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joshbruce/php-dice-bag
======================

A PHP library for rolling various dice and get various results

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Dice Bag
========

[](#dice-bag)

A PHP library for "rolling" *n* dice, with *n* sides each.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require joshbruce/php-dice-bag

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Say you are rolling a character for an RPG using a fairly standard method (4d6, drop the lowest).

```
DiceBag::roll4d6()->highest(3)->sum();
// step 1: [3, 5, 2, 1]
// step 2: [5, 3, 2]
// step 3: 10
```

You do not need to use the magic static method:

```
DiceBag::roll(4, 6)->highest(3)->sum();
// step 1: [3, 5, 2, 1]
// step 2: [5, 3, 2]
// step 3: 10
```

You can also roll a single die using one of the following:

```
DiceBag::roll();
// rolls 1d6

DiceBag::roll(1, 6);
// rolls 1d6

Dn::withSides();
// roll 1 die with the given number of sides
```

The values of the rolls are calculated at instantiation. Therefore, the various fluent methods are about manipulating the initial results or retrieving values from them.

Details
-------

[](#details)

Effectively this is a random number generator duplicating the feel and spread of physical dice. The minimum value is always 1.

Inspired by [AnyDice](https://anydice.com) and driven by the desire to create an [MORPG](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massively_multiplayer_online_role-playing_game) using various dice-based systems; specifically [7DSystem](http://www.7dsystem.com) and the [Cypher System](http://cypher-system.com).

Other
-----

[](#other)

See the .github directory for various details including code of conduct, constribution notes, and so on.

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 41% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

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. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~4 days

Total

6

Last Release

2074d ago

Major Versions

1.0.0 → 2.0.02020-10-26

2.0.0 → 3.0.02020-10-26

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

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