https://github.com/xuanxu/random_sources

Ruby gem to generate random numbers from web providers of real randomness sources like radioactive decay or atmospheric noise.
https://github.com/xuanxu/random_sources

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Ruby gem to generate random numbers from web providers of real randomness sources like radioactive decay or atmospheric noise.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/xuanxu/random_sources
• Owner: xuanxu
• License: mit
• Created: 2010-08-10T13:26:12.000Z (over 14 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-04-12T19:07:21.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-03-15T13:09:44.313Z (10 months ago)
• Language: Ruby
• Homepage: http://github.com/xuanxu/random_sources
• Size: 55.7 KB
• Stars: 4
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.rdoc
  • License: MIT-LICENSE.txt

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= Random Sources

Random Sources is a Ruby gem that provides genuine random numbers, generated by processes fundamentally governed by inherent uncertainty instead of some pseudo-random number algorithm. It uses services from different online providers.

Current supported random numbers providers:

- {Random.org}[https://www.random.org/]

- {Fourmilab's Hotbits}[https://www.fourmilab.ch/hotbits/]

{}[http://travis-ci.org/xuanxu/random_sources]

{}[http://badge.fury.io/rb/random_sources]

== Getting started

Install the gem:

    $ [sudo] gem install random_sources

Then depending on your project you may:

Require the gem directly:

    require 'random_sources'

or add it to your Gemfile:

    gem 'random_sources', git: 'git://github.com/xuanxu/random_sources.git'

== Usage

Your entry point is the RandomSources module. With it you can get a list of supported providers and instantiate any of them:

    RandomSources.list                   #=> "HotBits, RandomOrg"

    RandomSources.generator 'RandomOrg'  #=> 

Once you have your generator you can ask for the random bytes:

    generator = RandomSources.generator 'RandomOrg'

    # five integers between 1 and 100:

    generator.integers(num: 5, min: 1, max: 100)

    # => [45, 61, 22, 96, 70]

    # two strings of 10 unique characters including digits and uppercase letters:

    generator.strings(num: 2, unique: 'on', digits: 'on', upperalpha: 'on', loweralpha: 'off')

    # => ["6ESR61Y1", "K7520E6L"]

You can get integers, strings, sequences, bytes, etc... For a list of all the options of any supported source, check the doc in {the wiki}[https://github.com/xuanxu/random_sources/wiki]

== Credits

Author:: Juanjo Bazán

Copyright:: Copyright (c) 2010 - ∞ Juanjo Bazán

License:: Released under the {MIT license}[https://github.com/xuanxu/random_sources/blob/master/MIT-LICENSE.txt].