function load_male_firstnames($limit = 500)
{
$fp = fopen(get_filename('male_firstnames.txt'), 'r');
$count = 0;
while (!feof($fp)) {
if ($count > $limit - 1) {
fclose($fp);
return $count;
} else {
$line = trim(fgets($fp));
if (strlen($line) > 0) {
$row = unpack("A14name/A7freq/A7cumulfreq/A6rank", trim($line));
$firstname = new FirstName();
$firstname->name = ucfirst(strtolower(trim($row['name'])));
$firstname->rank = ucfirst(strtolower(trim($row['rank'])));
$firstname->gender = 'M';
$firstname->save();
$count++;
}
}
}
fclose($fp);
return $count;
}
/**
* Generate a First Name
*
* Uses US Census data to get 250 most popular names for both male and female
*
* @param string $gender Do you want a male or female name? (M/F). If null, selects a gender at random.
*/
public function getFirstName($gender = null)
{
if (empty($gender)) {
$gender = $this->getGender();
}
return FirstName::where('gender', $gender)->where('rank', '<=', 250)->orderByRaw(Database::random())->first()->name;
}
