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narf/niceware
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Niceware library for PHP

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Since Nov 25Pushed 9y ago1 watchersCompare

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Niceware for PHP
================

[](#niceware-for-php)

[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/1fcc4f3daaedc614ec4d91b7fff49be76da47de275d64a5f18d95e6724ea2746/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f6e61726662672f4e696365776172652e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/narfbg/Niceware)

PHP port of [npm: niceware](https://www.npmjs.com/package/niceware) ([GitHub: diracdeltas/niceware](https://github.com/diracdeltas/niceware))

Why?
----

[](#why)

I wanted to write something for fun. Until I put a more reasonable explanation here - assume EXPERIMENTAL status and use at your own risk!

Public API Reference
--------------------

[](#public-api-reference)

```
namespace Narf\Niceware;

class Narf\Niceware\Niceware {

	public static function generatePassphrase(int $size): string;
	public static function bytesToPassphrase(string $bytes): string;
	public static function passphraseToBytes(string $passphrase): string;

}
```

*Note: The parameters types are not actually in the method signatures, but validated via `is_string()`, `is_int()` calls. This is because PHP's ugly `strict_types` declaration is non-enforceable.*

###  Health Score

20

—

LowBetter than 14% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity5

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

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.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/515594394e6b1a9984fc0647b7c48c5edec69f1a5b0527e494ab19e30e063677?d=identicon)[Narf](/maintainers/Narf)

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Top Contributors

[![narfbg](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1058011?v=4)](https://github.com/narfbg "narfbg (9 commits)")

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