RandomDomainName

The RandomDomainName transformer is designed to populate specified database columns with random domain names. This tool is invaluable for simulating web data, testing applications that interact with domain names, or anonymizing real domain information in datasets.

Parameters

Name	Description	Default	Required	Supported DB types
column	The name of the column to be affected		Yes	text, varchar, char, bpchar, citext
keep_null	Indicates whether NULL values should be preserved	false	No	-

Description

By leveraging an algorithm or library capable of generating believable domain names, the RandomDomainName transformer introduces random domain names into the specified database column. Each generated domain name includes a second-level domain (SLD) and a top-level domain (TLD), such as "example.com" or "website.org," providing a wide range of plausible web addresses for database enrichment.

Example: Populate random domain names for the websites table

This example demonstrates configuring the RandomDomainName transformer to populate the domain column in the websites table with random domain names. This approach facilitates the creation of a diverse and realistic set of web addresses for testing, simulation, or data anonymization purposes.

RandomDomainName transformer example

- schema: "public"
  name: "websites"
  transformers:
    - name: "RandomDomainName"
      params:
        column: "domain"
        keep_null: false

In this setup, the domain column will be updated with random domain names for each entry, replacing any existing non-NULL values. If keep_null is set to true, the transformer will preserve existing NULL values in the column, maintaining the integrity of data where domain information is not applicable.