The faker npm package is a powerful tool for generating massive amounts of fake data in Node.js and the browser. It is commonly used for testing, bootstrapping databases, and creating realistic-looking UI prototypes. Faker can generate data for various categories, including names, addresses, phone numbers, dates, and more.
Generating Names
Generates a random full name. Useful for creating user profiles or contact lists in testing environments.
faker.name.findName();Generating Addresses
Produces a random street address. This can be used to test address forms or display sample addresses on a map.
faker.address.streetAddress();Generating Internet-related Information
Creates a random email address. Ideal for testing email validation or populating a database with unique user emails.
faker.internet.email();Generating Lorem Ipsum Text
Generates random 'Lorem Ipsum' text. This is particularly useful for designers and developers who want to fill their layouts with placeholder text to check text formatting and layouts.
faker.lorem.paragraphs();Generating Random Numbers
Generates a random number within a specified range. This can be used for creating randomized data points for testing calculations or generating mock analytics data.
faker.random.number({ min: 1, max: 100 });Chance is a minimalist generator of random strings, numbers, etc. to help reduce some monotony particularly while writing automated tests or anywhere else you need anything random. It is somewhat similar to faker but with a focus on simplicity and smaller size.
Casual is a fake data generator for JavaScript that aims to provide an easy way to generate random data for various types of information, similar to faker. It differentiates itself with a more straightforward API and the ability to define custom generators.
Mockaroo is not an npm package but a web service that allows you to generate large datasets of fake data for testing and development. Unlike faker, which is a library you integrate into your code, Mockaroo is used via its website or API to create data based on your specifications.
<script src = "faker.js" type = "text/javascript"></script>
<script>
var randomName = faker.name.findName(); // Caitlyn Kerluke
var randomEmail = faker.internet.email(); // Rusty@arne.info
var randomCard = faker.helpers.createCard(); // random contact card containing many properties
</script>
var faker = require('faker');
var randomName = faker.name.findName(); // Rowan Nikolaus
var randomEmail = faker.internet.email(); // Kassandra.Haley@erich.biz
var randomCard = faker.helpers.createCard(); // random contact card containing many properties
As of version v3.0.0 faker.js contains a super useful generator method Faker.fake for combining faker API methods using a mustache string format.
Example:
console.log(faker.fake(', '));
// outputs: "Marks, Dean Sr."
This will interpolate the format string with the value of methods name.lastName(), name.firstName(), and name.suffix()
As of version v2.0.0 faker.js supports over 27 different language definition packs.
The default language is set to English.
Setting a new locale is simple:
// sets locale to de
faker.locale = "de";
As of vesion v3.0.0 faker.js supports incremental loading of locales.
By default, requiring faker will include all locale data.
In a production environment, you may only want to include the locale data for a specific set of locales.
// loads only de locale
var faker = require('faker/locale/de');
npm install .
make test
You can view a code coverage report generated in coverage/lcov-report/index.html.
Use faker generators to populate JSON Schema samples. See: https://github.com/pateketrueke/json-schema-faker/
Run faker generators from Command Line. See: https://github.com/lestoni/faker-cli
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meteor add practicalmeteor:faker
var randomName = faker.name.findName(); // Rowan Nikolaus
var randomEmail = faker.internet.email(); // Kassandra.Haley@erich.biz
var randomCard = faker.helpers.createCard(); // random contact card containing many properties
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