DummyContent JSON content generator

A quick node program for generating dummy / placeholder content JSON files for front end development/prototyping.

Info

Currently, this can be used to generate JSON files for placeholder content & data (see /example-output/ and DummyContentConfig.js for example usage). Useful for trying to get realistic and varying content for making front end prototypes.

Still a work in progress. Next on the to do list...

Supported any amount of nested object arrays
Support other file types (ex. output as object in JS file, or templating engine files like PUG)
Allow the generator to not generate files that have already been generated.

Usage

Clone this repo (or download the zip if your into that sort of thing)
npm install
Set up the dummy-content-config.js file
node DummyContent.js

Configuration

An example config is provided out of the box.

Example configuration

const DummyDataConfig = {
  outputPath: "./data",
  dataSets: [
	  {
		name: "Test",
		items: 8,
		schema: {
		  title: {type: "string", stringType: "sentences", min: 4, max: 8},
		  author: {type: "string", stringType: "words"},
		  body: {type: "string", stringType: "paragraphs", min: 4, max: 12, count: (Math.random() * 12) + 3},
		  public: {type: "boolean"},
		  num: {type: "integer", min: 0, max: 10000, round: true},
		  heroImage: {type: "image", xMin: 800, xMax: 1200, yMin: 400, yMax: 600},
		  dateCreated: {type: 'date', from: new Date('December 17, 2007'), to: new Date('December 17, 2018'), locale: 'en-US'},
		  location: {type: 'coordinates', latMin: -10, latMax: 80, lonMin: -60, lonMax: 145}
		}
	  }
  ]
};

Config Properties

Property	Type	Description
outputPath	String	Set this to the path to the directory files should be generated into.
dataSets	Array	Array of data set configurations.

dataSets properties

Property	Type	Description
name	String	Will be used to define the JSON and the filename that is generated. Should contain no spaces or special characters.
items	Integer	Number of objects that will be generated for this set.
schema	Object	Schema for the data that needs to be generated.

Schema Properities

type: "string"

Property	Type	Description
stringType	String	Content type, either: "paragraphs", "sentences", "words"
min	Integer	Min number of words if stringType is "sentences". Min number of sentences if stringType is "paragraphs".
max	Integer	Max number of words if stringType is "sentences". Max number of sentences if stringType is "paragraphs".
count	Integer	Amount of words, sentences, or paragraphs

type: "integer"

Property	Type	Description
min	Integer	Min number.
max	Integer	Max number.
round	Boolean	Set to true if number should be rounded.

type: "boolean"

No settings for this property type.

type: "image"

Note, this uses the free image service at placeholder.com (No association to me or this project)

Property	Type	Description
xMin	Integer	Min Y dimension.
xMax	Integer	Max Y dimension
yMin	Integer	Min Y dimension.
yMax	Integer	Max Y dimension

type: "date"

Property	Type	Description
from	Date	Get random date from this date.
to	Date	Get random date up to this date.
locale	String	Localization string. If provided, date will be returned in a localized mm/dd/yyyy format. Ex. use "en-US" for us english

type: "coordinates"

Returns a latitude and longitude in an array.

[latitude, longitude]

Property	Type	Description
latMin	Integer	Minimun latitide. (-90 to 90)
latMax	Integer	Maximum latitude. (-90 to 90)
lonMin	Integer	Minimun longitude. (-180 to 180)
lonMax	Integer	Maximum longitude. (-180 to 180)

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