# boo1ean/casual

Fake data generator for javascript

Repository: https://github.com/boo1ean/casual
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/casual
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Topics: javascript, faker, generator, data-generator
Last push: 2023-06-25T20:46:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4597, "days_push": 1165, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3002, forks 149 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:37.471505+00:00)

## What it is
Casual is a fake data generator library for JavaScript/Node.js that produces random names, addresses, emails, text, and other common data types. It supports defining custom generators and is commonly used for creating test fixtures and mock data.

## Use cases
- generate fake user data for tests
- seed a database with random fixtures
- mock API response payloads
- create random names and addresses in JavaScript
- generate fake emails and user agents for testing
- define custom random data generators

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight Node.js fake data generator with property-style access
- you want seedable random data for deterministic tests
- you need custom generator definitions alongside built-in providers

## When to avoid
- you need actively maintained software with ongoing fixes
- you need locale-rich data across many countries
- you are working outside the JavaScript/Node.js ecosystem

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: data-generation, mocking, testing
- domain: developer-tools, testing
- platform: -
- tags: fake-data, faker, fixtures, seed-data, random, nodejs, javascript

## Member repositories
- boo1ean/casual (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:37.471505+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:47:24.866363+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/boo1ean/casual (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:37.471505+00:00, sha 4cce01537379)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/casual (fetched 2026-08-29T09:46:01.405998+00:00, sha 2b52df75e5ef)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.