lithium\util\String::_source()

protected static method

Initializes String::$_source using the best available random number generator.

When available, /dev/urandom and COM gets used on *nix and Windows systems, respectively.

If all else fails, a Mersenne Twister gets used. (Strictly speaking, this fallback is inadequate, but good enough.)

Note: Users restricting path access through the open_basedir INI setting, will need to include /dev/urandom into the list of allowed paths, as this method might read from /dev/urandom.

Returns

\Closure

Returns a closure containing a random number generator.

Source

	protected static function _source() {
		switch (true) {
			case isset(static::$_source):
				return static::$_source;
			case is_readable('/dev/urandom') && $fp = fopen('/dev/urandom', 'rb'):
				return static::$_source = function($bytes) use (&$fp) {
					return fread($fp, $bytes);
				};
			case class_exists('COM', false):
				try {
					$com = new COM('CAPICOM.Utilities.1');
					return static::$_source = function($bytes) use ($com) {
						return base64_decode($com->GetRandom($bytes, 0));
					};
				} catch (Exception $e) {
				}
			default:
				return static::$_source = function($bytes) {
					$rand = '';

					for ($i = 0; $i < $bytes; $i++) {
						$rand .= chr(mt_rand(0, 255));
					}
					return $rand;
				};
		}
	}