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+var definitions = require('./definitions');
+
+var random = {
+ // returns a single random number based on a range
+ number: function (range) {
+ var r = Math.floor(Math.random() * range);
+ console.log(r);
+ return r;
+ },
+
+ // takes an array and returns the array randomly sorted
+ array_rand: function (array) {
+ var r = Math.floor(Math.random() * array.length);
+ return array[r];
+ }
+};
+
+var method_names = [
+ 'catch_phrase_adjective',
+ 'catch_phrase_descriptor',
+ 'catch_phrase_noun',
+ 'bs_adjective',
+ 'bs_buzz',
+ 'bs_noun'
+];
+
+for (var i = 0; i < method_names.length; i++) {
+ var method_name = method_names[i];
+ random[method_name] = function () {
+ return random.array_rand(definitions[method_name]());
+ };
+}
+
+module.exports = random;