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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. delight-im/random ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) delight-im/random ================= The most convenient way to securely generate anything random in PHP v1.0.0(6y ago)2146.3k↑22.9%3[6 issues](https://github.com/delight-im/PHP-Random/issues)MITPHPPHP >=7.0.0 Since Nov 19Pushed 6y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/delight-im/PHP-Random)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/delight-im/random)[ Docs](https://github.com/delight-im/PHP-Random)[ RSS](/packages/delight-im-random/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 2d ago READMEChangelogDependencies (1)Versions (2)Used By (0) PHP-Random ========== [](#php-random) The most convenient way to securely generate anything random in PHP Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - PHP 7.0.0+ Installation ------------ [](#installation) 1. Include the library via Composer [\[?\]](https://github.com/delight-im/Knowledge/blob/master/Composer%20(PHP).md): ``` $ composer require delight-im/random ``` 2. Include the Composer autoloader: ``` require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php'; ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) ### Generating integers and natural numbers [](#generating-integers-and-natural-numbers) ``` Random::intBetween(300, 999); // => e.g. int(510) // or Random::intBelow(5); // => e.g. int(1) // or Random::intValue(); // => e.g. int(935477113) ``` ### Generating floating-point numbers (floats, doubles or reals) [](#generating-floating-point-numbers-floats-doubles-or-reals) ``` Random::floatBetween(1, 9); // => e.g. float(7.6388446512546) // or Random::floatBelow(499); // => e.g. float(281.51015805504) // or Random::floatValue(); // => e.g. float(0.05532844200834) ``` ### Generating boolean values [](#generating-boolean-values) ``` Random::boolValue(); // => e.g. bool(true) ``` ### Generating raw bytes [](#generating-raw-bytes) ``` Random::bytes(10); // => e.g. "\x58\x3b\x15\x94\x0a\x78\x52\xd0\x53\xb0" ``` ### Generating UUIDs (version 4) [](#generating-uuids-version-4) ``` Random::uuid4(); // => e.g. string(36) "892a24f9-c188-4d06-9885-cf5d8de4592b" ``` ### Generating hexadecimal strings [](#generating-hexadecimal-strings) ``` Random::hexLowercaseString(2); // => e.g. string(2) "5f" // or Random::hexUppercaseString(7); // => e.g. string(7) "B0F4B0C" ``` ### Generating strings consisting of letters [](#generating-strings-consisting-of-letters) ``` Random::alphaString(32); // => e.g. string(32) "GvogcpNdwaxsmOAzKGYwDwqfMOUkZvAn" // or Random::alphaHumanString(7); // => e.g. string(7) "KykrbXb" // or Random::alphaLowercaseString(2); // => e.g. string(2) "ce" // or Random::alphaLowercaseHumanString(32); // => e.g. string(32) "kqbgcmkttvmxjthwpgbhkgdfqhxqmmxh" // or Random::alphaUppercaseString(2); // => e.g. string(2) "IJ" // or Random::alphaUppercaseHumanString(7); // => e.g. string(7) "LJWLLHJ" ``` ### Generating strings consisting of letters and numbers [](#generating-strings-consisting-of-letters-and-numbers) ``` Random::alphanumericString(2); // => e.g. string(2) "h9" // or Random::alphanumericHumanString(7); // => e.g. string(7) "NF34gd4" // or Random::alphanumericLowercaseString(2); // => e.g. string(2) "4g" // or Random::alphanumericLowercaseHumanString(32); // => e.g. string(32) "wbdt3fdtg9c33dnxxtphp3qd9tgdvhbn" // or Random::alphanumericUppercaseString(2); // => e.g. string(2) "O7" // or Random::alphanumericUppercaseHumanString(32); // => e.g. string(32) "TWFHNNWLNKMPJMYKXHX3TXRCRFTFMYYW" // or Random::base32String(7); // => e.g. string(7) "AZUELC4" // or Random::base58String(32); // => e.g. string(32) "jut9s2LdWHT1EGJeBug3F58oYsaoU85s" ``` ### Generating strings consisting of letters, numbers and punctuation [](#generating-strings-consisting-of-letters-numbers-and-punctuation) ``` Random::alphanumericAndPunctuationHumanString(32); // => e.g. string(32) "x%jJ7pWTFwc94ctX3phyy^KT~??H4+JY" // or Random::asciiPrintableString(32); // => e.g. string(32) "N~5_ kP5muxf,HeDY2(W_Bwy^qOkgOXa" // or Random::asciiPrintableHumanString(7); // => e.g. string(7) "_r=kb?v" // or Random::base64String(19); // => e.g. string(19) "I7A/H8D2R54uAo6jCQ3" // or Random::base64UrlString(4); // => e.g. string(4) "_6GS" // or Random::base85String(7); // => e.g. string(7) "j8o6sp:" ``` ### Generating strings from arbitrary characters sets or alphabets [](#generating-strings-from-arbitrary-characters-sets-or-alphabets) ``` Random::stringFromAlphabet('abcd+', 7); // => e.g. string(7) "ad+cabb" ``` ### Dividing output strings into segments [](#dividing-output-strings-into-segments) #### Using hyphens as dividers [](#using-hyphens-as-dividers) ``` \Delight\Random\Util::hyphenate('aaaaaaaaaa'); // => string(12) "aaaa-aaaa-aa" // or \Delight\Random\Util::hyphenate('bbbbbbbbbb', 3); // => string(13) "bbb-bbb-bbb-b" ``` #### Using spaces as dividers [](#using-spaces-as-dividers) ``` \Delight\Random\Util::spaceOut('cccccccccc'); // => string(12) "cccc cccc cc" // or \Delight\Random\Util::spaceOut('dddddddddd', 3); // => string(13) "ddd ddd ddd d" ``` #### Using arbitrary dividers [](#using-arbitrary-dividers) ``` \Delight\Random\Util::segmentize('eeeeeeeeee', '/'); // => string(12) "eeee/eeee/ee" // or \Delight\Random\Util::segmentize('ffffffffff', '/', 3); // => string(13) "fff/fff/fff/f" ``` Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) All contributions are welcome! If you wish to contribute, please create an issue first so that your feature, problem or question can be discussed. License ------- [](#license) This project is licensed under the terms of the [MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT). ### Health Score 32 — LowBetter than 69% of packages Maintenance14 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity38 Limited adoption so far Community9 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity53 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. 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