node-eden/lib/index.js

A node.js name generator

var words = {
    words: require( './words.js' ),
    used: {}
  },
  male = {
    words: require( './male-names.js' ),
    used: {}
  },
  female = {
    words: require( './female-names.js' ),
    used: {}
  };

function random( list ) {
  // Surely you haven't used *all* the words up?  Start over.
  if ( Object.keys( list.used ).length === list.words.length ) {
    list.used = {};
  }

  var random;
  do {
    random = list.words[ Math.floor( Math.random() * list.words.length ) ];
  } while( random in list.used );
  list.used[ random ] = 1;
  return random;
}

module.exports = {
  word: function() {
    return random( words );
  },

  adam: function() {
    return random( male );
  },

  eve: function() {
    return random( female );
  }
};