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Generate readable/memorable random names
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using System; | |
using System.Numerics; | |
class FriendlyNames | |
{ | |
static readonly string[] Adj = | |
[ | |
"brave","silent","curious","mighty","witty","gloomy","rapid","fuzzy", | |
"gentle","arcane","rusty","lunar","zen","feral","candid","sleek", | |
"fiery","icy","stormy","cosmic","sinister","savage","naughty","vicious", | |
"grim","cheeky","reckless","dirty","twisted","bloody","shadowy","morbid", | |
"chaotic","lusty","toxic","doomed","iron","obsidian","thorny","volatile", | |
"gritty","haunted","mad","drunken","demonic","warped","sinful","cruel", | |
"pervy","smug","angry","wicked","warlike","cursed","nuclear","suave", | |
"hungry", "thirsty", "loving", "stingy", "mad", "evil", | |
"crimson","scarlet","violet","emerald","azure","golden","silver","copper", | |
"black","white","gray","amber","jade","ruby","sapphire","onyx", | |
"burgundy","coral","indigo","magenta","cyan","lime","orange","pink", | |
"bronze","steel","titanium","platinum","diamond","crystal","marble","granite", | |
"electric","neon","plasma","laser","quantum","atomic","digital","cyber", | |
"frozen","molten","blazing","smoking","glowing","burning","flaming","scorching", | |
"ancient","primal","eternal","infinite","ultimate","supreme","legendary","epic", | |
"broken","shattered","cracked","bent","twisted","ruined","damaged","scarred", | |
"wild","untamed","savage","brutal","ruthless","merciless","relentless","vicious", | |
"secret","hidden","shadow","ghost","phantom","spectral","invisible","cloaked", | |
"thunder","lightning","storm","hurricane","tornado","blizzard","avalanche","earthquake" | |
]; | |
static readonly string[] Noun = | |
[ | |
"lion","otter","falcon","dragon","monkey","wolf","panda","tiger", | |
"phoenix","badger","eagle","yak","orca","mamba","serval","vulture", | |
"shark","rat","crow","hyena","boar","scorpion","spider","serpent", | |
"donkey", "whale","cobra","viper","panther","leopard","cheetah","jaguar", | |
"bear","rhino","hippo","gorilla","chimp","octopus","squid","mantis", | |
"demon","angel","warlock","witch","wizard","goblin","troll","orc", | |
"nymph","giant","djinn","sphinx","vampire","zombie","ghoul","lich", | |
"wraith","specter","banshee","necromancer","paladin","assassin","rogue","thief", | |
"tank","missile","grenade","bomb","rifle","dagger","blade","sword", | |
"mace","arrow","cannon","warrior","berserker","raider","sniper","pirate", | |
"axe","spear","katana","scythe","hammer","crossbow","pistol","shotgun", | |
"devil","temptress","minx","seducer","playboy","bastard","rogue","villain", | |
"joker","clown","drunkard","pervert","hustler","fiend","pimp","outlaw", | |
"daddy","kitten","bunny","stud","vixen","freak","beast","savage", | |
"knight","samurai","ninja","ronin","gladiator","champion","crusader","hunter", | |
"reaper","slayer","executioner","butcher","mercenary","bounty","assassin","killer", | |
"fortress","castle","tower","citadel","bastion","stronghold","keep","bunker", | |
"storm","thunder","lightning","blizzard","tornado","hurricane","avalanche","inferno", | |
"machine","engine","reactor","generator","turbine","motor","dynamo","forge" | |
]; | |
readonly long _n; | |
readonly long _b; | |
readonly long _m; | |
long _index; | |
public FriendlyNames() : this(Random.Shared.Next()) { } | |
public FriendlyNames(int seed) | |
{ | |
_n = (long)Adj.Length * Noun.Length; | |
if (_n == 0) | |
throw new InvalidOperationException("Empty word list."); | |
_b = seed % _n; | |
_m = MakeCoprimeMultiplier(seed, _n); | |
_index = 0; | |
} | |
public string Generate(char separator = '-') | |
{ | |
var k = _index++; | |
var p = ((k * _m) + _b) % _n; | |
var a = (int)(p / Noun.Length); | |
var s = (int)(p % Noun.Length); | |
return $"{Adj[a]}{separator}{Noun[s]}"; | |
} | |
static long MakeCoprimeMultiplier(int seed, long n) | |
{ | |
var m = ((long)seed * 2 + 1) % n; | |
if (m == 0) m = 1; | |
while (BigInteger.GreatestCommonDivisor(m, n) != 1) | |
m = (m + 2) % n; | |
return m; | |
} | |
} |
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