1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/random.js b/lib/random.js
index 770bb90a..d4dcbc15 100644
--- a/lib/random.js
+++ b/lib/random.js
@@ -39,8 +39,15 @@ var random = {
     array_element: function (array) {
         var r = faker.random.number({ max: array.length - 1 });
         return array[r];
-    }
+    },
 
+    // takes an object and returns the randomly key or value
+    object_element: function (object, field) {
+        var array = Object.keys(object);
+        var key = faker.random.array_element(array);
+
+        return field === "key" ? key : object[key];
+    }
 };
 
 module.exports = random;