I need something that generates a random item from a list, but that item is randomised every day and is consistent for all users. This is on a website, and thus using JavaScript (although really I just need the algorithm you'd follow, not necessarily the code itself).
I've got day, month, and year stored in variables, but what could I do to convert this into an integer between 0 and list length?
Thanks!
Simple algorithm:
Pair 3 integers to 1:
seed = pair(day, pair(month, year))
use this int to seed a random number generator, for desired randomness
seed -> [0, 1, 2, ..., array.length - 1]
index = Math.round(randomOf(seed) * (array.length - 1));
element = array[index]
Here's a basic javascript implementation of the aforementioned pairing function:
function pair(x, y) { return ((x + y) * (x + y + 1)) / 2 + y; }
implementing randomOf (check the link above for "random number generator"):
randomOf(seed){
Math.seedrandom(seed);
return Math.random();
}
You can use this https://github.com/davidbau/seedrandom. So the idea is to change the seed for the random function to the date (maybe just the month, day, and year). For example:
Math.seedrandom('August 19, 1975');
console.log(Math.random()); // 0.8213442237794714
console.log(Math.random()); // 0.9082914871756658
and then to convert it to an integer you can use the function describe here:
function getRandomInt(min, max) {
min = Math.ceil(min);
max = Math.floor(max);
return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min)) + min;
}
edit:
Then for example to use it to get something in an array
function getRandomInt(min, max) {
min = Math.ceil(min);
max = Math.floor(max);
return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min)) + min; //The maximum is exclusive and the minimum is inclusive
}
let arr = ['firsEl', 'secondEl', 'thirdEl', 'fourthEl'];
let d = new Date(); //get todays date
let month = d.getMonth();
let day = d.getDate();
let year = d.getFullYear();
//make the random with seed
Math.seedrandom(`${month} ${day}, ${year}`);
//and finally using the function for int
let item = arr[getRandomInt(0, arr.length)];
console.log(item);
<script src="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/seedrandom/2.4.4/seedrandom.min.js"></script>
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