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s-mcdonald/functions
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assortment of php functions

0.3.0(2y ago)013MITPHPPHP >=8.0

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Functions
=========

[](#functions)

[![Source](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b0fa7fe0a303018e8c3063b1480830471bb56c9f5ea456aca9d16eb312905baa/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f736f757263652d535f4d63446f6e616c642d626c75652e737667)](https://github.com/s-mcdonald/Functions)[![Source](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/46ed314e73590919c29d4f70d8319d8462b1d8fcc9892ec2902cdb34f2ddf6fa/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d676f6c642e737667)](https://github.com/s-mcdonald/Functions)

### Setup.

[](#setup)

First install via composer, then import the function in the using statements. eg:

```
use function SamMcDonald\Functions\random_bool;
```

### `random_bool`

[](#random_bool)

```
random_bool() ? 'foo' : 'bar';
```

### `array_rand_bias`

[](#array_rand_bias)

```
echo array_rand_bias($array);
```

For example, take the following array of names;

```
$myarray = [
    'David',
    'Matthew',
     ...
    'George',
];
```

There is a descending trend in the names from the start of the index such as David. So David will be picked mostly, then Mathew and so on until the last element.

### `array_entry_exist`

[](#array_entry_exist)

```
if (array_entry_exist($array, 'foo', 'bar')) {...}

// Which is a more convenient way of typing
if (isset($array['foo']) && $array['foo'] === 'bar') {}
```

### `array_rand_pluck`

[](#array_rand_pluck)

```
$randomValue = array_rand_pluck($array);

// Alternative
$randomValue = $array[array_rand($array, 1)];
```

### `like_int`

[](#like_int)

```
$like_int = "55";

if(like_int($like_int)) {
    echo "Yes this is could certainly be cast to an int.", PHP_EOL;
}
```

### `slugify`

[](#slugify)

```
echo slugify("My friends long weekend at Bernie's");
```

Install via composer
--------------------

[](#install-via-composer)

```
composer require s-mcdonald/functions

```

Dependencies
------------

[](#dependencies)

- Php 8.0

License
-------

[](#license)

Functions is licensed under the terms of the [MIT License](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)(See LICENSE file for details).

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 18% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity5

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity44

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

6

Last Release

1077d ago

PHP version history (3 changes)0.0.1PHP >=8.1

0.1.0PHP >=7.4

0.3.0PHP >=8.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/1759b23f11dcfe1753788c7d3fe306af5bfcb11d1e199ccee0b8ad04b70bc00a?d=identicon)[S-McDonald](/maintainers/S-McDonald)

---

Top Contributors

[![s-mcdonald](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1879824?v=4)](https://github.com/s-mcdonald "s-mcdonald (22 commits)")

---

Tags

slugifyrandom\_boolarray\_rand\_biasrand\_biaslike\_intarray\_entry\_existlike\_float

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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