This project was created to implement a random password generator in JavaScript. The aims of this are practice my current knowledge in JavaScript and to ensure that the outputted password included:
- At least 1 lower-case letter.
- At least 1 upper-case letter.
- At least 1 numeric character.
- At least 1 special character.
- The password will need to have between 8 - 128 characters.
- The password generator will also need to give the user options to select the length of the password.
This tool allows users to create secure passwords which they can use to meet their organisations password requirements at a click of a button.
The main things I've learned from this project are:
- Practice with recursive functions by replacing loops.
- How to manipulate the DOM with JavaScript and to create buttons and inputs.
For this project, the developer tool I'll be using is VS Code. A lightweight IDE that allows working in JavaScript. It also allows the use of Extensions which can add extra functionality to the tool to help with debugging and making code more readable. The main extension I'll be using is called, Live Server, by Ritwick Dey. The browser that the web page will be used on is Google Chrome and will work on all Chromium-based web browsers.
By default clicking on the 'Generate Password' button outputs a 16 character password that includes all 4 character types. Clicking on the 'Options' button will reveal the options to change the length of the password and which types to include in the password. The 'Copy Password' doesn't copy the password on mobile devices but does function properly on a Windows version of Chrome. Below is a screenshot of the console output of the published webpage:
Below is how the initial prototype looked using prompts to enter user options:
 Entering password length via prompt |
 Alert with password length |
 Example with invalid input |
 Alert response for invalid input |
This was changed to using a slider due to getting critique mentioning that it would make the application more user-friendly. The original code for the prototype is still available in the JavaScript file for review but is commented out so not to affect the functionality of the current version.
How to create an image grid for markdown was taken from the following example: https://gist.github.com/trusktr/93175b620d47827ffdedbf52433e3b37
Inputs and copy function were implemented by referencing examples found on w3schools.com
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