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Rumbletext is a simple PHP library for generating random text.
Check out rumble-text at github
My intent was to make a library suitable for generating placeholder (lorem ipsum) text. It uses a primitive algorithm for making pronouncable words. It comes with some various lettersets for use in probabilities of vowel and consonant distribution to assist in this.
To install, use composer with the following command:
composer require sumpygump/rumble-text
The primary usage of this library is to use it as a service in a PHP project. Instantiate an instance of the class `RumbleText` and call the various functions like `generateRandomWord()`. This will return an random generated word.
Example:
<?php require_once 'vendor/autoload.php'; use RumbleText\RumbleText; $rumble = new RumbleText(RumbleText::LETTERSET_ORIGINAL); $word = $rumble->generateRandomWord(); echo $word . "\n";
List of available methods:
There is also a cli script that can be used to output various random strings from the command line.
Use `rumble-text --help` to get the following help message:
Rumble-text generates random text.
Usage: rumble-text [--letterset <letterset>] [--type <type>] [--chars <chars>] [wordcount|length]
--letterset allows to select algorithm for probabilities of vowels and
consonants to use
--type allows to pick what type of entity to produce (whether string, word,
name, paragraph, etc.)
--chars is only used for type 'string', the format is a string of chars to
pick from. e.g. --chars abcdef012
some types use wordcount to output a certain number of words, and some types
use length to specify character length
Valid lettersets:
- original
- equal
- baba
- caesar
- hayden
- parseltongue
Valid types:
- string
- phrase
- sentence
- paragraph
- article
- word
- name
- company
- website
- email
- digits
- phone
- address
Below is a showcase of the lettersets available. Note: the lettersets are not used for the methods `generateRandomString` or `generateRandomDigits`
The original letterset has a straightforward distribution of vowels and consonants. I fine-tuned it manually based on what I thought was aesthetically pleasing.
Cojo pamfyresi petyop irwydaw, buspe pib hyto my satwotar! Tesasraf etydna ahlesfome syvitvada mainvirrus er wor savmy paszote enmys cezaat cerrace sa. Ohsepa sarba sit otsel vijizupe esnevremiro nidsol dovsi acis sedoltuz yz tekecna hekeco pap hovabator. Botsibe osbapal vejeen syceirme tobhyt astymak jefmesa soesmar dacov sonfif idsuznewe emsoc peb peumedav renodan. Cim, ysgul. Enarutro eg abjis tabetatet tynyjjas nawhe et bemonot ergahe, do?.
The caesar letterset is based on the distribution of english word letters as described in the manpage of `caesar`:
The frequency (from most common to least) of English letters is as follows:
ETAONRISHDLFCMUGPYWBVKXJQZ
Their frequencies as a percentage are as follows:
E(13), T(10.5), A(8.1), O(7.9), N(7.1), R(6.8), I(6.3), S(6.1), H(5.2), D(3.8), L(3.4), F(2.9), C(2.7), M(2.5), U(2.4), G(2), P(1.9), Y(1.9), W(1.5), B(1.4), V(.9), K(.4), X(.15), J(.13), Q(.11), Z(.07).
This letterset produces text like this:
"Ter?" Awaf wile! Nelen ninfena turoab peti diced om pafatite opleh, lagcomuni mepetometa tofegod. Et itad tis onurrateh ittejad he ananmeron coesenni. Sarororih ostonet lyntav it oprir rela dekyro feid boerhe lansan pewym sedisibe hosi runreh dolarmer itcihheg idunab. Noctona otruhe nuenteci darerut nis dohsu meorensin lostonpes as socuis mofotlec nebon dotag mense noy ef sito gifdeosel tan id. Teveta votiad ubsesmog gehmi gomef? Gel eshes rerarog ew pocivis lomtadsece tonasofi arho. Temehe wesanouf etder egopet. Kace fera oqon astesi sonefeh he atcuawhon eh tele rose hofad tosoyat neamos famu selepa odit tatrid tetemlos dorodot. Ris ta ren efareltis bessihes.
In my search for even better approximation of human words I found a paper by Rebecca Hayden where she described the various phonemes and their distribution in speech. I used the results of her paper to generate the hayden letterset.
