Faker.NET.Portable

What is it?

Faker.NET.Portable is a simple port of the Ruby Faker gem https://faker.rubyforge.org/ and is used to generate fake data: names, addresses, phone numbers, etc. This project is based on the faker-cs project, and was started with the idea of being able to use Fake Data in portable applications.

Where to get it

The easies way to install Faker.NET.Portable is by using nuget. 

nuget install Faker.Net.Portable
or by using the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio 
Install-Package Faker.Net.Portable
Another way is to download the latest release, extract the archive, and add a reference to the Faker.Net.Portable.dll library.

Framework Support

The following frameworks are currently supported by Faker.NET.Portable. NOTE: The library may not build on all of the supported frameworks, but should run as expected.

  • Mono 3.12.0 (will not build on that version, building requires minimum of 5.16.0)
  • .NET Framework 4.0+
  • Silverlight 5.0+
  • Windows 8+
  • Windows Phone 8.1+
  • Windows Phone Silverlight 8+
  • Xamarin.Android
  • Xamarin.iOS
  • Xamarin.iOS (Classic)
Found a framework Faker.NET.Portable works with, and is missing from the above list? Feel free to open a PR to get it added.

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