node-dice-js

DiceJS

Allows you to execute a command in dice notation, returning the results of that command.

Install

npm install dice

Example

var Dice = require('dice');
var dice = new Dice();
 
dice.execute('4d20');

Output

{ 
  command: '4d20',
  parsed: {
    times: 4,
    faces: 20,
    keep: null,
    lowest: false,
    highest: false,
    multiplier: 1,
    modifier: 0,
    repeat: 1
  },
  outcomes: [
    {
      rolls: [19, 12, 10, 1],
      total: 42
    }
  ],
  text: 'The result of 4d20 is [ 19 + 12 + 10 + 1 ] = 42',
  verbose: [
    'Roll #1: 19',
    'Roll #2: 12',
    'Roll #3: 10',
    'Roll #4: 1',
    'Adding up all the rolls: 19 + 12 + 10 + 1 = 42',
    'The total of outcome #1 is 42',
    'The results of 4d20 is 42'
  ]
}

Methods

var Dice = require('dice');
var dice = new Dice();

dice.roll(faces)

Returns a random number between 1 and the number of faces provided.

If faces is not a number, it will throw an error.

dice.parse(command)

Parses a command in dice notation.

(AdX(kY)-LxCM)xR

• A - the number of dice to be rolled (default: 1)
• d - separator that stands for die or dice
• X - the number of face of each die
• (kY) - number of dice to keep from roll (optional)
• -L - take the lowest dice from all the rolls (optional)
• -H - take the highest dice from all the rolls (optional)
• C - the multiplier, must be a natural number (optional, default: 1)
• B - the modifier, must be an integer (optional, default: 0)
• R - the number of times to repeat the entire command (optional, default: 1)

The output of parse looks like:

{
  times: 4,
  faces: 20,
  keep: null,
  lowest: false,
  highest: false,
  multiplier: 1,
  modifier: 0,
  repeat: 1
}

dice.format(parsed)

Formats an object given from the parse command into a command in dice notation.

• times - the number of dice to be rolled (default: 1)
• faces - the number of face of each die
• keep - number of dice to keep from roll (optional)
• lowest - take the lowest dice from all the rolls (optional)
• highest - take the highest dice from all the rolls (optional)
• multiplier - the multiplier, must be a natural number (optional, default: 1)
• modifier - the modifier, must be an integer (optional, default: 0)
• repeat - the number of times to repeat the entire command (optional, default: 1)

dice.execute(command)

Executes a command given in dice notation, and returns the results

Output

{ 
  command: '4d20',
  parsed: {
    times: 4,
    faces: 20,
    keep: null,
    lowest: false,
    highest: false,
    multiplier: 1,
    modifier: 0,
    repeat: 1
  },
  outcomes: [
    {
      rolls: [19, 12, 10, 1],
      total: 42
    }
  ],
  text: 'The result of 4d20 is [ 19 + 12 + 10 + 1 ] = 42',
  verbose: [
    'Roll #1: 19',
    'Roll #2: 12',
    'Roll #3: 10',
    'Roll #4: 1',
    'Adding up all the rolls: 19 + 12 + 10 + 1 = 42',
    'The total of outcome #1 is 42',
    'The results of 4d20 is 42'
  ]
}

License

MIT