From 128e0e32b4d9f8b61c83f9681a25d0dfc834fd6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jacek Fiszer <jackfiszr+gh@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 23:19:33 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(random): refactor `alpha` function to resolve failing
 test

---
 lib/random.ts | 10 ++++++----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/random.ts b/lib/random.ts
index 04f2bd9fb..c3bfcc8af 100644
--- a/lib/random.ts
+++ b/lib/random.ts
@@ -272,17 +272,19 @@ class Random {
       upcase?: boolean;
     } | number,
   ): string => {
-    if (typeof options === "number") options = { count: options };
+    // Extract options with safe defaults
+    const { count = 1, upcase = false } = typeof options === "number"
+      ? { count: options }
+      : options || {};
 
-    options = options || { count: 1, upcase: false };
     const letters = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
     let wholeString = "";
 
-    for (let i = 0; i < options.count!; i++) {
+    for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
       wholeString += this.faker.random.arrayElement(letters.split(""));
     }
 
-    return options.upcase ? wholeString.toUpperCase() : wholeString;
+    return upcase ? wholeString.toUpperCase() : wholeString;
   };
 
   /**