bchavez/Bogus
:card_index: A simple fake data generator for C#, F#, and VB.NET. Based on and ported from the famed faker.js. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
61/100
- Activity 58
- Release rhythm 42
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 50
- age_days: 4106
- days_rel: 311
- days_push: 254
- n_releases_24m: 4
Adoption not part of the score
9731 stars · 540 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Bogus is a fake data generator library for .NET languages (C#, F#, VB.NET), ported from faker.js with a FluentValidation-inspired fluent API. It generates realistic fake data for populating databases, UIs, and tests.
Use cases
- generate fake test data in C#
- seed a database with realistic dummy data
- create mock POCO objects for unit tests
- generate random names, addresses, and emails for demos
- populate UI prototypes with sample data
- port faker.js workflows to .NET
When to choose
- you need realistic fake data for .NET testing or demos
- you want a fluent, rule-based API for defining data generation
- you need locale-aware fake data across many data categories
When to avoid
- you need production-grade real data, not synthetic data
- you're outside the .NET ecosystem
- you need anonymization of existing real data rather than generation
Facets
library · maturity active
data-generation testing mocking developer-tools testing data-science dotnet cross-platform fake-data faker seed-data test-data fluent-api nuget
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/bchavez/Bogus · fetched 2026-08-28 · 532bd6bd7762
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| bchavez/Bogus | main | 61 |
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