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Simple module to generate random values from a given range or array
https://github.com/compactjs/random

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@compactjs/random


Simple module to generate random values from a given range or array.




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License: MIT



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## Table of Contents

- [Installation](#Install)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [Test](#run-tests)
- [Contact](#contact)
- [Contributing](#Contributing)
- [License](#license)

## Install

### NPM:

```sh
npm install @compactjs/random
```

## Usage

```typescript
/**
* Returns a pseudo random number between min and max.
* (min inclusive, max exclusive)
* Max can be smaller than min.
* If max is not omitted, between 0 and min.
* If min is not omitted, between 0 and 1.
*/
function random(min?: number, max?: number): number;

/**
* Returns a random item from a given array
* @param choices to select from
*/
function pick(choices: any[]): any;
```

### As module:

```javascript
import { random, pick } from '@compactjs/random';
```

### Example:

```javascript
random(10, 100); // => random value between (including) 10 and 100
random(10); // => random value between 0 and 10
random(); // => random value between 0 and 1

pick([0, 1, 2, 3]); // => picks random value from 0,1,2,3
```

## Run tests

```sh
npm run test
```

## Contact

👤 **Timo Bechtel**

- Website: https://timobechtel.com
- Twitter: [@TimoBechtel](https://twitter.com/TimoBechtel)
- GitHub: [@TimoBechtel](https://github.com/TimoBechtel)

## 🤝 Contributing

Contributions, issues and feature requests are welcome!

1. Check [issues](https://github.com/CompactJS/random/issues)
1. Fork the Project
1. Create your Feature Branch (`git checkout -b feat/AmazingFeature`)
1. Test your changes `npm run test`
1. Commit your Changes (`git commit -m 'feat: add amazingFeature'`)
1. Push to the Branch (`git push origin feat/AmazingFeature`)
1. Open a Pull Request

### Commit messages

This project uses semantic-release for automated release versions. So commits in this project follow the [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0-beta.2/) guidelines. I recommend using [commitizen](https://github.com/commitizen/cz-cli) for automated commit messages.

## Show your support

Give a ⭐️ if this project helped you!

## 📝 License

Distributed under the [MIT](https://github.com/CompactJS/random/blob/main/LICENSE) License.

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