1.1.0 • Published 3 years ago

generate-password-browser v1.1.0

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MIT
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Last release
3 years ago

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Generate-Password NPM

Generate Password is a (relatively) extensive library for generating random and unique passwords in browsers. This is a fork of the original generate-password package https://github.com/brendanashworth/generate-password, but unfortunately it doesn't and won't support browsers. Confirmed to be working with Angular 4, 5 and 6 in these browsers:

  • Google Chrome 60.0.3112.113
  • Firefox 55.0.3
  • Internet Explorer 11

Install

$ npm install generate-password-browser --save

Usage

generate([options])

Generate one password with the given options. Returns a string.

var generator = require('generate-password-browser');

var password = generator.generate({
	length: 10,
	numbers: true
});

// 'uEyMTw32v9'
console.log(password);

generateMultiple(amount[, options])

Bulk generate multiple passwords at once, with the same options for all. Returns an array.

var generator = require('generate-password-browser');

var passwords = generator.generateMultiple(3, {
	length: 10,
	uppercase: false
});

// [ 'hnwulsekqn', 'qlioullgew', 'kosxwabgjv' ]
console.log(passwords);

Available options

Any of these can be passed into the options object for each function.

NameDescriptionDefault Value
lengthInteger, length of password.10
numbers*Boolean, put numbers in password.false
symbols*Boolean or String, put symbols in password.false
lowercase*Boolean, put lowercase in passwordtrue
uppercase*Boolean, use uppercase letters in password.true
excludeSimilarCharactersBoolean, exclude similar chars, like 'i' and 'l'.false
excludeString, characters to be excluded from password.''
strictBoolean, password must include at least one character from each pool.false

*At least one should be true.