VTimofeenko / insomnia-plugin-faker

Faker Plugin for Insomnia REST Client

insomnia-plugin-faker

Generate Faker data right within the Insomnia REST Client!

This plugin uses the Faker NPM module to generate "fake" data.

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Need a random IP address other than "127.0.0.1"?

Looking for a better name than John Doe?

Are you hoping to get creative with adding variety to your data?

Look no further!

Installation

This plugin may be installed as discussed in Insomnia "Managing plugins" documentation.

1. Open Insomnia
2. Go to Application > Preferences
3. Go to "Plugins" tab
4. Type "insomnia-plugin-faker" in the "Install Plugin" field
5. Click "Install Plugin"

Usage

Add general Faker Type

Use Template Tags (i.e., CTRL + SPACE, then find "Faker") to add Faker data types.

Example: randomly generated Zip code

If you want to use a random Zip code in the json body when executing a request:

1. Place cursor on the field where the Zip code should be,
2. Add quotation marks
3. Press CTRL + SPACE, locate "Address" in the list
4. Double-click "Faker ⇒ Address"
5. Select "ZipCode" in "Address" field

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For a complete list of fake data types, refer to the list here: https://www.npmjs.com/package/faker#api-methods

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TODO:

• Better handling of the modifier argument (this should only show when an argument is able to passed to the Faker constructor).
• Coercing of the modifier argument into the object type the Faker constructor is expecting. (Both of these items requires some way to know that what arguments and types the Faker constructor is expecting; if you know of a good way to figure this out, please let me know!)