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[Testing & Quality](/categories/testing) 4. / 5. bambamboole/extended-faker ActiveLibrary[Testing & Quality](/categories/testing) bambamboole/extended-faker ========================== A FakerPHP extension providing realistic product, category, blog post, and fixture-backed page data across locales. 0.8.0(2w ago)055.7k↓56.4%MITPHPPHP ^8.3CI passing Since Sep 20Pushed 2w agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/bambamboole/extended-faker)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/bambamboole/extended-faker)[ Docs](https://github.com/bambamboole/extended-faker)[ RSS](/packages/bambamboole-extended-faker/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 4d ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (25)Versions (24)Used By (0) Extended Faker ============== [](#extended-faker) [![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/2400f111cbd19b85caac39e325b1072bfde9762426788303c413901c36debb0b/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f62616d62616d626f6f6c652f657874656e6465642d66616b65722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/bambamboole/extended-faker)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ba7dd7501df1a0d54c299384eca9bced1587738998e8f506a461fef178d05d49/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f62616d62616d626f6f6c652f657874656e6465642d66616b65722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/bambamboole/extended-faker)[![GitHub Actions](https://github.com/bambamboole/extended-faker/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/bambamboole/extended-faker/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg) PHP package extending [FakerPHP/Faker](https://github.com/FakerPHP/Faker) with realistic product, category, blog post, and page data. Products are generated from compositional templates (effectively unlimited, trademark-free). Provides 19+ categories, 12 fixture-backed pages, and **dynamically generates 1000+ unique blog posts** with localized content across English (en\_US) and German (de\_DE). Features -------- [](#features) - **Cross-language consistency**: Same identifiers across locales with localized content - **Multiple data types**: Products, categories, blog posts, and pages - **Dynamic blog post generation**: Compositional template system generates 1000+ unique blog posts - **Markdown blog posts**: Professional content with headings, code blocks, and rich formatting - **Fixture-backed pages**: Named pages composed of structured Content blocks, renderable to Markdown or WordPress block markup - **Realistic data**: Synthetic, trademark-free product names, descriptions, categories, and dynamically composed articles - **Deterministic generation**: Same seed produces same blog post for reproducible testing - **Extensible**: Easy to add new data via JSON template files Installation ------------ [](#installation) ``` composer require bambamboole/extended-faker ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) ### Products [](#products) Products are generated deterministically from compositional templates, so `$faker->unique()->product()` yields effectively unlimited unique products (synthetic, trademark-free names like "Voltari Pulse 7 Pro 256GB Graphite"). ``` use Faker\Factory; use Bambamboole\ExtendedFaker\Providers\en_US\Product; $faker = Factory::create('en_US'); $faker->addProvider(new Product($faker)); $product = $faker->product(); // random ProductDto $product = $faker->generateProduct(42); // deterministic by seed $same = $faker->productBySku($product->sku); // round-trips to the same product $de = $faker->getProductInLocale($product->sku, 'de_DE'); // same SKU, localized ``` ### Categories [](#categories) ``` use Bambamboole\ExtendedFaker\Providers\en_US\Category; $faker->addProvider(new Category($faker)); $category = $faker->category(); // Random category $categoryName = $faker->categoryName(); // "Electronics" ``` ### Blog Posts [](#blog-posts) ``` use Bambamboole\ExtendedFaker\Providers\en_US\BlogPost; $faker->addProvider(new BlogPost($faker)); // Random blog post (dynamically generated) $post = $faker->blogPost(); // BlogPostDto with title, content, excerpt, tags, author, etc. // Specific blog post methods $title = $faker->blogPostTitle(); // "Getting Started with Docker in 2024" $content = $faker->blogPostContent(); // Full markdown content $excerpt = $faker->blogPostExcerpt(); // Short summary $tags = $faker->blogPostTags(); // ["docker", "devops", "containers"] $author = $faker->blogPostAuthor(); // "Michael Chen" $category = $faker->blogPostCategory(); // "technology" $readingTime = $faker->blogPostReadingTime(); // 2 (minutes) // Get post by dynamically generated slug $slug = $post->slug; $retrievedPost = $faker->blogPostBySlug($slug); // Cross-locale blog posts work with any generated slug $enPost = $faker->blogPost(); $dePost = $faker->getBlogPostInLocale($enPost->slug, 'de_DE'); ``` ### Pages [](#pages) ``` use Bambamboole\ExtendedFaker\Providers\en_US\Page; use Bambamboole\ExtendedFaker\Page\PageType; $faker->addProvider(new Page($faker)); // Named fixture-backed page $page = $faker->page('about'); // PageDto with title, slug, content blocks, excerpt, template, seo, etc. // Typed page lookup $pricing = $faker->page(PageType::Pricing); $about = $faker->pageByType(PageType::About); // Render page content $content = $faker->pageContent('about'); // Markdown content $blocks = $faker->pageBlockContent('about'); // WordPress block markup $seo = $faker->pageSeo('about'); // SEO title and description // Cross-locale pages work with shared slugs $dePage = $faker->getPageInLocale($page->slug, 'de_DE'); $aboutPage = $faker->pageBySlug('about', 'en_US'); ``` ### Using ExtendedFaker Helper [](#using-extendedfaker-helper) For convenience, use the `ExtendedFaker::extend()` method