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writecrow/lorem\_gutenberg
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A PHP library for generating filler text from Project Gutenberg books

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Lorem Gutenberg
===============

[](#lorem-gutenberg)

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A PHP library for generating random text, sourced from various authors in Project Gutenberg.

[![Screenshot of Text Generation](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/writecrow/lorem_gutenberg/master/screenshot.png)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/writecrow/lorem_gutenberg/master/screenshot.png)

Usage in an application
-----------------------

[](#usage-in-an-application)

The included `/index.php` file contains a generation form demo.

Make your code aware of the LoremGutenberg class via your favorite method (e.g., `use` or `require`)

Then pass a string of text into the class:

```
$text = LoremGutenberg::generate();
echo $text;
// Will return an excerpt of random length (1-10 sentences) from a random author.

$text = LoremGutenberg::generate(array('author' => 'austen'));
echo $text;
// Will return an excerpt of random length (1-10 sentences) from Jane Austen.

$text = LoremGutenberg::generate(array('author' => 'hardy', 'sentences' => 3));
echo $text;
// Will return an excerpt of 3 sentences from Thomas Hardy.
```

Usage as an API
---------------

[](#usage-as-an-api)

The file in `/api` demonstrates how GET parameters in a URL can be passed to LoremGutenberg. For example, `https://my-api.org/api/?author=hardy&sentences=2` will return 2 sentences' worth of LoremGutenberg from Thomas Hardy.

### Parameters

[](#parameters)

NameDescriptionExample`author`If absent, a random author will be usedhardy`sentences`If absent, a number from 1-10 will be used2### Sameple valid API queries

[](#sameple-valid-api-queries)

- `/api/?author=hardy&sentences=2`
- `/api/?author=hardy`
- `/api/?sentences=2`
- `/api/`

What authors are available?
---------------------------

[](#what-authors-are-available)

As of this writing, LoremGutenberg references texts from the following authors:

```
public static $authors = [
  'austen' => 'Jane Austen',
  'hardy' => 'Thomas Hardy',
  'lawrence' => 'D.H. Lawrence',
  'wharton' => 'Edith Wharton',
];
```

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

Unit Tests can be run (after `composer install`) by executing `vendor/bin/phpunit`

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity65

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 ~243 days

Total

2

Last Release

3045d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

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