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Datafaker
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- Build tools
- The project README provides dependency examples for Maven and Gradle.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Current release
- The getting started page identifies version 2.7.0 as the latest version.datafaker.net · read 8 Oct 2026
- Custom data
- Users can create custom providers in code or load provider data from YAML files.datafaker.net · read 8 Oct 2026
- Customization
- The README links instructions for adding custom providers to an application.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Data providers
- The site lists 263 data providers across base, entertainment, food, healthcare, sport, and videogame groups.datafaker.net · read 8 Oct 2026
- Expressions
- Expressions support replacements such as letters, digits, regular-expression-based output, and generated CSV or JSON.datafaker.net · read 8 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The library is hosted on Maven Central and the site shows Maven, Gradle, and Ivy dependency examples.datafaker.net · read 8 Oct 2026
- Java requirement
- For Datafaker 2.x, Java 17 is the target; the site recommends Datafaker 1.x for older Java versions.datafaker.net · read 8 Oct 2026
- Languages
- The project describes support for Java, Kotlin, and Groovy.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- License
- The project repository identifies its license as Apache-2.0.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Maker attribution
- The documentation footer credits Erik Pragt and shows copyright years 2016–2026.datafaker.net · read 8 Oct 2026
- Minimum Java version
- Datafaker 2.x requires Java 17; the README says Datafaker 1.x is built on Java 8 and is no longer maintained.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Output formats
- The README describes generating CSV and JSON, and points to documentation for YAML and XML; the formats page labels its XML functionality deprecated.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Provider customization
- A custom faker can extend Faker and register a custom provider for use in code.datafaker.net · read 8 Oct 2026
- Providers
- The homepage says Datafaker offers more than 250 data providers.datafaker.net · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Datafaker generates fake data for JVM programs.datafaker.net · read 8 Oct 2026
- Release
- The site lists version 2.7.0 as a release.datafaker.net · read 8 Oct 2026
- Release feature
- Version 2.7.0 added an HTTP faker for status codes, headers, user agents, and more.datafaker.net · read 8 Oct 2026
