abcq

abcq

Generates character combinations from numbers: a b c ... aa ab ac ... foo fop foq

Documentation

• Convert numbers to character combinations.
• Count by character cobination
• Create unique ids
• Create simple hashes

npm i abcq

Basic usage

const shortid = new abcQ()

shortid.generate()
// -> a
shortid.generate()
// -> b
shortid.charsAt(1234567890)
// -> clRjXk

When unicorns make love

Use an Array for chars if it contains special characters. Set the counter to modify the start point

const unicornLove = new abcQ({
  chars: ['🦄','💖'],
  counter: 42
})

unicornLove.generate()
// -> 🦄💖💖🦄💖
unicornLove.charsAt(8)
// -> 🦄💖🦄

Use with cssmodules (+ browserify)

const browserify = require('browserify')
const cssModulesify = require('css-modulesify')
const abcQ = require('abcq')

function generator() {
  const shortid = new abcQ()
  this.names = {}
  return (name, file) => {
    const obj = this.names[file] || {}
    if (!(name in obj)) {
      obj[name] = shortid.generate()
    }
    this.names[file] = obj
    return obj[name]
  }
}

const entries = 'index.js'
const output = 'style.css'
const generateScopedName = new generator()

const b = browserify({entries})
b.plugin(cssModulesify, {output, generateScopedName})

Options

chars

• type: { Array | String }
• default: 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'

counter

• type: { Number }
• default: -1

Methods

generate

const abc = new abcQ()
abc.generate()
// -> a
abc.generate()
// -> b

charsAt

const abc = new abcQ()
abc.charsAt(1234567890)
// -> clRjXk