randomstring

What is randomstring?

The randomstring npm package is a utility for generating random strings. It is useful for creating random identifiers, tokens, passwords, and other strings where randomness is required.

What are randomstring's main functionalities?

Generate a random string of a specified length

This feature allows you to generate a random string of a specified length. In this example, a random string of 12 characters is generated.

const randomstring = require('randomstring');
const str = randomstring.generate(12);
console.log(str);

Generate a random string with specific character set

This feature allows you to generate a random string using a specific set of characters. In this example, a random string of 8 alphabetic characters is generated.

const randomstring = require('randomstring');
const str = randomstring.generate({
  length: 8,
  charset: 'alphabetic'
});
console.log(str);

Generate a random string with custom characters

This feature allows you to generate a random string using a custom set of characters. In this example, a random string of 10 characters is generated using the characters 'a', 'b', 'c', '1', '2', and '3'.

const randomstring = require('randomstring');
const str = randomstring.generate({
  length: 10,
  charset: 'abc123'
});
console.log(str);

Other packages similar to randomstring

uuid

The uuid package is used to generate RFC-compliant UUIDs (Universally Unique Identifiers). While it is more focused on generating unique identifiers rather than random strings, it serves a similar purpose in providing unique values.

crypto-random-string

The crypto-random-string package generates cryptographically strong random strings. It is similar to randomstring but focuses on providing higher security by using the Node.js crypto module.

nanoid

The nanoid package is a small, secure, URL-friendly, unique string ID generator. It is similar to randomstring but emphasizes security and efficiency, making it suitable for generating unique IDs in web applications.

README

node-randomstring

Installation

To install randomstring, use npm:

npm install randomstring

Usage

var randomstring = require("randomstring");

randomstring.generate();
// >> "XwPp9xazJ0ku5CZnlmgAx2Dld8SHkAeT"

randomstring.generate(7);
// >> "xqm5wXX"

Tests

npm install
npm test

LICENSE

node-randomstring is licensed under the MIT license.