feat: random numeric (#797)

Co-authored-by: ST-DDT <ST-DDT@gmx.de>

Author: Shinigami92

src/random.ts

@@ -527,6 +527,64 @@ export class Random {
     return wholeString;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Generates a given length string of digits.
+   *
+   * @param length The number of digits to generate. Defaults to `1`.
+   * @param options The options to use. Defaults to `{}`.
+   * @param options.allowLeadingZeros If true, leading zeros will be allowed. Defaults to `false`.
+   * @param options.bannedDigits An array of digits which should be banned in the generated string. Defaults to `[]`.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * faker.random.numeric() // '2'
+   * faker.random.numeric(5) // '31507'
+   * faker.random.numeric(42) // '56434563150765416546479875435481513188548'
+   * faker.random.numeric(42, { allowLeadingZeros: true }) // '00564846278453876543517840713421451546115'
+   * faker.random.numeric(6, { bannedDigits: ['0'] }) // '943228'
+   */
+  numeric(
+    length: number = 1,
+    options: {
+      allowLeadingZeros?: boolean;
+      bannedDigits?: readonly string[];
+    } = {}
+  ): string {
+    if (length <= 0) {
+      return '';
+    }
+
+    const { allowLeadingZeros = false, bannedDigits = [] } = options;
+
+    const allowedDigits = '0123456789'
+      .split('')
+      .filter((digit) => !bannedDigits.includes(digit));
+
+    if (
+      allowedDigits.length === 0 ||
+      (allowedDigits.length === 1 &&
+        !allowLeadingZeros &&
+        allowedDigits[0] === '0')
+    ) {
+      throw new FakerError(
+        'Unable to generate numeric string, because all possible digits are banned.'
+      );
+    }
+
+    let result = '';
+
+    if (!allowLeadingZeros && !bannedDigits.includes('0')) {
+      result += this.arrayElement(
+        allowedDigits.filter((digit) => digit !== '0')
+      );
+    }
+
+    while (result.length < length) {
+      result += this.arrayElement(allowedDigits);
+    }
+
+    return result;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns a hexadecimal number.
    *

test/random.spec.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
-import { faker } from '../src';
+import { faker, FakerError } from '../src';
 import { times } from './support/times';
 
 describe('random', () => {
@@ -304,6 +304,82 @@ describe('random', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('numeric', () => {
+    it('should return single digit when no length provided', () => {
+      const actual = faker.random.numeric();
+
+      expect(actual).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(actual).toMatch(/^[1-9]$/);
+    });
+
+    it.each(times(100))(
+      'should generate random value with a length of %s',
+      (length) => {
+        const actual = faker.random.numeric(length);
+
+        expect(actual).toHaveLength(length);
+        expect(actual).toMatch(/^[1-9][0-9]*$/);
+      }
+    );
+
+    it('should return empty string with a length of 0', () => {
+      const actual = faker.random.numeric(0);
+
+      expect(actual).toHaveLength(0);
+    });
+
+    it('should return empty string with a negative length', () => {
+      const actual = faker.random.numeric(-10);
+
+      expect(actual).toHaveLength(0);
+    });
+
+    it('should return a valid numeric string with provided length', () => {
+      const actual = faker.random.numeric(1000);
+
+      expect(actual).toBeTypeOf('string');
+      expect(actual).toHaveLength(1000);
+      expect(actual).toMatch(/^[1-9][0-9]+$/);
+    });
+
+    it('should allow leading zeros via option', () => {
+      const actual = faker.random.numeric(15, { allowLeadingZeros: true });
+
+      expect(actual).toMatch(/^[0-9]+$/);
+    });
+
+    it('should allow leading zeros via option and all other digits banned', () => {
+      const actual = faker.random.numeric(4, {
+        allowLeadingZeros: true,
+        bannedDigits: '123456789'.split(''),
+      });
+
+      expect(actual).toBe('0000');
+    });
+
+    it('should fail on leading zeros via option and all other digits banned', () => {
+      expect(() =>
+        faker.random.numeric(4, {
+          allowLeadingZeros: false,
+          bannedDigits: '123456789'.split(''),
+        })
+      ).toThrowError(
+        new FakerError(
+          'Unable to generate numeric string, because all possible digits are banned.'
+        )
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should ban all digits passed via bannedDigits', () => {
+      const actual = faker.random.numeric(1000, {
+        bannedDigits: 'c84U1'.split(''),
+      });
+
+      expect(actual).toHaveLength(1000);
+      expect(actual).toMatch(/^[0235679]{1000}$/);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('deprecation warnings', () => {
     it.each([
       ['number', 'datatype.number'],