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Creates a 6 random numbers in an array less than a maximum
const luckyDip = () => {
const gen = (upper, lower = 1, arr = [] ) => {
arr.push(upper)
return upper === 1 ? arr : gen(upper-1, lower, arr)
}
const shuffle = (array) => {
let currentIndex = array.length, temporaryValue, randomIndex
// While there remain elements to shuffle...
while (0 !== currentIndex) {
// Pick a remaining element...
randomIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * currentIndex);
currentIndex -= 1;
// And swap it with the current element.
temporaryValue = array[currentIndex];
array[currentIndex] = array[randomIndex];
array[randomIndex] = temporaryValue;
}
return array;
}
return shuffle(gen(MAX)).splice(0,6)
}
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