lg3k 0.6.3

Log Generator 3000 - A modular log generation tool

🌟 Log Generator 3000 (LG3K)

🚀 The ultimate modular log generation tool, designed for modern systems! 🌍

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About

Welcome to Log Generator 3000—a fully modular log generation tool designed to simplify testing and monitoring across diverse systems. It supports web servers, APIs, databases, firewalls, and more.

This project was conceptualized, developed, and published entirely on an iPad during a Saturday evening of football—and yes, the team we were rooting for won! 🎉

Curious about the full story? Read more here.

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Contributing

We believe in the power of community! LG3K becomes more valuable with each new contribution, whether it's adding new log types, improving existing ones, or enhancing the core functionality.

Ways to Contribute

1. Add New Log Types 📝

   • Create new modules for different systems
   • Enhance existing log formats
   • Add more realistic log patterns

2. Improve Core Features 🛠️

   • Enhance performance
   • Add new configuration options
   • Improve error handling

3. Documentation 📚

   • Improve documentation
   • Add examples
   • Write tutorials

4. Testing 🧪

   • Add unit tests
   • Report bugs
   • Suggest improvements

Getting Started with Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature-name)
3. Set up development environment:

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # or `venv\Scripts\activate` on Windows
   pip install -r requirements-dev.txt  # Installs all development dependencies
   pip install -e .  # Install package in development mode
   pre-commit install
   

4. Run tests:

   pytest  # Runs tests with coverage report
   

5. Make your changes (the pre-commit hooks will ensure code quality)
6. Write tests if applicable
7. Update documentation if needed
8. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add feature')
9. Push to your branch (git push origin feature-name)
10. Open a Pull Request

Development Guidelines

• Code is formatted with Black (88 characters line length)
• Imports are sorted with isort
• Code quality is checked with Flake8
• All functions and modules have docstrings
• Changes are covered by tests (when applicable)

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📂 Project Structure

lg3k/
├── __init__.py          # Package initialization
├── modules/             # Folder containing all log generation modules
│   ├── web_server.py    # Module for web server logs
│   ├── database.py      # Module for database logs
│   ├── api.py           # Module for API logs
│   ├── firewall.py      # Module for firewall logs
│   ├── nas.py           # Module for NAS logs
│   ├── os.py            # Module for OS logs
│   ├── network.py       # Module for network logs
│   ├── printer.py       # Module for printer logs
│   ├── smarthome.py     # Module for smart home devices and IoT
├── utils/               # Folder containing utility functions
│   ├── config.py        # Utilities for configuration handling
│   ├── progress.py      # Utilities for progress and threading
│   ├── timestamp.py     # Timestamp generation utilities

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✨ Features

• Dynamic Module Loading: Easily add new log types by creating a module in the modules/ folder.
• Scalable and Modular: Keep your codebase clean and maintainable by separating log logic into distinct files.
• Docker-Style Progress: Real-time progress tracking with Docker-like display for each module.
• Smart Home Support: Generate logs for IoT devices, ESP32/ESP8266, Zigbee/Z-Wave, and security cameras.
• High Volume: Generate up to 1,000,000 log entries per module.
• Rich UI: Beautiful, real-time progress bar for generating logs (or use --simple mode for minimal output).
• Fully Configurable: Modify the configuration file to control active services, total logs, threading, and more.
• Code Quality: Enforced by Black, isort, and Flake8 through pre-commit hooks.
• 100% Test Coverage: Comprehensive test suite ensuring reliability.

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🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Python 3.12 or later
• For users:

  pip install -r requirements.txt
  

• For developers:

  pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
  pip install -e .
  pre-commit install
  

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Quick Start

1. Install the package:

   pip install lg3k
   

2. Generate logs:

   lg3k --count 1000 --threads 4
   

3. View help:

   lg3k --help
   

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Available Modules

• Infrastructure

  • web_server - Web server access logs
  • database - Database operations
  • api - API endpoint logs
  • firewall - Security events
  • nas - Storage operations
  • os - System logs
  • network - Network traffic
  • printer - Print jobs

• Smart Home & IoT

  • Smart home devices (thermostats, lights, sensors)
  • ESP32/ESP8266 microcontrollers
  • Zigbee/Z-Wave devices
  • Security cameras and doorbells

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📊 Sample Output

Docker-Style Progress Display

1ff5d2e3: web_server   [=========>  ] 50.0%
5520ebfb: database     [==========] Complete
e9c8c5d6: api         [>         ] Waiting
7a1b3c4d: smarthome   [=======>   ] 35.0%
...

Rich UI (Default Mode)

[Thread 1] ██████▉ 90% (90/100 logs)
[Thread 2] ███████▌ 100% (100/100 logs) Completed: logs_part2.json
...

Simple Mode

Starting log generation for 1000 logs across 10 files.
Thread 1 completed generating ./logs/logs_part1.json
Thread 2 completed generating ./logs/logs_part2.json
...

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📜 License

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

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💬 Questions?

Feel free to open an issue or contact us at [e-mail].

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🌌 Show Your Support

If you love Log Generator 3000, give us a ⭐ on GitHub! Spread the word and help others test their systems with ease.