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Faker Support for Pattern Lab

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Faker Plugin for Pattern Lab
============================

[](#faker-plugin-for-pattern-lab)

The Faker Plugin adds [Faker](https://github.com/fzaninotto/Faker) support to Pattern Lab. The Faker Plugin will create unique content each time Pattern Lab is generated. You can also use the Faker Plugin to provide locale appropriate content.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

To add the Faker Plugin to your project using [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/) type:

```
composer require pattern-lab/plugin-faker

```

See Packagist for [information on the latest release](https://packagist.org/packages/pattern-lab/plugin-faker).

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

You can create fake data in your `json` or `yml` data files by using this format:

```
"key": "Faker.[formatter]([options])"

```

If a formatter has no options or you want to use the formatter's default options you can use the following format:

```
"key": "Faker.[formatter]"

```

See below for a list of formatters and their options.

Example
-------

[](#example)

To create a random first name without regard to gender you can add the following to your `json` or `yml` data files:

```
"firstName": "Faker.firstName"

```

To specify a gender you would use:

```
"firstName": "Faker.firstName('female')"

```

Formatters
----------

[](#formatters)

The Faker Plugin supports the following content formatters:

- `Faker\Provider\en_US\Person`
- `Faker\Provider\en_US\Address`
- `Faker\Provider\en_US\PhoneNumber`
- `Faker\Provider\en_US\Company`
- `Faker\Provider\Lorem`
- `Faker\Provider\Internet`
- `Faker\Provider\Color`
- `Faker\Provider\Payment`
- `Faker\Provider\DateTime`
- `Faker\Provider\Image`
- `Faker\Provider\Miscellaneous`

See the official repository for a [list of options available to each formatter](https://github.com/fzaninotto/Faker#formatters).

Locales
-------

[](#locales)

The content produced by Faker can be localized based on a Faker locale. If the Faker locale isn't supported by a formatter the content will fall back to the default `en_US`. There is a [list of Faker locales](https://github.com/fzaninotto/Faker/tree/master/src/Faker/Provider).

To update your Faker locale you can either directly edit `./config/config.yml` or use the command line option:

```
php core/console --config --set plugins.faker.locale=[locale]

```

For example:

```
php core/console --config --set plugins.faker.locale=fr_FR

```

Disabling the Plugin
--------------------

[](#disabling-the-plugin)

To disable the Faker plugin you can either directly edit `./config/config.yml` or use the command line option:

```
php core/console --config --set plugins.faker.enabled=false

```

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 86% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity41

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community19

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 88.9% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~207 days

Recently: every ~259 days

Total

6

Last Release

2583d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.2 → v2.0.02016-07-03

### Community

Maintainers

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