/// <summary>
/// Generates a random VIN
/// </summary>
/// <param name="allowForOldModel">
/// Allow random to produce model years back to 1980
/// </param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static Vin GetRandomVin(bool allowForOldModel = false)
{
var wmiAndName = WorldManufacturerId.GetRandomManufacturerId();
var wmiOut = wmiAndName.Item1;
//when this is a digit it will allow for a much older make back to 1980
var yearBaseDeterminer = allowForOldModel && Etx.TryAboveOrAt(66, Etx.Dice.OneHundred)
? DF_DIGIT
: GetRandomVinChar();
var vds = new VehicleDescription
{
Four = GetRandomVinChar(),
Five = GetRandomVinChar(),
Six = GetRandomVinChar(),
Seven = yearBaseDeterminer,
Eight = GetRandomVinChar()
};
var vis = VehicleIdSection.GetVehicleIdSection(vds);
var vin = new Vin {Wmi = wmiOut, Vds = vds, Vis = vis};
if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(wmiAndName.Item2))
vin.Description = wmiAndName.Item2;
return vin;
}
public static VehicleIdSection GetVehicleIdSection(VehicleDescription vds)
{
const int AMENDED_BASE_YEAR = 2010;
var pick = Etx.IntNumber(0, DateTime.Today.Year - AMENDED_BASE_YEAR);
if (char.IsNumber(vds.Seven.GetValueOrDefault()))
pick = Etx.IntNumber(0, Vin.YearIdx.Length-1);
var vis = new VehicleIdSection
{
ModelYear = Vin.YearIdx[pick],
PlantCode = Vin.GetRandomVinChar(),
SequentialNumber = Etx.Chars(0x30, 0x39, 6)
};
return vis;
}