Dataset Generator

What is this?

generate() expands each template by crossing every {{name}} slot against the matching lexicon list, returns the unique rows, and throws when a placeholder is invalid, a used slot has no values, or the expansion would exceed 1,000,000 rows.

Installation

Deno:

deno add npm:@neabyte/dataset-generator

npm:

npm install @neabyte/dataset-generator

CDN (jsDelivr/esm.sh):

<script type="module">
  import Dataset from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@neabyte/dataset-generator/dist/index.mjs'
</script>

Or via esm.sh:

<script type="module">
  import Dataset from 'https://esm.sh/@neabyte/dataset-generator'
</script>

Usage

import Dataset from '@neabyte/dataset-generator'

// Shared slot values for every template
const parameters = {
  name: ['Alice', 'Bob', 'Charlie', 'Support Lead'],
  action: ['restart the server', 'verify your account', 'clear cache']
}

// Templates that share those slot names
const templates = [
  'Hello {{name}}, I will {{action}} now.',
  'Could you please hold on {{name}} while I {{action}}?'
]

// Cross every slot value into unique rows
const dataset = Dataset.generate(templates, parameters)
// [
//   'Hello Alice, I will restart the server now.',
//   'Hello Alice, I will verify your account now.',
//   'Hello Alice, I will clear cache now.',
//   'Hello Bob, I will restart the server now.',
//   ...
// ]

A slot name must match [A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*, and whitespace inside {{ }} is allowed. The same name can appear more than once in one template and is filled with the same value, while a template with no slots is returned as-is. Missing slots, empty value lists, and malformed placeholders throw.

API

generate

Dataset.generate(pattern, lexicon)

• pattern <readonly string[]>: Template strings with {{name}} slots.
• lexicon <Readonly<Record<string, readonly string[]>>>: Named string lists used to fill those slots.
• Returns: <string[]>

Throws:

• TypeError when pattern is not an array, an entry is not a string, lexicon is not a plain object, or a value list contains a non-string.
• SyntaxError when a {{ opener is not a valid {{name}} placeholder.
• RangeError when a used placeholder has no values, or the expansion would exceed 1,000,000 rows.

Build

npm run build

Testing

deno task check

License

This project is licensed under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for details.