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.gitignore

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+/.settings
+/.project

lib/securerandomstring.js

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+var crypto = require('crypto');
+
+function securerandomstring(cb, options) {
+	options = options || {};
+	var length = options['length'] || 32;
+
+	crypto.randomBytes(length, function(ex, buf) {
+		if (ex) throw ex;
+
+		var string = buf.toString('base64');
+		cb(string.substr(0, length));
+	});
+
+};
+
+
+module.exports = securerandomstring;

package.json

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+{
+  "name": "securerandomstring",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "description": "Generates a secure random string with a given length",
+  "main": "lib/securerandomstring.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "tests.js"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/S2-/securerandomstring.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "secure",
+    "random",
+    "string"
+  ],
+  "author": "Simon Santoro",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/S2-/securerandomstring/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/S2-/securerandomstring"
+}

tests.js

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+var securerandomstring = require('./lib/securerandomstring.js');
+
+
+//my awesome test framework
+var test = function(name, what, ref, c) {
+	process.stdout.write(name);
+
+	if (typeof(c) !== 'boolean') {
+		c = true;
+	}
+
+	if (typeof(what) === 'function') {
+		what = what();
+	}
+	if (typeof(ref) === 'function') {
+		ref = ref();
+	}
+
+	if ((what === ref) === c) {
+		process.stdout.write(' ✓');
+	} else {
+		process.stdout.write(' ⛝\n');
+		process.stdout.write('    ----> expected | ' + (typeof(ref) === 'string' ? ref.replace(/ /g, '·') + '\n' : ref + '\n'));
+		process.stdout.write('    ----> got      | ' + (typeof(what) === 'string' ? what.replace(/ /g, '·') + '\n' : what + '\n'));
+	}
+	process.stdout.write('\n');
+};
+
+
+
+//the actual tests
+securerandomstring(function(sr) {
+	test('generate a random string 32 chars long',
+		sr.length,
+		32
+	);
+});
+
+securerandomstring(function(sr) {
+	test('generate a random string 1 char long',
+		sr.length,
+		1
+	);
+}, {length: 1});
+
+securerandomstring(function(sr) {
+	test('generate a random string 256 chars long',
+		sr.length,
+		256
+	);
+}, {length: 256});
+
+