/// <summary>
/// Gets an email address
/// </summary>
/// <returns>An email address as a string</returns>
public static string Email()
{
switch (Number.RandomNumber(2))
{
case 0:
return(string.Format("{0}@{1}", Username(), Internet.Host()));
case 1:
return(string.Format("{0}{1}@{2}", Username(), Number.RandomNumber(1, 10), Internet.Host()));
default: throw new ApplicationException();
}
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// for random dates, can't have any one born in the future ;-)
int year = DateTime.Now.Year - 1;
// character(s) for delineation
// tab: (char)9
var delimeter = ",";
int randomizer = 0;
#region user config
int toCreate = 10; // # of contacts to create
// maximum random number to be used when generating random data
// the larger this is in relation to the last case statement below (currently 9) the more contacts with 'full data' will be created
int randomness = 5;
// save file in this dir
string dir = System.Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.UserProfile) + @"\Downloads\";
#endregion
using (StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(dir + toCreate + " contacts.csv"))
{
// headers
writer.WriteLine("FirstName,LastName,Company,JobTitle,EmailAddress,PrimaryPhoneNumber,AltPhoneNumber,Type,Line1,Line2,Line3,City,State,PostalCode,Country,AltType,AltLine1,AltLine2,AltLine3,AltCity,AltState,AltPostalCode,AltCountry,Website,Birthday,CustomField1");
// contacts
for (int i = 0; i < toCreate; i++)
{
randomizer = RandomNumber.Next(1, randomness);
#region generate
string firstName = Name.First(); //FistName
string lastName = Name.Last(); //LastName
string company = Company.Name(); //Company
string title = Company.CatchPhrase(); //JobTitle
string email = Internet.Email(); //EmailAddress
string phone = Phone.Number(); //PrimaryPhoneNumber
string altPhone = Phone.Number(); //AltPhoneNumber
//
string type = (IsOdd(i) ? "Home" : "Work"); //Type
string line1 = Address.StreetAddress(); //Line1
string line2 = (RandomNumber.Next(1, 5) == 1 ? Address.SecondaryAddress() : ""); //Line2 - 1 out of every 5 will have an apt or suite
string line3 = (RandomNumber.Next(1, 5) == 1 && line2.Contains("Suite")) ? "Office " + RandomNumber.Next(1, 99) : ""; //Line3
string city = Address.City(); //City
string state = Address.UsStateAbbr(); //State
string zip = Address.ZipCode(); //PostalCode
string country = Address.Country(); //Country
//
string altType = (IsOdd(i) ? "Work" : "Home"); //AltType
string altLine1 = Address.StreetAddress(); //AltLine1
string altLine2 = (RandomNumber.Next(1, 5) == 1 ? Address.SecondaryAddress() : ""); //AltLine2 - 1 out of every 5 will have an apt or suite
string altLine3 = (RandomNumber.Next(1, 5) == 1 && altLine2.Contains("Suite")) ? "Office " + RandomNumber.Next(1, 99) : ""; //AltLine3
string altCity = Address.City(); //AltCity
string altState = Address.UsStateAbbr(); //AltState
string altZip = Address.ZipCode(); //AltPostalCode
string altCountry = Address.Country(); //AltCountry
string website = Internet.DomainName(); //Website
string birthday = GenererateRandomBirthdate(year).ToShortDateString(); //Birthday
string custom1 = i.ToString();
#endregion
#region modify
switch (randomizer)
{
case 1:
// no first name
firstName = "";
break;
case 2:
// no last name
lastName = "";
break;
case 3:
// a Company
firstName = "";
lastName = "";
title = "";
type = "Work";
altType = "";
altLine1 = "";
altLine2 = "";
altLine3 = "";
altCity = "";
altState = "";
altZip = "";
altCountry = "";
birthday = "";
break;
case 4:
// lower case first, last & company
firstName = firstName.ToLower();
lastName = lastName.ToLower();
company = company.ToLower();
break;
case 5:
// just an email
firstName = "";
lastName = "";
company = "";
title = "";
// email = "" ;
phone = "";
altPhone = "";
type = "";
line1 = "";
line2 = "";
line3 = "";
city = "";
state = "";
zip = "";
country = "";
altType = "";
altLine1 = "";
altLine2 = "";
altLine3 = "";
altCity = "";
altState = "";
altZip = "";
altCountry = "";
website = "";
birthday = "";
break;
case 6:
// no secondary address
altType = "";
altLine1 = "";
altLine2 = "";
altLine3 = "";
altCity = "";
altState = "";
altZip = "";
altCountry = "";
break;
case 7:
// add http:// to website
website = "http://" + website;
break;
case 8:
// add www. to website
website = "www." + website;
break;
case 9:
// just a company and a phone
firstName = "";
lastName = "";
// company = "" ;
title = "";
email = "";
// phone = "" ;
altPhone = "";
type = "";
line1 = "";
line2 = "";
line3 = "";
city = "";
state = "";
zip = "";
country = "";
altType = "";
altLine1 = "";
altLine2 = "";
altLine3 = "";
altCity = "";
altState = "";
altZip = "";
altCountry = "";
website = "";
birthday = "";
break;
default:
// full data contact
break;
}
#endregion
// generate email related to name(s) and company
if (email.Length > 0)
{
//create new email address based off of name and company
