Ask HN: How do you generate fake data?

by bpedro • 13 years ago

7 9 13 years ago

Do you need fake data for using on functional/unit tests?

How do you generate it?

dham• 13 years ago

jwaldrip• 13 years ago

same

penguinlinux• 13 years ago

you can find datasets online and customize them for your application or needs?

What exactly are you trying to accomplish what kind of data are you looking to reproduce.

bpedro2• 13 years ago

E.g. testing an API method that creates a contact.

You'd need to craft fake names, phone numbers, email addresses, etc.

bblough• 13 years ago

For mock user profiles, etc., I use http://www.fakenamegenerator.com/

bliti2• 13 years ago

When you say fake data, what do you mean exactly? What type of data do you need faked?

bpedro2• 13 years ago

Fake names, phone numbers, addresses, etc.

"Lorem Ipsum" style data.

bliti2• 13 years ago

It allows for many export types.

S4M• 13 years ago

I used to have an R script to generate csv's containing random time series. I could specify the frequency of the time series to my functions.

Related Stories