Here is an example of hayden:
Ralawa it rofnayidiy rasnal nis thati ri taszalon ethfymu. Harzanne. Imzin nadatura nisgenbomi favatazare pezetot iltatpas tiis hakimele amlasias lyfus neinus tiziam derech yachi sat attathis afkaizev kihir thayefeth. Reslika niglad tirostasu sital raregshuna tuzaalfar zari sir dalneal pidfiz shatteti re, imnonara kir inmajapdi kat iswamekzi? Danekitava lewit thachar. Ta natiwh vinan nay littera toim. Ang taatarla mulalanik tialcheth isyah turthazah atnat valka apre sifthas yrvil yoyain? Kashin nakef panni arif kav, rit ihavny lulkan al totu jayg fililin thyna ihta imaj natna jeargi? Zaimnap na whemusha kur er ngata, vewfe anam. Azhthat arjeh ilnaiwh hanema anasenry azilyng.
The equal letterset has a equal probability for selecting every letter in the alphabet. Unlike the previous examples, there is no weighting for certain letters, so you end up with more j, z, x, w and other rare letters.
Tadon owdocon picevo pumozupdiz rova ev rotpis tavaqag man ihpiminu kemliwal? Oknit tofbihrela atifuy liokqat nojjoj. Subi ilmof diig yeuc sayibuet tafiq xisayu xoja ek ozir juiy yelpeza boleso higohabe yoduzif. Oloxroki coeskovo uszeaf got birfus cerpe seuj quaqufpu ejqemcup jaskel nufo ipmuet xeaw ezde. Ji yutzilewa onjizueg gemikfoh atmahih. Webe bavi unur qivo embamo fucixu dawa monus lip ifziquhka, wasov cogiew ucnoorced yiol kiclaz ewjag sol? Kopefit viyojecoy tipiollir kez jezih. Omqaru ulgiru ful lu jow jak wowquga faqweiwdab, enve cucfapi nuga binevuj qahkixi pez tec sim? Gokeg xuowjinzez vuscujah qayaiy. Jeej huranilib cakufas mofcato niondupis wohu sobkimo acfufhofu.
The 'baba' letterset is just for fun. It will pick a random vowel and a random consonant and ONLY use those in generating words.
Example output. In this example, it picked 'x' and 'i':
Xixxixxix ixxi xixix xixxixix ixxixi xix. Ixxixix xixixi ixixxixix ix xixixxixi xixixixxix ixxixxix ixxixxiix xiixxixi xixixixxi xixixixi xixix ix xix ixxiixix xixixxix xix xixiixxi xixxi xixxixi. Ixxixix "xiixix?" Xi ixxixxi. Xixix xixxixxixi xix ixxixxixix ix ixixxixi xiix ix ixxiixxix ixixxixi xixxixi xixxixi xixxi xixix xiix xi. Ixixxixix xixxix xixixix xiixixxix xixixixi xixxixxi xixixiix xixix xixxix xixiix xixixi xixi xixxixiix xixiix ixxiixix. Xixixix xix xi ix ix xixi ixixxixi ixxixxixix xixixxix xixixi ixxixxix xixiix xixxixiix ixxi? "Xixixxix?" Ixixxix xixxixix xixix xixixxi, xix xix xix. Xi xixxi ixxix. Ix "xixi xixxi," xixix xixiix. Xix xixiixxix xix xixix, xixiixxixi xixixix ix ix.
Parseltongue is another letterset just for fun. This one approximates the snake language from Harry Potter.
Sasufasa hisuhih hashi afhasas ahahsi tihas hihisesu essiha ushef hitisahih ihfihih sufa hah sishit sifihhu fuuffih si ihes sehu sas. Ahfahisi tihhahi eshatih hifi saha, assahasi hahisah fihhehsa fiihsih. Hut ifsiih fah hissusasi siha as hesah ifihfih uhahsihi sah sisasahus ahhas safa hasi asahsahu. Saih hifashiha isih itsa fusihis hahaat ashis hehsisi isit sas si huh hahtuh tasah afhah ih hahfa sihasuse. Sisi sisahis? Hasha hefisatsi ifef hah hahis sah saha sahahusas hahi hihisa hih hahseseas ihhihasah "sassias hassitsasi," sasisfes hasi. Sisias hatehhih sausahsah sis hahfisih hahsah tisih sifisihfihi ashehti hesihha sasisuha fissuf sifasa hisahhah ahhuhfit sahahe. Ihsis tihasse sashiih.