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nathanmac/laravel-guid
======================

Simple GUID generator Package for Laravel 4

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laravel-guid
============

[](#laravel-guid)

[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/69061fcef51f45eebb4a8ea1e556c643f89c0442d2b96dfb6a35cc4af11014eb/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f6e617468616e6d61632f6c61726176656c2d677569642e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/nathanmac/laravel-guid)[![Still Maintained](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/341b258647d8394141ca5bcc42b3613535cbbbaf7149e16c3095383963fd2daf/687474703a2f2f7374696c6c6d61696e7461696e65642e636f6d2f6e617468616e6d61632f6c61726176656c2d677569642e706e67)](http://stillmaintained.com/nathanmac/laravel-guid)

Simple GUID generator Package for Laravel 4

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

[](#installation)

Begin by installing this package through Composer. Edit your project's `composer.json` file to require `Nathanmac/laravel-guid`.

```
"require": {
	"nathanmac/laravel-guid": "dev-master"
}

```

Next, update Composer from the Terminal:

```
composer update

```

Once this operation completes, the final step is to add the service provider. Open `app/config/app.php`, and add a new item to the providers array.

```
'Nathanmac\GUID\GUIDServiceProvider'

```

##### Generate GUID

[](#generate-guid)

```
echo "GUID: " . GUID::generate(); // GUID: 582B5733-8AE1-79D2-DB8F-5720ECBE4306
```

##### Generate GUID with a salt value

[](#generate-guid-with-a-salt-value)

```
echo "GUID: " . GUID::generate('custom salt value'); // GUID: 582B5733-8AE1-79D2-DB8F-5720ECBE4306
```

##### Generate GUID with braces

[](#generate-guid-with-braces)

```
echo "GUID: " . GUID::generate(false, true); // GUID: {582B5733-8AE1-79D2-DB8F-5720ECBE4306}
```

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 35% of packages

Maintenance16

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity25

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 50% 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

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Top Contributors

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