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zachleigh/fake-better
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Faker provider to use more realistic fake data, extensive Laravel support.

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Fake Better
===========

[](#fake-better)

Because Lorem Ipsum sucks sometimes.

Contents
--------

[](#contents)

- [About](#about)
- [Install](#install)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [Laravel Support](#laravel-support)
- [Contributing](#contributing)

About
-----

[](#about)

This package lets you define real copy to use in Faker instead Lorem Ipsum. You only need to add the included Copy Faker provider to Faker.

Install
-------

[](#install)

This pacakge requires [Faker](https://github.com/fzaninotto/Faker).

Install via composer:

```
composer require zachleigh/fake-better
```

**If using Laravel, see the [Laravel Support section](#laravel-support).**

Once installed, you need to add the `FakeBetter\Providers\Copy` provider to your Faker instance:

```
use Faker\Generator;
use FakeBetter\Providers\Copy;

$faker = new Generator();

$copyProvider = new Copy($faker);

$copyProvider->setCopyPath('path/to/copy/directory');

$faker->addProvider($copyProvider);
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

In the set copy path, define any file structure you like. All files must be php files and should return an array. To access your custom copy, use the `copy` method and pass it a dot separated path to your copy:

```
$faker->copy('path.to.copy');
```

If the defined copy is an array, a random value will be returned.

Laravel Support
---------------

[](#laravel-support)

If using Laravel, register the service provider:

```
FakeBetter\Laravel\ServiceProvider::class
```

Override the default paths by importing the config:

```
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="FakeBetter\Laravel\ServiceProvider" --tag="config"
```

Create new copy files:

```
php artisan make:faker-copy my/original/copy/file
```

In addition to the Copy provider, this package also allows you to easily create custom Faker providers:

```
php artisan make:faker-provider CustomProvider
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Contributions are more than welcome. Fork, improve and make a pull request.

For bugs, ideas for improvement or other, please create an [issue](https://github.com/zachleigh/laravel-property-bag/issues).

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance34

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity57

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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 ~140 days

Total

5

Last Release

2389d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/00a76b63e84a85f8770b1b02b1190c03400c48528f0c33262f7789d35eca875d?d=identicon)[zachleigh](/maintainers/zachleigh)

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Top Contributors

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Tags

testinglaravelfakercopycustomfaker-providerreal copy

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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