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package main
import (
"flag"
"fmt"
"math/rand"
"os"
"time"
)
var (
fname string
fappend bool
reopen bool
freq float64
)
// generates a pseudorandom string of length n that is composed of alphanumeric
// characters.
func randomString(n int) string {
var alpha = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789"
buf := make([]byte, n)
for i := 0; i < len(buf); i++ {
buf[i] = alpha[rand.Intn(len(alpha)-1)]
}
return string(buf)
}
func outFile() (*os.File, error) {
if fname == "" {
return os.Stdout, nil
}
options := os.O_WRONLY | os.O_CREATE
if fappend {
options |= os.O_APPEND
} else {
options |= os.O_TRUNC
}
return os.OpenFile(fname, options, 0644)
}
func reopenWrite(c chan string) {
for line := range c {
f, err := outFile()
if err != nil {
fmt.Printf("ERROR: unable to open outfile: %v", err)
continue
}
if _, err := f.WriteString(line); err != nil {
fmt.Printf("ERROR: unable to write line: %v", err)
}
f.Close()
}
}
func regularWrite(c chan string) {
f, err := outFile()
if err != nil {
fmt.Printf("ERROR: unable to open outfile: %v", err)
return
}
defer f.Close()
for line := range c {
if _, err := f.WriteString(line); err != nil {
fmt.Printf("ERROR: unable to write line: %v", err)
}
}
}
func writeLines(c chan string) {
if reopen {
go reopenWrite(c)
} else {
go regularWrite(c)
}
}
func main() {
flag.Parse()
c := make(chan string)
writeLines(c)
for t := range time.Tick(time.Duration(1e9 / freq)) {
c <- fmt.Sprintf("%v %v %v\n", t.UnixNano(), randomString(32), randomString(32))
}
}
func init() {
flag.StringVar(&fname, "file", "", "destination file to which random data will be written")
flag.BoolVar(&fappend, "append", false, "append to file instead of truncating file on open")
flag.BoolVar(&reopen, "reopen", false, "reopen file handle on every write instead of using a persistent handle")
flag.Float64Var(&freq, "freq", 1, "frequency in hz at which lines will be written")
rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
}