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generate random json data structure using a cryptographically secure prng
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<?php | |
declare(strict_types=1); | |
// final associative array to json_encode | |
$output = []; | |
// root level array keys | |
$keys_0_min = 1; | |
$keys_0_max = 10; | |
$keys_0 = []; | |
for($i = 0, $i_max = random_int($keys_0_min, $keys_0_max); $i < $i_max; $i++) { | |
$keys_0[] = bin2hex(random_bytes(random_int(2,8))); | |
} | |
foreach ($keys_0 as $key_0) | |
{ | |
if (!array_key_exists($key_0, $output)) | |
{ | |
$output[$key_0] = []; | |
// nested data | |
$deeper_key_min = 1; | |
$deeper_key_max = 10; | |
$deeper_value_min = 1; | |
$deeper_value_max = 10; | |
for ($n = 0, $n_max = random_int($deeper_key_min, $deeper_key_max); $n < $n_max; $n++) { | |
if (random_int(0, 80) > random_int(10, 40)) { | |
$deep_filler = []; | |
for($j = 0, $j_max = random_int($deeper_value_min, $deeper_value_max); $j < $j_max; $j++) { | |
$deep_filler[] = bin2hex(random_bytes(random_int(2,16))); | |
} | |
} else { | |
$deep_filler = bin2hex(random_bytes(random_int(2,16))); | |
} | |
$output[$key_0][bin2hex(random_bytes(random_int(2,4)))] = $deep_filler; | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
echo var_export($output); |
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