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# RedditRandomNumberGiveawayHelper
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Random number giveaway helper for reddit.
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Originally for [/r/pcmasterrace](https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/) subreddit, but you're welcome to use it wherever you want to. [It's Free!](http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20150729150144/ssb/images/4/4d/Its_free.png)
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## Credit where it's due
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Huge thanks to [@SirCmpwn](https://github.com/SirCmpwn) for [RedditSharp](https://github.com/SirCmpwn/RedditSharp)!
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Sorry for not forking your repository properly, new to the actual usage of git/GitHub and by now I realy have no idea how to properly link back. So you get this space right here at the beggining.
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## Usage
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Just copy the link of the giveway post from your address bar and make sure you have the right max value for your random number.
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press the button [Give Me A Random Winner] and the following will happen:
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1. It fetches the post, displays it's title and the number of comments on it
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(note that these are the comments directly under the post, and that only these comments will enter the giveaway)
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2. It fetches a random number from [Random.org](https://www.random.org/), this is displayed for your enjoyment
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3. The last step is getting the winning comment. This is done by the following steps:
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1. First compile the numbers from the comments into a list
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(currently the first integer in the comment, plan to add options here)
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2. Get the oldest post with the number closest to the random number
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3. Display link, body, and author of winning comment, as well as the difference (for your viewing pleasure)
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## Features to come
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- Change to new random.org API (yes this uses the old one)
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- Add minimum value to random number
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- Add better defined matching if number with which to enter the lottery
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- Number has to be right at the beginning of the comment
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- Dropdown with more options
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- Custom matching with regular expressions
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- Filtering comments by date (in case you want to be strict with the deadline)
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