Random-http-useragent NPM

Get a random and legit user-agent :shipit: for your HTTP client

Stores and randomly accesses a HTTP user agent from an available list of user agents in disk.

Features

Randomly :zap: pick between 899 unique user agents :white_check_mark:
HTTP user agents are stored :floppy_disk: in a disk file to avoid filling up your app's memory space :white_check_mark:
File disk reads are optimized :running: to only read as much as needed :white_check_mark:
Cache results using memoizee :white_check_mark:
Supports Bluebird :bird: promises :white_check_mark:

How to install

npm install random-http-useragent -g

How to use

Use it in your terminal

random-http-useragent

Use it in your app

Get a random user agent

const RandomHttpUserAgent = require('random-http-useragent')

RandomHttpUserAgent.get()
  .then((userAgent) => console.log(userAgent))
  .catch((error) => console.error(error.message))

Cache returned user agents for 2 minutes

const RandomHttpUserAgent = require('random-http-useragent')

RandomHttpUserAgent.configure({ memoizee: { maxAge: 120000 } })

RandomHttpUserAgent.get()
  .then((userAgent) => console.log(userAgent))
  .catch((error) => console.error(error.message))

How to contribute

You can contribute either with code (e.g., new features, bug fixes and documentation) or by donating 5 EUR. You can read the contributing guidelines for instructions on how to contribute with code.

All donation proceedings will go to the Sverige för UNHCR, a swedish partner of the UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency, a global organisation dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people.

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