trait RandomGeneratorTrait

Same name and namespace in other branches
  1. 9 core/tests/Drupal/Tests/RandomGeneratorTrait.php \Drupal\Tests\RandomGeneratorTrait
  2. 8.9.x core/modules/simpletest/src/RandomGeneratorTrait.php \Drupal\simpletest\RandomGeneratorTrait
  3. 8.9.x core/tests/Drupal/Tests/RandomGeneratorTrait.php \Drupal\Tests\RandomGeneratorTrait
  4. 10 core/tests/Drupal/Tests/RandomGeneratorTrait.php \Drupal\Tests\RandomGeneratorTrait

Provides random generator utility methods.

Hierarchy

2 files declare their use of RandomGeneratorTrait
KernelTestBase.php in core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/KernelTestBase.php
TestSiteInstallCommand.php in core/tests/Drupal/TestSite/Commands/TestSiteInstallCommand.php

File

core/tests/Drupal/Tests/RandomGeneratorTrait.php, line 12

Namespace

Drupal\Tests
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trait RandomGeneratorTrait {
    
    /**
     * Generates a pseudo-random string of ASCII characters of codes 32 to 126.
     *
     * Do not use this method when special characters are not possible (e.g., in
     * machine or file names that have already been validated); instead, use
     * \Drupal\Tests\RandomGeneratorTrait::randomMachineName(). If $length is
     * greater than 3 the random string will include at least one ampersand ('&')
     * and at least one greater than ('>') character to ensure coverage for
     * special characters and avoid the introduction of random test failures.
     *
     * @param int $length
     *   Length of random string to generate.
     *
     * @return string
     *   Pseudo-randomly generated unique string including special characters.
     *
     * @see \Drupal\Component\Utility\Random::string()
     */
    public function randomString($length = 8) {
        return Random::string($length);
    }
    
    /**
     * Generates a unique random string containing letters and numbers.
     *
     * Do not use this method when testing non validated user input. Instead, use
     * \Drupal\Tests\RandomGeneratorTrait::randomString().
     *
     * @param int $length
     *   Length of random string to generate.
     *
     * @return string
     *   Randomly generated unique string.
     *
     * @see \Drupal\Component\Utility\Random::name()
     */
    protected function randomMachineName($length = 8) {
        return Random::machineName($length);
    }
    
    /**
     * Generates a random PHP object.
     *
     * @param int $size
     *   The number of random keys to add to the object.
     *
     * @return object
     *   The generated object, with the specified number of random keys. Each key
     *   has a random string value.
     *
     * @see \Drupal\Component\Utility\Random::object()
     */
    public function randomObject($size = 4) {
        return Random::object($size);
    }
    
    /**
     * Gets the random generator for the utility methods.
     *
     * @return \Drupal\Component\Utility\Random
     *   The random generator.
     */
    protected function getRandomGenerator() {
        return Random::getGenerator();
    }

}

Members

Title Sort descending Modifiers Object type Summary
RandomGeneratorTrait::getRandomGenerator protected function Gets the random generator for the utility methods.
RandomGeneratorTrait::randomMachineName protected function Generates a unique random string containing letters and numbers.
RandomGeneratorTrait::randomObject public function Generates a random PHP object.
RandomGeneratorTrait::randomString public function Generates a pseudo-random string of ASCII characters of codes 32 to 126.

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