From: Ross Shaw <rshaw1961@...>
Date: 2001-11-28T21:31:11+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:26776] Re: Anyone know of a Regexp pattern random string generator?


"Robert Feldt" <feldt@ce.chalmers.se> wrote
> Rockit 0.4 can generate random strings fulfilling a grammar. The grammars
> can be non-regular so they include regexps. Will be released before
> christmas.
>

So does this mean I could easily create my own Regexp#rand built on Rockit?

The sort of thing  I want to see is

    re1 = /\d\d/
    re1.rand    ==> "42"
    re1.rand    ==> "71"

    re2 = /ABC\d?\d/
    re2.rand     ==> "ABC4"
    re2.rand    ==> "ABC39"

Regards

Ross