git a/src/runtime2/component/component_ip.rs b/src/runtime2/component/component_ip.rs
index 9f63e10b2f4b5b173c8b5b0b1da36f46e4acf710..c4f438ed4c93990fd82b1e16345ed6f1c78d5a73 100644
--- a/src/runtime2/component/component_ip.rs
+++ b/src/runtime2/component/component_ip.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 use crate::protocol::eval::*;
 use crate::runtime2::*;
 use super::*;
+use super::component::*;
 
 /// TODO: Temporary component to figure out what to do with custom components.
 ///     This component sends random numbers between two u32 limits
-struct ComponentRandSend {
+pub struct ComponentRandomU32 {
+    output_port_id: PortId,
+    random_minimum: u32,
+    random_maximum: u32,
 }
 
-impl Component for ComponentRandSend {
+impl Component for ComponentRandomU32 {
     fn adopt_message(&mut self, _comp_ctx: &mut CompCtx, _message: DataMessage) {
         unreachable!("should not adopt messages");
     }
@@ -19,4 +23,20 @@ impl Component for ComponentRandSend {
     fn run(&mut self, sched_ctx: &mut SchedulerCtx, comp_ctx: &mut CompCtx) -> Result<CompScheduling, EvalError> {
         todo!()
     }
+}
+
+impl ComponentRandomU32 {
+    pub(crate) fn new(arguments: ValueGroup) -> Self {
+        debug_assert_eq!(arguments.values.len(), 3);
+        debug_assert!(arguments.regions.is_empty());
+        let port_id = port_id_from_eval(arguments.values[0].as_port_id());
+        let minimum = arguments.values[1].as_uint32();
+        let maximum = arguments.values[2].as_uint32();
+
+        return ComponentRandomU32{
+            output_port_id: port_id,
+            random_minimum: minimum,
+            random_maximum: maximum,
+        }
+    }
 }
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