unique

exec

Description

Method that generate unique entries passing specific method, normally used inside loops

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
method	<Function>	Method that will be executed to generate data
args	<Array>	Arguments that will be passed to method
opts	<Object>	You can pass parameters as this object properties
opts.maxTime	<Number>	Maximum time unique.exec will attempt to run before aborting. Default value is 3
opts.maxRetries	<Number>	Maximum retries unique.exec will recurse before abortings ( max loop depth ). Default value is 50
opts.exclude	<Array>	Global exclude list of results. Default value is empty
opts.compare	<Function>	Uniqueness compare function, default behavior is to check value as key against object hash
opts.scope	<String>	Define what scope unique will be added, if nothing is passed then it will consider global scope

Returns

• Result type depends on what method you will call.

Usage

1. Generating 5 random unique emails list

   1. code

   let list = [];
   
   for (let index = 0; index < 5; index++) {
       list.push(pure.unique.exec(pure.internet.email))
   }
   
   console.log(list);

   2. result

   [
       'oscar.basson@mail.com',
       'sara.zimmerman@mail.com',
       'gerald.oosthuizen@mail.com',
       'brenda.van-den-berg@mail.com',
       'lydia_cloete3@mail.com'
   ]

2. Generating 5 random unique emails list with provider mailinator.com

   1. code

   let list = [];
   
   for (let index = 0; index < 5; index++) {
       list.push(pure.unique.exec(pure.internet.email, [{ provider: 'mailinator.com' }]))
   }
   
   console.log(list);

   2. result

   [
       'karla_hanekom@mailinator.com',
       'vernon7@mailinator.com',
       'monica59@mailinator.com',
       'jacobus37@mailinator.com',
       'adriaan15@mailinator.com'
   ]

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clear

Description

Clear previously generated entries to use inside another scope

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
scope	<String>	Define what scope unique will cleared, if nothing is passed then it will consider global scope

Usage

1. Clearing previously selected result on global scope. As you can see the result is that the same value can be picked again without stopping the program.

   1. code

   let result = pure.unique.exec(pure.internet.protocol, [], {
       exclude: ['https'],
   });
   
   console.log(result);
   
   pure.unique.clear();
   
   let result2 = pure.unique.exec(pure.internet.protocol, [], {
       exclude: ['https'],
   });
   
   console.log(result2);

   2. result

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