This post covers ways you can generate floats, integers and big integers (BigInts) within a certain range (min, max) using pure javascript (no dependencies).
Floats
Generate random float between 0 and 1
/** Generates floats between 0 (inclusive) and 1 (exclusive) */
function generateRandomFloat() {
return Math.random();
}Generate random float between low and high
/** Generates floats between low (inclusive) and high (exclusive) */
function generateRandomFloat(low, high) {
return low + Math.random() * (high - low);
}Integers
Generate random integer between low and high
/** Generates integers between low (inclusive) and high (exclusive) */
function generateRandomInteger(low, high) {
const lowCeil = Math.ceil(low);
const highFloor = Math.floor(high);
const randomFloat = lowCeil + Math.random() * (highFloor - lowCeil);
return Math.floor(randomFloat);
}Large numbers (BigInts)
Generate random BigInt between low and high
Bellow is a creative implementation. If you need more performance, consider using libraries.
/** Generates BigInts between low (inclusive) and high (exclusive) */
function generateRandomBigInt(lowBigInt, highBigInt) {
if (lowBigInt >= highBigInt) {
throw new Error('lowBigInt must be smaller than highBigInt');
}
const difference = highBigInt - lowBigInt;
const differenceLength = difference.toString().length;
let multiplier = '';
while (multiplier.length < differenceLength) {
multiplier += Math.random()
.toString()
.split('.')[1];
}
multiplier = multiplier.slice(0, differenceLength);
const divisor = '1' + '0'.repeat(differenceLength);
const randomDifference = (difference * BigInt(multiplier)) / BigInt(divisor);
return lowBigInt + randomDifference;
}