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haistudio/predictable-random
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Generates a predictable random number based on a starting seed.

1.0.7(7y ago)0242MITPHP

Since Sep 2Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare

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Predictable Random plugin for Craft CMS 3.x
===========================================

[](#predictable-random-plugin-for-craft-cms-3x)

Generates a predictable random number (or item in an array) based on a starting seed. For when you want things to seem random, but not really be random.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

This plugin requires Craft CMS 3.0.0-beta.23 or later.

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

[](#installation)

To install the plugin, follow these instructions.

1. Open your terminal and go to your Craft project:

    ```
     cd /path/to/project

    ```
2. Then tell Composer to load the plugin:

    ```
     composer require haistudio/predictable-random

    ```
3. In the Control Panel, go to Settings → Plugins and click the “Install” button for Predictable Random.

Configuring Predictable Random
------------------------------

[](#configuring-predictable-random)

Set a seed with:

```
    {% do setPredictableRandomSeed(666) %}

```

Get current seed value with:

```
    {% do getPredictableRandomSeed() %}

```

Get a random number within a range:

```
    {% set number = predictableRandom(min, max) %}

```

Or get a random value from an array of possible values:

```
    {% set number = predictableRandom([0,2,4,8,16,'bad','code']) %}

```

Predictable Random Roadmap
--------------------------

[](#predictable-random-roadmap)

None whatsoever.

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community9

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

2807d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e9d290c8c429ddc6b84085c59e3ef48ea7f7a7e82bfce437876223f9a14761fa?d=identicon)[tobiastoft](/maintainers/tobiastoft)

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Top Contributors

[![tobiastoft](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/756968?v=4)](https://github.com/tobiastoft "tobiastoft (9 commits)")

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