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Simple utility to pick, select, choose random items from an array. Items can be chosen uniquely and/or sequentially.
pickSome(amount: number, [options: object], arr: array);
options = { unique: boolean, sequential: boolean }
const { pickSome } = require('pick-some');
// basic use
pickSome(3, [1,2,3,4,5]) // => [2,5,5]
// unqiue items only
pickSome(3, { unique: true }, [1,2,3,4,5]) // => [3,5,1]
// sequential pick
pickSome(3, { sequential: true }, [1,2,3,4,5]) // => [3,3,4]
// sequential & unique pick
pickSome(3, { unique: true, sequential: true }, [1,2,3,4,5]) // => [2,3,5]
// additional helpers
const { pickSomeUnique, pickSomeSequential } = require('pick-some');
pickSomeUnique(3, [1,2,3,4,5]) // => [3,5,1]
pickSomeSequential(3, [1,2,3,4,5]) // => [3,3,4]
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A utility to pick random elements from an array
We found that pick-some 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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