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====== Generate Supplier ======


===== About =====

''generate'' is a [[:docs:flow:supplier|supplier data operation]] that supplies [[:docs:resource:resource|data resources]] with generated data.


===== Arguments =====

^ Name ^ Default ^ Description ^
| [[docs:flow:data_selector|data-selector]] | - | Select [[docs:resource:resource|data resources]] by [[:docs:common:globbing|glob pattern]] |
| [[docs:flow:data_selector|data-selectors]] | - | A list of [[docs:flow:data_selector|data-selectors]] |
| ''strict-selection'' | true| When set to true, the ''select'' operation will throw an error if the selection does not return any data resource |
| [[:docs:flow:processing-type|processing-type]] | [[:docs:flow:stream_pipeline|stream]] | The processing type (''stream'' or ''batch'') |
| ''stream-record-count'' | | The number of records by data resource generated if the ''stream-granularity'' is set to record  |
| ''stream-granularity'' | ''record'' | The stream [[:docs:flow:granularity|granularity ]] |


And the [[:docs:flow:stream_pipeline#arguments|stream arguments]] if the [[:docs:flow:processing-type|processing-type]] is set to ''stream''.
===== Type =====
''generate'' supports the following [[:docs:flow:supplier#type|supplier type]]
==== Stream ====
In a stream [[:docs:flow:processing-type|processing]], this supplier create data resources at the [[:docs:flow:stream_pipeline|push interval]]

If the [[:docs:flow:granularity|granulity]] is:
  * ''record'': new data resources are created from the same [[:docs:resource:generator|generator]] with ''stream-record-count'' records
  * ''resource'': the [[:docs:resource:generator|generator resources ]] are pushed in the pipeline



==== Batch ====

In batch mode, the [[:docs:resource:generator|generator data resources]] are directly provided.
It's equivalent / an alias of the [[docs:op:select|select supplier]]