# elixirs/faker

Faker is a pure Elixir library for generating fake data.

Repository: https://github.com/elixirs/faker
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/elixirs-faker
Language: Elixir
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: test, elixir, faker, testing, seeding, seed, testing-tools, qa, phoenix, data, database, fake-content, data-generator, generator, dummy, developer-tools, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-09-03T00:12:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 85/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 58, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4530, "days_push": 0, "days_rel": 66, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1196, forks 260 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:11.601494+00:00)

## What it is
Faker is a pure Elixir library for generating fake data such as names, addresses, and other dummy content. It is commonly used for testing, seeding databases, and QA workflows in Elixir projects.

## Use cases
- generate fake user data for tests
- seed a database with dummy records
- create test fixtures in Elixir
- populate a Phoenix app with sample data
- generate random names and addresses for QA

## When to choose
- you write Elixir or Phoenix apps and need fake data in tests
- you want a lightweight, dependency-free fake data generator
- you need to seed databases with realistic dummy content

## When to avoid
- you need fake data in a language other than Elixir
- you need highly structured or relationally consistent fake datasets
- you need production-grade realistic data with locale-specific formats beyond what Faker provides

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: testing, data-generation
- domain: testing, developer-tools
- platform: elixir, jvm-scripting
- tags: fake-data, seed-data, elixir, test-fixtures, phoenix

## Member repositories
- elixirs/faker (main) score 85

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:11.601494+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 2026-08-30T06:22:02.177061+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/elixirs/faker (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:11.601494+00:00, sha aec9ef96a6d6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.