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jjin/helpers
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A simple collection of helper functions file for day-to-day tasks PHP web developers

1.0.1.1(6y ago)01.1kMITPHP

Since Jul 30Pushed 6y ago1 watchersCompare

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**String Helpers**
==================

[](#string-helpers)

**randomString($limit)**

- *generate a random string*

> eg randomString(10) //asdgRttasE

**randomProductOrderNumber($limit)**

- generate a random string,(same as randomString, except returns capitalized output)

> eg randomProductOrderNumber(5) //F5CGIJ

**trimText(string $text, int $maxLength, $trimIndicator = '...')**

- Trim text at particular length, usable at readmore texts

> trimText($text, 10, '...')

**splitName()**

Split name string into first\_name middle\_name last\_name

splitName("jhon abraham") // return array "first\_name","last\_name","middle\_name"

**generateEmailAddress()**

Generate a dummy email address

> generateEmailAddress(3,5) //

Array Helpers
=============

[](#array-helpers)

**nullRemove($array)**

- Remove null values from array

> nullRemove(array $array = \[\])

**checkIsArrayValueEmpty($array)**

- check any value empty in associate array
- returns boolean

> checkIsArrayValueEmpty($array) //retrun true/false

**arrayOrderBy(array $items, $attr, $order)**

```
orderBy([[],[],[]],'key','desc');

```

**arrayVariadicSum(...$numbers)**'

> Takes an indefinite number of integers and returns their sum

**arrayReject($items, $func)**

> Filters the collection using the given callback.

```
reject(['Apple', 'Pear', 'Kiwi', 'Banana'], function ($item) {
return strlen($item) > 4;
}); // ['Pear', 'Kiwi']

```

**arrayTake($items, $remove\_from\_beginning\_index = 1)**

> Returns an array with n elements removed from the beginning.

File Helper
===========

[](#file-helper)

**folderCheck($params)**

- Check for a folder exists, if yes return true, else create one and returns true
- > folderCheck('$file path')
- -

**fileRemove($folderpath)**

- Completely remove a file from server

> fileRemove($folderpath)

**fileUpload($key='',$folder='')**

- upload files, even support multiple file upload

> fileUpload('my\_files','uploads/user')

**JMakeThumbNail( 'sample.jpg', $fileHeight,$fileWidth, 'default.jpg')**

> As name suggests create Thumbnails of image

Time & Date helper
======================

[](#time--date-helper)

**timeNow()**

- returns current timestamp

**timeAgo($time)**

- Convert time to times ago string format

> timeAgo(time in daytime)

**getDayId($week\_string)**

get week id by passing first letter of the week

Debug Helper
============

[](#debug-helper)

Useful functions to easyly debug your codes

- json\_output(array $output = \[\], bool $exit = true, int $httpStatus = 200)

Return a prettified json output

print\_j($params,false='')

- Prints array with pre codeBlock

> print\_j($array,false)

j\_log($data = null, string $file\_url = null)

- Create a Log file in server folder

> j\_log($data = null, string $file\_url = null)

> json\_output(array $output = \[\], bool $exit = true, int $httpStatus = 200)

- echo a string,(same as die function)

d\_echo(string $var, int $die = 0)

> d\_echo(string $var, int $die = 0)

true\_response(string $message = '', int $code = 200)

- Returns a status true array with passed string and code

> true\_response(string $message = '', int $code = 200)

false\_response(string $message = '', int $code = 200)

- Returns a status false array with passed string and code

> false\_response(string $message = '', int $code = 200)

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

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 ~86 days

Total

3

Last Release

2308d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![JijinJayakumar](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/13283851?v=4)](https://github.com/JijinJayakumar "JijinJayakumar (11 commits)")

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