Module: RandomPasswordGenerator

Defined in:
lib/random_password_generator.rb,
lib/random_password_generator/version.rb

Constant Summary collapse

VERSION = 
"0.0.5"

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.generate(length = 8, options = {}) ⇒ Object

Generates a random password Arguments: length: The length of the password to be generated. Default value: 8 options: Various options to generate password

+:skip_lower_case+:               Skips lower case alphabets if set to true
+:skip_upper_case+:               Skips upper case alphabets if set to true
+:skip_numbers+:                  Skips numbers if set to true
+:skip_symbols+:                  Skips symbols if set to true
+:dont_exclude_unfrieldly_chars+: Does not skip commonly mistaken characters if set to true
+:skip_url_unsafe+:                 Skips URL reserved and unfriendly characters if set to true



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# File 'lib/random_password_generator.rb', line 12

def self.generate(length = 8, options = {})
  chars = []
  chars += ("a".."z").to_a unless options[:skip_lower_case]
  chars += ("A".."Z").to_a unless options[:skip_upper_case]
  chars += ("0".."9").to_a unless options[:skip_numbers]
  chars += %w(! @ # $ % ^ & \( \) { } [ ] - _ < > ?) unless options[:skip_symbols]
  # Skip easily mistaken characters
  chars -= %w(i I o O 0 1 l !) unless options[:dont_exclude_unfrieldly_chars]
  # Skip characters that are unsafe for urls
  chars -= %w($ & + , / : \; = ? @ < > # % { } | ^ ~ [ ] `) if options[:skip_url_unsafe]

  (1..length).collect{chars[rand(chars.size)]}.join
end