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PHP Replace Dynamic String: Generate a random string from a template

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This package can generate a random string from a template.

It takes as parameter a string with a template defining sections that are fixed and sections that may vary between alternatives given in the template string.

The class returns a new string made of the fixed parts of the string and replaces the variable parts with one of the alternatives given in the template.

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Sometimes applications need to generate random strings that follow a certain pattern.

This package can generate random strings from a template that contains not only the fixed part of the pattern, but also all the possible alternatives that the variable parts may contain.

This allows applications to define random string patterns as a single string. Then this package can generate many variants of the type of random string that the applications need to be generated.

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DynamicString

> Generate random strings from templates.

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Installation

Install via composer:

$ composer require lastguest/dynamic-string

How to use

$generator = new DynamicString();
echo $generator->render("I want a (fried|double|spicy) (tuna|salmon|crab) (sushi|(ura|te)maki), please.");

Templates

Use () for define a group that will be replaced by one of the contained alternatives, random selected.

The | character is used as a separator for multiple choices.

This template will render Yes or No randomly :

(Yes|No)

Groups can be nested, they will resolved with a deep-first order.

This template will render Finger, Fingers, Hand, Hands randomly :

(Finge(r|rs)|Han(d|ds))

A complete template for generate random Sushi orders :

I want a (fried|double|spicy) (tuna|salmon|crab) (sushi|(ura|te)maki), please.

Some outputs :

I want a spicy salmon sushi, please.
I want a double tuna uramaki, please.
I want a double salmon temaki, please.
I want a spicy crab sushi, please.

Changing default group envelope and separator

You can change the default group envelope and separator in the DynamicString constructor.

$generator = new DynamicString('<>',',');
echo $generator->render("<public,protected,private> function(<string,array,callable> myVar){};");

Output:

private function(array myVar){};

Other examples

A fun use for DynamicString: a fantasy RPG stories generator.

$generator = new DynamicString();

$name = "(Quick|Fast|Wet|Rusty|Warm|Curved|Old|Terror|Notched|Smelly|Loud|Heavy|Shiny|Sparkling|Fire|Laser|Cold|Fizzle|Power|Bad|Good|Rustle|Dark|Smokey|Super|Fishy|Pointy|Flash|Beauty|Bleeding|Foo|Master|Small|Big|Red|Gray|Hairy|Magic|Broken|Sharp|Grand|Straight)(mind|blower|killer|hand|ey(e|es)|fee(t|ts)|finge(r|rs)|nose|armpi(t|ts)|blaster|rhymes|bar|sword|blade|breath)";

$race = "(lion|human|worm|rat|orc|elf|pixie|walrus|rooster|dog|parrot|rabbit)";
$class = "(rogue|paladin|warrior|cook|cleric|psychopath|fisherman|wolf)";
$player = "$name, the $race $class.";

$sillystory = "(A (sloppy|quick|brave|small|gentle|cruel|fabulous|shiny) $class $race, named $name) (jumped onto|walked to|crawled under|entered|sprinted to|runned into) a( rooftop| bridge|n house| wormhole|n inn| dungeon) (shouting|whispering|saying|barfing|asking for) ((ancient|magic|modern|silly|awkward) (words|names|runes|spells|shouts|rhimes|swears|songs|tacos)).";

Now, we can generate a silly story with :

echo $generator->render($sillystory);

Some examples :

A cruel rogue orc, named Smellyarmpits jumped onto an house barfing magic tacos.
A fabulous paladin pixie, named Graybar jumped onto a rooftop shouting silly runes.
A brave paladin worm, named Pointyblaster runned into an inn saying awkward names.
A brave psychopath rooster, named Wetsword entered a bridge whispering silly words.
A shiny paladin worm, named Darkeyes walked to a bridge asking for awkward names.
A small psychopath rooster, named Bleedingbar crawled under an inn saying magic songs.
A sloppy warrior parrot, named Rustyblower jumped onto an house asking for ancient swears.

Or we can generate some fun names for our characters :

echo $generator->render($player);

Badblade, the rabbit cleric.
Hairykiller, the elf fisherman.
Bleedingblower, the pixie psychopath.
Notchedrhymes, the pixie paladin.
Fastfingers, the human psychopath.
Hairyfeets, the pixie fisherman.

License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2015 Stefano Azzolini

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.


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