Evaluate dice rolling notation strings

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Write a function that accepts string as a parameter, returning evaluated value of expression in dice notation, including addition and multiplication.

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Answer 1

JAVASCRIPT, 1399 chars, no eval

old post, i know. but i try to contribute

Roll = window.Roll || {};

Roll.range = function (str) {
    var rng_min, rng_max, str_split,
        delta, value;

    str = str.replace(/\s+/g, "");
    str_split = str.split("-");
    rng_min = str_split[0];
    rng_max = str_split[1];

    rng_min = parseInt(rng_min) || 0;
    rng_max = Math.max(parseInt(rng_max), rng_min) || rng_min;

    delta = (rng_max - rng_min + 1);

    value = Math.random() * delta;
    value = parseInt(value);

    return value + rng_min;
};

Roll.rollStr = function (str) {
    var check,
        qta, max, dice, mod_opts, mod,
        rng_min, rng_max,
        rolls = [], value = 0;

    str = str.replace(/\s+/g, "");
    check = str.match(/(?:^[-+]?(\d+)?(?:\/(\d+))?[dD](\d+)(?:([-+])(\d+)\b)?$|^(\d+)\-(\d+)$)/);

    if (check == null) {return "ERROR"}
    qta = check[1];
    max = check[2];
    dice = check[3];
    mod_opts = check[4];
    mod = check[5];
    rng_min = check[6];
    rng_max = check[7];
    check = check[0];

    if (rng_min && rng_max) {return Roll.range(str)}

    dice = parseInt(dice);
    mod_opts = mod_opts || "";
    mod = parseInt(mod) || 0;
    qta = parseInt(qta) || 1;
    max = Math.max(parseInt(max), qta) || qta;

    for (var val; max--;) {
        val = Math.random() * dice;
        val = Math.floor(val) + 1;
        rolls.push(val);
    }

    if (max != qta) {
        rolls.sort(function (a, b) {return a < b});
        rolls.unshift(rolls.splice(0, qta));
    }

    while (rolls[0][0]) {value += rolls[0].shift();}

    if (mod_opts == "-") {value -= mod;}
    else {value += mod;}

    return value
};

if (!window.diceRoll) {window.diceRoll= Roll.rollStr;}

it's a single dice roll, like "2d8+2" or "4-18" "3/4d6" (best 3 of 4 d6)

diceRoll("2d8+2"); 
diceRoll("4-18");
diceRoll("3/4d6");

to check cumulative rolls, better loop on matched result ove rthe input string like

r = "2d8+2+3/4d6"
r.match(/([-+])?(\d+)?(?:\/(\d+))?[dD](\d+)(?:([-+])(\d+)\b)?/g);
// => ["2d8+2", "+3/4d6"]
// a program can manage the "+" or "-" on the second one (usually is always an addiction)