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# randomatic [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/randomatic)
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> Generate randomized strings of a specified length, fast. Only the length is necessary, but you can optionally generate patterns using any combination of numeric, alpha-numeric, alphabetical, special or custom characters.
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## Install
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Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/)
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```sh
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$ npm i randomatic --save
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```
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Install with [bower](http://bower.io/)
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```sh
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$ bower install randomatic --save
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```
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## Usage
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```js
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var randomize = require('randomatic');
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```
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## API
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```js
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randomize(pattern, length, options);
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```
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* `pattern` **{String}**: The pattern to use for randomizing
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* `length` **{Object}**: The length of the string to generate
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### pattern
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> The pattern to use for randomizing
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Patterns can contain any combination of the below characters, specified in any order.
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**Example:**
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To generate a 10-character randomized string using all available characters:
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```js
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randomize('*', 10);
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//=>
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randomize('Aa0!', 10);
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//=>
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```
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* `a`: Lowercase alpha characters (`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'`)
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* `A`: Uppercase alpha characters (`ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'`)
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* `0`: Numeric characters (`0123456789'`)
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* `!`: Special characters (`~!@#$%^&()_+-={}[];\',.`)
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* `*`: All characters (all of the above combined)
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* `?`: Custom characters (pass a string of custom characters to the options)
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### length
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> the length of the string to generate
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**Examples:**
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* `randomize('A', 5)` will generate a 5-character, uppercase, alphabetical, randomized string, e.g. `KDJWJ`.
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* `randomize('0', 2)` will generate a 2-digit random number
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* `randomize('0', 3)` will generate a 3-digit random number
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* `randomize('0', 12)` will generate a 12-digit random number
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* `randomize('A0', 16)` will generate a 16-character, alpha-numeric randomized string
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If `length` is left undefined, the length of the pattern in the first parameter will be used. For example:
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+ `randomize('00')` will generate a 2-digit random number
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* `randomize('000')` will generate a 3-digit random number
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* `randomize('0000')` will generate a 4-digit random number...
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* `randomize('AAAAA')` will generate a 5-character, uppercase alphabetical random string...
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These are just examples, [see the tests](./test.js) for more use cases and examples.
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## options
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#### chars
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Type: `String`
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Default: `undefined`
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Define a custom string to be randomized.
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**Example:**
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* `randomize('?', 20, {chars: 'jonschlinkert'})` will generate a 20-character randomized string from the letters contained in `jonschlinkert`.
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* `randomize('?', {chars: 'jonschlinkert'})` will generate a 13-character randomized string from the letters contained in `jonschlinkert`.
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## Usage Examples
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* `randomize('A', 4)` (_whitespace insenstive_) would result in randomized 4-digit uppercase letters, like, `ZAKH`, `UJSL`... etc.
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* `randomize('AAAA')` is equivelant to `randomize('A', 4)`
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* `randomize('AAA0')` and `randomize('AA00')` and `randomize('A0A0')` are equivelant to `randomize('A0', 4)`
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* `randomize('aa')`: results in double-digit, randomized, lower-case letters (`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz`)
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* `randomize('AAA')`: results in triple-digit, randomized, upper-case letters (`ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ`)
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* `randomize('0', 6)`: results in six-digit, randomized nubmers (`0123456789`)
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* `randomize('!', 5)`: results in single-digit randomized, _valid_ non-letter characters (`~!@#$%^&()_+-={}[];\',.`)
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* `randomize('A!a0', 9)`: results in nine-digit, randomized characters (any of the above)
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_The order in which the characters are defined is insignificant._
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## Related
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* [pad-left](https://www.npmjs.com/package/pad-left): Left pad a string with zeros or a specified string. Fastest implementation. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/pad-left)
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* [pad-right](https://www.npmjs.com/package/pad-right): Right pad a string with zeros or a specified string. Fastest implementation. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/pad-right)
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* [repeat-string](https://www.npmjs.com/package/repeat-string): Repeat the given string n times. Fastest implementation for repeating a string. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/repeat-string)
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## Contributing
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Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/randomatic/issues/new).
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## Author
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**Jon Schlinkert**
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* [github/jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert)
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* [twitter/jonschlinkert](http://twitter.com/jonschlinkert)
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## License
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Copyright © 2015 [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert)
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Released under the MIT license.
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***
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_This file was generated by [verb](https://github.com/verbose/verb) on December 10, 2015._
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