pwlib: expose GenerateRandomString

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Go Library
 
+# [v1.10.0 - 2023-10-27]
+### New
+- use go 1.21
+- pwlib: expose GenerateRandomString function
+### Fixed
+- linter issues
+
 # [v1.9.6 - 2023-10-19]
 ### New
 - common: add Git functions

pwlib/password_generate.go

@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
-// generateRandomString generate a randow string with the given length and out of allowed charset
-func generateRandomString(length int, allowedChars string) string {
+// GenerateRandomString generate a randow string with the given length and out of allowed charset
+func GenerateRandomString(length int, allowedChars string) string {
 	letters := allowedChars
+	if len(allowedChars) == 0 {
+		letters = charset.AllChars
+	}
 	ret := make([]byte, length)
 	for i := 0; i < length; i++ {
 		num, _ := rand.Int(rand.Reader, big.NewInt(int64(len(letters))))
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ func GenPassword(length int, upper int, lower int, numeric int, special int, fir
 	SilentCheck = true
 	// max 50 tries to generate a valid password
 	for c := 0; c < 50; c++ {
-		newPassword = generateRandomString(length, allowedChars)
+		newPassword = GenerateRandomString(length, allowedChars)
 		ok = DoPasswordCheck(newPassword, length, upper, lower, numeric, special, firstCharCheck, allowedChars)
 		if ok {
 			break

pwlib/password_generate_test.go

@@ -65,6 +65,18 @@ func TestGenPassword(t *testing.T) {
 			true,
 			AllChars,
 		},
+		{
+			"User-16-2-2-2-2-1-no-charset",
+			true,
+			true,
+			16,
+			2,
+			2,
+			2,
+			2,
+			true,
+			"",
+		},
 		{
 			"Only-8-UpperAndDigits",
 			true,