Lorem Ipsum is a module and binary for the Node.js platform. Use it to generate passages of lorem ipsum. Lorem ipsum is commonly used placeholder or filler text in publishing, graphic design, and web development.
Install the Lorem Ipsum module.
cd ~/MyProject
npm install lorem-ipsum
Require the Lorem Ipsum module in your script and use it to generate a passage of lorem ipsum.
var loremIpsum = require('lorem-ipsum')
, output = loremIpsum();
You can pass options to the loremIpsum() function to fine-tune the output. See below.
...
output = loremIpsum({
count: 1 // Number of words, sentences, or paragraphs to generate.
, units: 'sentences' // Generate words, sentences, or paragraphs.
, sentenceLowerBound: 5 // Minimum words per sentence.
, sentenceUpperBound: 15 // Maximum words per sentence.
, paragraphLowerBound: 3 // Minimum sentences per paragraph.
, paragraphUpperBound: 7 // Maximum sentences per paragraph.
, format: 'plain' // Plain text or html.
});
Install the Lorem Ipsum module globally so that you can access the binary from anywhere.
npm install lorem-ipsum --global
Execute the statement lorem-ipsum
on the command line to generate a passage of lorem ipsum. You can pass arguments to the program to fine-tune the output. See below.
lorem-ipsum --units words --count 100 --copy --format html
See below for a description of the arguments.
Argument | Description |
---|---|
--count | The number of words, sentences or paragraphs to generate |
--units | Generate words, sentences or paragraphs |
--copy | Copy the output to the system clipboard |
--format | html or plain text format |
The copy feature requires that you have xclip installed if you are using Lorem Ipsum on Linux. The feature will work out of the box on Mac and Windows systems.
This software is licensed under the MIT license.
Copyright (c) 2012 Nickolas Kenyeres
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