Passing parameters to Faker
Author: SeniorPromptEngineerCreated Jul 17, 2024Updated Jun 11, 2026
Labelsenhancementfuture
Description
I would like the ability to set/get Faker parameters for example by calling Faker.AddParameter(string, object) and Faker.GetParameter(string, object) so that it can be used in Faker.RuleFor() and Faker.Rules().
An example on how to do this was provided in https://github.com/bchavez/Bogus/issues/460#issuecomment-1409712488 using extension methods and it would be awesome if the extension methods were officially implemented in the library as a builtin feature.
Similar features in other libraries
- Mapster https://github.com/MapsterMapper/Mapster/wiki/Setting-values#passing-run-time-value.
- FluentValidation https://docs.fluentvalidation.net/en/latest/advanced.html#root-context-data
LINQPad Code Example
An example was provided in https://github.com/bchavez/Bogus/issues/460#issuecomment-1409712488.
What alternatives have you considered?
- Use the extension methods documented in https://github.com/bchavez/Bogus/issues/460#issuecomment-1409712488.
- Inherit from Faker.
- Wrap Faker in a method.
Could you help with a pull-request?
Yes, if I can spare some time
Source: bchavez/Bogus