cli-random-student

Calls a random student from the list while ensuring all students get called.

From within the cli-random-student directory:

# Default
node random-student.js

Or, from anywhere using an optional shell alias:

Put this in your ~/.profile file otherwise this alias won't be loaded for future terminals. (create this file not already present)

# Ensure the path below is the actual path where you downloaded it to.
alias callRandom='node ~/cli-random-student/random-student.js'

Second alias for in-class quickness:

alias p="callRandom --clearOnCall --align right --font random"

How it works

Script keeps track of history using the random-student.log file. Once all students have been called the history is cleared and the process starts over.

When testing the various options it is recommended to configure a test log file so as not to disrupt the order of actual in class calls. The following command --logFile='/test.log' will set a custom test log file for these purposes.

*requires default log file random-student.log or custom log file to exist e.g. touch random-student.log before first run.

Defaults

• --font=block
• --colors=random
• --background=transparent
• --align=center

Align

• --align=<left|center|right>

Font

• --font=3d

• --font=random

• --plan or -p

• --verbose or -v

• --clearOnCall clear terminal screen.

• --logFile='/test.log' specify custom history log file.

Help

• --help display list of color, font, background, align options.

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For spoken names use the following shell command:

say $(p --logFile=/test.json --p) -v Daniel

Say command English speaking voices (--voice | -v):

Alex                en_US    # Most people recognize me by my voice.
Fred                en_US    # I sure like being inside this fancy computer
Samantha            en_US    # Hello, my name is Samantha. I am an American-English voice.
Victoria            en_US    # Isn't it nice to have a computer that will talk to you?
Fiona               en-scotland # Hello, my name is Fiona. I am a Scottish-English voice.
Daniel              en_GB    # Hello, my name is Daniel. I am a British-English voice.
Moira               en_IE    # Hello, my name is Moira. I am an Irish-English voice.
Veena               en_IN    # Hello, my name is Veena. I am an Indian-English voice.
Karen               en_AU    # Hello, my name is Karen. I am an Australian-English voice.

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Complete Alias Setup

Add to following alias's to your .bash_aliases file.

alias callRandom="node ~/Code/random-student/random-student.js"
alias p="callRandom --align right --font random"
alias pp="callRandom --clearOnCall --align right --font random"
# Set say command voice e.g --voice/-v 
alias say="say -v Daniel"
alias pSay="p --p --fullname | say"
alias pSayTest="p --logFile=/test.json --p --fullname | say"