Tutorials

How to Make a React.js Password Generator App With Toast Messages & Copy to Clipboard

npx create-react-app passwordgenerator
cd passwordgenerator
npm i react-toastify

App.js

import React, { useState } from 'react'
import { toast, ToastContainer } from 'react-toastify'
import './App.css'
import {
  numbers,
  upperCaseLetters,
  lowerCaseLetters,
  specialCharacters,
} from './characters'
import 'react-toastify/dist/ReactToastify.css'
import { COPY_SUCCESS } from './message'

function App() {
  const [password, setPassword] = useState('')
  const [passwordLength, setPasswordLength] = useState(20)
  const [includeUppercase, setIncludeUppercase] = useState(false)
  const [includeLowercase, setIncludeLowercase] = useState(false)
  const [includeNumbers, setIncludeNumbers] = useState(false)
  const [includeSymbols, setIncludeSymbols] = useState(false)

  const handleGeneratePassword = (e) => {
    if (
      !includeUppercase &&
      !includeLowercase &&
      !includeNumbers &&
      !includeSymbols
    ) {
      notify('You must Select atleast one option', true)
    }
    let characterList = ''

    if (includeLowercase) {
      characterList = characterList + lowerCaseLetters
    }

    if (includeUppercase) {
      characterList = characterList + upperCaseLetters
    }

    if (includeNumbers) {
      characterList = characterList + numbers
    }

    if (includeSymbols) {
      characterList = characterList + specialCharacters
    }

    setPassword(createPassword(characterList))
  }
  const createPassword = (characterList) => {
    let password = ''
    const characterListLength = characterList.length

    for (let i = 0; i < passwordLength; i++) {
      const characterIndex = Math.round(Math.random() * characterListLength)
      password = password + characterList.charAt(characterIndex)
    }
    return password
  }

  const copyToClipboard = () => {
    const newTextArea = document.createElement('textarea')
    newTextArea.innerText = password
    document.body.appendChild(newTextArea)
    newTextArea.select()
    document.execCommand('copy')
    newTextArea.remove()
  }

  const notify = (message, hasError = false) => {
    if (hasError) {
      toast.error(message, {
        position: 'top-center',
        autoClose: 5000,
        hideProgressBar: false,
        closeOnClick: true,
        pauseOnHover: true,
        draggable: true,
        progress: undefined,
      })
    } else {
      toast(message, {
        position: 'top-center',
        autoClose: 5000,
        hideProgressBar: false,
        closeOnClick: true,
        pauseOnHover: true,
        draggable: true,
        progress: undefined,
      })
    }
  }

  const handleCopyPassword = (e) => {
    if (password === '') {
      notify('Nothing To Copy', true)
    } else {
      copyToClipboard()
      notify(COPY_SUCCESS)
    }
  }

  return (
    <div className='App'>
      <div className='container'>
        <div className='generator'>
          <h2 className='generator__header'>Password Generator</h2>
          <div className='generator__password'>
            <h3>{password}</h3>
            <button onClick={handleCopyPassword} className='copy__btn'>
              <i className='far fa-clipboard'></i>
            </button>
          </div>

          <div className='form-group'>
            <label htmlFor='password-strength'>Password length</label>
            <input
              defaultValue={passwordLength}
              onChange={(e) => setPasswordLength(e.target.value)}
              type='number'
              id='password-strength'
              name='password-strength'
              max='100'
              min='5'
            />
          </div>

          <div className='form-group'>
            <label htmlFor='uppercase-letters'>Include Uppercase Letters</label>
            <input
              checked={includeUppercase}
              onChange={(e) => setIncludeUppercase(e.target.checked)}
              type='checkbox'
              id='uppercase-letters'
              name='uppercase-letters'
            />
          </div>

          <div className='form-group'>
            <label htmlFor='lowercase-letters'>Include Lowercase Letters</label>
            <input
              checked={includeLowercase}
              onChange={(e) => setIncludeLowercase(e.target.checked)}
              type='checkbox'
              id='lowercase-letters'
              name='lowercase-letters'
            />
          </div>

          <div className='form-group'>
            <label htmlFor='include-numbers'>Include Numbers</label>
            <input
              checked={includeNumbers}
              onChange={(e) => setIncludeNumbers(e.target.checked)}
              type='checkbox'
              id='include-numbers'
              name='include-numbers'
            />
          </div>

          <div className='form-group'>
            <label htmlFor='include-symbols'>Include Symbols</label>
            <input
              checked={includeSymbols}
              onChange={(e) => setIncludeSymbols(e.target.checked)}
              type='checkbox'
              id='include-symbols'
              name='include-symbols'
            />
          </div>

          <button onClick={handleGeneratePassword} className='generator__btn'>
            Generate Password
          </button>
          <ToastContainer
            position='top-center'
            autoClose={5000}
            hideProgressBar={false}
            newestOnTop={false}
            closeOnClick
            rtl={false}
            pauseOnFocusLoss
            draggable
            pauseOnHover
          />
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  )
}

export default App

App.css

.App {
  min-height: 100vh;
  background: #3b3b98;
}

.container {
  width: 350px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding-top: 200px;
}

.generator {
  background: #23235b;
  border-radius: 3px;
  box-shadow: 0px 2px 10px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
  padding: 20px;
}

.generator__header {
  text-align: center;
  color: #fff;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.generator__password {
  position: relative;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
  padding: 13px 10px;
  color: #fff;
  height: 46px;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
}

.copy__btn {
  position: absolute;
  background: #3b3b98;
  color: #fff;
  border: none;
  height: 40px;
  padding: 10px;
  cursor: pointer;
  top: 3px;
  right: 3px;
}

.generator__btn {
  background: #3b3b98;
  border: none;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 10px;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 17px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.form-group {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  color: #fff;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
}

characters.js

export const numbers = '0123456789'
export const upperCaseLetters = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'
export const lowerCaseLetters = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
export const specialCharacters = "!'^+%&/()=?_#$½§{[]}|;:>÷`<.*-@é"

message.js

export const COPY_SUCCESS = 'Password successfully copied to clipboard'

Screenshot

React.js Password Generator App With Toast Messages & Copy to Clipboard
Furqan

Well. I've been working for the past three years as a web designer and developer. I have successfully created websites for small to medium sized companies as part of my freelance career. During that time I've also completed my bachelor's in Information Technology.

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