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#
# Returns a randomly generated string. One possible use is
# password initialization. Takes a max legnth of characters
# (default 8) and an optional valid char Regexp (default /\w\d/).
#
#--
#
# CREDIT goes to George Moschovitis.
#
# NOTE This is not very efficient. Better way?
#
#++
def String.random(max_length = 8, char_re = /[\w\d]/)
# gmosx: this is a nice example of input parameter checking.
# this is NOT a real time called method so we can add this
# check. Congrats to the author.
raise ArgumentError.new('char_re must be a regular expression!') unless char_re.is_a?(Regexp)
string = ""
while string.length < max_length
ch = rand(255).chr
string << ch if ch =~ char_re
end
return string
end
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# TODO
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