module.exports.nickGenerator = function(nick) { var nickCount = 0; var nickAdditions = [ '', '^', '-', '_', '\\', '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9' ]; return function() { if (nickCount == nickAdditions.length) { nickCount = 0; } return nick + nickAdditions[nickCount++]; } }