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hostname-generator
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Generate a random, unique, heroku-like name for your app/project/server etc. e.g. "resonant-silence"
Forked from aceakash/project-name-generator
Generate quirky names like spiffy-waterfall, sassy-bread, mature-dew-8239 to use wherever you need a random but memorable name.
Useful for object names, temp folders, passwords, project names, unique ids etc
npm install hostname-generator --save
var generate = require('hostname-generator');
generate().dashed; // 'uptight-guitar'
generate().spaced; // 'grandiose clam'
generate().raw; // ['deluxe', 'grandmother']
generate({ number: true }).dashed; // 'disgraceful-temper-7794'
generate({ words: 4 }).raw; // ['tiny', 'crabby', 'wired', 'quicksand']
generate({ words: 4, number: true }).dashed; // 'breakable-judicious-luxuriant-tax-3931'
generate({ words: 2, alliterative: true }).spaced; // 'elegant experience'
This package contains a cli script. You can pull in the package globally using npm
npm install -g hostname-generator
Call from your command line
$ hostname-generator
{ raw: [ 'spry', 'bath' ],
dashed: 'spry-bath',
spaced: 'spry bath' }
For CLI options
hostname-generator -h
Usage: hostname-generator [options]
Options:
-V, --version output the version number
-w, --words [num] number of words [2]
-n, --numbers use numbers
-a, --alliterative use alliterative
-o, --output [output] output type [raw|dashed|spaced]
-h, --help output usage information
The module returns a single function, generate(options)
Calling generate()
with no arguments will return an object:
{
raw: ['whispering', 'valley'],
dashed: 'whispering-valley',
spaced: 'whispering valley'
}
The options
argument object can have properties
generate({ words: 3 })
will return:
{
raw: ['harmonious', 'endurable', 'substance'],
dashed: 'harmonious-endurable-substance',
spaced: 'harmonious endurable substance'
}
generate({ words: 5, number: true })
will return:
{
raw: [ 'exciting', 'cooperative', 'legal', 'lackadaisical', 'blood', 4099 ],
dashed: 'exciting-cooperative-legal-lackadaisical-blood-4099',
spaced: 'exciting cooperative legal lackadaisical blood 4099'
}
generate({ words: 2, number: false, alliterative: true })
will return:
{
raw: [ 'elegant', 'experience' ],
dashed: 'elegant-experience',
spaced: 'elegant experience'
}
To run tests locally:
npm install
npm test
The library has been tested with Node.js 16.17.0
FAQs
Generate a random, unique, heroku-like name for your app/project/server etc. e.g. "resonant-silence"
The npm package hostname-generator receives a total of 23 weekly downloads. As such, hostname-generator popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that hostname-generator demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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