Show HN: Randstr – random strings at the command line with unicode/emoji (go) (opens in new tab)

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2 pointsleighmcculloch9y ago3 comments

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I've been learning go and this is my first CLI app. There's definitely some YAGNI in this..cough emoji cough..but supporting unicode/emoji led me to expressing the charsets as an interface instead of as a string or array of characters, which are so nice and so lightweight in go.

brew install leighmcculloch/randstr/randstr

go install github.com/leighmcculloch/randstr/cmd/randstr

Feedback welcome, especially on project structure and best ways to distribute go CLIs.

brudgers9y ago

Curious as to how the use of emoji and other unicode effects your password management.

leighmccullochOP9y ago

I added unicode and emoji for fun which is where the YAGNI reference came from. I doubt many websites accept them, even Google don't. But you're welcome to give it a go:

randstr -charset ASCII,UnicodePassword

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leighmccullochOP9y ago

brew install leighmcculloch/randstr/randstr

go install github.com/leighmcculloch/randstr/cmd/randstr

Feedback welcome, especially on project structure and best ways to distribute go CLIs.

brudgers9y ago

Curious as to how the use of emoji and other unicode effects your password management.

leighmccullochOP9y ago

I added unicode and emoji for fun which is where the YAGNI reference came from. I doubt many websites accept them, even Google don't. But you're welcome to give it a go:

randstr -charset ASCII,UnicodePassword

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse