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jpcaparas/randopedia
====================

Fetch random articles from Wikipedia

1.0.1(2y ago)16MITPHPPHP ^8.1

Since Aug 20Pushed 2y ago1 watchersCompare

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Randopedia
==========

[](#randopedia)

Randopedia is a simple PHP library that fetches random articles from Wikipedia using their REST API.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Fetch multiple random articles in parallel.
- Blacklist mechanism to avoid fetching articles based on specific keywords.
- Integration with Wikipedia's REST API.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require jpcaparas/randopedia
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use JPCaparas\Randopedia\Fetcher;

$fetcher = new Fetcher();
$articles = $fetcher->fetchRandomArticles(5, ['exclude_keyword1', 'exclude_keyword2']);
```

Tests
-----

[](#tests)

### Running Integration Tests

[](#running-integration-tests)

Integration tests will hit the live Wikipedia API. To run the integration tests:

```
vendor/bin/phpunit --testsuite Integration
```

Please note: Running integration tests frequently may hit rate limits.

###  Health Score

24

—

LowBetter than 32% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community7

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. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

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

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

1000d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP ^7.4 || ^8.0

1.0.1PHP ^8.1

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2406808?v=4)[JP Caparas](/maintainers/jpcaparas)[@jpcaparas](https://github.com/jpcaparas)

---

Top Contributors

[![jpcaparas](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2406808?v=4)](https://github.com/jpcaparas "jpcaparas (10 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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