random-pick

Pick random unique items from an array.

Install

$ npm install --save random-pick

Usage

const pick = require('random-pick')
 
const fruits = [
  'apple',
  'banana',
  'peach',
  'mango'
]
 
pick(fruits)
//=> ['banana']
 
pick(fruits, 2)
//=> ['apple', 'peach']
 
pick('hello world', 4)
//=> ['e', 'h', 'r', 'w']
 
pick(document.querySelectorAll('.item'), 2)
//=> ['<div class="item">...</div>', '<div class="item">...</div>']

API

randomPick(input[, count])

input

Type: array string object

The array or string or array-like object to pick from.

count

Type: number
Default: 1

The amount of items you wanna pick.

return

Type: array

Return the picked items.

License

MIT © EGOIST