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axy/random
==========

Generates pseudo-random

0.2.1(3y ago)030.4k↓16.4%11MITPHPPHP >=8.1

Since Dec 2Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare

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axy\\random
===========

[](#axyrandom)

Random sequence generation in PHP. At the moment this package doesn't make much sense. Used by some other packages. In old PHP versions used different methods, now uses only [random\_bytes()](https://www.php.net/random_bytes).

[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3e9abed52d7de27b113b8255c380a45660a432729ed359b674c4f7f1e99b5ed6/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f6178792f72616e646f6d2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/axy/random)[![Minimum PHP Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/2d18ce514c7016022dad012ac9e39a8b6f47cc411b2daff6627cbf208f8cea63/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f7068702d253345253344253230382e312d3838393242462e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://php.net/)[![Tests](https://github.com/axypro/random/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/axypro/random/actions/workflows/test.yml)[![Coverage Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a7dcd1060f6c2b9276822c271e05e07353ca460a758810211d67a3e07c7bbdb4/68747470733a2f2f636f766572616c6c732e696f2f7265706f732f6769746875622f61787970726f2f72616e646f6d2f62616467652e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://coveralls.io/github/axypro/random?branch=master)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e5d4ea9d92d83efb8e834191c6bdbb5755803134897e2deb66b920b423880125/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6178792f72616e646f6d2f6c6963656e7365)](LICENSE)

### Documentation

[](#documentation)

```
use axy\random\src\Random;

$string = Random::createString(10); // creates a random string of 10 chars
$bytes = Random::createBytes(100); // creates an array of 100 integers (0-255)
```

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity29

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~1330 days

Total

3

Last Release

1206d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1.0PHP >=5.4.0

0.2.1PHP >=8.1

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![vasa-c](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/557081?v=4)](https://github.com/vasa-c "vasa-c (26 commits)")

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Tags

random

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer

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