Methods for generating randomised variables for testing purposes

random.rb

def random_string
  (0...24).map{ ('a'..'z').to_a[rand(26)] }.join
end

def random_symbol
  random_string.to_sym
end

def random_integer
  rand(9999)
end

def random_float
  random_integer + rand  
end

def random_time
  (Time.now + random_integer.minutes).utc
end

def random_date
  Time.new(random_time.year, random_time.month, random_time.day)
end

def random_email
  "#{random_string}@#{random_domain}"
end

def random_domain
  "#{random_string}.com"
end

def random_url
  "http://#{random_string}.#{random_domain}/#{random_string}"
end