Overview
National Lottery Generator is a personal project designed to generate UK lottery numbers for entertainment purposes. Originally built as a Laravel app, it’s now being modernized to remove unnecessary dependencies, simplify caching, and adopt containerized local development for easier maintenance.
Technologies Used
- Laravel — PHP framework for clean routing and service organization.
- PHP — core language powering the app logic.
- Docker / Laravel Sail — reproducible local development environment.
- Composer — dependency management for PHP packages.
- Blade Templates — lightweight UI rendering.
Key Features
- Lottery modes — supports UK Lotto, EuroMillions, and Thunderball.
- Configurable generation — unique number sets, optional bonus draws.
- Seedable randomness — deterministic outputs for testing.
- Caching without DB — uses Laravel’s file cache and local storage for CSV snapshots.
- Simple UI — minimal, responsive interface for quick number generation.
Live Site
Repository
This project demonstrates practical Laravel development, containerization for local workflows, and thoughtful refactoring to reduce costs and complexity. It’s a good example of evolving a legacy app into a modern, maintainable solution.