human-readable-ids
Use JavaScript to generate human-readable ids from a list of animals and
adjectives.
ids are in the format of adjective-animal-##
such as:
- silly-goose-37
- quick-cobra-15
- tricky-chicken-23
- brave-ladybug-90
My problem is that I often want ids that I can type without having to look at
twice (nor telling someone else twice). I should be able to shout one of these
ids across the room to a coworker or spouse and have them be able to enter it
without any confusion.
Currently the id space is 12,520,970 ids (539 adjectives * 230 animals * 101
numbers).
The goal is to have several billion possible combinations by adding more words
as well as expanding the ids to have verbs and adverbs. For a larger address
space now, consider:
All of these also have the benefit of bi-directional conversion, but not all of
them have words which are easy to pronounce and spell.
Contributing
Please add more words that fit these criteria
- Easy-to-spell - such that even my redneck dad can manage
- Phonetically distinct - no words like bore/boar
- Few syllables
- Well-known
All of the words are sorted alphabetically (sort -u
) and stored in the *.txt
files. The pre-publish script outputs the formatted javascript.
Bad Examples
- wednesday, hamster, ostrich (difficult to spell)
- grey, gray, bore, boar (two ways of spelling the same word or sound)
- prawn (not well-known)
Resources
Add more words and strategies from
TODO
Achieve 1 trillion ids with a combination such as
number adjective noun verb adverb
42-red-foxes-run-quickly
And allow choosing various formats based on the desired number of ids.
adjective noun number
number adjective noun verb