NAME

File::Generator

SYNOPSIS

A module for exporting test files

  use strict;
  use warnings;
  use File::Generator
  
  my $generator = File::Generator->new();
  my $fastqFile = $generator->generate("fastq");
  my $fastqFile2= $generator->generate("fastq");
  my $largeFastq= $generator->generate("fastq",{maxbytes=>10000});

DESCRIPTION

Generate random test files.

METHODS

File::Generator->new(\%options)

Create a new instance of the file generator with the following options

  Applicable arguments:
  Argument     Default    Description
  tempdir                 A temporary directory. If not supplied,
                          one will be created for you in $TMPDIR

$generator->generate($fileType,\%options)

Generate a type of file

  Arguments: $fileType (string) - a type of file to generate
                Available types: "fastq", "fasta"
             %options
               maxbytes - up to how many bytes of the output
                          you want to make. 

  Returns:   Path to a file (string)

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

MIT license. Go nuts.

AUTHOR

Author: Lee Katz <lkatz@cdc.gov>

For additional help, go to https://github.com/lskatz/File--Generator