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Very simple to use!
Simply install the package globally npm install -g botname then type botname in the terminal.
npm install -g botname
botname
# You could name your printer: CelebratoryBot
You can also include the package in your own app. First, npm install --save botname, then:
var botname = require('botname');
botname().then(console.log); // Output: CelebratoryBot
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Random name generator for your printer
The npm package botname receives a total of 5 weekly downloads. As such, botname popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that botname demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 2 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 12 Jul 2015
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