Change randomness behaviour to be like it was prior to go1.20

README.md

@@ -94,13 +94,15 @@ var (
         separator = flag.String("separator", "-", "The separator between words in the pet name")
 )
 
-func init() {
-        rand.Seed(time.Now().UTC().UnixNano())
-}
-
 func main() {
         flag.Parse()
-        rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
+
+        // To have a predictable series of petnames. (This is the default)
+        petname.Seed(1)
+
+        // To have an unpredictable series of petnames.
+        petname.NonDeterministicMode()
+
         fmt.Println(petname.Generate(*words, *separator))
 }
 ```

cmd/petname/main.go

@@ -22,22 +22,18 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
-	"math/rand"
 	"time"
-	"github.com/dustinkirkland/golang-petname"
+
+	petname "github.com/dustinkirkland/golang-petname"
 )
 
 var (
-	words = flag.Int("words", 2, "The number of words in the pet name")
+	words     = flag.Int("words", 2, "The number of words in the pet name")
 	separator = flag.String("separator", "-", "The separator between words in the pet name")
 )
 
-func init() {
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().UTC().UnixNano())
-}
-
 func main() {
 	flag.Parse()
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
+	petname.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
 	fmt.Println(petname.Generate(*words, *separator))
 }

petname.go

@@ -41,24 +41,36 @@ var (
 
 // End word lists
 
-// Call this function once before using any other to get real random results
+var localRand *rand.Rand = rand.New(rand.NewSource(1))
+
+// NonDeterministicMode configures the local random generator used internally
+// to provide non deterministic results, instead of a pre-defined order that is
+// reproducible even after a process restart. If you wish to specify a custom
+// contant, call [Seed(int64)].
 func NonDeterministicMode() {
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
+	localRand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
+}
+
+// Seed configures the local random generator, allowing you to specify a
+// constant for reproducible "randomness" or provide a custom value for
+// "true" randomness.
+func Seed(seed int64) {
+	localRand.Seed(seed)
 }
 
 // Adverb returns a random adverb from a list of petname adverbs.
 func Adverb() string {
-	return adverbs[rand.Intn(len(adverbs))]
+	return adverbs[localRand.Intn(len(adverbs))]
 }
 
 // Adjective returns a random adjective from a list of petname adjectives.
 func Adjective() string {
-	return adjectives[rand.Intn(len(adjectives))]
+	return adjectives[localRand.Intn(len(adjectives))]
 }
 
 // Name returns a random name from a list of petname names.
 func Name() string {
-	return names[rand.Intn(len(names))]
+	return names[localRand.Intn(len(names))]
 }
 
 // Generate generates and returns a random pet name.