The random library provides a few convenience utilities functions to generate random content
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word
Returns a random word from the Unix standard dictionaryusing node random-words package. Note that random-words parameters are not supported in KRL.
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str = random:word() |
quote (fortune)
Returns a random quote from www.iheartquotes.com. See the api for possible parameters
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uuid
Generates a UUID using node cuid package.
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qstrstr = random:quote({"source":"math"}uuid() |
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integer
Returns a random photo from google picasa's public api. See the api for possible parameters
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integer between lower and upper (inclusive) using Lodash's random. The range bounds can be equal or in any order.
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strn = random:photo({"q" : "kitten"}) |
uuid
Generates a UUID
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str = random:uuid() |
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integer(upper = 2, lower = 0)
a = random:integer(5) //returns random integer where 0 <= a <= 5 |
Because upper is the first argument, you can call this function with a single argument to get a random integer between 0 and that number.
number
Returns a random number (float) between lower and upper (inclusive) using Lodash's random. The range bounds can be equal or in any order.
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n = random:number(lower = 0, upper = 1) |