RandoPHP is a PHP open-source package for random stuff. With this package you can:
- Draw: Extract random items (sample) from an array. This is useful when you want to "draw" some numbers or items;
- Generate: useful for create random items/sequences:
- item like integer, byte, boolean, float, lat/long coordinates, char (numeric, alphabetic, alphanumeric);
- sequences like an array of integers or chars;
With the fluent interface, you can control some things like:
- minimum and maximum value you want to create;
- how many items you want to create;
- for sequences if you want or not duplicates ([1,5,3,1,1], 1 is duplicate or [1,6,5,3,8], no duplicates);
- And other stuff, see the documentation for more options.
You can install the package via composer:
composer require hi-folks/rando-php
To import the right class:
use HiFolks\RandoPhp\Randomize;
Sometimes you want to obtain a random char, for example, a numeric char:
Randomize::char()->numeric()->generate();
Or you might want an alphabetic char:
Randomize::char()->alpha()->generate();
You can even do both!
Randomize::char()->alphanumeric()->generate();
You can generate a lower case char:
Randomize::char()->alpha()->lower()->generate();
You can generate an upper case char:
Randomize::char()->alpha()->upper()->generate();
You can generate a special character. A special character is one of '!"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[]^_`{|}~':
Randomize::char()->specialCharacters()->generate();
Sometimes you want to obtain a random boolean true
or false
(flip a coin):
$randomBool = Randomize::boolean()->generate();
Sometimes you want to obtain a random float (default min-max range of 0.0 - 1.0). For example, you want to generate a random temperature for a day:
$randomFloat = Randomize::float()->generate();
Or you can set the min-max range of 0 - 90, which is equivalent to ->min(0)->max(90)
$randomFloat = Randomize::float()->min(0)->max(90)->generate();
Sometimes you want to obtain a random integer (min-max range). For example, you want to roll the dice:
$randomNumber = Randomize::integer()->min(1)->max(6)->generate();
The same thing using range()
method, instead of min()
and max()
:
$randomNumber = Randomize::integer()->range(1,6)->generate();
You can use a shortcut helper to generate an integer calling the constructor with min and max parameters:
$randomNumber = Randomize::integer(1,6)->generate();
Sometimes you want to obtain some random bytes (hexadecimal). For example, you want to generate a random RGB color (a hex triplet in hexadecimal format):
$randomRGB = Randomize::byte()->length(3)->generate();
Sometimes you want to obtain a random date. For example, you want to generate a random date:
$randomDate = Randomize::datetime()->generate();
By default, a date between the first day of the current year to the last day of the current year.
If you want to define the range, for example, a range of 01 Jan 2020 to 10 Jan 2020, you can use min()
and max()
methods:
$randomDate = Randomize::datetime()->min('2020–01–01')->max('2020–01–10')->generate();
You can even specify your preferred format for the random date generated, by using the format()
method:
$randomDate = Randomize::datetime()->format('d-M-Y')->generate();
You can use min()
and max()
with format()
method:
$randomDate = Randomize::datetime()->min('2020–01–01')->max('2020–01–10')->format('d-M-Y')->generate();
With the latest example, you can obtain something like "05-Jan-2020".
Sometimes, you want to obtain some random sequences. For example, you want to roll the dice 15 times:
$randomRolls = Randomize::sequence()->min(1)->max(6)->count(15)->generate();
Sometimes you want to obtain some random char sequences. For example, char sequences of length 10:
$randomChars = Randomize::sequence()->chars()->count(10)->generate();
Or you might want numeric char sequences.
$randomChars = Randomize::sequence()->chars()->numeric()->count(10)->generate();
Or you might want alphabetical char sequences.
$randomChars = Randomize::sequence()->chars()->alpha()->count(10)->generate();
Yes, even both.
