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jamosaur/randstring
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Random string generator

1.2.7(10y ago)6557MITPHP >=5.6.0

Since Nov 11Compare

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randstring
==========

[](#randstring)

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Random string generator make from colours, animals and numbers.

All code is PSR-2 friendly

Install
-------

[](#install)

Via Composer

```
$ composer require jamosaur/randstring
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
// Generate a random string.

$rand = new Jamosaur\Randstring\Randstring();
echo $rand->generate();
// buoyantwhitetippedreefshark56

// Generate a sentence case string that is no greater than 15 characters long.

$rand = new Jamosaur\Randstring\Randstring('sentence', 15);
echo $rand->generate();
// BumpySquirrel32

// Generate a string with the first letter in uppercase that is no greater than 20 characters long.

$rand = new Jamosaur\Randstring\Randstring('ucfirst', 20);
echo $rand->generate();
// Moistmountaincat75

// Generate a string with the first letter in uppercase that is no longer than 35 characters long with a random
// number between 123 and 143.

$rand = new Jamosaur\Randstring\Randstring('ucfirst', 35, 123, 143);
echo $rand->generate();
// Tangibleindianrockpython127

// Generate a string formatted in camelCase

$rand = new Jamosaur\Randstring\Randstring('camel');
echo $rand->generate();
// carefulZebra23
```

Change log
----------

[](#change-log)

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

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [James Wallen-Jones](https://github.com/jamosaur)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

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

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 66% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity19

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity66

Established project with proven stability

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 ~18 days

Recently: every ~57 days

Total

14

Last Release

3653d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.00PHP >=5.3.0

1.2.1PHP >=5.6.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4105611?v=4)[James Wallen-Jones](/maintainers/jamosaur)[@jamosaur](https://github.com/jamosaur)

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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