quick-random

What is it?

Quick random is a JavaScript/Typescript library that includes multiple functions for generating random numbers, letters, strings, objects and more. I've made this function to be as easy to use as possible, and I hope you enjoy it!

Why though?

As we all know, random in JavaScript kinda sucks (sorry, Math.random()). I've wanted an easier way to generate random data (mostly for my own projects).

Installation

npm:

npm i quick-random

yarn:

yarn add quick-random

pnpm:

pnpm add quick-random

How do I use it?

It's pretty simple. Just import the function you want to use, and then call it.

import random from "quick-random"; //TS
import { random } from "quick-random"; //JS ESM
const { random } = require("quick-random"); //JS CommonJS

Here's a list of all available functions:

Random number

import random from "quick-random";
random.number(1, 10);

Random string

import random from "quick-random";
random.string(10);

you can also specify the specific characters you want to use:

import random from "quick-random";
random.string(10, "abc");

Random object

This method takes an object as a parameter, and returns a new object with random values (It even supports nested objects!). For example:

import random from "quick-random";
const object = {
    name: random.string(10),
    age: random.number(1, 100),
    isCool: random.boolean()
    moreInfo: {}
}

const randomObject = random.object(object);

It's important to note that at the moment, this method doesn't support symbols as a type.

Random character

import random from "quick-random";
random.char();

Random boolean

import random from "quick-random";
random.boolean();

Random date

import random from "quick-random";
random.date();
random.date(new Date("2021-01-01"), new Date("2021-12-31"));

// It also accepts strings!
random.date("2021-01-01", "2021-12-31");

Random symbol

import random from "quick-random";
random.symbol();

Random bigints

import random from "quick-random";
random.bigint();
random.bigint(100n, 1000n);

Random array item

In this function, you can specify the type of array you want to generate. For example, if I wanted to generate a random item from an array of strings, I would do this:

import random from "quick-random";
random.array(10 "string");

The current optional types are: number, string, and boolean (I'm planning on adding more in the future).

Element from array

import random from "quick-random";
const element = random.elementFromArray(array);

Key from object

import random from "quick-random";
random.keyFromObject(object);

Value from object

import random from "quick-random";
random.valueFromObject(object);

How can I contribute?

Feel free to open a pull request or an issue! I'm always open to suggestions and improvements.

Hope you enjoy!