$randomChars = Randomize::sequence()->chars()->alphanumeric()->count(10)->generate();
You want 20 lowercase chars:
Randomize::sequence()->chars()->alphaLowerCase()->count(20)->asString()->generate();
You want 20 upper case chars:
Randomize::sequence()->chars()->alphaUpperCase()->count(20)->asString()->generate();
Sometimes you want to obtain some random sequences with no duplicates. For example, you want to play "Tombola" (extracting numbers from 1 to 90 with NO duplicates):
$randomTombola = Randomize::sequence()->min(1)->max(90)->count(90)->noDuplicates()->generate();
Sometimes you want to obtain some random char sequences with no duplicates.
$randomChars = Randomize::sequence()->chars()->count(10)->noDuplicates()->generate();
Or you might want numeric char sequences with no duplicates. For example, char sequences of length 10:
$randomChars = Randomize::sequence()->chars()->numeric()->count(10)->noDuplicates()->generate();
Or you might want alphabetical char sequences with no duplicates.
$randomChars = Randomize::sequence()->chars()->alpha()->count(10)->noDuplicates()->generate();
Yes, even both and with no duplicates.
$randomChars = Randomize::sequence()->chars()->alphanumeric()->count(10)->noDuplicates()->generate();
If you want to generate a random string (alphanumeric, only letters, only numbers, with no duplication, lower case, upper case etc) you can use random chars generation.
To generate a string use Randomize::chars()
:
$string = Randomize::chars()->generate();
The default behavior is:
- 10 chars;
- only letters (a-z);
- lowercase;
- duplication is allowed (the string 'aba' has a duplication for 'a' char).
You can change the default values with some methods and parameters. Method to set the type of chars (numeric, alpha, alphanumeric...):
- alpha() : 'a-z', 'A-Z';
- alphanumeric() : 'a-z', 'A-Z', '0-9';
- numeric() : '0-9';
- alphaLowerCase() : 'a-z';
- alphaUpperCase() : 'A-Z';
- specialCharacters() : !"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[]^_`{|}~
You have also some methods to "control" the output, for example, avoid duplications:
unique()
: it generates a string with at most one occurrence per character.
If you want to generate a string with 16 chars, made with numeric chars ('0'-'9'):
$string = Randomize::chars(16)->numeric()->generate();
You could obtain something like this '3963233500573002'.
If you want to obtain a string with 20 chars, lower case and just letters ('a'-'z'), and you want to avoid character duplications ( alphaLowerCase()
and unique()
):
$string = Randomize::chars(20)->alphaLowerCase()->unique()->generate();
You could obtain something like this: 'nmbsjhrgdyfxwoltqkzp'.
If you want to obtain a string with 20 chars, with letters and special characters:
$string = Randomize::chars(20)->specialCharacters()->alpha()->generate();
You could obtain something like this: 'IOgPckeGGifrD%DRy[*!'.
If you have a list of values and you want to extract/select/draw one or more elements,
you could use the Draw
class instead of Randomize
.
For using the Draw
class you need to import it:
use HiFolks\RandoPhp\Draw;
use HiFolks\RandoPhp\Draw;
$randomLanguage = Draw::sample(["PHP", "Python", "Golang", "Javascript"])->snap();
var_dump($randomLanguage);
$array=["React.js", "Vue.js", "Svelte.js", "Angular.js" , "Alpine.js", "Vanilla js"];
$randomJs = Draw::sample($array)->extract();
$array=["React.js", "Vue.js", "Svelte.js", "Angular.js" , "Alpine.js", "Vanilla js"];
$randomJs = Draw::sample($array)->count(3)->extract();
$array = ["React.js", "Vue.js", "Svelte.js", "Angular.js", "Alpine.js", "Vanilla js"];
$randomJs = Draw::sample($array)->count(3)->allowDuplicates()->extract();
composer test
If you want to see some coverage reports you can execute phpunit
command with coverage-text
option:
vendor/bin/phpunit --coverage-text
Under the hood, RandoPHP uses some native PHP functions like:
- array_rand(): PHP Doc for array_rand;
- random_int(): PHP Doc for random_int;
- shuffle(): PHP Doc for shuffle;
- random_bytes(): PHP Doc for random_bytes.
These PHP functions use a pseudo-random number generator that is not suitable for cryptographic purposes.
Please see CHANGELOG for more information on what has changed recently.
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