advanced-password-generator v1.2.0

Advanced Password Generator

• This advanced password generator creates customizable passwords with lowercase letters, uppercase letters, numbers, symbols, and hyphens. It can also generate Apple-style passwords (20 characters long) and assess password strength.

Updates

• New option: When the apple option is enabled, the function generates Apple-style passwords. These passwords are 20 characters long and include 16 lowercase letters, 1 uppercase letter, 1 number, and 2 hyphens.

Features

Generate passwords with:

• Lowercase letters (optional)
• Uppercase letters (optional)
• Numbers (optional)
• Symbols (optional)
• Hyphens (optional)
• Apple (optional)

Usage

Function Definition

1. options: An object specifying which types of characters to include in the password and whether to check password strength.
2. totalLength: The total length of the generated password.

Options

The options parameter is an object with the following properties:

• lowercase: (boolean) Include lowercase letters in the password.
• uppercase: (boolean) Include uppercase letters in the password.
• numbers: (boolean) Include numbers in the password.
• symbols: (boolean) Include symbols in the password.
• hyphens: (boolean) Include hyphens (-) every 6 characters.
• apple: (boolean) Generate a password in the style of Apple Password Generator, which is 20 characters long and includes 16 lowercase letters, 1 uppercase letter, 1 number, and 2 hyphens positioned after the 6th and 12th characters.
• checkStrength: (boolean) Enables password strength evaluation based on length, character variety (lowercase, uppercase, numbers, symbols). Returns a strength assessment (e.g., Very Weak to Strong)

Example Usages

• Example 1: Generate Apple-style password

var generatePassword = require('advanced-password-generator');

var options = {
    apple: true,
    checkStrength: true
};
var totalLength = 20;

var generatedPassword = generatePassword(totalLength, options);
console.log("Generated a password in the style of Apple Password Generator:", generatedPassword); 
//Example output: lxogiW-sbv9cv-jxmnzk, Password strength: Strong

• Example 2: Lowercase Letters Only

var generatePassword = require('advanced-password-generator');

var options = {
    lowercase: true,
    uppercase: false,
    numbers: false,
    symbols: false,
    hyphens: false,
    apple: false,
    checkStrength: true
};
var totalLength = 10;

var generatedPassword = generatePassword(totalLength, options);
console.log("Generated password (lowercase only):", generatedPassword); 
//Example output: bpjjkriydb, Password strength: Very Weak

This will generate a password with 10 lowercase letters.

• Example 3: Mixed Characters with Hyphens

var generatePassword = require('advanced-password-generator');

var options = {
    lowercase: true,
    uppercase: true,
    numbers: true,
    symbols: false,
    hyphens: true,
    apple: false,
    checkStrength: false
};
var totalLength = 20;

var generatedPassword = generatePassword(totalLength, options);
console.log("Generated password (uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens):", generatedPassword); 
//Example output: hNfVdL-ZWnYH4-p2UaCb

This will generate a password with 20 characters that include uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens for better readability.

• Example 4: Mixed Characters with Default Options

var generatePassword = require('advanced-password-generator');

var totalLength = 20;

var generatedPassword = generatePassword(totalLength);
console.log("Generated password with Default Options:", generatedPassword); 
// Example output: fxP2O1-kw5aJ6-2KydFB

This will generate a password with 20 characters that include uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens for better readability. If no options are specified, the function will use the following defaults:

options = {
    lowercase: true,
    uppercase: true,
    numbers: true,
    symbols: false,
    hyphens: true,
    apple: false,
    checkStrength: false
};

This means you do not need to specify the options unless you want to customize them.

Notes

• If both lowercase and uppercase are set to true, the password will include both uppercase and lowercase letters.
• When hyphens is selected, the total length will include the hyphens, so the actual character count will be adjusted accordingly.
• For Apple-style passwords, the total length cannot be changeable because Apple-style passwords are always 20 characters long.

License

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