deckofcards

deckofcards

A simple implementation of a deck of playing cards.

API

Card

Cards are a combination of a rank (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, T (Ten), J (Jack), Q (Queen), K (King), A (Ace)) and a suit (S (Spades), C (Clubs), H (Hearts), D (Diamonds)).

constructor(rank, suit)

Accepts a rank and a suit. Will throw on invalid input.

static parse(s)

Parses a card string (e.g. 4C) and returns a new Card.

toString()

Returns a string representation of the card (e.g. KH).

ranks[]

An array of valid ranks.

suits[]

An array of valid suits.

Deck

A Deck is just a set of 52 unique cards made by combining all legal suits and ranks.

constructor()

Initializes a new shuffled deck of cards.

shuffle()

Randomizes the order of the cards.

draw()

Returns the next card from the deck.

reset()

Puts the dealt cards back in the deck and performs a shuffle.

toString()

Returns a string representation of the deck.

Testing

npm test

License

See LICENSE.md