Mock/fake data creator

Of course there exist another a couple projects in Python, see:

• Barnum
• Yan DATA
• Faker

or on the web:

• JSON Generator
• Mockaroo

Advantages of this generator:

• generating from yours data, for example emails...
• generating files
• generating directories

Usage:

    $ ipython run_generate.py

# run_generate.py
from random import choice

from utils.generate import *
from utils.open_save_file import *


settings = {
    'date_sep': '. ',
    'order_ymd': 'dmy'
}

data = {}
users = 'users'
data[users] = []
items = ['item1', 'item2', 'item3']

name_data = data_from_file('_females_name.txt')
surname_data = data_from_file('_surnames.txt')
website_data = data_from_file('_websites_name.txt')

for i, item in enumerate(items):
    data[item] = []
    data[item].append({
        'id': i,
        'date': generate_date(),
        'time': generate_time()
    })

for i in xrange(5):
    name = choice(name_data).strip()
    surname = choice(surname_data).strip()
    website = choice(website_data).strip()
    domain = generate_domain()

    data[users].append({
        'id': i,
        'name': name,
        'surname': surname,
        'website': 'www.'+website+'.'+domain,
        'email': name+'.'+surname+'@'+website+'.'+domain,
        'born': generate_date(settings),
        'log_dates': generate_array(
            5,
            generate_date_time,
            {'dt_sep': 'T', 'time_sep': ':'},
            'no_sort'
        )
    })

save_file(data, 'mockdata.json')

List of available functions:

Function arguments	Function usage	Output
generating of times
args = { 'time_sep': ':' }	generate_time()	08-40
	generate_time(args)	09:40
	Default value of 'time_sep' is '-'.
generating of year, month and day as tuple
args = { 'year_from': 1950, 'year_to': 2017, 'order_ymd': 'dmy' }	generate_year_month_day()	(1983, 7, 4)
	generate_year_month_day(args)	(23, 11, 1932)
	Default values are set up on 'year_from': 1900, 'year_to': current year, 'order_ymd': 'ymd' ('myd', 'dmy')
generating of dates
args = { 'year_from': 1950, 'year_to': 2017, 'date_sep': '/' }	generate_date()	1966-10-17
	generate_date(args)	1976/09/23
	Default values are set up on 'year_from': 1900, 'year_to': current year, 'date_sep': '-'
generating of dates and times
args = { 'year_from': 1950, 'year_to': 2017, 'order_ymd': 'dmy', 'date_sep': '/', 'dt_sep': 'T', 'time_sep': ':' }	generate_date_time()	1933-02-19--17-31
	generate_date_time(args)	02/06/1993T22:08
	Default values are set up on 'year_from': 1900, 'year_to': current year, 'date_sep': '-', 'dt_sep': '--', 'time_sep': '-'
generating files
number_of_files = 10 generate_func = generate_date_time func_args = {...} file_format = "txt" path_to_exist_dir = '/temp/gen_files'	generate_files( number_of_files, generate_func, func_args, file_format )	in directory 'generated_data' is 10 txt files
	generate_files( number_of_files, generate_date_time, func_args, file_format, path_to_exist_dir )	in directory '/temp/gen_files' is 10 txt files
	Default directory for generated files is in 'generated_data'. Note: Output of generate_func has to be permissible string. 'Permissible' means what your system allows to save on your hard drive.
generating directories
number_of_dir = 10 generate_func = generate_date_time func_args = {...} path_to_exist_dir = '/temp/gen_dirs'	generate_directories( number_of_dir, generate_func, func_args )	in directory 'generated_data' is 10 txt directories
	generate_directories( number_of_dir, generate_date_time, func_args, path_to_exist_dir )	in directory '/temp/gen_dirs' is 10 txt directories
	Default directory for generated directories is in 'generated_data'. Note: Output of generate_func has to be permissible string. 'Permissible' means what your system allows to save on your hard drive.
generating of domains
None	generate_domain()	ya
	generate_domain()	oki
	Function generates two-letter or three-letter server domain.
generating of emails
args = { 'name_sep': '.', 'server_domain': generate_domain(), 'names': ['_females_name.txt', '_surnames.txt', '_websites_name.txt'], 'directory_data': 'source_data/' }	generate_email()	Elvis.Wexcombe@escavalie.cj
	generate_email(args)	Kirstin.Westbrook@lilligant.shi
	Default values are set up on 'names': [_males_name.txt', '_surnames.txt', '_websites_name.txt']
generating of websites
# list of strings websites_data = open_file('source_data/_websites_name.txt') OR args = { 'websites_data': websites_data }	generate_website()	serperior.pu
	generate_website(websites_data)	swanna.nq
	generate_website(args)	eelektros.gh
data from your file
Function arguments are name of file (this file has to be saved in source_data directory) or name of file and path to your directory where is file. Each content of row (in input file ) is saved as one string element of list.	data_from_file('_females_name.txt')	Hannah
	data_from_file('your_file.format', 'path_to_dir_data')	Sienna
	Default value of 'default_dir_data' is 'source_data/'.
generating array for JSON object
num_of_el = 3 generate_func = generate_date_time sorting = ... args = { 'dt_sep': 'T', 'time_sep': ':' }	generate_array( num_of_el, generate_func )	['1987-02-09--22-35', '1974-01-22--16-52', '1963-02-05--14-53']
	generate_array( num_of_el, generate_func, 'no_sort' )	['1986-08-27T15:13', '1967-11-14T18:25', '1918-11-12T16:16']
	generate_array( num_of_el, generate_func, 'sort_desc' )	['1980-06-23--11-49', '1976-01-24--19-33', '1968-04-13--16-38']
	generate_array( num_of_el, generate_func, args )	['1901-01-26T20:00', '1912-06-10T04:18', '1915-03-31T21:45']
	Default value of sorting is set up on 'sort_asc' and can be 'sort_asc', 'sort_desc' or 'no_sort'.

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