app.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import randomBunny from "./dist";
+import randomBunny from "./src";
 
 async function app() {
-    const result = await randomBunny('rabbits', 'hot');
+    const result = await randomBunny('rabbits', 'hot', 100);
 
     console.log(result);
 }

package.json

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
   "name": "random-bunny",
-  "version": "2.0.5",
+  "version": "2.0.3",
   "description": "Get a random subreddit image url",
   "license": "MIT",
   "author": "Vylpes",
-  "main": "./dist/index.js",
+  "main": "./dist/index",
-  "typings": "./dist/index.d.ts",
+  "typings": "./dist",
   "keywords": [
     "rabbit",
     "bunny",
@@ -37,8 +37,5 @@
     "eslint": "^7.17.0",
     "ts-node": "^10.4.0",
     "typescript": "^4.5.2"
-  },
+  }
-  "files": [
-    "dist"
-  ]
 }

readme.md

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ yarn add random-bunny
 import randomBunny from "random-bunny";
 
 // ... In an async function
-const result = await randomBunny('rabbits', 'hot');
+const result = await randomBunny('rabbits', 'hot', 100);
 console.log(result);
 ```
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ console.log(result);
 
 ### `randomBunny()`
 
-Returns a `json string` for a random post. Accepts 2 arguments: `subreddit`, and `sortby` ('new', 'hot', 'top')
+Returns a `json string` for a random post. Accepts 3 arguments: `subreddit`, `sortby` ('new', 'hot', 'top'), `maxTries?` (default 100)
 
 The json string which gets returned consists of:
 - archived
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ The json string which gets returned consists of:
 
 `sortBy` will default to 'hot' if not given or invalid
 
+`maxTries` prevents the script from rerolling too many times. The script rerolls the randomiser if the post its given doesn't contain an image. Default 100.
+
 ## Notes
 
 * Node 4 or newer.

src/index.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const sortable = [
     'top'
 ];
 
-export default async function randomBunny(subreddit: string, sortBy?: string): Promise<IReturnResult> {
+export default async function randomBunny(subreddit: string, sortBy?: string, maxTries = 100): Promise<IReturnResult> {
     if (!sortBy || !sortable.includes(sortBy)) sortBy = 'hot';
 
     const result = await fetch(`https://reddit.com/r/${subreddit}/${sortBy}.json`);
@@ -35,15 +35,12 @@ export default async function randomBunny(subreddit: string, sortBy?: string): P
         .Where(x => x!.data.url.includes('.jpg') || x!.data.url.includes('.png'))
         .ToArray();
 
+    for (let i = 0; i < maxTries; i++) {
         const random = Math.floor((Math.random() * dataWithImages.length - 1) + 0); // Between 0 and (size - 1)
 
         const randomSelect = dataWithImages[random];
 
-    if (!randomSelect) {
+        if (!randomSelect) continue;
-        return {
-            IsSuccess: false,
-        };
-    };
 
         const randomData = randomSelect.data;
 
@@ -63,4 +60,9 @@ export default async function randomBunny(subreddit: string, sortBy?: string): P
             IsSuccess: true,
             Result: redditResult
         };
+    }
+
+    return {
+        IsSuccess: false
+    }
 }