refactor(unique): move to helpers

src/faker.ts

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export class Faker {
   readonly definitions: LocaleDefinition = this.initDefinitions();
 
   readonly fake: Fake['fake'] = new Fake(this).fake;
-  readonly unique: Unique['unique'] = new Unique().unique;
+  readonly unique: Unique['unique'] = new Unique(this).unique;
 
   readonly mersenne: Mersenne = new Mersenne();
   readonly random: Random = new Random(this);

src/modules/helpers/index.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import type { Faker } from '../..';
 import { FakerError } from '../../errors/faker-error';
 import { deprecated } from '../../internal/deprecated';
 import { luhnCheckValue } from './luhn-check';
+import type { RecordKey } from './unique';
+import * as uniqueExec from './unique';
 
 /**
  * Module with various helper methods that transform the method input rather than returning values from locales.
@@ -590,4 +592,46 @@ export class Helpers {
     // return the response recursively until we are done finding all tags
     return this.fake(res);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Generates a unique result using the results of the given method.
+   * Used unique entries will be stored internally and filtered from subsequent calls.
+   *
+   * @template Method The type of the method to execute.
+   * @param method The method used to generate the values.
+   * @param args The arguments used to call the method.
+   * @param options The optional options used to configure this method.
+   * @param options.startTime This parameter does nothing.
+   * @param options.maxTime The time in milliseconds this method may take before throwing an error. Defaults to `50`.
+   * @param options.maxRetries The total number of attempts to try before throwing an error. Defaults to `50`.
+   * @param options.currentIterations This parameter does nothing.
+   * @param options.exclude The value or values that should be excluded/skipped. Defaults to `[]`.
+   * @param options.compare The function used to determine whether a value was already returned. Defaults to check the existence of the key.
+   * @param options.store The store of unique entries. Defaults to a global store.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * faker.helpers.unique(faker.name.firstName) // 'Corbin'
+   */
+  unique<Method extends (...parameters) => RecordKey>(
+    method: Method,
+    args?: Parameters<Method>,
+    options: {
+      startTime?: number;
+      maxTime?: number;
+      maxRetries?: number;
+      currentIterations?: number;
+      exclude?: RecordKey | RecordKey[];
+      compare?: (obj: Record<RecordKey, RecordKey>, key: RecordKey) => 0 | -1;
+      store?: Record<RecordKey, RecordKey>;
+    } = {}
+  ): ReturnType<Method> {
+    const { maxTime = 50, maxRetries = 50 } = options;
+    return uniqueExec.exec(method, args, {
+      ...options,
+      startTime: new Date().getTime(),
+      maxTime,
+      maxRetries,
+      currentIterations: 0,
+    });
+  }
 }

src/modules/unique/unique.ts → src/modules/helpers/unique.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export type RecordKey = string | number | symbol;
 
 /**
  * Global store of unique values.
- * This means that faker should *never* return duplicate values across all API methods when using `Faker.unique` without passing `options.store`.
+ * This means that faker should *never* return duplicate values across all API methods when using `Faker.helpers.unique` without passing `options.store`.
  */
 const GLOBAL_UNIQUE_STORE: Record<RecordKey, RecordKey> = {};
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ total time: ${now - startTime}ms`
     `${code} for uniqueness check.
 
 May not be able to generate any more unique values with current settings.
-Try adjusting maxTime or maxRetries parameters for faker.unique().`
+Try adjusting maxTime or maxRetries parameters for faker.helpers.unique().`
   );
 }
 

src/modules/unique/index.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-import type { RecordKey } from './unique';
-import * as uniqueExec from './unique';
+import type { Faker } from '../..';
+import { deprecated } from '../../internal/deprecated';
+import type { RecordKey } from '../helpers/unique';
 
