Module:Random: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 05:37, 12 November 2013

Revision as of 07:05, 12 November 2013

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return sep

end

end

local function randomizeArray(t)

-- Randomizes an array. It works by iterating through the list backwards, each time swapping the entry

-- Randomization"i" algorithmwith courtesya random entry. Courtesy of Xinhuan at http://forums.wowace.com/showthread.php?p=279756

for i = #listt, 2, -1 do

local r = math.random(i)

listt[i], listt[r] = listt[r], listt[i]

end

return t

end

local function makeRandomList(args)

local list = removeBlanks(args)

list = randomizeArray(list)

return list

end

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function p._randomize(args)

-- Randomizes a list and concatenates the result with a separator. It works by iterating through the list backwards,

local list = makeRandomList(args)

-- each time swapping the entry "i" with a random entry.

-- Randomization algorithm courtesy of Xinhuan at http://forums.wowace.com/showthread.php?p=279756

local list = removeBlanks(args)

for i = #list, 2, -1 do

local r = math.random(i)

list[i], list[r] = list[r], list[i]

end

local sep = makeSeparator(args.sep or args.separator)

return table.concat(list, sep)

end

function p._randomizeToText(args)

-- Randomizes a list and concatenates the result, text-style. Accepts separator and conjugation arguments.

local list = makeRandomList(args)

local sep = makeSeparator(args.sep or args.separator)

local conj = makeSeparator(args.conj or args.conjugation)

return mw.text.listToText(list, sep, conj)

end