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nordpeak/random-names-generator
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Small library that generates a Docker like random name from the list of adjectives and surnames of famous people in the science and tech world.

1.0.3(5y ago)062MITPHPPHP ~7.0

Since Jul 31Pushed 5y ago1 watchersCompare

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Random Names Generator
======================

[](#random-names-generator)

Small library that generates a **Docker** like random name from the list of adjectives and surnames of famous people in the science and tech world.

#### Examples

[](#examples)

- inspiring-wozniak
- nifty-einstein
- nervous.carson
- goofy-cartwright-93
- dazzling.austin.12837

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

[](#installation)

This package uses [composer](https://getcomposer.org/) so you can just add `nordpeak/random-names-generator` as a dependency to your `composer.json` file or execute the following command:

```
composer require nordpeak/random-names-generator
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Nothing too fancy here.

```
use Nordpeak\NamesGenerator;

// default behaviour
NamesGenerator::generate(); // => "inspiring-wozniak"

// change delimiter
NamesGenerator::generate(["delimiter" => "."]); // => "nifty.einstein"

// with additional random token
NamesGenerator::generate(["token" => 5]); // => "quirky-hoover-82736"
```

Options
-------

[](#options)

The following options are available:

```
NamesGenerator::generate([
  "delimiter" => "-",
  "token" => 4
]);
```

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

Heavily inspired and sourced from the docker namesgenerator library.

Code and setup based on atrox/haikunator library.

###  Health Score

24

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LowBetter than 32% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community9

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 ~3 days

Total

4

Last Release

2099d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![GlennEngelen](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7737619?v=4)](https://github.com/GlennEngelen "GlennEngelen (4 commits)")

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Tags

randomgeneratorinspiring

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