Card Utility Library

This library provides utilities for creating, shuffling, sorting, and managing a deck of cards. It is designed to be used as an NPM package.

Installation

To install the library, run:

npm install card-utility

Usage

Importing Classes

The library provides the following main classes:

• Card: Represents an individual card.
• Deck: Represents a deck of cards with various operations.

You can import these classes as follows:

const { Card, Deck } = require('card-utility');

Creating a Deck

To create a standard deck of 52 cards:

const deck = new Deck();

To create a deck with jokers:

const deckWithJokers = new Deck(true);

Shuffling the Deck

To shuffle the deck:

deck.shuffle();

Sorting the Deck

To sort the deck by suit (default):

deck.sort();

To sort the deck by symbol:

deck.sort('symbol');

Drawing Cards

To draw a specified number of cards:

const drawnCards = deck.draw(5); // Draws 5 cards

Discarding Cards

To discard cards:

deck.discardCards(drawnCards);

Resetting the Deck

To reset the deck to its original state:

deck.reset();

Working with Individual Cards

You can create individual cards using the Card class:

const card = new Card('Hearts', 'A');
console.log(card.toString()); // "Ace of Hearts"
console.log(card.toEmojis()); // "❤️ A"