to register all providers at once: ``` use Faker\Factory; use Bambamboole\ExtendedFaker\ExtendedFaker; // Automatically registers Product, Category, BlogPost, and Page providers $faker = Factory::create('en_US'); ExtendedFaker::extend($faker, 'en_US'); // Now use any provider $product = $faker->product(); $category = $faker->category(); $blogPost = $faker->blogPost(); $page = $faker->page(); // German locale $fakerDe = Factory::create('de_DE'); ExtendedFaker::extend($fakerDe, 'de_DE'); ``` Available Methods ----------------- [](#available-methods) ### Product Provider [](#product-provider) - `productName(?string $identifier = null): string` - `productDescription(?string $identifier = null): string` - `productCategory(?string $identifier = null): string` - `product(?string $identifier = null): ProductDto` - `generateProduct(int $seed, ?string $category = null, ?string $locale = null): ProductDto` - `productBySku(string $sku, ?string $locale = null): ProductDto` - `getProductInLocale(string $sku, string $locale): ProductDto` ### Category Provider [](#category-provider) - `categoryName(?string $identifier = null): string` - `category(?string $identifier = null): array` ### BlogPost Provider [](#blogpost-provider) - `blogPostTitle(?string $identifier = null): string` - `blogPostContent(?string $identifier = null): string` - `blogPostExcerpt(?string $identifier = null): string` - `blogPostCategory(?string $identifier = null): string` - `blogPostTags(?string $identifier = null): array` - `blogPostAuthor(?string $identifier = null): string` - `blogPostReadingTime(?string $identifier = null): int` - `blogPost(?string $identifier = null): BlogPostDto` - `blogPostBySlug(string $slug, ?string $locale = null): BlogPostDto` - `getBlogPostSlug(string $title): string` - `getBlogPostInLocale(string $slug, string $locale): BlogPostDto` ### Page Provider [](#page-provider) - `pageTitle(string|PageType|null $identifier = null): string` - `pageContent(string|PageType|null $identifier = null): string` - `pageBlockContent(string|PageType|null $identifier = null, ?WordPressBlockOptions $options = null): string` - `pageExcerpt(string|PageType|null $identifier = null): string` - `pageTemplate(string|PageType|null $identifier = null): string` - `pageSeo(string|PageType|null $identifier = null): array` - `page(string|PageType|null $identifier = null): PageDto` - `pageByType(PageType $page, ?string $locale = null): PageDto` - `pageBySlug(string $slug, ?string $locale = null): PageDto` - `getPageSlug(string $title): string` - `getPageInLocale(string $slug, string $locale): PageDto` Data Structure -------------- [](#data-structure) Categories and pages are stored as JSON files. Products and blog posts are dynamically generated from composable templates: ``` resources/ ├── categories/ │ ├── cell-phones-smartphones.json │ ├── electronics.json │ └── ... ├── pages/ │ ├── about.json │ ├── contact.json │ └── ... └── blog-templates/ ├── titles.json // Title patterns by category ├── introductions.json // Opening paragraph templates ├── sections.json // Body content blocks by category ├── conclusions.json // Closing paragraph templates ├── code-examples.json // Code snippets for tech posts └── metadata.json // Authors, tags, topics, dates ``` ### Blog Post Generation [](#blog-post-generation) Blog posts are **dynamically generated** using a compositional template system that mixes and matches components: - **1000+ unique combinations** from template patterns - **Deterministic generation**: Same seed always produces the same post - **Category-specific content**: Technology, Business, Travel, Lifestyle - **Automatic slug generation** from titles - **Reading time calculation** based on word count (200 words/minute) - **3-5 minute reads**: Short, focused blog posts (150-350 words) **Available Categories:** Technology, Business, Travel, Lifestyle Each generated post includes: - Unique title and slug - Category-appropriate introduction - 4-5 content sections - Conclusion - 3-5 relevant tags - Random author name - Published date (2023-2024) - Calculated reading time - Optional code examples (technology posts) Fixture Images -------------- [](#fixture-images) Every product, category, and page exposes a small, copyright-safe **comic image**(bold-outline SVG rasterized to WebP, committed under `resources/images/`). ``` $faker->productImageDto(); // ImageDto -> images/products/{category}/{n}.webp $faker->productImage(); // path, e.g. "images/products/cell-phones-smartphones/3.webp" $faker->category()['image']; // "images/categories/electronics.webp" $faker->page('about')->image; // "images/pages/about.webp" $faker->pageImage('about'); // same path ``` Each generated product gets a committed WebP matching its **category and colour**: every category's comic motif is rendered in each palette, and a product points to the palette that matches its colour (so products sharing a category and colour share an image). The `ImageDto` exposes the relative path plus the resolved absolute path and file metadata. The shipped package only reads the committed WebP files. To regenerate the set, run `npm install && composer images:build` — rasterization uses Node + [sharp](https://sharp.pixelplumbing.com). See the `creating-fixture-images` skill for the motif system. Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - PHP 8.3+ - fakerphp/faker ^1.24 - league/commonmark ^2.7 - symfony/yaml ^7.3 Testing ------- [](#testing) ``` composer test # run the test suite composer test:coverage # run with coverage composer test:lint # check code style (Pint) composer analyse # static analysis (PHPStan) ``` Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details. ### Security [](#security) If you discover any security related issues, please email instead of using the issue tracker. 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