namegenerator
v0.1.1
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Class for generating name sequences
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namegenerator
The main purpose of namegenerator generate an ordered list of names based on an alphabet.
For a simple alphabet like 'a', 'b', 'c' the sequence is:
a, b, c, aa, ab, ac, ba, bb, bc, ca, cb, cc, aaa, aab, ...
Getting Started
Install it via npm:
npm install namegenerator --save
And include in your project:
var Namegenerator = require('namegenerator');
var namegenerator = new Namegenerator(['a', 'b', 'c']);
namegenerator.nameForId(0); // a
namegenerator.nameForId(1); // b
namegenerator.nameForId(2); // c
namegenerator.nameForId(3); // aa
var ids = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4];
for (var id of ids) {
var name = namegenerator.nameForId(id);
console.log(name);
}
// Output:
// a
// b
// c
// aa
// ab
for (var name of namegenerator) {
console.log(name);
if (name === 'bc') {
break;
}
}
// Output:
// a
// b
// c
// aa
// ab
// ac
// ba
// bb
// bc
var names = namegenerator.array(0, 5);
console.log(names);
// Output:
// [ 'a', 'b', 'c', 'aa', 'ab', 'ac' ]
for (var name of namegenerator.range(1000, 1005)) {
console.log(name);
}
// Output:
// cbcbcb
// cbcbcc
// cbccaa
// cbccab
// cbccac
ES6
import Namegenerator from 'namegenerator';
let namegenerator = new Namegenerator(['a', 'b', 'c']);
namegenerator.nameForId(0); // a
namegenerator.nameForId(1); // b
namegenerator.nameForId(2); // c
namegenerator.nameForId(3); // aa
let ids = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4];
for (let id of ids) {
let name = namegenerator.nameForId(id);
console.log(name);
}
// Output:
// a
// b
// c
// aa
// ab
for (let name of namegenerator) {
console.log(name);
if (name === 'bc') {
break;
}
}
// Output:
// a
// b
// c
// aa
// ab
// ac
// ba
// bb
// bc
var names = namegenerator.array(0, 5);
console.log(names);
// Output:
// [ 'a', 'b', 'c', 'aa', 'ab', 'ac' ]
for (let name of namegenerator.range(1000, 1005)) {
console.log(name);
}
// Output:
// cbcbcb
// cbcbcc
// cbccaa
// cbccab
// cbccac
FAQ
What is the default alphabet.
The default alphabet is based on the allowed characters for a Twitter account. 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j', 'k', 'l', 'm', 'n', 'o', 'p', 'q', 'r', 's', 't', 'u', 'v', 'w', 'x', 'y', 'z', '_', '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9'
License
BSD-2-Clause