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randimals

v2.0.3

Published

Generate unique animal IDs for your projects

Downloads

950

Readme

Generate adorable and unique animal IDs for your projects.

Usage

Start by installing the package locally into your project:

$ npm install randimals
# or
$ yarn add randimals

Examples

const randimals = require('randimals');

// Default arguments generate an animal with one adjective
console.log(randimals());
// => "Astronomical Wallaby"

// Using a number as an argument specifies the amount of adjectives
console.log(randimals(3));
// => "Wearable Ceramic Responsible Grizzlybear"

// Using a string as an argument specifies the naming convention
console.log(randimals('snake'));
// => "depressed_alligator"

// Combine and mess around with different options!
console.log(randimals({
  adjectives: 2,
  animals: 2,
  case: 'upper',
  separator: '.'
}));
// "DESIROUS.UNINSPIRED.COW.GRUB"

Command Line Tool

If you install the package globally, you can use the command line tool:

$ npm install -g randimals
# or
$ yarn global add randimals

CLI Examples

# default with no arguments
$ randimals
Bouncy Goose

# change amount of adjectives and animals
$ randimals -a 3 -n 2
Beamy Illtimed Comparable Neonbluehermitcrab Hoiho

# set the naming convention
$ randimals -f path
prolific/galapagosalbatross

# mix and match options
$ randimals -a 2 -c capital -s "_"
Gimmicky_Slippery_Raven

CLI Usage

$ randimals -h

  Usage: randimals [options]

  Options:
    -V, --version              output the version number
    -a, --adjectives <number>  set the number of adjectives to output (default: "1")
    -n, --animals <number>     set the number of animals to output (default: "1")
    -f, --format <string>      set the naming convention for each word (ex: 'pascal', 'snake', 'capital', etc.) (default: "capital")
    -c, --case <string>        set the case for each word (ex: 'lower', 'upper', 'capital')
    -s, --separator <string>   set the separator string between each adjective and noun
    -h, --help                 display help for command

About

A simple package that I made to emulate the random string generation that Twitch and GfyCat use for their sites. I wanted to use the strings as unique IDs in another project of mine so I decided to try writing a package myself. In the process, I learned a lot more about the TypeScript, Gulp, Browserify, and module ecosystem 😓

Notes

Big thank you to GfyCat for the adjective and animal lists. Logo image is taken from OpenMoji 13.0

License

Under the MIT License