Today i needed a name generator so i wrote one myself (i didn’t like the existing ones i found via Google. Here is the test code i used: `

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1:  NameGenerator gen = new NameGenerator();

2:  for (int i = 0; i out.println(gen.getName()); }

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It produces names like: Pausyp Braurjnn Thushoob Einnjk Qeidegh Aub Xoihut Voopych Gljint Och Stontaigh Loofautt Grennoogh Jshjnt Zjlouv Fabeih Aishof Hoir Ait Jihoint Aiv Poim Flott Ustjv Zjis Xittoutt I also added constructors for complete customization of the generate process. Here is the code: `

1:  public class NameGenerator {

2:  private List vocals = new ArrayList();

3:  private List startConsonants = new ArrayList();

4:  private List endConsonants = new ArrayList();

5:  private List nameInstructions = new ArrayList();

6:  public NameGenerator() {

7:  String demoVocals[] = { "a", "e", "i", "o", "u", "ei", "ai", "ou", "j",

8:  "ji", "y", "oi", "au", "oo" };

9:  String demoStartConsonants[] = { "b", "c", "d", "f", "g", "h", "k",

10:  "l", "m", "n", "p", "q", "r", "s", "t", "v", "w", "x", "z",

11:  "ch", "bl", "br", "fl", "gl", "gr", "kl", "pr", "st", "sh",

12:  "th" };

13:  String demoEndConsonants[] = { "b", "d", "f", "g", "h", "k", "l", "m",

14:  "n", "p", "r", "s", "t", "v", "w", "z", "ch", "gh", "nn", "st",

15:  "sh", "th", "tt", "ss", "pf", "nt" };

16:  String nameInstructions[] = { "vd", "cvdvd", "cvd", "vdvd" };

17:  this.vocals.addAll(Arrays.asList(demoVocals));

18:  this.startConsonants.addAll(Arrays.asList(demoStartConsonants));

19:  this.endConsonants.addAll(Arrays.asList(demoEndConsonants));

20:  this.nameInstructions.addAll(Arrays.asList(nameInstructions));

21:  }

22:  /**

23:  *

24:  * The names will look like this

25:  * (v=vocal,c=startConsonsonant,d=endConsonants): vd, cvdvd, cvd, vdvd

26:  *

27:  * @param vocals

28:  * pass something like {"a","e","ou",..}

29:  * @param startConsonants

30:  * pass something like {"s","f","kl",..}

31:  * @param endConsonants

32:  * pass something like {"th","sh","f",..}

33:  */

34:  public NameGenerator(String[] vocals, String[] startConsonants,

35:  String[] endConsonants) {

36:  this.vocals.addAll(Arrays.asList(vocals));

37:  this.startConsonants.addAll(Arrays.asList(startConsonants));

38:  this.endConsonants.addAll(Arrays.asList(endConsonants));

39:  }

40:  /**

41:  * see {@link NameGenerator#NameGenerator(String[], String[], String[])}

42:  *

43:  * @param vocals

44:  * @param startConsonants

45:  * @param endConsonants

46:  * @param nameInstructions

47:  * Use only the following letters:

48:  * (v=vocal,c=startConsonsonant,d=endConsonants)! Pass something

49:  * like {"vd", "cvdvd", "cvd", "vdvd"}

50:  */

51:  public NameGenerator(String[] vocals, String[] startConsonants,

52:  String[] endConsonants, String[] nameInstructions) {

53:  this(vocals, startConsonants, endConsonants);

54:  this.nameInstructions.addAll(Arrays.asList(nameInstructions));

55:  }

56:  public String getName() {

57:  return firstCharUppercase(getNameByInstructions(getRandomElementFrom(nameInstructions)));

58:  }

59:  private int randomInt(int min, int max) {

60:  return (int) (min + (Math.random() * (max + 1 - min)));

61:  }

62:  private String getNameByInstructions(String nameInstructions) {

63:  String name = "";

64:  int l = nameInstructions.length();

65:  for (int i = 0; i char x = nameInstructions.charAt(0); switch (x) { case 'v': name += getRandomElementFrom(vocals); break; case 'c': name += getRandomElementFrom(startConsonants); break; case 'd': name += getRandomElementFrom(endConsonants); break; } nameInstructions = nameInstructions.substring(1); } return name; } private String firstCharUppercase(String name) { return Character.toString(name.charAt(0)).toUpperCase() + name.substring(1); } private String getRandomElementFrom(List v) {

66:  return v.get(randomInt(0, v.size() - 1));

67:  }

68:  }

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