rndneeds.js

// returns a sequence of integers, misses some if density < 100
const integers = (start, length, density=100) => {
  for (var arr = [], num = start;  arr.length < length;  num++) {
    if (rnd(density,'%'))  arr.push(num) }
  return arr
}


// without next function rnd function will fail to make (some) arrays of values

// makes an array by using the given function,
const makeArr = (length, func, distinct, persist) => {
  if (distinct) {
    const max = persist? Infinity : 100000
    for (var set = new Set(), i = 0;  set.size < length && i < max;  i++) {
      const next = func()
      if (next != undefined) i = (set.size < set.add(next).size)? 0 : i
    }
    return Array.from(set)
  }
  return Array(length).fill(0).map( () => {
    let item = func()
    while (item == undefined) item = func()
    return item
  } )
}


// without next three functions rnd function will fail to work on dates

// adds the corresponding letters to the number (useful for dates etc.)
const nth = (num) => {
  num = +num
  if (num > 3  &&  num < 21) return num + 'th'
  switch (num % 10) {
    case 1 :  return  num + 'st'
    case 2 :  return  num + 'nd'
    case 3 :  return  num + 'rd'
    default:  return  num + 'th'
  }
}


// takes a Date object, returns a string of format "2019-05-13 18:37:59"
const standartDatetime = (date) =>
  new Date( date.getTime() - date.getTimezoneOffset()*60000 )
    .toISOString().replace('T', ' ').slice(0, -5)


// formats datetime string or Date object by preset like "YYYY, DD Month"
const formatDatetime = (datetime, format) => {
  if (datetime instanceof Date)  datetime = standartDatetime(datetime)
  const [YYYY, MM, DD, HH, mm, ss] = datetime.split(/[- :]/)

  return format.replace('YYYY', YYYY).replace('YY', YYYY.slice(2))
    .replace('Month', ["January","February","March","April","May","June","July",
                    "August","September","October","November","December"][MM-1])
    .replace('month', ["Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul", "Aug","Sep",
                    "Oct","Nov","Dec"][MM-1])
    .replace('MM', MM).replace('DDth', nth(DD)).replace('DD', DD)
    .replace('HH', HH).replace('mm', mm).replace('ss', ss)
}