From e869d3b294d191ce0c15e15935692cde32f47ddb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: GeorgeKelly <george.kelly@digital.justice.gov.uk>
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2020 16:51:43 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] added set seed capability

---
 data_generator/data_generator.py | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/data_generator/data_generator.py b/data_generator/data_generator.py
index 01371e6..f3d327f 100644
--- a/data_generator/data_generator.py
+++ b/data_generator/data_generator.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import csv
 import json
 from typing import Any, Optional, AnyStr, IO, Union, Tuple
+import random
 from random import choice, choices, uniform, randint
 
 from faker import Faker
@@ -18,6 +19,18 @@ def __init__(self, meta: dict, **kwargs):
         self.default_min = kwargs.get("default_min", -1000)
         self.default_max = kwargs.get("default_max", 1000)
         self.null_probability = kwargs.get("null_probability", 0.1)
+        self._seed = None
+
+    @property
+    def seed(self):
+        return self._seed
+
+    @seed.setter
+    def seed(self, value):
+        self._seed = value
+        self.fake.seed_instance(value)
+        random.seed(value)
+
 
     def null_column_value(self, col: dict) -> bool:
         """

From 0ab5947999355019ca6cb19ef93be1da02837a75 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: GeorgeKelly <george.kelly@digital.justice.gov.uk>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 10:34:34 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] added test for seed

---
 tests/data/output/seed_test.csv | 11 ++++++++++
 tests/test_meta_faker.py        | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 47 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 tests/data/output/seed_test.csv

diff --git a/tests/data/output/seed_test.csv b/tests/data/output/seed_test.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87c2454
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/output/seed_test.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+my_int,my_character_enum,my_email,my_datetime
+,b,ruth65@jackson-long.info,2013-06-13 05:11:07
+16,b,alexcarpenter@yahoo.com,1995-04-30 10:23:29
+16,c,jeremyfranklin@sosa.info,2017-10-15 20:25:05
+17,a,heather83@smith-moss.net,1991-12-27 06:57:23
+18,c,mvalentine@hotmail.com,1980-03-28 07:31:18
+,a,uwalker@hotmail.com,1984-04-21 18:36:57
+13,c,wstevenson@hotmail.com,1992-11-08 17:18:12
+11,c,zwise@yahoo.com,1972-10-21 20:26:53
+10,a,harringtonapril@yahoo.com,1973-05-18 07:35:46
+11,b,jacksonkyle@nguyen.com,1991-03-13 15:48:11
diff --git a/tests/test_meta_faker.py b/tests/test_meta_faker.py
index 1857f70..977142c 100644
--- a/tests/test_meta_faker.py
+++ b/tests/test_meta_faker.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 from io import StringIO
 
 from datetime import datetime
+import csv
+import tempfile
 
 
 def test_readme():
@@ -160,3 +162,37 @@ def test_dates(col, exp_fmt):
     row = mf.generate_row()
     assert isinstance(row["test"], str)
     datetime.strptime(row["test"], exp_fmt)
+
+
+def test_seed():
+    meta = {
+        "columns": [
+            {
+                "name": "my_int",
+                "type": "int",
+                "minimum": 10,
+                "maximum": 20,
+                "nullable": True,
+            },
+            {"name": "my_character_enum", "type": "character", "enum": ["a", "b", "c"]},
+            {"name": "my_email", "type": "character",},
+            {"name": "my_datetime", "type": "datetime",},
+        ]
+    }
+
+    sc = {"my_email": "email"}
+
+    mf = MetaFaker(meta=meta, special_cols=sc)
+
+    mf.seed = 888
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
+        mf.write_data_to_csv(f"{d}/test.csv", total_rows=10)
+
+        with open(f"{d}/test.csv", "r") as t1, open("tests/data/output/seed_test.csv", "r") as t2:
+            fileone = t1.readlines()
+            filetwo = t2.readlines()
+        assert fileone == filetwo, "Problem with seed"
+
+
+