generator.py

import random
import datetime

random.seed(42)  # Set seed before generating durations

# Parameters
num_entries = 10000
log_file = "api_requests.log"

# Possible values for log fields
customer_ids = [f"cust_{i}" for i in range(1, 51)]
request_paths = [
    "/api/v1/resource1",
    "/api/v1/resource2",
    "/api/v1/resource3",
    "/api/v1/resource4",
]
status_codes = [200, 201, 400, 401, 403, 404, 500]
durations = [random.uniform(0.1, 2.0) for _ in range(num_entries)]


# Function to generate random timestamp
def generate_timestamp():
    start_date = datetime.datetime.now() - datetime.timedelta(days=30)
    random_seconds = random.randint(0, 30 * 24 * 60 * 60)
    return start_date + datetime.timedelta(seconds=random_seconds)


# Generate log entries
with open(log_file, "w") as f:
    for _ in range(num_entries):
        timestamp = generate_timestamp().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
        customer_id = random.choice(customer_ids)
        request_path = random.choice(request_paths)
        status_code = random.choice(status_codes)
        duration = f"{random.choice(durations):.3f}"
        f.write(f"{timestamp} {customer_id} {request_path} {status_code} {duration}\n")

print(f"Log file '{log_file}' generated with {num_entries} entries.")