interface ILetters { [key: string]: number; } interface IVariations { [index: string]: boolean; digits: boolean; lower: boolean; nonWords: boolean; upper: boolean; } export function scorePasswordFunc(password: string): number { let score: number = 0; if (!password) { return score; } // award every unique letter until 5 repetitions const letters: ILetters = {}; for (let i = 0; i < password.length; i += 1) { letters[password[i]] = (letters[password[i]] || 0) + 1; score += 5.0 / letters[password[i]]; } // bonus points for mixing it up const variations: IVariations = { digits: /\d/.test(password), lower: /[a-z]/.test(password), nonWords: /\W/.test(password), upper: /[A-Z]/.test(password), }; let variationCount = 0; Object.keys(variations).forEach((key) => { variationCount += (variations[key] === true) ? 1 : 0; }); score += (variationCount - 1) * 10; return Math.round(score); }