Name Generator

This is a name generator for fictional characters. It's first and foremost a library that can be added to other projects. It also has a namegen command line utility for generating names.

Building

Use the ./build.sh bash script to build the binary for your system.

Adding a new name generator

There are 4 steps to adding a new name generator to this project.

Note: There is a good guide to name formats here: https://www.fbiic.gov/public/2008/nov/Naming_practice_guide_UK_2006.pdf

Step one: add name lists as global variables

First, create a new .go file for your name lists. Within it, create three new global variables - one for male first names, one for female first names, and one for family names. They should be named appropriately (see existing files for reference).

Step two: add a new name generator to the map

In namegen.go, add your name generator to the map of name generators in the NameGeneratorFromType function. It should reference the global variables you created in step one.

Step three: add the name type to the CLI program's code

In cmd/namegen/main.go, add the name type to the nameLists array.

Step four: build and test your addition

Run ./build.sh and test out your new name generator.