Added alpha, and sha1 string types to random_string() in the String Helper.

3 files changed, 29 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/system/helpers/string_helper.php b/system/helpers/string_helper.php
index 67cbd0eb6..4767f0b5f 100644
--- a/system/helpers/string_helper.php
+++ b/system/helpers/string_helper.php
@@ -186,22 +186,27 @@ if ( ! function_exists('reduce_multiples'))
  * Useful for generating passwords or hashes.
  *
  * @access	public
- * @param	string 	type of random string.  Options: alunum, numeric, nozero, unique
+ * @param	string 	type of random string.  basic, alpha, alunum, numeric, nozero, unique, md5, encrypt and sha1
  * @param	integer	number of characters
  * @return	string
- */
+ */	
 if ( ! function_exists('random_string'))
-{	
+{
 	function random_string($type = 'alnum', $len = 8)
 	{					
 		switch($type)
 		{
+			case 'basic'	: return mt_rand();
+			  break;
 			case 'alnum'	:
 			case 'numeric'	:
 			case 'nozero'	:
+			case 'alpha'	:
 		
 					switch ($type)
 					{
+						case 'alpha'	:	$pool = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ';
+							break;
 						case 'alnum'	:	$pool = '0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ';
 							break;
 						case 'numeric'	:	$pool = '0123456789';
@@ -217,12 +222,22 @@ if ( ! function_exists('random_string'))
 					}
 					return $str;
 			  break;
-			case 'unique' : return md5(uniqid(mt_rand()));
+			case 'unique'	: 
+			case 'md5' 		: 
+				
+						return md5(uniqid(mt_rand()));
+			  break;
+			case 'encrypt'	: 
+			case 'sha1'	: 
+		
+						$CI =& get_instance();
+						$CI->load->helper('security');
+		
+						return do_hash(uniqid(mt_rand(), TRUE), 'sha1');
 			  break;
 		}
 	}
 }
-
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 /**
diff --git a/user_guide/changelog.html b/user_guide/changelog.html
index b8601ab3a..4214a0de5 100644
--- a/user_guide/changelog.html
+++ b/user_guide/changelog.html
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ SVN Revision: </p>
 			<li>Modified the second parameter of <kbd>directory_map()</kbd> in the <a href="helpers/directory_helper.html">Directory Helper</a> to accept an integer to specify recursion depth.</li>
 			<li>Modified <kbd>delete_files()</kbd> in the <a href="helpers/file_helper.html">File Helper</a> to return FALSE on failure.</li> 
 			<li>Added an optional second parameter to <kbd>byte_format()</kbd> in the <a href="helpers/number_helper.html">Number Helper</a> to allow for decimal precision.</li>
+			<li>Added alpha, and sha1 string types to <kbd>random_string()</kbd> in the <a href="helpers/string_helper.html">String Helper</a>.</li>
 		</ul>
 	</li>
 	<li>Other Changes
diff --git a/user_guide/helpers/string_helper.html b/user_guide/helpers/string_helper.html
index 36fa40f98..b799390c3 100644
--- a/user_guide/helpers/string_helper.html
+++ b/user_guide/helpers/string_helper.html
@@ -74,13 +74,15 @@ String Helper
 
 <p>The first parameter specifies the type of string, the second parameter specifies the length.  The following choices are available:</p>
 
-
+ alpha, alunum, numeric, nozero, unique, md5, encrypt and sha1
 <ul>
-<li><strong>alnum</strong>:&nbsp; Alpha-numeric string with lower and uppercase characters.</li>
-<li><strong>numeric</strong>:&nbsp; Numeric string.</li>
-<li><strong>nozero</strong>:&nbsp; Numeric string with no zeros.</li>
-<li><strong>unique</strong>:&nbsp; Encrypted with MD5 and uniqid(). Note: The length parameter is not available for this type.
-Returns a fixed length 32 character string.</li>
+	<li><strong>alpha</strong>:&nbsp; A string with lower and uppercase letters only.</li>
+	<li><strong>alnum</strong>:&nbsp; Alpha-numeric string with lower and uppercase characters.</li>
+	<li><strong>numeric</strong>:&nbsp; Numeric string.</li>
+	<li><strong>nozero</strong>:&nbsp; Numeric string with no zeros.</li>
+	<li><strong>unique</strong>:&nbsp; Encrypted with MD5 and uniqid(). Note: The length parameter is not available for this type.
+	Returns a fixed length 32 character string.</li>
+	<li><strong>sha1</strong>:&nbsp; An encrypted random number based on <kbd>do_hash()</kbd> from the <a href="security_helper.html">security helper</a>.</li>
 </ul>
 
 <p>Usage example:</p>