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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. creativestyle/utilities ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) creativestyle/utilities ======================= Static method utilities collection with high reusability v3.0.1(7y ago)31.2k↑249.2%11MITPHPPHP >=7.1 Since Oct 27Pushed 7y ago3 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/creativestyle/php-utilities)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/creativestyle/utilities)[ RSS](/packages/creativestyle-utilities/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelogDependencies (3)Versions (6)Used By (1) [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ad5c173bb5ac9fad2c7182644f7ff643348045f6fbcd03b461231ffb5b72464f/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f63726561746976657374796c652f7068702d7574696c69746965732e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/creativestyle/php-utilities) Common PHP Utilities Library ============================ [](#common-php-utilities-library) A collection of utility methods for Strings, Arrays and Numbers. A must-have in most projects. Installation ------------ [](#installation) ``` composer require creativestyle/utilities ``` ArrayHelpers ------------ [](#arrayhelpers) ### `pickColumn(array $table, $column)` [](#pickcolumnarray-table-column) Assuming that you've got an array of associate arrays (`$table`) this method will return a single-dimensional array with values of the selected key (`$column`). ### `pick(array $keys, array $subject)` [](#pickarray-keys-array-subject) Picks selected `$keys` from the `$subject` associative array. ### `map(array $arr, $callback)` [](#maparray-arr-callback) Maps the array allowing you to change the keys. Callback is called with (`$key`, `$value`) parameters and shall return a `[$newkey => $newvalue]` array. It's possible to map a single entry to multiple by returning more than one item from the `$callback`. ### `average(array $arr, $key = null)` [](#averagearray-arr-key--null) Averages array values. If key is set then the column indicated by key is averaged. RandHelpers ----------- [](#randhelpers) ### `seed()` [](#seed) Returns long string of digits. ### `randBool($trueChance)` [](#randbooltruechance) Returns random bool with `$trueChance` \[0, 1\] of returning `true`. ### `arrayRand(array $array)` [](#arrayrandarray-array) Returns random array element. ### `sample(array $array, $count = 1)` [](#samplearray-array-count--1) Returns `$count` unique random elements from the `$array`. If the desired number of results is equal or greater to the array size then the array is shuffled. If it's less or equal to 0, then empty array is returned. ### `gaussianRand($mu, $sigma)` [](#gaussianrandmu-sigma) Returns a random number from gaussian distribution with desired params. ### `normalProbabilityDensity($x, $mu, $sigma)` [](#normalprobabilitydensityx-mu-sigma) Returns a random number from normal distribution with desired params. StringHelpers ------------- [](#stringhelpers) ### `urlize($text)` [](#urlizetext) Transliterates the text keeping only alphanumeric characters and `-`. Whitespace is collapsed and transformed to `-`. ### `slugify($text)` [](#slugifytext) Alias to `urlize()`. ### `joinNotEmpty(array $elements, $delimiter = ', ')` [](#joinnotemptyarray-elements-delimiter---) Behaves the same way as `implode` but skips empty array elements. ### `endsWith($haystack, $needle)` [](#endswithhaystack-needle) Checks if `$haystack` ends with `$needle`. ### `startsWith($haystack, $needle)` [](#startswithhaystack-needle) Checks if `$haystack` starts with `$needle`. ### `convertToTitleCase($string)` [](#converttotitlecasestring) Converts the string To The Title Case. ### `capitalize($string)` [](#capitalizestring) Capitalizes the string (same as `ucfirst`) in a multibyte-safe manner. ### `humanize($text)` [](#humanizetext) Humanizes a camelCase variable name. For example `virtualRealityInterposer` will become `Virtual reality interposer`. ### `humanizeConst($constName)` [](#humanizeconstconstname) Works similar to `humanize` but converts const names like `VIRTUAL_REALITY_INTERPOSER`. ### `isCoercibleToString($value)` [](#iscoercibletostringvalue) Returns true if the value can be converted to string (is a scalar or has `__toString` method). ### Health Score 33 — LowBetter than 74% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity24 Limited adoption so far Community12 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity62 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 ~128 days Total 5 Last Release 2604d ago Major Versions v1.0.0 → v2.02019-01-16 v2.1 → v3.0.02019-03-20 PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=5.5 v3.0.0PHP >=7.1 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6814811?v=4)[creativestyle](/maintainers/creativestyle)[@creativestyle](https://github.com/creativestyle) --- Top Contributors [![pinkeen](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2019132?v=4)](https://github.com/pinkeen "pinkeen (8 commits)") --- Tags arraystringutilities ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/creativestyle-utilities/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/creativestyle-utilities/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/creativestyle-utilities) ``` ### Alternatives [nette/utils 🛠 Nette Utils: lightweight utilities for string & array manipulation, image handling, safe JSON encoding/decoding, validation, slug or strong password generating etc. 2.1k394.3M1.5k](/packages/nette-utils)[phootwork/lang Missing PHP language constructs 1224.8M8](/packages/phootwork-lang)[clausnz/php-helpers A Collection of useful php helper functions. 388.7k](/packages/clausnz-php-helpers)[michaldudek/foundation A set of useful PHP classes. 13111.9k13](/packages/michaldudek-foundation)[iteks/laravel-enum A comprehensive Laravel package providing enhanced enum functionalities, including attribute handling, select array conversions, and fluent facade interactions for robust enum management in Laravel applications. 2516.7k](/packages/iteks-laravel-enum) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)