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mdrobbins/fakerphp-picsum-images
================================

Alternative image provider for fakerphp using picsum.photos

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Fakerphp Picsum Images
======================

[](#fakerphp-picsum-images)

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Introduction
------------

[](#introduction)

Alternative image provider for [fakerphp](https://github.com/fakerphp/faker) using [picsum.photos](https://picsum.photos)

*This package has been forked from [mmo/faker-images](https://github.com/morawskim/faker-images) for [fzaninotto/faker](https://github.com/fzaninotto/Faker) (deprecated [~ Oct 2020](https://marmelab.com/blog/2020/10/21/sunsetting-faker.html)).*

Ressources
----------

[](#ressources)

- [Tutorial for laravel](https://smknstd.medium.com/fake-beautiful-images-in-laravel-51062967d1db)

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

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer in dev dependency section:

```
composer require --dev smknstd/fakerphp-picsum-images
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$faker = \Faker\Factory::create();
$faker->addProvider(new \Smknstd\FakerPicsumImages\FakerPicsumImagesProvider($faker));

// return a string that contains a url like 'https://picsum.photos/800/600/'
$faker->imageUrl(width: 800, height: 600);

// return a string that contains a url which returns the same random image based on the provided seed
$filePath= $faker->image(width: 800, height: 800, seed: 'useremail@example.com');

// download a properly sized image from picsum into a file with a file path like '/tmp/13b73edae8443990be1aa8f1a483bc27.jpg'
$filePath= $faker->image(dir: '/tmp', width: 640, height: 480);
```

Also, there are some more options :

- alternative webp format
- effects (grayscale, blurry)
- seeding ensures you can get the same photo each time by providing a seed string
- returning a specific photo based on an id instead of a random one (ex: )

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
composer test
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

Security Vulnerabilities
------------------------

[](#security-vulnerabilities)

Please review [our security policy](../../security/policy) on how to report security vulnerabilities.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Arnaud Becher](https://github.com/smknstd)
- [Marcin Morawski ](https://github.com/morawskim)

License
-------

[](#license)

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

###  Health Score

14

—

LowBetter than 1% of packages

Maintenance28

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity17

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 95.2% 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.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1900892?v=4)[Mike Robbins](/maintainers/mdrobbins)[@mdrobbins](https://github.com/mdrobbins)

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Top Contributors

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