 /**
  * Module to generate unique entries.
+ *
+ * @deprecated
  */
 export class Unique {
-  constructor() {
+  constructor(private readonly faker: Faker) {
     // Bind `this` so namespaced is working correctly
     for (const name of Object.getOwnPropertyNames(Unique.prototype)) {
       if (
@@ -36,8 +39,12 @@ export class Unique {
    * @param options.compare The function used to determine whether a value was already returned. Defaults to check the existence of the key.
    * @param options.store The store of unique entries. Defaults to a global store.
    *
+   * @see faker.helpers.unique()
+   *
    * @example
    * faker.unique(faker.name.firstName) // 'Corbin'
+   *
+   * @deprecated Use faker.helpers.unique() instead.
    */
   unique<Method extends (...parameters) => RecordKey>(
     method: Method,
@@ -52,13 +59,12 @@ export class Unique {
       store?: Record<RecordKey, RecordKey>;
     } = {}
   ): ReturnType<Method> {
-    const { maxTime = 50, maxRetries = 50 } = options;
-    return uniqueExec.exec(method, args, {
-      ...options,
-      startTime: new Date().getTime(),
-      maxTime,
-      maxRetries,
-      currentIterations: 0,
+    deprecated({
+      deprecated: 'faker.unique()',
+      proposed: 'faker.helpers.unique()',
+      since: '7.5',
+      until: '8.0',
     });
+    return this.faker.helpers.unique(method, args, options);
   }
 }

test/__snapshots__/helpers.spec.ts.snap

@@ -98,6 +98,14 @@ exports[`helpers > 42 > slugify > noArgs 1`] = `""`;
 
 exports[`helpers > 42 > slugify > some string 1`] = `"hello-world"`;
 
+exports[`helpers > 42 > unique > with () => number 1`] = `37454`;
+
+exports[`helpers > 42 > unique > with () => number and args 1`] = `19`;
+
+exports[`helpers > 42 > unique > with customMethod 1`] = `"Test-188"`;
+
+exports[`helpers > 42 > unique > with customMethod and args 1`] = `"prefix-1-Test-188"`;
+
 exports[`helpers > 42 > uniqueArray > with array 1`] = `
 [
   "H",
@@ -212,6 +220,14 @@ exports[`helpers > 1211 > slugify > noArgs 1`] = `""`;
 
 exports[`helpers > 1211 > slugify > some string 1`] = `"hello-world"`;
 
+exports[`helpers > 1211 > unique > with () => number 1`] = `92852`;
+
+exports[`helpers > 1211 > unique > with () => number and args 1`] = `47`;
+
+exports[`helpers > 1211 > unique > with customMethod 1`] = `"Test-465"`;
+
+exports[`helpers > 1211 > unique > with customMethod and args 1`] = `"prefix-1-Test-465"`;
+
 exports[`helpers > 1211 > uniqueArray > with array 1`] = `
 [
   "W",
@@ -316,6 +332,14 @@ exports[`helpers > 1337 > slugify > noArgs 1`] = `""`;
 
 exports[`helpers > 1337 > slugify > some string 1`] = `"hello-world"`;
 
+exports[`helpers > 1337 > unique > with () => number 1`] = `26202`;
+
+exports[`helpers > 1337 > unique > with () => number and args 1`] = `13`;
+
+exports[`helpers > 1337 > unique > with customMethod 1`] = `"Test-132"`;
+
+exports[`helpers > 1337 > unique > with customMethod and args 1`] = `"prefix-1-Test-132"`;
+
 exports[`helpers > 1337 > uniqueArray > with array 1`] = `
 [
   "o",

test/helpers.spec.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ import { seededTests } from './support/seededRuns';
 
 const NON_SEEDED_BASED_RUN = 5;
 
+function customUniqueMethod(prefix: string = ''): string {
+  const element = faker.helpers.arrayElement(
+    Array.from({ length: 500 }, (_, index) => `Test-${index + 1}`)
+  );
+  return `${prefix}${element}`;
+}
+
 describe('helpers', () => {
   afterEach(() => {
     faker.locale = 'en';
@@ -93,6 +100,13 @@ describe('helpers', () => {
         'my string: {{datatype.string}}'
       );
     });
+
+    t.describe('unique', (t) => {
+      t.it('with customMethod', customUniqueMethod)
+        .it('with customMethod and args', customUniqueMethod, ['prefix-1-'])
+        .it('with () => number', faker.datatype.number)
+        .it('with () => number and args', faker.datatype.number, [50]);
+    });
   });
 
