Random layout generator for Photoset jQuery plugin (http://stylehatch.github.com/photoset-grid/) based on the number of given images.

Photoset Layout Generator

<?php
 
$image_counts = array(1,5,8,4,3,6,2,6,6,5,10);
$possible = array(1,2,4);
 
$total_counts = array();
foreach ($image_counts as $imgcount) {
 $done = false;
 $totals = array();
 $total = 0;
 while ($done === false) {
  // Get a random number from possibilities
  $qty = $possible[array_rand($possible)];
  if ($qty + array_sum($totals) < $imgcount) {
   $totals[] = $qty;
  } elseif ($qty + array_sum($totals) === $imgcount) {
   $totals[] = $qty;
   $done = true;
  }
 }
 $total_counts[] = implode('', $totals);
}
 
var_dump($image_counts, $total_counts);