openlss/func-gen

Random generation functions

0.0.8 2013-04-07 02:54 UTC

Requires

• php: >=5.3.2

Requires (Dev)

• openlss/core-boot: ~0.0.1

LGPL-3.0+

• Bryan Tong
• Tony Butler

• uuid
• guid
• unique handle

README

Generation functions: handles, uuid, etc

Usage

$guid = gen_guid();

$handle = gen_handle();

Reference

(string) gen_guid()

Returns a GUID using either the preferred extension or a pure PHP implementation

(string) gen_handle($len=6)

Returns an alphanumeric case senstive handle for use as an ID

• $len Length of the handle

Typically this would be used to generate pseudo-random identifiers with code like this

	do {
		$handle = gen_handle();
	} while(handleExists($handle));