Unique Image

<?php

/**
 * unique_image
 *
 * Generate a pseudo-unique "hash" image based on a string.
 *
 * @version 0.3
 * @author Contributors at eXorithm
 * @link /algorithm/view/unique_image Listing at eXorithm
 * @link /algorithm/history/unique_image History at eXorithm
 * @license /home/show/license
 *
 * @param mixed $string 
 * @return resource GD image
 */
function unique_image($string='whatever')
{
	$size=200;
	$steps=5;
	$step=$size/$steps;
	
	$image = image_create_alpha($size, $size);
	
	$n = 0;
	$prev = 0;
	$len = strlen($string);
	$sum = 0;
	for ($i=0;$i<$len;$i++) $sum += ord($string[$i]);
	
	for ($i=0;$i<$steps;$i++) {
		for ($j=0;$j<$steps;$j++) {
			$letter = $string[$n++ % $len];
			
			$u = ($n % (ord($letter)+$sum)) + ($prev % (ord($letter)+$len)) + (($sum-1) % ord($letter));
			$color = imagecolorallocate($image, pow($u*$prev+$u+$prev+5,2)%256, pow($u*$prev+$u+$prev+3,2)%256, pow($u*$prev+$u+$prev+1,2)%256);
			if (($u%2)==0)
				imagefilledpolygon($image, array($i*$step, $j*$step, $i*$step+$step, $j*$step, $i*$step, $j*$step+$step), 3, $color);
			$prev = $u;
			
			$u = ($n % (ord($letter)+$len)) + ($prev % (ord($letter)+$sum)) + (($sum-1) % ord($letter));
			if (($u%2)==0)
				imagefilledpolygon($image, array($i*$step, $j*$step+$step, $i*$step+$step, $j*$step+$step, $i*$step+$step, $j*$step), 3, $color);
			$prev = $u;
		
		}
	}
	
	return $image;
}

/**
 * image_create_alpha
 *
 * Helper function to create a new blank image with transparency.
 *
 * @version 0.1
 * @author Contributors at eXorithm
 * @link /algorithm/view/image_create_alpha Listing at eXorithm
 * @link /algorithm/history/image_create_alpha History at eXorithm
 * @license /home/show/license
 *
 * @param mixed $width 
 * @param mixed $height 
 * @return resource GD image
 */
function image_create_alpha($width='',$height='')
{
	// Create a normal image and apply required settings
	$img = imagecreatetruecolor($width, $height);
	imagealphablending($img, false);
	imagesavealpha($img, true);
	
	// Apply the transparent background
	$trans = imagecolorallocatealpha($img, 0, 0, 0, 127);
	for ($x = 0; $x < $width; $x++)
	{
		for ($y = 0; $y < $height; $y++)
		{
			imagesetpixel($img, $x, $y, $trans);
		}
	}
	
	return $img;
}

?>