systemGenerator.js

/**
  Star System Generator
  
  WIP, shows the general idea will fill in blanks as needed.
*/

function generateSystem() {
	var system = {};
	system.name = ''; // TODO generate a system name
	system.planets = {};
	for (var i = 0; i < Math.floor(Math.random() * 5) + 4; i++) { // Generate 4 - 9 planets per system
		var planet = '';
		do {
			planet = genName();
		} while (planet in system.planets); // No two planets can have the same name whithin a system
		system.planets[planet] = {name: planet};
		planet = system.planets[planet];
		// TODO: what resource, how much space, other atributes? (temprature ect)
		
	}
	// TODO: other atributes of a star system. (possibly space pirates)
	return system;
}

function genName() {
	var letters = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ".split('');
	var name = '';
	for (var i = 0; i < Math.floor(Math.random() * 3) + 3; i++) {
		name += letters[Math.floor(Math.random() * letters.length)];
	}
	name += "-";
	let num = Math.ceil(Math.random() * 999);
	if (num < 10) {
		name += "00" + num;
	} else if (num < 100) {
		name += "0" + num;
	} else {
		name += num;
	}
	return name;
}