ID Generator - A method in Ruby

[dejohnny]

I wanted to create a quick and easy way to generate a URL segment so that I can rename the application id after I've created an app on Heroku.

So, for example, when you create an app on Heroku using the command:

Heroku create --stack cedar

Heroku will create a randomly generated URL that looks like this:

aptune-geohiisgth.herokuapp.com

You can rename that URL to something meaningful like for example:

myapp-rhfgsa.herokuapp.com

The code:
def idGenerator(word, n)
shuffled = ('a'..'z').to_a.shuffle[0..n].join
return word + "-" + shuffled
end

So, the command:

$ Heroku app:rename idGenerator("apple", 7)


Should rename the Heroku app to apple plus some random character:

apple-egadhs.herokuapp.com