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codeat3/icndb
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A PHP wrapper for Internet Chuck Norris Database (ICNDb)
========================================================

[](#a-php-wrapper-for-internet-chuck-norris-database-icndb)

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This PHP package is a fork of [jcldavid/ICNDb](https://github.com/jcldavid/ICNDb) by Cyrus David.

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

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require codeat3/icndb
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$config = array(
	'firstName' => 'Cyrus',
	'lastName' => 'David'
);

// Pass an optional parameter to change the firstName and lastName
// Default is Chuck Norris
$chuck = new Swapnilsarwe\ICNDbClient($config);

// Get the total Chuck Norris jokes stored in ICNDb
$total = $chuck->count()->get();

// Get all categories
$categories = $chuck->categories()->get();

// Get a specific joke by it's ID
$specific = $chuck->specific(18)->get();

//Get a random joke
$random = $chuck->random()->get();

// Get multiple random jokes
$random2 = $chuck->random(3)->get();

// use exclude() to get jokes not belong to that category
$exclude = $chuck->random()->exclude('nerdy')->get();

// you can also supply an array
$exclude2 = $chuck->random()->exclude(array('nerdy', 'explicit'))->get();

// or chain them
$exclude3 = $chuck->random(2)->exclude('explicit')->exclude('nerdy')->get();

// use limitTo() to get jokes only from that category
// you may supply an array or chain them like exclude()
$limit = $chuck->random()->limitTo('nerdy')->get();
```

Exceptions
----------

[](#exceptions)

**APIUnavailableException** - API is either unreachable/unavailable

**ChainNotAllowedException** - When these methods are chained together `random()`, `specific($id)`, `categories()`, `count()`

### Testing

[](#testing)

```
composer test
```

### Changelog

[](#changelog)

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information what has changed recently.

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

### Security

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please email  instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Swapnil Sarwe](https://github.com/codeat3)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

PHP Package Boilerplate
-----------------------

[](#php-package-boilerplate)

This package was generated using the [PHP Package Boilerplate](https://laravelpackageboilerplate.com).

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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 ~81 days

Total

5

Last Release

1892d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)0.0.1PHP ^7.1

0.1.4PHP ^7.1|^7.3|^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/166912?v=4)[Swapnil Sarwe](/maintainers/swapnilsarwe)[@swapnilsarwe](https://github.com/swapnilsarwe)

---

Top Contributors

[![swapnilsarwe](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/166912?v=4)](https://github.com/swapnilsarwe "swapnilsarwe (4 commits)")

---

Tags

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###  Code Quality

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