[Deprecated] Gets a random element from an array
npm install @itentialopensource/get-random-element-from-array* Overview
* Installation Prerequisites
* How to Install
* How to Run
* Attributes
This JST allows IAP users to get a random element from an array. The attributes returned by the JST include the random element, the index at which the element existed, the array without the random element, and the length of the array without the random element.
^2022.1To install the pre-built:
* Verify you are running a supported version of the Itential Automation Platform (IAP) as listed above in the Prerequisites section.
* The pre-built can be installed from within App-Admin_Essential. Simply search for the name of your desired pre-built and click the install button.
Use the following to run the pre-built:
1. Once the JST is installed as outlined in the How to Install section above, navigate to the workflow where you would like to get a random element from an array and add a JSON Transformation task.
2. Inside the Transformation task, search for and select randomElementFromArray (the name of the internal JST).
3. The input to the JST is an array from which you want to get a random element.
4. Save your input and the task is ready to run inside of IAP.
Attributes for the pre-built are outlined in the following tables.
Input
| Attribute | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
array | Array from which a random element has to be selected. | array |
Output
| Attribute | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
arrayWithoutElement | Array without the randomly selected element. | array |
randomElement | Selected random element. | array/boolean/number/integer/string/object/null |
randomElementIndex | Index at which the element existed. | integer |
poppedArrayLength | Length of the array without the randomly selected element. | integer |