phpunitHow to use Faker with PHPUnit?

Faker is a PHP library that generates fake data for you. It can be used with PHPUnit to generate test data for your tests.

Example code

<?php
use Faker\Factory;

$faker = Factory::create();

echo $faker->name;

Output example

John Smith

Code explanation

• use Faker\Factory; - imports the Faker library
• $faker = Factory::create(); - creates a new Faker instance
• echo $faker->name; - prints a random name

Helpful links

• Faker Documentation
• PHPUnit Documentation

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