   describe(`random seeded tests for seed ${faker.seed()}`, () => {
@@ -608,6 +622,151 @@ describe('helpers', () => {
           delete (faker.random as any).special;
         });
       });
+
+      describe('unique()', () => {
+        it('should be possible to call a function with no arguments and return a result', () => {
+          const result = faker.helpers.unique(faker.internet.email);
+          expect(result).toBeTypeOf('string');
+        });
+
+        it('should be possible to call a function with arguments and return a result', () => {
+          const result = faker.helpers.unique(faker.internet.email, [
+            'fName',
+            'lName',
+            'domain',
+          ]); // third argument is provider, or domain for email
+          expect(result).toMatch(/\@domain/);
+        });
+
+        it('should be possible to limit unique call by maxTime in ms', () => {
+          expect(() => {
+            faker.helpers.unique(faker.internet.protocol, [], {
+              maxTime: 1,
+              maxRetries: 9999,
+              exclude: ['https', 'http'],
+            });
+          }).toThrowError(
+            new FakerError(`Exceeded maxTime: 1 for uniqueness check.
+
+May not be able to generate any more unique values with current settings.
+Try adjusting maxTime or maxRetries parameters for faker.helpers.unique().`)
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should be possible to limit unique call by maxRetries', () => {
+          expect(() => {
+            faker.helpers.unique(faker.internet.protocol, [], {
+              maxTime: 5000,
+              maxRetries: 5,
+              exclude: ['https', 'http'],
+            });
+          }).toThrowError(
+            new FakerError(`Exceeded maxRetries: 5 for uniqueness check.
+
+May not be able to generate any more unique values with current settings.
+Try adjusting maxTime or maxRetries parameters for faker.helpers.unique().`)
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should throw a FakerError instance on error', () => {
+          expect(() => {
+            faker.helpers.unique(faker.internet.protocol, [], {
+              maxTime: 5000,
+              maxRetries: 5,
+              exclude: ['https', 'http'],
+            });
+          }).toThrowError(
+            new FakerError(`Exceeded maxRetries: 5 for uniqueness check.
+
+May not be able to generate any more unique values with current settings.
+Try adjusting maxTime or maxRetries parameters for faker.helpers.unique().`)
+          );
+        });
+      });
     }
+
+    // This test can be only executed once, because the unique function has a global state.
+    // See: https://github.com/faker-js/faker/issues/371
+    describe('global unique()', () => {
+      it('should be possible to exclude results as array', () => {
+        const internetProtocol = () =>
+          faker.helpers.arrayElement(['https', 'http']);
+        const result = faker.helpers.unique(internetProtocol, [], {
+          exclude: ['https'],
+        });
+        expect(result).toBe('http');
+      });
+
+      it('no conflict', () => {
+        let i = 0;
+        const method = () => `no conflict: ${i++}`;
+        expect(faker.helpers.unique(method)).toBe('no conflict: 0');
+        expect(faker.helpers.unique(method)).toBe('no conflict: 1');
+      });
+
+      it('with conflict', () => {
+        const method = () => 'with conflict: 0';
+        expect(faker.helpers.unique(method)).toBe('with conflict: 0');
+        expect(() =>
+          faker.helpers.unique(method, [], {
+            maxRetries: 1,
+          })
+        ).toThrowError(
+          new FakerError(`Exceeded maxRetries: 1 for uniqueness check.
+
+May not be able to generate any more unique values with current settings.
+Try adjusting maxTime or maxRetries parameters for faker.helpers.unique().`)
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('should not mutate most of the input option properties', () => {
+        const method = () => 'options-mutate-test';
+
+        const startTime = new Date().getTime();
+        const maxTime = 49;
+        const maxRetries = 49;
+        const currentIterations = 0;
+        const exclude = [];
+        const compare = (obj, key) => (obj[key] === undefined ? -1 : 0);
+
+        const options = {
+          startTime,
+          maxTime,
+          maxRetries,
+          currentIterations,
+          exclude,
+          compare,
+        };
+
+        faker.helpers.unique(method, [], options);
+
+        expect(options.startTime).toBe(startTime);
+        expect(options.maxTime).toBe(maxTime);
+        expect(options.maxRetries).toBe(maxRetries);
+        // `options.currentIterations` is incremented in the `faker.helpers.unique` function.
+        expect(options.exclude).toBe(exclude);
+        expect(options.compare).toBe(compare);
+      });
+
+      it('should be possible to pass a user-specific store', () => {
+        const store = {};
+
+        const method = () => 'with conflict: 0';
+
+        expect(faker.helpers.unique(method, [], { store })).toBe(
+          'with conflict: 0'
+        );
+        expect(store).toEqual({ 'with conflict: 0': 'with conflict: 0' });
+
+        expect(() => faker.helpers.unique(method, [], { store })).toThrow();
+
+        delete store['with conflict: 0'];
+
+        expect(faker.helpers.unique(method, [], { store })).toBe(
+          'with conflict: 0'
+        );
+        expect(store).toEqual({ 'with conflict: 0': 'with conflict: 0' });
+      });
+    });
   });
 });