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stigwue/naija-pikin
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A funny and hopefully non-annoying way to pick random names for unregistered users or anonymize identities.

v0.3.1(7y ago)5200MITPHP

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Naija Pikin
===========

[](#naija-pikin)

A funny and hopefully non-annoying way to pick random names for unregistered users or anonymize identities. Available at [stigwue/naija\_pikin](https://github.com/stigwue/naija_pikin).

Basically, it combines an adjective pulled from [adjectivesthatstart.com](http://adjectivesxthatstart.com/) and a noun (a Nigerian name pulled from [faker.ng](https://github.com/binkabir/faker.ng)).

I have not gone thorugh the adjectives to remove insultive ones!

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

[](#installation)

Installation is via composer.

```
composer require stigwue/naija-pikin

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

There are more examples in the example.php file but below is a simple one.

```
$np = new NaijaPikin('path_to_to/naija_pikin/dictionary.json');

$name = $np->getName();

echo $name;
```

Functions
---------

[](#functions)

### getNoun

[](#getnoun)

**getNoun** takes two optional parameters: *randomize*, a boolean parameter (default value **true**) and *noun*, a string parameter (default value **Igwue**).

If *randomize* is **true**, a random noun is selected from the supplied dictionary. If **false**, the supplied *noun* parameter is returned.

### getAdjective

[](#getadjective)

**getAdjective** takes three optional parameters: *randomize*, a boolean parameter (default value **true**), *letter*, a character parameter (default value **blank**) and *adjective*, a string parameter (default value **Irresistible**).

If *randomize* is **true**, a random adjective with starting letter same as *letter* is selected from the supplied dictionary. If **false**, the supplied *adjective* parameter is returned.

### getName

[](#getname)

**getName** takes a single optional parameter: *randomize*, a boolean parameter (default value **true**).

It combines an adjective with a noun.

If *randomize* is **true**, a random name is generated. If **false**, the default, *Irresistible Igwue* is returned.

To Do
-----

[](#to-do)

- Remove insultive adjectives or put in a flag to exclude them.

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

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 ~159 days

Total

3

Last Release

2833d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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