NAME

Faker::Plugin - Fake Data Plugin

ABSTRACT

Fake Data Plugin Base

VERSION

1.16

SYNOPSIS

package main;

use Faker::Plugin;

my $plugin = Faker::Plugin->new;

# bless(..., "Faker::Plugin")

# my $result = $plugin->execute;

# ""

DESCRIPTION

This distribution provides a library of fake data generators and a framework for extending the library via plugins.

ATTRIBUTES

This package has the following attributes:

faker

faker(Object $data) (Object)

The faker attribute holds the Faker object.

Since 1.10

faker example 1

# given: synopsis

package main;

my $faker = $plugin->faker;

# bless(..., "Faker")

faker example 2

# given: synopsis

package main;

my $faker = $plugin->faker({});

# bless(..., "Faker")

faker example 3

# given: synopsis

package main;

use Faker;

my $faker = $plugin->faker(Faker->new);

# bless(..., "Faker")

INTEGRATES

This package integrates behaviors from:

Venus::Role::Buildable

Venus::Role::Optional

METHODS

This package provides the following methods:

execute

execute(HashRef $data) (Str)

The execute method should be overridden by a plugin subclass, and should generate and return a random string.

Since 1.10

execute example 1

# given: synopsis

package main;

my $data = $plugin->execute;

# ""

new

new(HashRef $data) (Plugin)

The new method returns a new instance of the class.

Since 1.10

new example 1

package main;

use Faker::Plugin;

my $plugin = Faker::Plugin->new;

# bless(... "Faker::Plugin")

new example 2

package main;

use Faker::Plugin;

my $plugin = Faker::Plugin->new({faker => ['en-us', 'es-es']});

# bless(... "Faker::Plugin")

new example 3

package main;

use Faker::Plugin;

my $plugin = Faker::Plugin->new({faker => Faker->new('ja-jp')});

# bless(... "Faker::Plugin")

process

process(Str $data) (Str)

The process method accepts a data template and calls "process_format" and "process_markers" with the arguments provided and returns the result.

Since 1.10

process example 1

# given: synopsis

package main;

$plugin->faker->locales(['en-us']);

my $process = $plugin->process('@?{{person_last_name}}####');

# "\@ZWilkinson4226"

process_format

process_format(Str $data) (Str)

The process_format method accepts a data template replacing any tokens found with the return value from "resolve".

Since 1.10

process_format example 1

# given: synopsis

package main;

my $process_format = $plugin->process_format('Version {{software_version}}');

# "Version 0.78"

process_markers

process_markers(Str $data, Str @types) (Str)

The process_markers method accepts a string with markers, replaces the markers (i.e. special symbols) and returns the result. This method also, optionally, accepts a list of the types of replacements to be performed. The markers are: # (see "digit" in Venus::Random), % (see "nonzero" in Venus::Random), ? (see "letter" in Venus::Random), and \n. The replacement types are: "letters", "numbers", and "newlines".

Since 1.10

process_markers example 1

# given: synopsis

package main;

my $process_markers = $plugin->process_markers('Version %##');

# "Version 342"

process_markers example 2

# given: synopsis

package main;

my $process_markers = $plugin->process_markers('Version %##', 'numbers');

# "Version 185"

process_markers example 3

# given: synopsis

package main;

my $process_markers = $plugin->process_markers('Dept. %-??', 'letters', 'numbers');

# "Dept. 6-EL"

process_markers example 4

# given: synopsis

package main;

my $process_markers = $plugin->process_markers('root\nsecret', 'newlines');

# "root\nsecret"

resolve

resolve(Str $name) (Str)

The resolve method replaces tokens from "process_format" with the return value from their corresponding plugins.

Since 1.10

resolve example 1

# given: synopsis

package main;

my $color_hex_code = $plugin->resolve('color_hex_code');

# "#adfc4b"

resolve example 2

# given: synopsis

package main;

my $internet_ip_address = $plugin->resolve('internet_ip_address');

# "edb6:0311:c3e3:fdc1:597d:115c:c179:3998"

resolve example 3

# given: synopsis

package main;

my $color_name = $plugin->resolve('color_name');

# "MintCream"

FEATURES

This package provides the following features:

subclass-feature

This package is meant to be subclassed.

example 1

package Faker::Plugin::UserId;

use base 'Faker::Plugin';

sub execute {
  my ($self) = @_;

  return $self->process('####-####');
}

package main;

use Faker;

my $faker = Faker->new;

# bless(..., "Faker")

my $result = $faker->user_id;

# "8359-6325"

cpanm Faker

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install Faker