if (firstName.Length == 0 && lastName.Length == 0 && company.Length == 0)
{
// keep generated email
}
else
{
string prefix = "";
string suffix = "";
// email prefix
if (firstName.Length == 0 || lastName.Length == 0)
{
prefix = firstName + lastName;
}
else
{
switch (RandomNumber.Next(1, 4))
{
case 1:
// email with dot between names
prefix = firstName + "." + lastName;
break;
case 2:
// email with underscore between names
prefix = firstName + "_" + lastName;
break;
case 3:
// email both names
prefix = firstName + lastName;
break;
case 4:
// email with first char of first and then last names
prefix = firstName.Substring(0, 1) + lastName;
break;
}
}
// email suffix
if (company.Length > 0)
{
email = RemoveDomain(email);
email = email.Replace("@.", "@" + company.Replace(",", "").Replace(" ", "") + ".").Replace("'", ""); // replace commas, spaces and single quotes
}
if (prefix.Length != 0)
{
//remove existing prefix
email = prefix + RemoveLocal(email);
}
}
#region doesn't correctly create email addresses if only first name is missing
/*
* if (firstName.Length == 0 && lastName.Length == 0 && company.Length == 0)
* {
* //do nothing
* }
* else if(firstName.Length > 0 && lastName.Length > 0 && company.Length > 0)
* {
* email = RemoveDomain(email);
* email = email.Replace("@.", "@" + company.Replace(",", "").Replace(" ", "") + ".").Replace("'", "");
* email = RemoveLocal(email);
* switch (RandomNumber.Next(1, 4))
* {
* case 1:
* // email with dot between names
* email = firstName + "." + lastName + email;
* break;
* case 2:
* // email with underscore between names
* email = firstName + "_" + lastName + email;
* break;
* case 3:
* // email both names
* email = firstName + lastName + email;
* break;
* case 4:
* // email with first char of first and then last names
* email = firstName.Substring(0, 1) + lastName + email;
* break;
* }
* }
* else
* {
* if (company.Length > 0)
* {
* email = RemoveDomain(email);
* email = email.Replace("@.", "@" + company.Replace(",", "").Replace(" ", "") + ".").Replace("'", ""); // replace commas, spaces and single quotes
* }
*
* if (firstName.Length > 0 && lastName.Length > 0)
* {
* if (firstName.Length == 0)
* {
* // only last
* // remove the local part
* email = RemoveLocal(email);
* email = lastName + email;
* }
*
* if (lastName.Length == 0)
* {
* // only first
* email = RemoveLocal(email);
* email = firstName + email;
* }
* }
* }
*/
#endregion
#region old and clunky???
/* //
* // make email a derivative of the actual first & last names
* if (email.Length > 0 && randomizer != 5) // 5 = just and email
* {
*
* if (firstName.Length == 0 && lastName.Length == 0)
* {
* // do nothing
* }
* else
* {
* // remove the local part
* email = email.Remove(0, email.IndexOf("@"));
*
* if (firstName.Length > 0 && lastName.Length > 0)
* {
* switch (RandomNumber.Next(1, 4))
* {
* case 1:
* // email with dot between names
* email = firstName + "." + lastName + email;
* break;
* case 2:
* // email with underscore between names
* email = firstName + "_" + lastName + email;
* break;
* case 3:
* // email both names
* email = firstName + lastName + email;
* break;
* case 4:
* // email with first char of first and then last names
* email = firstName.Substring(0, 1) + lastName + email;
* break;
* }
* }
* else if (firstName.Length == 0)
* {
* // firstname is blank
* email = lastName + email;
* }
* else if (lastName.Length == 0)
* {
* // last name is blank
* email = firstName + email;
* }
* }
*
* // replace the domain part with company
* if (company.Length > 0)
* {
* string remove = email.Substring(email.IndexOf("@"), email.IndexOf(".") - 1);
* string insert = company.Replace(",", "").Replace(" ", "");
* email = email.Replace(remove, insert);
* }
*/
#endregion
// lowercase
email = email.ToLower();
}
#region check various fields for quotes or apostrophes
// wrap quotes around company if there is a comma or apostrophe
AddQuotes(ref firstName);
AddQuotes(ref lastName);
AddQuotes(ref company);
AddQuotes(ref title);
AddQuotes(ref email);
AddQuotes(ref line1);
AddQuotes(ref line2);
AddQuotes(ref line3);
AddQuotes(ref city);
AddQuotes(ref country);
AddQuotes(ref altLine1);
AddQuotes(ref altLine2);
AddQuotes(ref altLine3);
AddQuotes(ref altCity);
AddQuotes(ref altCountry);
#endregion
string output = firstName + delimeter +
lastName + delimeter +
company + delimeter +
title + delimeter +
email + delimeter +
phone + delimeter +
altPhone + delimeter +
type + delimeter +
line1 + delimeter +
line2 + delimeter +
line3 + delimeter +
city + delimeter +
state + delimeter +
zip + delimeter +
country + delimeter +
altType + delimeter +
altLine1 + delimeter +
altLine2 + delimeter +
altLine3 + delimeter +
altCity + delimeter +
altState + delimeter +
altZip + delimeter +
altCountry + delimeter +
website + delimeter +
birthday + delimeter +
custom1;
writer.WriteLine(output);
}
}
//leave the following
Console.WriteLine("Done - file location: " + dir + toCreate + " contacts.csv");
}