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openlss/func-gen
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Random generation functions

0.0.8(13y ago)01272LGPL-3.0+PHPPHP >=5.3.2

Since Mar 22Pushed 13y ago1 watchersCompare

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openlss/func-gen
================

[](#openlssfunc-gen)

Generation functions: handles, uuid, etc

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$guid = gen_guid();

$handle = gen_handle();
```

Reference
---------

[](#reference)

### (string) gen\_guid()

[](#string-gen_guid)

Returns a GUID using either the preferred extension or a pure PHP implementation

### (string) gen\_handle($len=6)

[](#string-gen_handlelen6)

Returns an alphanumeric case senstive handle for use as an ID

- $len Length of the handle

Typically this would be used to generate pseudo-random identifiers with code like this

```
	do {
		$handle = gen_handle();
	} while(handleExists($handle));
```

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity54

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 91.7% 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 ~2 days

Total

8

Last Release

4786d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/83c8e9d55e3ebafb0621a441a51af8f551f61a274fde5400459a29cc320b7b75?d=identicon)[nullivex](/maintainers/nullivex)

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/afffa5c56642e74ba5b880c4b78e115c1b8d00c74ceae5644ac359d10058a911?d=identicon)[spudz76](/maintainers/spudz76)

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Top Contributors

[![nullivex](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2321375?v=4)](https://github.com/nullivex "nullivex (11 commits)")[![doyjo](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3947855?v=4)](https://github.com/doyjo "doyjo (1 commits)")

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Tags

uuidguidunique handle

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