README

A simple, ready to use, PHP 8 ready library for generating NanoIDs.

What is a NanoID?

NanoID is a short, easy to select with double click, low chance of collision, easy to generate and human readable unique identifier.

Install

Using composer

composer require ludo237/nanoid-php

Usage

The library is straightforward to use. Instantiate a new Client object and call the generate method to get a new random ID. Simple as that.

use Ludo237\Nanoid\Client;

$client = new Client();
$id = $client->generate();

Customizations

Client accepts a custom alphabet, size and core if you want to change the underlying algorithm. In order to use a custom core you need to implement the CoreInterface interface.

The library comes with two cores, SecureCore and UnsecureCore:

• SecureCore is the default and uses the random_bytes function to generate random bytes, which is more secure.
• UnsecureCore uses the mt_rand function to generate random bytes, which is less secure but faster.

Feel free to implement your own core and pass it to the client.

use Ludo237\Nanoid\Client;

$client = new Client();
$client
    ->alphabet('1234567890')
    ->size(10)
    ->core(new MyCustomCore());

$id = $client->generate();

Examples

You can find more examples in the examples folder.

Change log

Please see CHANGELOG for more information on what has changed recently.

Testing

composer test

Contributing

Please see CONTRIBUTING and CODE_OF_CONDUCT for details.

Notice

If you have any issues, just feel free and open it in this repository

Credits

• ai
• All Contributors

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.