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Adding Realistic Reference Values

ravikiranpagidi edited this page Jun 17, 2026 · 1 revision

Adding Realistic Reference Values

Reference values make generated data more believable without adding heavy dependencies.

Examples:

MERCHANT_NAMES = ["Amazon", "Walmart", "Target", "Costco"]
ACCOUNT_TYPES = ["Checking", "Savings", "Credit Card", "Mortgage"]
ORDER_STATUSES = ["Pending", "Processing", "Shipped", "Delivered"]
CLAIM_STATUSES = ["Approved", "Denied", "Pending", "Paid"]
PRODUCT_CATEGORIES = ["electronics", "apparel", "home", "sports"]

Good reference values are:

  • recognizable enough for demos
  • generic enough for open-source use
  • not copied from private systems
  • small and dependency-light
  • covered by tests when they change behavior

Add reusable values to the shared reference-values module and update tests for realistic mode.

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