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blocktrail/simply-random
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A simple library for generating secure randomness (strings, integers, shuffling)

v2.0.0(9y ago)77.8k3MITPHPPHP >=5.6.0

Since Dec 15Pushed 9y ago1 watchersCompare

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Simply Random
=============

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tested on **5.6**, **7.0**, **7.1** and **HHVM**

What is this library?
---------------------

[](#what-is-this-library)

This is a simple library for random number generation using random\_bytes.
This library can generate strong, cryptographically secure random numbers, and other useful random values.

Dependencies
------------

[](#dependencies)

This library depends on `random_bytes` or the polyfill provided by ParagonIE. If provided as a native extension the kernel CSPRNG is used. The polyfill handles checking for appropriate sources of entropy if this is not available.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Simply use `composer require blocktrail/simply-random ~1.0`.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Please refer to `test.php` for example usage.

Credits to ircmaxell
--------------------

[](#credits-to-ircmaxell)

Most of the code used in this library was originally written by [ircmaxell](https://github.com/ircmaxell)for [random\_compat](https://github.com/ircmaxell/random_compat). This library initially began as a fork with reduced complexity, and strong dependency on mcrypt.

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###  Health Score

33

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LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity26

Limited adoption so far

Community15

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 66.7% 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 ~750 days

Total

2

Last Release

3466d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.0 → v2.0.02017-01-04

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=5.3.0

v2.0.0PHP >=5.6.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![rubensayshi](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/649160?v=4)](https://github.com/rubensayshi "rubensayshi (14 commits)")[![ircmaxell](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/660654?v=4)](https://github.com/ircmaxell "ircmaxell (4 commits)")[![afk11](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5617245?v=4)](https://github.com/afk11 "afk11 (3 commits)")

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