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PHP package extending FakerPHP/Faker with realistic product and category data from JSON files. Provides 25+ products and 19+ categories with localized content across English (en_US) and German (de_DE).

Features

• Cross-language consistency: Same SKU across locales with localized names
• JSON-based storage: Individual files for products/categories, no hardcoded data
• Realistic data: Actual product names, descriptions, and categories
• Extensible: Easy to add new products/categories via JSON files

Installation

composer require bambamboole/extended-faker

Usage

Basic Product Data

use Faker\Factory;
use Bambamboole\ExtendedFaker\Providers\en_US\Product;

$faker = Factory::create('en_US');
$faker->addProvider(new Product($faker));

// Random product
$product = $faker->product();
// ['name' => 'Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G', 'sku' => 'PHONE-001', ...]

// Specific product methods
$name = $faker->productName();           // "iPhone 15 Pro Max"
$description = $faker->productDescription(); // Full product description
$category = $faker->productCategory();   // "Cell Phones & Smartphones"

Cross-Language Support

use Bambamboole\ExtendedFaker\Providers\de_DE\Product as GermanProduct;

// English version
$englishProduct = $faker->productBySku('PHONE-001', 'en_US');
// ['name' => 'Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 5G', 'sku' => 'PHONE-001', ...]

// German version (same SKU, localized content)
$germanProduct = $faker->productBySku('PHONE-001', 'de_DE');
// ['name' => 'Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra', 'sku' => 'PHONE-001', ...]

Categories

use Bambamboole\ExtendedFaker\Providers\en_US\Category;

$faker->addProvider(new Category($faker));

$category = $faker->category();          // Random category
$categoryName = $faker->categoryName();  // "Electronics"

Available Methods

Product Provider

• productName(?string $identifier = null): string
• productDescription(?string $identifier = null): string
• productCategory(?string $identifier = null): string
• product(?string $identifier = null): array
• productBySku(string $sku, ?string $locale = null): array
• getProductSku(string $name): string
• getProductInLocale(string $sku, string $locale): array

Category Provider

• categoryName(?string $identifier = null): string
• category(?string $identifier = null): array

Data Structure

Products and categories are stored as individual JSON files:

resources/
├── products/
│   ├── samsung-galaxy-s24.json
│   ├── iphone-15.json
│   └── ...
└── categories/
    ├── cell-phones-smartphones.json
    ├── electronics.json
    └── ...

Requirements

• PHP 8.2+
• fakerphp/faker ^1.24

Testing

composer install
./vendor/bin/pest

License

MIT License