1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/modules/helpers/index.ts b/src/modules/helpers/index.ts
index 92647942..28c63693 100644
--- a/src/modules/helpers/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/helpers/index.ts
@@ -649,6 +649,11 @@ export class HelpersModule {
    * and outputs a unique array of strings based on that source.
    * This method does not store the unique state between invocations.
    *
+   * If there are not enough unique values to satisfy the length, if
+   * the source is an array, it will only return as many items as are
+   * in the array. If the source is a function, it will return after
+   * a maximum number of attempts has been reached.
+   *
    * @template T The type of the elements.
    *
    * @param source The strings to choose from or a function that generates a string.
@@ -671,8 +676,11 @@ export class HelpersModule {
     const set = new Set<T>();
     try {
       if (typeof source === 'function') {
-        while (set.size < length) {
+        const maxAttempts = 1000 * length;
+        let attempts = 0;
+        while (set.size < length && attempts < maxAttempts) {
           set.add(source());
+          attempts++;
         }
       }
     } catch {