public static string BuildTestString(string pattern)
{
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(pattern))
{
throw new ArgumentException("Value cannot be null or whitespace.", nameof(pattern));
}
var randomizer = new Bogus.Randomizer();
const int noMatchPercentage = 50;
if (WeightedMatch(noMatchPercentage))
{
return(randomizer.String());
}
const int charMatchPercentage = 95;
var strBuilder = new StringBuilder(pattern.Length * 2);
foreach (var patternCh in pattern)
{
if (patternCh == '?')
{
strBuilder.Append(randomizer.AlphaNumeric(1));
}
else if (patternCh == '*')
{
strBuilder.Append(randomizer.Words());
}
else
{
if (WeightedMatch(charMatchPercentage))
{
strBuilder.Append(patternCh);
}
}
}
var str = strBuilder.ToString();
return(str);
bool WeightedMatch(int percentage)
{
return(randomizer.Bool(percentage / 100f));
}
}