def randomPositionsMask(mask, nside_pix, n):
    """
    Generate n random positions within a HEALPix mask of booleans.

    KCB: Likely superceded by the randomPositions function, but more generic.
    """
    
    npix = len(mask)
    nside = hp.npix2nside(npix)

    # Estimate the number of points that need to be thrown based off
    # coverage fraction of the HEALPix mask
    coverage_fraction = float(np.sum(mask)) / len(mask) 
    n_throw = int(n / coverage_fraction)
        
    lon, lat = [], []
    latch = True
    count = 0
    while len(lon) < n:
        lon_throw = np.random.uniform(0., 360., n_throw)
        lat_throw = np.degrees(np.arcsin(np.random.uniform(-1., 1., n_throw)))

        pix = ugali.utils.healpix.angToPix(nside, lon_throw, lat_throw)
        cut = mask[pix].astype(bool)

        lon = np.append(lon, lon_throw[cut])
        lat = np.append(lat, lat_throw[cut])

        count += 1
        if count > 10:
            raise RuntimeError('Too many loops...')

    return lon[0:n], lat[0:n]