weighted-random-file pick a weighted random file, based on it's length.

The longer the file is, the more often it will be chosen. A 4 kB file will be returned twice as often as a 2 kB file.

Returns a Promise, so it's thenable.

Install

$ npm install --save weighted-random-file

Usage

var weightedRandomFile = require("weighted-random-file");

weightedRandomFile(['one.txt', 'two.txt', 'three.txt'], __dirname); // "two.txt"
weightedRandomFile(['one.txt', 'two.txt', 'three.txt'], '/path/to/files'); // "two.txt"

Parameters

• an array of relative paths
• base directory (optional, default is the location of weighted-random-file)

Returns

A Promise of a string containing a relative path.