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TestDataAutoGen

Effortless test data generation for .NET

TestDataAutoGen is a lightweight, attribute-driven library for generating test and mock data in .NET applications. It comes in two flavors:

• Free (via NuGet)
• Pro (via GitHub Packages)

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🚀 Why TestDataAutoGen?

Writing boilerplate code to populate test data wastes time and introduces bugs. With TestDataAutoGen, you can:

• Automatically populate your classes
• Customize values using simple attributes or rules
• Generate bulk data, deeply nested objects, enums, dates, and collections

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🔄 Free vs Pro Comparison

Feature	Free Version ✅	Pro Version 🚀
Basic type support (int, string, etc.)	✅	✅
Collections and nested objects	✅	✅
Enum and nullable support	✅	✅
Customization using attributes	✅	✅
Bulk data generation	❌	✅ BulkGenerator
Rule-based property generation	❌	✅ FakeRuleEngine with common rules
Schema-based generation (JSON, XML)	❌	✅ SchemaBasedGenerator
XML schema parsing	❌	✅
Performance optimization for bulk ops	❌	✅
Commercial licensing	MIT	Custom License (for commercial use)

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🛠️ Installation

Free (NuGet)

```bash dotnet add package TestDataAutoGen