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-rwxr-xr-xsrc/journal-remote/log-generator.py10
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/journal-remote/log-generator.py b/src/journal-remote/log-generator.py
index 9a8fb07c7f..fd6964e758 100755
--- a/src/journal-remote/log-generator.py
+++ b/src/journal-remote/log-generator.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import argparse
PARSER = argparse.ArgumentParser()
PARSER.add_argument('n', type=int)
PARSER.add_argument('--dots', action='store_true')
+PARSER.add_argument('--data-size', type=int, default=4000)
+PARSER.add_argument('--data-type', choices={'random', 'simple'})
OPTIONS = PARSER.parse_args()
template = """\
@@ -38,10 +40,16 @@ facility = 6
src = open('/dev/urandom', 'rb')
bytes = 0
+counter = 0
for i in range(OPTIONS.n):
message = repr(src.read(2000))
- data = repr(src.read(4000))
+ if OPTIONS.data_type == 'random':
+ data = repr(src.read(OPTIONS.data_size))
+ else:
+ # keep the pattern non-repeating so we get a different blob every time
+ data = '{:0{}}'.format(counter, OPTIONS.data_size)
+ counter += 1
entry = template.format(m=m,
realtime_ts=realtime_ts,