v2.3.3

Changes

• Generator classes that simulate randomness now implement IRandomizable
• The instance of System.Random within generator classes is now accessible through the Random property
  • This affects NameGenerator, SyllableGenerator, SyllableSet, and TransformerSet
• In addition, a new fluent-style method has been added to each generator class to set the Random instance during configuration
• These changes addresses proposal #14 which asks for control over random seeds

See the new wiki page here for code examples on controlling random seeds.

v2.3.2

Changes

• API documentation now ships with the nuget package: they should appear as tool tips in your favourite IDE when you hover over a class name or method
• API documentation now covers all classes and methods
• More unit tests and improved test organization (thanks @monerofglory)
• The example project and the unit test project have moved to .NET 8 (LTS)
  • Note: You do need to use to .NET 8 to use the class library. The library itself targets .NET Standard 2.0 which remains compatible with anything from .NET Framework 4.6.2 through to .NET 8

v2.3.1

Changes

• NameFormatter now implements IGenerator<string> instead of IGenerator. This is important so formatters can be used when chaining generators together via Archigen

v2.3

Changes

• Simplified DefaultSyllableGenerator used in vanilla NameGenerators
• Added way to control the final consonant of a name
• Simplified way for controlling sequence probabilities

Example

var syllables = new SyllableGenerator();
syllables.WithLeadingConsonants("bdlmprst");
syllables.WithVowels("aeio");
syllables.WithFinalConsonants("dlmnrstx"); // These consonants only appear at the end of a name
syllables.WithProbability(x => x
    .OfLeadingConsonants(0.95, 0.25) // The second value is the probability of a sequence
    .OfFinalConsonants(0.50, 0.25));

v2.2.1

Changes

• Class SyllableProvider deprecated in favor for SyllableGenerator
• Class SyllableProviderProbability removed. New class GeneratorProbability replaces it.
• NameGenerator.UsingProbability() can be used to modify syllable probabilities
• SyllableGenerator.WithProbability() can be used to modify syllable probabilities
• New Of() methods added to class GeneratorProbability to control probabilities
• Transformations are now defined by calling method UsingTransform(INameTransformer) or UsingTransform(double, INameTransformer)
• NameGenerator.UsingTransformer() is now deprecated in favor of NameGenerator.UsingTransform()
• Class NameGenerator now has a new (string, string) constructor for simple customization of vowels and consonants
• Method NameGenerator.UsingProvider(ISyllableGenerator) is now deprecated in favor of .UsingSyllables(ISyllableGenerator)
• Added method DoNotAllow() to class NameGenerator to simplify name filtering

Changes to Wiki

• Every single page in the wiki was updated for this version

v2.0.2

• Improvements to SyllableSet
  • Added method for specifying starter, middle, or ending syllables
  • Specifying syllables or a SyllableProvider can be done in any order
• Deprecated DefaultNameTransformer
• Minor update to generators and transformers
  -The check against transform probability has been moved directly in to NameTransformer. It was in NameGenerator originally.

v2.0.1

v2.0.1 Changelog

Provider Changes

• Grapheme positioning and clustering probabilities are now set by calling WithProbability() on a SyllableProvider

var g = new NameGenerator()
            .UsingProvider(x => x
                .WithVowels("ae")
                .WithLeadingConsonants("str")
                .WithTrailingConsonants("mnl")
                .WithProbability(x => x
                    .LeadingConsonantExists(1.0)
                    .TrailingConsonantExists(0.20)));

• Weights can now be assigned directly to consonants and vowels to influence their frequency of use

var g = new NameGenerator()
    .UsingProvider(x => x
        .WithVowels("a").Weight(5) // This vowel will now occur 2.5 times more often than other vowels
        .WithVowels("ei").Weight(2)
        .WithConsonants("trs"));

Mutator (Transformer) Changes

• Name mutators have been reimplemented and are now called name Transformers. Similarly, Mutations are now Transforms and MutationSteps are TransformSteps.
• Transformation frequency is now set by calling Select() and Chance() directly on a Transformer
• Weights can now be assigned to transforms to influence their frequency

var g = new NameGenerator()
        .UsingProvider(x => x
            .WithVowels("ae")
            .WithLeadingConsonants("str"))
        .UsingTransformer(x => x
            .Select(1).Chance(0.5)
            .WithTransform(x => x.AppendSyllable("gard")).Weight(2)
            .WithTransform(x => x.AppendSyllable("dar")))
        .UsingSyllableCount(3);

• Additionally, all Transforms are now serializable unless using ExecuteUnserializableAction()

Validator (Filter) Changes

• Name validators are now name Filters
• DoNotAllow(), DoNotAllowEnding(), DoNotAlllowBeginning() methods have been added to filters as an alternative to providing regular expressions

var g = new NameGenerator()
            .UsingFilter(x => x
                .DoNotAllowEnding("j","p","q","w")             // Invalidate these awkward endings
                .DoNotAllowPattern(@"(\w)\1\1")                // Invalidate any sequence of 3 or more identical letters
                .DoNotAllowPattern(@"([^aeiouAEIOU])\1\1\1")); // Invalidate any sequence of 4 or more consonants

Serialization Changes

• ConfigurationFile has been replaced with class NameGeneratorSerializer

Minor changes

• NameGenerator LimitSyllableCount() is now UsingSyllableCount()
• Added SyllableSet as first alternative to SyllableProvider
• Syllabore now uses Archigen

v2.0-alpha5

Bump to version 2.0-alpha5

v2.0-alpha4

Increment version to v2.0.0.0-alpha4

v2.0-alpha3

Increment version to 2.0.0.0-alpha3