require "pwm/version" module Pwm # Internal: The exception raised when a requested password length is # too short. class TooShortException < Exception; end # Internal: The set of characters from which passwords will be assembled. # This could be overridden if you don't like the default. # # Returns the set of characters as an Array. def self.characters (('A'..'Z').to_a + ('a'..'z').to_a + ('2'..'9').to_a) - ['I', 'O', 'l'] end # Public: Generate a password. # # length - The length of the password. Minimum is 8. Default is 16. # # Examples # # Pwm.password # # => 'SPdHeZnn9rut4AUz' # # Pwm.password(8) # # => 'oUX4fmqr' # # Returns the generated password as a String if length >= 8, # or raises exception if length < 8. def self.password(length = 16) if length < 8 raise Pwm::TooShortException, "Requested length #{length} is too short." else password = '' until (password.match(/[A-Z]/) && password.match(/[a-z]/) && password.match(/[0-9]/)) password = (0..length - 1).inject('') do |pw, n| pw + characters[rand(characters.length)] end end password end end end