randomizer v1.1.1 Randomizer
Random string generator
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Generates a string based on random characters of a given length.
Generates a random string of words
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type()
Specs
type() :: :all | :alpha | :downcase | :numeric | :upcase
Defines random-string types
:all- random string of both letters and numbers:alpha- random string of letters:downcase- random string of lowercase, non-numeric characters:numeric- random string of numbers:upcase- random string of uppercase, non-numeric characters
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generate!(length, type \\ :all)
Specs
generate!(pos_integer(), type()) :: String.t()
Generates a string based on random characters of a given length.
Raises an error when passed a non-supported type
Examples
iex> Randomizer.generate!(20)
"PEeAPSFmEIxJDVeN8ioH"
iex> Randomizer.generate!(15, :alpha)
"PEbDWKRCKJVWkfp"
iex> Randomizer.generate!(30, :downcase)
"nqvvrbvkhciwzfbcocysvbdiyrcqyd"
iex> Randomizer.generate!(10, :numeric)
"7721725515"
iex> Randomizer.generate!(25, :upcase)
"CZAIDPFTRZNGNKETOZCJNUCRUTXTYX"
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words!(length, opts \\ [])
Generates a random string of words
Options
:dictionary- Path to an alternative dictionary file
You can also put this into your application config.
Example
# config/config.exs
use Config
config :randomizer, dictionary: "/usr/share/dict/words"
# iex
iex> Randomizer.words!(3)
"relates mine incomplete"