products.js

products.js

// products.js
var faker = require('faker');

function generateProducts () {
  let products = [];

  for (var id = 0; id < 50; id++) {
    var productName = faker.commerce.productName();
    var price = faker.commerce.price();
    var qty = faker.finance.amount();

    products.push({
      "id": id,
      "productName": productName,
      "price": price,
      "qty": qty
    });
  }

  return { "products": products };
}

// json-server requires that you export
// a function which generates the data set
module.exports = generateProducts();

products.json

{
  "products": [
    {
      "id": 0,
      "productName": "Handcrafted Metal Shoes",
      "price": "425.00",
      "qty": "508.54"
    },
    {
      "id": 1,
      "productName": "Ergonomic Fresh Hat",
      "price": "548.00",
      "qty": "571.30"
    },
    {
      "id": 2,
      "productName": "Sleek Wooden Pizza",
      "price": "705.00",
      "qty": "581.94"
    }
  ]
}