React creates dummy data using Faker.js

Abstract

Hello everyone it’s me candle. Let’s try to use Faker.js in React.

I think that there are various purposes for using Faker.js.
In many cases you will use it for testing, but this time I’d like to create a dummy react state using Faker.js.

Condition

1. You have a basic react skill
2. create-react-app was installed

Create new project

First of all, create a react project. Execute the below command in your favorite directory and create a new react project.

create-react-app faker-demo
cd faker-demo

Installation of faker

Install faker with this coommand.

yarn add --dev faker

it’s over.

Generate dummy data with faker

Open src/App.js and write this.

import React, { Component } from 'react'
import Faker from 'faker'

class App extends Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props)
    this.state = {
      users: [],
    }
  }

  componentWillMount() {
    for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
      const user = {
        name: Faker.internet.userName(),
        email: Faker.internet.email(),
        avatar: Faker.internet.avatar(),
      }
      this.setState(prevState => ({
        users: [...prevState.users, user],
      }))
    }
  }

  renderUsers(user) {
    return (
      <div style={{ border: 'solid 1px #eee' }}>
        <img src={user.avatar} alt={user.name} width="50" height="50" />
        <h4>Name: {user.name}</h4>
        <h4>Email: {user.email}</h4>
      </div>
    )
  }

  render() {
    return <div>{this.state.users.map(user => this.renderUsers(user))}</div>
  }
}

export default App

The place which generates the dummy data with Faker is componentWillMount() part.

We made users data for five people.

The place where Faker.internet.userName ()or Faker.internet.email () actually generates dummy data in Faker.

  componentWillMount() {
    for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
      const user = {
        name: Faker.internet.userName(),
        email: Faker.internet.email(),
        avatar: Faker.internet.avatar(),
      }
      this.setState(prevState => ({
        users: [...prevState.users, user],
      }))
    }
  }

Launch the server and check the data is generated or not.

yarn run start

Yes it pretty good.

Another Faker Data

The data provided by Faker is written in “NameSpaces” of the following URL.

http://marak.github.io/faker.js/index.html

You’ll find out a necessary dummy data.

Conclusion

As a way to utilize Faker, even if you do not have an API server, you can write a code only client side using this dummy data.