Version 4.3.0

system/Patterns/ActiveRecord.php

@@ -596,9 +596,39 @@ abstract class _ActiveRecord
 			$photo->file = \IPS\File::get( static::$coverPhotoStorageExtension, $this->$photoCol );
 			$photo->offset = $this->$photoOffset;
 		}
+		
 		$photo->editable = $this->canEdit();
 		$photo->object = $this;
-	
+
 		return $photo;
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Produce a random hex color for a background
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function coverPhotoBackgroundColor()
+	{
+		return '#' . dechex( mt_rand( 0x000000, 0xFFFFFF ) );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Return cover photo background color based on a string
+	 *
+	 * @param	string	$string	Some string to base background color on
+	 * @return	string
+	 */
+	protected function staticCoverPhotoBackgroundColor( $string )
+	{
+		$integer	= 0;
+
+		for( $i=0, $j=\strlen($string); $i<$j; $i++ )
+		{
+			$integer = ord( \substr( $string, $i, 1 ) ) + ( ( $integer << 5 ) - $integer );
+			$integer = $integer & $integer;
+		}
+
+		return "hsl(" . ( $integer % 360 ) . ", 100%, 80% )";
+	}
 }