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Coupon Code Generator
Generate unique, random, and hard to guess coupon / voucher codes. Use cases: promo codes, loyalty coupons, gift vouchers, in-app purchases, referral links
This library originates from Voucherify.
Voucherify - programmable building blocks for coupon, referral, and loyalty programs.
Our developer friendly, API-first platform helps developers integrate digital promotions across any marketing channel or customer touchpoint - eventually giving full control over campaigns back to the marketing team.
Why Voucherify?
- RESTful API with pre-built client libraries and comprehensive documentation
- Configurable webhooks allow you to integrate Voucherify with any API service out there
- Get real-time visibility into every change in your system with monitoring & logs
- Explore the possibilities with dozens of working demos and test mode
- Livechat & Slack support
See the full documentation - https://docs.voucherify.io
Installation
In Node.js
Install with npm:
$ npm install --save voucher-code-generator
Include with require:
var voucher_codes = require('voucher-code-generator');
In a browser
<script src="voucher_codes.js"></script>
Usage
Generate 5 codes, each 8 characters long:
voucher_codes.generate({
length: 8,
count: 5
});
Sample result: ["FR6bwx1q", "ByamOdWV", "7roFwfQs", "rmWlwvll", "pgih5eAB"]
Charset
Default charset is alphanumeric (numbers and letters). However, you can specify your own charset:
voucher_codes.generate({
length: 6,
count: 3,
charset: "0123456789"
});
Sample result: ["386525", "676442", "019075"]
You can also use one of the predefined charsets by calling voucher_codes.charset(name)
.
name | charset |
---|---|
"numbers" |
"0123456789" |
"alphabetic" |
"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ" |
"alphanumeric" |
"0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ" |
For example:
voucher_codes.generate({
length: 5,
count: 4,
charset: voucher_codes.charset("alphabetic")
});
Result: ["odghy", "kZEYc", "eOTCl", "wVCzD"]
Prefix and Postfix
You can optionally surround each generated code with a prefix and/or postfix.
For instance:
voucher_codes.generate({
prefix: "promo-",
postfix: "-2015"
});
Result: ["promo-WZ4x1t3U-2015"]
Pattern
Codes may follow a specified pattern. Use hash (#
) as a placeholder for random characters.
Notice that if pattern
is specified then length
is ignored.
Example:
voucher_codes.generate({
pattern: "##-###-##",
});
Result: ["P7-ofW-Ka"]
Infeasible configs
There exist some configs that are not feasible. For example it's not possible to generate 1000 codes if you want
your codes to be 2 characters long and consisting only of numbers. Voucher code generator detects such cases and
throws an error "Not possible to generate requested number of codes."
.
try {
voucher_codes.generate({
count: 1000,
length: 2,
charset: "0123456789"
});
catch (e) {
console.log("Sorry, not possible.");
}
Sequential code
It is possible to generate a specific code from the pool of all possible codes for a config using a sequenceOffset
parameter.
The offset must be greater than equal 0, otherwise the first possible combination will be returned.
The offset must be less than the number of maximum combinations for a config, otherwise the last possible combination will be returned.
It is possible to generate a series of codes starting from sequenceOffset
by additionally using count
config parameter.
var sequenceOffset = 52;
voucher_codes.generate({
count: 3,
length: 2,
charset: "0123456789"
}, sequenceOffset);
Result: ["52", "53", "54"]
Config reference
attribute | default value | description |
---|---|---|
length |
8 |
Number of characters in a generated code (excluding prefix and postfix) |
count |
1 |
Number of codes generated. |
charset |
alphanumeric |
Characters that can appear in the code. |
prefix |
"" |
A text appended before the code. |
postfix |
"" |
A text appended after the code. |
pattern |
"########" |
A pattern for codes where hashes (# ) will be replaced with random characters. |
Testing
Install dependencies:
npm install
Run tests:
npm run test
License
Code released under the MIT license.