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marcuspi/random-factor
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Makes strings of random words (if you need a semi-safe random word combination)

v2.0(8y ago)28.5k↓41.7%WTFPLPHP

Since Apr 28Pushed 8y ago1 watchersCompare

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RandomFactor
============

[](#randomfactor)

Creates strings with an adjective and a noun. Used for semi-safe stuff like simple two factor authentication.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

`random_factor($lang = 'en', $spacing = ' ')`

Supports English (en) and Norwegian (no).

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

[](#installation)

Composer, get it as `"marcuspi/random-factor": "dev-master"`

### Is this safe to use?

[](#is-this-safe-to-use)

Probably not.

###  Health Score

33

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LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity26

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity65

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 ~333 days

Total

3

Last Release

3007d ago

Major Versions

v1.0 → v2.02018-02-22

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8811904?v=4)[Marcus Pettersen Irgens](/maintainers/marcusirgens)[@marcusirgens](https://github.com/marcusirgens)

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Top Contributors

[![marcusirgens](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8811904?v=4)](https://github.com/marcusirgens "marcusirgens (4 commits)")

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Tags

randomnounsadjectives

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