/**
* returns random sentence for given number of words
*
* @param int $count
* @return string
*/
public static function get($count = null)
{
$count = empty($count) ? mt_rand(8, 25) : $count;
$words = [];
for ($a = 0; $a < $count; $a++) {
// random word
if (mt_rand(1, 100) % 2 === 0) {
$word = RandomWord::consonant(mt_rand(3, 12));
} else {
$word = RandomWord::vowel(mt_rand(3, 12));
}
// first word in sentence first letter uppercase
if ($a === 0) {
$word = ucfirst($word);
}
// chance for word with first letter uppercase
if (mt_rand(1, 100) <= 5) {
$word = ucfirst($word);
}
// chance to add comma
if ($a < $count - 2 && mt_rand(1, 100) <= 5) {
$word = $word . ', ';
}
$words[] = $word;
}
return implode(' ', $words) . '.';
}
<?php
require_once "../../phplib/util.php";
// The seq field is guaranteed to be incremental from 1 to <number of rows>
$count = Model::factory('RandomWord')->count();
$choice = rand(1, $count);
$rw = RandomWord::get_by_seq($choice);
echo $rw ? $rw->cuv : '';
