Populating database with test data

Steps for populating database by test data
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1) gem install populator
2) gem install faker

3)
# lib/tasks/populate.rake
namespace :db do
desc "Erase and fill database"
task :populate => :environment do
require 'populator'
require 'faker'

[Category, Product, Person].each(&:delete_all)

Category.populate 20 do |category|
category.name = Populator.words(1..3).titleize
Product.populate 10..100 do |product|
product.category_id = category.id
product.name = Populator.words(1..5).titleize
product.description = Populator.sentences(2..10)
product.price = [4.99, 19.95, 100]
product.created_at = 2.years.ago..Time.now
end
end

Person.populate 100 do |person|
person.name = Faker::Name.name
person.company = Faker::Company.name
person.email = Faker::Internet.email
person.phone = Faker::PhoneNumber.phone_number
person.street = Faker::Address.street_address
person.city = Faker::Address.city
person.state = Faker::Address.us_state_abbr
person.zip = Faker::Address.zip_code
end
end
end

4) rake db:populate