Random Log Generator

Generator of random logs for multiple types of technologies.

This tool can generate all kinds of logs starting from templates. Foreach log you should create a pattern file in YAML format, like in conf folder examples.

If more than one patterns are specified, the tool runs all in parallel. It's possible to run 100 generating in parallel.

Install

Clone repository

git clone url_repository

and install with setup.py:

$ cd rl_generator

$ python setup.py install

or use pip:

$ pip install file_dist

Pattern file

A pattern file has many parameters that are explain in the examples of this repository.

The tool loads all files with .yml extension in patterns folder.

The main parameters are:

• name: name of log
• enabled: enable/disable this pattern
• path: path where store the log
• eps: number of logs per seconds that will be generate
• correction: eps correction percentage
• time_period: how many seconds the generating is active
• generator_type: you can choose which generator use. The common value is template, that generate the logs from a template
• examples: logs of examples
• template: template to use to generate logs
• fields: fields used in template

We can have two kinds of fields:

• list: the list fields are used to generate random values from a given list
• func: the func fields enable functions to generate the random values.

The func fields start with func_ and then have the name of function and parameters.

The func developed are:

• func_randip: generate a random ip address
• func_randint: generate a random integer from min to max

Command line

The installation stores on system the rl_generator command line.

 $ rl_generator --help
Usage: rl_generator [OPTIONS]

  Random Logs Generator Tool.

Options:
  -p, --patterns TEXT             Path all log patterns files (only *.yml)
                                  [default: /home/fedelemantuano/.config/rl_ge
                                  nerator/patterns]
  -m, --max-concur-req INTEGER    Max concurrent logs generating  [default:
                                  10]
  -l, --log-level [CRITICAL|ERROR|WARNING|INFO|DEBUG|NOTSET]
                                  Log level on stdout  [default: WARNING]
  --progress-bar / --no-progress-bar
                                  Enable/Disable progress bar  [default:
                                  False]
  --help                          Show this message and exit.

Features

• Random logging from template
• Template can be a list of more formats

TODO

• Generate logs from raw examples

Apache 2 Open Source License

This tool can be downloaded, used, and modified free of charge. It is available under the Apache 2 license.