Re: RFC [Discussion]: Randomizer Additions

2022年10月14日(金) 4:38 Joshua Rüsweg via internals <internals@lists.php.net>: > Hi > > Tim Düsterhus and I have created an RFC to add new methods that solve > commonly encountered use cases to \Random\Randomizer. Specifically > creating a random string consisting of specific bytes and generating > random floating point values. > > You can find the RFC at: > > https://wiki.php.net/rfc/randomizer_additions > > Proof of concept implementation is in: > > * https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/9664 > * https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/9679 > > ---- > > Some open questions to start the discussion: > > * Are you missing other commonly useful operations that are also useful > to have in core? > * Do you agree with the method names? Within the PR we received comments > that "alphabet" might not be an appropriate term. > * Shall an option be added to getFloat() that changes the logic to > select from [$min, $max] (i.e. allowing the maximum to be returned)? And > how should that look like? Boolean parameter? Enum? > > ---- > > We're looking forward to your feedback. > > Cheers > > Joshua Rüsweg > > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: https://www.php.net/unsub.php > > (I made a mistake in replying to your message, so I will reply again here.) Hi I have read the RFC. I think the content is generally good and adequately compensates for the areas that could not be completed. I am skeptical only about getFloat(). The use cases are limited and seem somewhat excessive. Do you have examples of how this is supported in other languages? Regards Go Kudo