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swuppio/randstring
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Generate random string

1.0.0(2y ago)03MITPHPPHP >=7.4

Since Feb 23Pushed 2y ago1 watchersCompare

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RandString
==========

[](#randstring)

*This package was created for my personal use, but if you find it useful, feel free to use it*

It helps generate random strings

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

[](#installation)

### Via Composer

[](#via-composer)

```
composer require swuppio/randstring

```

Get Started
-----------

[](#get-started)

### Params description

[](#params-description)

```
gen(int $length = 5, ?string $symbols = null): string
```

- *int* `$length` - The desired length of the generated random string. Specifies how many characters the resulting string should contain (default = 5)
- *?string* `$symbols` - An optional string of characters from which the random string will be generated. If not provided, the method will use a default set of characters returned by the `getChars()` method

The method returns a randomly generated string

### Example

[](#example)

#### Generate a random string using default parameters:

[](#generate-a-random-string-using-default-parameters)

```
echo RandString::gen();
```

#### Generate a 10-character long random string using a custom set of characters:

[](#generate-a-10-character-long-random-string-using-a-custom-set-of-characters)

```
echo RandString::gen(10, 'abc123');
```

###  Health Score

19

—

LowBetter than 9% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity3

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

861d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/4ce5fcbd1d1faaaf59586f52e1215470e23d192f63f2cba41283cedf915b3ccc?d=identicon)[swuppio](/maintainers/swuppio)

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Top Contributors

[![swuppio](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5064525?v=4)](https://github.com/swuppio "swuppio (2 commits)")

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Tags

random sting generatorrandom stingrandom password

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