@foxandbear/namegen v1.0.1

@foxandbear/namegen

Generate whimsical names from predefined lists of words.

Installation

You can install this package using npm:

npm install @foxandbear/namegen

Usage

Here's how you can use the @foxandbear/namegen package to generate names:

Basic Usage

const generateName = require("@foxandbear/namegen");

// Generate a name using default settings
const name = generateName();
console.log(name); // Example output: "QuickFox"

Custom Delimiter

You can specify a custom delimiter to use between words:

const generateName = require("@foxandbear/namegen");

// Generate a name with a hyphen as the delimiter
const name = generateName({ delimiter: "-" });
console.log(name); // Example output: "Quick-Fox"

Using Woodland Creatures

You can generate names using woodland creatures:

const generateName = require("@foxandbear/namegen");

// Generate a name using woodland creatures
const name = generateName({ woodland: true });
console.log(name); // Example output: "QuickSquirrel"

Custom Word Lists

You can pass your own arrays of words to generate names:

const generateName = require("@foxandbear/namegen");

const adjectives = ["happy", "sad", "angry"];
const animals = ["lion", "tiger", "bear"];

// Generate a name using custom word lists
const name = generateName({ words1: adjectives, words2: animals });
console.log(name); // Example output: "HappyLion"

API

generateName({delimiter = "", woodland = false, words1 = adjectives, words2 = woodland ? woodlandCreatures : nouns})

Generates a name by combining words from two arrays.

Parameters

• delimiter (string, optional): The delimiter to use between words. Defaults to an empty string.
• woodland (boolean, optional): Whether to use woodland creatures as the second array of words. Defaults to false.
• words1 (string[], optional): The first array of words. Defaults to adjectives.
• words2 (string[], optional): The second array of words. Defaults to nouns or woodland creatures based on the woodland flag.

Returns

• string: The generated name.

License

This project is licensed under the ISC License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Author

Ben Carragher (Fox and Bear)