Skip to content

Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

@furqanbaqai
Created May 20, 2020 11:19
Show Gist options
  • Save furqanbaqai/9c796f71c00d3c8184fb59ebde6359ec to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Save furqanbaqai/9c796f71c00d3c8184fb59ebde6359ec to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Generating alpha numeric characters in javascript
/**
* Manage robot factory settings.
*
* When robots come off the factory floor, they have no name.
*
* The first time you boot them up, a random name is generated in the format
* of two uppercase letters followed by three digits, such as RX837 or BC811.
*
* Every once in a while we need to reset a robot to its factory settings,
* which means that their name gets wiped. The next time you ask, it will
* respond with a new random name.
*
* The names must be random: they should not follow a predictable sequence.
* Random names means a risk of collisions. Your solution must ensure that
* every existing robot has a unique name.
*
*/
class RobotName {
private _name = '';
private readonly _characters: string = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ';
public static _GENERTED_NAMES = new Set();
private readonly _MAX_YIELDS = 3;
constructor() {
this.generateName();
}
private generateName(): void{
let rand: number = Math.random();
let tempName: string = "";
for(let i=0; i<this._MAX_YIELDS ; i++){
rand = Math.floor((rand *1000 < 100)? rand * 10000:rand * 1000);
tempName = this.getRandomChar(2) + rand
if(!RobotName._GENERTED_NAMES.has(tempName)){
RobotName._GENERTED_NAMES.add(tempName);
break; // break the loop here
}
}
this._name = tempName;
}
private getRandomChar(length: number): string{
let output = "";
for(let i = 0; i<length; i++){
output += this._characters.charAt(Math.floor(Math.random() * 26));
}
return output;
}
get name(): string{
return this._name;
}
public resetName(): void{
this.generateName();
}
}
export default RobotName;
Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment