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Random.org API function library v0.3

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Functions:
randomdotorg_integer() - It generates truly random integers in configurable intervals.
randomdotorg_string() - It generates truly random strings of various length and character compositions.
randomdotorg_password() - It generates truly random passwords (6-24 characters long). Uses SSL.
randomdotorg_randomizeList() - It arranges the items of a list in random order.
randomdotorg_lottery() - It allows you to quick pick lottery tickets.
randomdotorg_clocktime() - It generates random clock times of the day (or night).
randomdotorg_sequence() - It randomizes a given interval of integers, i.e., arranges them in random order.
randomdotorg_decimalfraction() - It generates random decimal fractions in the [0,1] interval.
randomdotorg_gaussian() - It generates random numbers from a Gaussian distribution (also known as a normal distribution).
randomdotorg_bitmap() - It generates random bitmaps.
randomdotorg_noise() - It generates random audio noise, i.e., audio files containing perfect white noise.
randomdotorg_quota() - It allows you to examine your quota at any point in time.

New: random bitmap, audio noise, and lottery ticket generator
The bitmap and audio noise functions either return the audio/image binary data in hex format or save the generated audio/image file.

More info in the documentation.

Some of the functions are also documented at http://www.random.org/clients/http/.



Cheers
gahks


Changelog:
v. 0.3
New functions:
randomdotorg_lottery()
randomdotorg_noise()
randomdotorg_bitmap()

v. 0.2
New functions:
randomdotorg_password()
randomdotorg_randomizelist()
randomdotorg_clocktime()
randomdotorg_decimalfraction()
randomdotorg_gaussian()

v. 0.1.1
Minor changes+randomdotorg_string() modified as per sinkfaze's suggestion.

Wow, great. Didn't know for Random.org.

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A nice sleight of hand on the code, I was thinking there was actual math being performed in AHK! Minor gripe, but you could convert the "on/off" parameters to true/false and allow ternary evaluation to determine the "on/off" status of each parameter while creating the URL. Makes the function a little easier to use and understand, IMO:

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@majkinetor: It's been around for some time now

@sinkfaze: Duly noted, I modified the code according to your suggestion, thanks.
The folks over at random.org do the math, I'm just using the service.

I have once created a function called TrueRandom() using that, but never managed to upload it anywhere.
Great addition, thanks.

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You're welcome:)

Update: v0.2
New functions:
randomdotorg_password() - It generates truly random passwords (length: 6-24 characters).
randomdotorg_randomizelist() - It arranges the items of a list in random order.
randomdotorg_clocktime() - It generates random clock times of the day (or night).
randomdotorg_decimalfraction() - It generates random decimal fractions in the [0,1] interval.
randomdotorg_gaussian() - It generates random numbers from a Gaussian distribution.

The password generator uses SSL for the query.
More info about the new functions in the Documentation.

Cheers
gahks

Althought it doesn't generate true random values, here's
a related function I created some time ago: RandomVar()

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@MasterFocus
Cool, it can come in useful.

Update: v0.3
New functions:
randomdotorg_lottery() - It allows you to quick pick lottery tickets.
randomdotorg_bitmap() - It generates random bitmaps.
randomdotorg_noise() - It generates random audio noise, i.e., audio files containing perfect white noise.

More info in the docs.

And that was me fighting with the login system.

randomdotorg_lottery() doesn't output the numbers in a particulary appealing fashion, I revised the function slightly to accommodate a more appropriate output cleanup if you'd like to consider it for the library:

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Yeah, you're right again .
But in this case the first Stringreplace isn't really necessary: there are no commas in the original format as returned by random.org: Unless it's a typo and you wanted to replace the linefeeds with commas?

Since I originally thought the output of this function will be processed and reformatted to fit any custom needs anyway, I didn't put much effort into ensuring that the returned values are formatted for readability.
But in case someone wants to simply generate a couple of tickets for the next drawing without fussing around with formatting, it's better to output easily readable results.

I'll include the changes in the next update, thanks for the suggestion:)

My English could be better, I hope I'm making sense:)

Actually the output from the lottery has no linefeeds at all, everything is separated by only commas i.e. if you select 3 sets of five regular numbers plus 1 bonus, the output is like this:



So in this case I actually reversed it and changed the commas to linefeeds so each set of numbers is on its own unique line:

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I'm not trying to be a smartass, but...
That is because the function executed a Stringreplace, replacing all the linefeeds with commas.

The function receives the results from Random.org like this:

And it formats it like this by replacing the linefeeds with commas.


That first StringReplace in your version of the function does nothing to the data, simply because there are no commas in the data received from Random.org.


Try these three versions of the function:

This one returns the result as it is, without modification:

This one's copypasted from the library. This produces the format you described:


And this is your version of the function with the unnecessary StringReplace commented out.
It still works as expected, because there are no commas in the data received from Random.org:


This is the flow of how the third function processes the data:


Cheers
gahks

Ah, I see what you mean now! I thought it was a little too bizarre for a website to mix up its output in that way to be right.

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