The random library provides a few convenience utilities to generate random content

General Methods

word

Returns a random word from the Unix standard dictionary

str = random:word()

 

quote (fortune)

Returns a random quote from www.iheartquotes.com. See the api for possible parameters

qstr = random:quote({"source":"math"})

photo

Returns a random photo from google picasa's public api.  See the api for possible parameters

str = random:photo({"q" : "kitten"})

uuid

Generates a UUID

str = random:uuid()

 

Note that there is no method for generating a random number.  That is available from math:random()