How to query

[njchandu]

This is a how to query. Apologies if this is not the right place to post queries:

book: &book
  id: ${sequence.number}
  title: ${faker.book.title}
  publishedAt: &anchor_val2 ${faker.date.between('2000-01-01', '2010-01-01')}

author:
  id: ${sequence.number}
  policies:
    id1:
      id: ${sequence.number}
      title: ${faker.book.title}
      publishedAt: *anchor_val2
    id2:
      id: ${sequence.number}
      title: ${faker.book.title}
      publishedAt: ${current.date}

Using yaml anchors here, publishedAt: *anchor_val2 generates new ${faker.date.between('2000-01-01', '2010-01-01')}

Is there a way I can reference (reuse) the data generated in publishedAt: &anchor_val2 ${faker.date.between('2000-01-01', '2010-01-01')}

[keepcosmos]

It's not possible currently. Even if publishedAt of book is inherited, it generates new faker value.

You should use post processor (https://github.com/keepcosmos/beanmother#register-postprocessors)

[njchandu]

@keepcosmos Thanks