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Create a randomized string with a designated length
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function randomizer(multiplier, iterations, maxLength) { | |
var storage = ""; | |
var truncated = ""; | |
var multiplier; | |
var iterations; | |
var maxNumLength; | |
var args = arguments; | |
var argsLength = args.length; | |
var defaults = { | |
multiplier: 10, | |
iterations: 10 | |
maxNumLength: 10 | |
}; | |
if (args.length >= 3) { | |
// just get the first three args | |
multiplier = args[0] | |
iterations = args[1]; | |
maxNumLength = args[2]; | |
} else if (args.length === 2) { | |
multiplier = args[0]; | |
maxNumLength = iterations = args[1]; | |
} else if (args.length === 1) { | |
multiplier = args[0]; | |
} | |
// don't want 0 values | |
multiplier = multiplier || defaults.multiplier; | |
iterations = iterations || defaults.iterations; | |
maxNumLength = maxNumLength || defaults.maxNumLength; | |
for (var i = 0; i < iterations; i++) { | |
var num = Math.round(Math.random() * multiplier); | |
storage += num; | |
} | |
console.log('original : ', storage); | |
console.log('length: ', storage.length); | |
truncated = storage.substring(0, maxNumLength); | |
console.log('truncated: ', truncated); | |
console.log('length: ', truncated.length); | |
return { | |
original: storage, | |
truncated: truncated | |
}; | |
} |
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