redisolar-sample-data-generator 0.0.1

A sample data generator for Redis University's example application.

Redisolar Sample Data Generator

This is a fast sample data generator for the Education team's "redisolar" applications.

Python Version

This package requires Python 3.7.

Installation

After checking out the repository, make sure you are using a virtualenv. Create one in the checkout directory like this:

python3 -m venv env

Then activate it:

source env/bin/activate

Next you can install the Python dependencies with pip:

pip install .

If you're going to work on the code, install it in "editable" mode and include the dev dependencies:

pip install -e ".[dev]"

Running

Environment variables

Installing this package should add the "load_redisolar" command to your path.

Before running this command, make sure to set the following required environment variables, or you will get an error:

• REDISOLAR_REDIS_HOST - the hostname of your redis server
• REDISOLAR_REDIS_PORT - the port number of your redis server

Set either of the following optional environment variables:

• REDISOLAR_REDIS_PASSWORD - the password to your redis server
• REDISOLAR_REDIS_KEY_PREFIX - the prefix that you want to use for reidsolar keys (defaults to "app")

Command

Run the load_redisolar command to generate sample data and persist it in the target redis instance:

load_redisolar