A Typescript dice notation parser and evaluator. Originally created for my Discord dice bot, Rockfall, before being separated out into its own library.
Run the following command to install this library:
npm install dparse
Or build it from source with the following steps:
- Clone the Github repository.
- Run
npm installto download dependencies. - Run
npm packto generate a tarball. - Run
npm install <tarball path>in the project you wish to install in.
The core of dparse's functionality comes from two functions: parseExpr and parseExprList. The former parses a given expression and returns an Expr, and the latter parses a given comma-separated list of expressions and returns an Expr[]. Once you have an Expr, you can call Expr#eval() on it to retrieve a Result, which contains the evaluated result of the expression.
Subsequent calls to Expr#eval() are not guaranteed to return equivalent Result instances. Since dice are inherently random, any expression involving dice may return a different Result#value.
You can also add your own custom dice types, dice functions, and operators with the Operators.registerOp function.
dparse supports most basic mathematical and dice notation out of the box. It is built around a full expression parser with extensions for dice notation, and as such can handle essentially any combination of the below by simply performing mathematical operations on the results of rolls, as opposed to the strict NdS+M format that many dice calculators use. All syntax is case- and whitespace-insensitive except for variable names.
| Math function | Syntax | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addition | + |
Adds two numbers. | 3 + 2 |
| Subtraction | - |
Subtracts two numbers. | 3 - 2 |
| Multiplication | * or x |
Multiplies two numbers. | 3 * 2 |
| Division | / |
Divides two numbers, rounding down. | 3 / 2 |
| Remainder | % |
Divides two numbers and returns the remainder. | 3 % 2 |
| Exponentiation | ^ |
Raises a number to the power of another. | 3 ^ 2 |
| Grouping | () |
Overrides the standard order of operations. | 3 * (2 + 2) |
| Equation lists | , |
Multiple expressions in one parse. Only works with parseExprList, not parseExpr. |
2+2, 3^2 |
| Variables | $name |
Include a variable from context. Requires an ExprCtx to be passed to Expr#eval. |
1d20 + $dex |
| Dice notation | Syntax | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard dice | NdS |
N basic dice with S sides each. |
4d6 |
| Fate dice | NdF |
N Fate dice (can be -1, 0, or 1). |
4dF |
| Percentile dice | Nd% |
N percentile dice (equivalent to Nd100). |
4d% |
Dice functions can be added after any dice notation and modify the results of the roll. The available dice functions are listed below. You can also chain dice functions, for example 4d6!adv dc20.
| Dice function | Syntax | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exploding dice | ! |
Recursively roll an extra die for each maximum roll. | 4d6! |
| Advantage | adv |
Roll twice and take the higher total. | 4d6adv |
| Disadvantage | dis |
Roll twice and take the lower total. | 4d6dis |
| Wild Magic | wm |
A random effect occurs on the lowest possible roll. | 4d6wm |
| Keep high | khN |
Keep the highest N dice. |
4d6kh3 |
| Keep low | klN |
Keep the lowest N dice. |
4d6kl3 |
| Reroll high | rhN |
Reroll the highest N dice. |
4d6rh3 |
| Reroll low | rlN |
Reroll the lowest N dice. |
4d6rl3 |
| Reroll above | r>N |
Reroll any dice above or at a given threshold N once. |
4d6r>3 |
| Reroll below | r<N |
Reroll any dice below or at a given threshold N once. |
4d6r<3 |
| Reroll above (recursive) | r!>N |
Reroll any dice above or at a given threshold N until no dice meet the threshold. |
4d6r!>3 |
| Reroll below (recursive) | r!<N |
Reroll any dice below or at a given threshold N until no dice meet the threshold. |
4d6r!<3 |
Some dice functions can be applied to any expression, not just dice. This is to allow them to take things like modifiers into account - as such, they have the lowest precedence of any operator, and will always apply to as much of the overall equation as possible. This applies to both sides if applicable (for example, 1d20+3 dc 5+5 will be read as (1d20+3) dc (5+5), not (1d20)+(3 dc 5)+5). If you need to work with the results of these functions themselves, you can use parentheses to explicitly define grouping.
| Dice function | Syntax | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Difficulty class (DC) | dcN |
Set a pass/fail threshold for the roll. | 1d20+3 dc15 |