generate_contacts.rb

# hacky contact csv maker
# usage: ruby generate_contacts.rb > contacts.csv

require 'rubygems'
require 'faker'
require 'fastercsv'

contacts_to_create = 50
output_path = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "output.csv")

# must be method names
columns = %w(first_name last_name dob gender mobile email drink music happy word)

def choose(a,b)
  # because ruby 1.8
  (a..b).to_a.choice
end

def dob
  choose(1,30).to_s+"/"+choose(1,12).to_s+"/"+"19"+choose(70,90).to_s
end

def first_name
  Faker::Name.first_name
end

def last_name
  Faker::Name.last_name
end

def drink
  drinks = %w(lemonade champagne water prune\ juice)
  drinks.sample(choose(1,drinks.length)).join(',')
end

def music
  %w(jazz psy\ trance shoe\ gazing ambient).choice
end  

def mobile
  '0414'+Array.new(6){rand(9)}.join
end

def email
  Faker::Internet.email
end

def header(columns)
  columns.map{|col| col.gsub('_',' ')}
end 

def row(columns)
  columns.map{|col| send(col)}
end	

def gender
  ['m','f',nil].choice
end  

def happy
  [true, false, nil].choice
end  

def word
  Faker::Lorem.word
end

s = FasterCSV.generate do |csv|
  csv << header(columns)
  contacts_to_create.times{csv << row(columns)}
end

puts s