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math-random-seed
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Similar to random-bytes-seed but returns a number between 0 and 1, similar to Math.random()
Similar to random-bytes-seed but returns a number between 0 and 1, similar to Math.random(). Useful for reproducible tests.
npm install math-random-seed
var seed = require('math-random-seed')
var random = seed('a seed')
console.log(random())
console.log(random())
Running the above will print
0.5596440456713653
0.013160173085788306
var random = seed([seed])
Create a new random generator. If you do not provide a seed a random one is chosen for you.
var num = random()
Return a random number between 0 and 1.
random.seed
The seed originally used.
random.currentSeed
The seed for the next random operation.
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Similar to random-bytes-seed but returns a number between 0 and 1, similar to Math.random()
The npm package math-random-seed receives a total of 2,848 weekly downloads. As such, math-random-seed popularity was classified as popular.
We found that math-random-seed 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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