Alice
A PHP library for generating expressive, customizable fake data fixtures for development and testing.
What is Alice?
Nelmio/Alice is a PHP fixture generator that creates realistic, complex fake data for use in development and testing environments. It integrates with FakerPHP to produce readable and editable data definitions, making it easy for teams to manage and tweak fixtures as needed.
PHP developers and teams who need to generate structured, relational test data for applications, especially those using frameworks like Symfony, Nette, or Zend Framework 2.
Developers choose Alice for its expressive, human-readable fixture definitions that support complex relationships and constraints, its integration with FakerPHP for realistic data, and its maintainability features like inheritance and parameters to keep fixtures DRY.
Overview
Expressive fixtures generator
Use Cases
Best For
- Generating relational test data with object references and self-references in PHP applications.
- Creating maintainable fixture definitions using YAML, PHP, or JSON formats that are easy for teams to edit.
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