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vakata/random
=============

A random int / string / byte generator

2.0.1(1y ago)156.9k↓84.5%1[1 PRs](https://github.com/vakata/random/pulls)1MITPHPPHP >=7.0.0

Since Dec 8Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare

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random
======

[](#random)

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A random int / string / byte generator for PHP.

Install
-------

[](#install)

Via Composer

```
$ composer require vakata/random
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
// random 16 char alphanum string
\vakata\random\Generator::string(16);
// random 10 char hex string
\vakata\random\Generator::string(10, 'abcdef01234567890');
// random int between 0 and PHP_INT_MAX (inclusive)
\vakata\random\Generator::number();
// random int between 3 and 12 (inclusive)
\vakata\random\Generator::number(3, 12);
// 16 bytes
\vakata\random\Generator::bytes(16);
```

Read more in the [API docs](docs/README.md)

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
$ composer test
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

Security
--------

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please email  instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [vakata](https://github.com/vakata)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

41

—

FairBetter than 88% of packages

Maintenance48

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity30

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~677 days

Recently: every ~766 days

Total

6

Last Release

418d ago

Major Versions

1.1.1 → 2.0.02017-06-02

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.4.0

2.0.0PHP >=7.0.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d28c78c63326e84720007ecc58d0eb8c8d0d4fa4b887f95fb3a583423ca09e18?d=identicon)[vakata](/maintainers/vakata)

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Top Contributors

[![vakata](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/146052?v=4)](https://github.com/vakata "vakata (11 commits)")

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Tags

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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