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MockForge Data
Synthetic data generation engine with faker primitives and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation).
This crate provides powerful tools for generating realistic test data, including traditional faker-based generation and advanced RAG-powered synthetic data creation. It's designed to work seamlessly with MockForge's mocking framework to create comprehensive test datasets.
Features
- Faker Primitives: Generate realistic fake data (names, emails, addresses, etc.)
- Schema-Based Generation: Define data structures and generate conforming datasets
- RAG Integration: Use Retrieval-Augmented Generation for contextually aware data synthesis
- Template Support: Create complex data structures with variable substitution
- Multiple Output Formats: JSON, JSON Lines, YAML, and CSV support
- Relationship Handling: Generate data with cross-schema relationships
- Batch Generation: Create multiple datasets simultaneously
Quick Start
Basic Data Generation
use mockforge_data::{DataConfig, DataGenerator, SchemaDefinition};
// Define a simple user schema
let mut schema = SchemaDefinition::new("user".to_string());
schema = schema.with_field(
mockforge_data::FieldDefinition::new("name".to_string(), "name".to_string())
);
schema = schema.with_field(
mockforge_data::FieldDefinition::new("email".to_string(), "email".to_string())
);
// Configure generation
let config = DataConfig {
rows: 100,
..Default::default()
};
// Generate data
let mut generator = DataGenerator::new(schema, config)?;
let result = generator.generate().await?;
// Access generated data
println!("Generated {} rows", result.count);
println!("First row: {}", result.data[0]);
Using Faker Directly
use mockforge_data::faker::{EnhancedFaker, quick};
// Quick functions for common data
let email = quick::email();
let name = quick::name();
let uuid = quick::uuid();
// Enhanced faker with more options
let mut faker = EnhancedFaker::new();
let address = faker.address();
let phone = faker.phone();
let date = faker.date_iso();
Template-Based Generation
use mockforge_data::faker::TemplateFaker;
use serde_json::Value;
let mut faker = TemplateFaker::new()
.with_variable("user_type".to_string(), Value::String("admin".to_string()));
let result = faker.generate_from_template("User: {{faker.name}} ({{user_type}})");
RAG-Enhanced Generation
use mockforge_data::{DataConfig, RagConfig, RagEngine};
// Configure RAG
let rag_config = RagConfig {
provider: LlmProvider::OpenAI,
model: "gpt-4".to_string(),
api_key: Some("your-api-key".to_string()),
semantic_search_enabled: true,
..Default::default()
};
// Create RAG engine
let mut engine = RagEngine::new(rag_config);
// Add context documents
engine.add_document("user_profiles", "Users can be admin, regular, or guest types")?;
// Generate with RAG
let schema = SchemaDefinition::new("user".to_string());
let config = DataConfig {
rows: 50,
rag_enabled: true,
..Default::default()
};
let result = engine.generate_with_rag(&schema, &config).await?;
Key Modules
Faker (faker)
Enhanced faker utilities for generating realistic fake data:
- Basic Types: Strings, numbers, booleans, dates, UUIDs
- Personal Data: Names, emails, addresses, phone numbers
- Business Data: Company names, URLs, IP addresses
- Template Support: Variable substitution with
{{variable}}syntax - Quick Functions: One-liner access to common generators
Schema (schema)
Define data structures for generation:
- Field Definitions: Type-based field specifications
- Relationships: Cross-schema foreign key relationships
- Templates: Pre-built schemas for common entities (users, products, orders)
Generator (generator)
Core data generation engine:
- DataGenerator: Single schema generation with configuration
- BatchGenerator: Multi-schema batch processing
- Relationship Resolution: Automatic foreign key population
- Performance: Optimized for large dataset generation
RAG (rag)
Retrieval-Augmented Generation for intelligent data synthesis:
- Multiple Providers: OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, OpenAI-compatible APIs
- Semantic Search: Vector-based document retrieval
- Context Integration: Use existing data as generation context
- Configurable Models: Support for various LLM architectures
Output Formats
Generated data can be exported in multiple formats:
use mockforge_data::GenerationResult;
// JSON (default)
let json = result.to_json_string()?;
// JSON Lines
let jsonl = result.to_jsonl_string()?;
// Access raw data
for row in &result.data {
println!("{}", row);
}
Configuration
DataConfig
Control generation parameters:
let config = DataConfig {
rows: 1000, // Number of rows to generate
seed: Some(42), // For reproducible results
rag_enabled: true, // Enable RAG generation
rag_context_length: 2000, // Max context for RAG
format: OutputFormat::Json, // Output format
};
RagConfig
Configure RAG behavior:
let rag_config = RagConfig {
provider: LlmProvider::OpenAI,
model: "gpt-4".to_string(),
api_key: Some("sk-...".to_string()),
temperature: 0.7,
semantic_search_enabled: true,
similarity_threshold: 0.8,
max_chunks: 5,
..Default::default()
};
Examples
Generate Related Data
use mockforge_data::generator::utils;
// Generate orders with related users
let results = utils::generate_orders_with_users(100, 50).await?;
let user_data = &results[0];
let order_data = &results[1];
Custom Schema Generation
use mockforge_data::generator::utils;
// Generate from field definitions
let result = utils::generate_sample_data(
"product",
vec![
("id", "uuid"),
("name", "string"),
("price", "float"),
("in_stock", "bool"),
],
200,
).await?;
Integration with MockForge
This crate is designed to work with the broader MockForge ecosystem:
- MockForge Core: Use generated data in mock responses
- MockForge HTTP: Populate REST API mocks with realistic data
- MockForge GraphQL: Generate GraphQL schema-conforming data
Performance Considerations
- Memory Usage: Large datasets are generated in batches
- RAG Overhead: Semantic search adds processing time
- Parallel Generation: Use
BatchGeneratorfor concurrent processing - Caching: RAG engines cache embeddings for performance
Contributing
See the main MockForge repository for contribution guidelines.
License
Licensed under MIT OR Apache-2.0
Dependencies
~26–45MB
~602K SLoC