Helper for generating a truly random string

GeneratesRandomness.php

<?php

if (! function_exists('randomize')) {
    /**
     * Generates a random string used for various simple randomness.
     *
     * @param int $min
     * @param int $max
     * @param int $limit
     * @return string
     * @throws Exception
     */
    function randomize(int $min = 10, int $max = 16, int $limit = null)
    {
        $randomized = \hash('sha256', \random_bytes(\rand($min, $max)));

        if ($limit !== null)
        {
            return (string) \Illuminate\Support\Str::limit($randomized, $limit, '');
        }

        return (string) $randomized;
    }
}

You can limit the string if you want it for things like unique slugs.

Example:

// returns aa3792b5760c98985ff3-some-slug-here
 $slug = randomize(8, 16, 20) . '-' . $slug;

Doing this will allow you for users to have the same title / slug without having any real conflicts or downsides, users should be allowed to have the same thread title especially when it's in a board like general etc