How can I generate a random int using the “crypto/rand” package?

Here is some working code :

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "crypto/rand"
    "math/big"
)

func main() {
    nBig, err := rand.Int(rand.Reader, big.NewInt(27))
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    n := nBig.Int64()
    fmt.Printf("Here is a random %T in [0,27) : %d\n", n, n)
}

But to generate a random token, I’d do something like this :

package main

import (
    "crypto/rand"
    "encoding/base32"
    "fmt"
)

func main() {
    token := getToken(10)
    fmt.Println("Here is a random token : ", token)
}

func getToken(length int) string {
    randomBytes := make([]byte, 32)
    _, err := rand.Read(randomBytes)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    return base32.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(randomBytes)[:length]
}