epithet

Very simple random name generator.

Compatible with browserify.

Installation

$ npm install epithet

Install with the --save (or -S) flag to add epithet to your package’s dependencies.

Install with the --save-dev (or -D) flag to add epithet as a development dependency, for example if you are only bundling it for client-side use with browserify.

Usage

var epithet = require('epithet');

firstTitle = epithet.choose(); // firstTitle = 'brilliant-friend';
secondTitle = epithet.choose('.'); // secondTitle = 'new.name';

Methods

.choose(opt)

epithet.choose() returns a string combining an adjective and a noun joined by a separator, e.g. lost-child.

An optional argument specifies the separator between the adjective and the noun. If no argument is provided, the default hyphen is used.

.randomWord(opt)

Returns a random string.

An optional argument specifies the word type and can be one of adjective or noun. If no argument is provided, a type of noun is assumed.

.returnDict(opt)

Returns an array of all the words of a certain type in epithet’s dictionary.

An optional argument specifies the word type and can be one of adjective or noun. If no argument is provided, a type of noun is assumed.

Acknowledgements

Based on moniker’s dictionaries.