merge with master

1 files changed, 24 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lib/random.js b/lib/random.js
index 1f408fe0..6ee65493 100644
--- a/lib/random.js
+++ b/lib/random.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ function Random (faker, seed) {
    * returns a single random number based on a max number or range
    *
    * @method faker.random.number
-   * @param {mixed} options
+   * @param {mixed} options {min, max, precision}
    */
   this.number = function (options) {
 
@@ -57,6 +57,29 @@ function Random (faker, seed) {
   }
 
   /**
+   * returns a single random floating-point number based on a max number or range
+   *
+   * @method faker.random.float
+   * @param {mixed} options
+   */
+  this.float = function (options) {
+      if (typeof options === "number") {
+        options = {
+          precision: options
+        };
+      }
+      options = options || {};
+      var opts = {};
+      for (var p in options) {
+        opts[p] = options[p];
+      }
+      if (typeof opts.precision === 'undefined') {
+        opts.precision = 0.01;
+      }
+      return faker.random.number(opts);
+  }
+  
+  /**
    * takes an array and returns a random element of the array
    *
    * @method faker.random.arrayElement