utils

The utils built-in module is available only inside a PubNub Function. It generates random integers and checks numeric values.

1const utils = require('utils');

randomInt

randomInt(min, max)

* required

Parameter	Description
`min` * Type: Number	Lower bound, inclusive.
`max` * Type: Number	Upper bound, exclusive.

Returns: a random integer in [min, max).

1const utils = require('utils');
2const randomNumber = utils.randomInt(5, 15);

isNumeric(variable)

* required

Parameter	Description
`variable` * Type: Any	Value to test.

Returns: true if variable is a number, otherwise false.

1const utils = require('utils');
2console.log(utils.isNumeric(5)); // true
3console.log(utils.isNumeric('five')); // false