Access the randommer.io API to generate fake crypto addresses and names for test fixtures.

randommer.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import os
import requests
import argparse

API_KEY_VAR = "RANDOMMER_API_KEY"
CRYPTO_TYPES = "https://randommer.io/api/Finance/CryptoAddress/Types"
CRYPTO_ADDRESS = "https://randommer.io/api/Finance/CryptoAddress"
RANDOM_NAME = "https://randommer.io/api/Name"


def apikey():
    key = os.getenv(API_KEY_VAR)
    if key is None:
        raise ValueError("missing randommer api key")
    return key


def session():
    session = requests.Session()
    session.headers.update({"X-API-Key": apikey()})
    return session


def blockchain(args):
    client = session()
    if args.list:
        rep = client.get(CRYPTO_TYPES)
        print(rep.json())
        return

    params = {"cryptoType": args.type}
    rep = client.get(CRYPTO_ADDRESS, params=params)
    print(rep.json())


def random_name(args):
    params = {
        "nameType": args.type,
        "quantity": args.num,
    }

    client = session()
    rep = client.get(RANDOM_NAME, params=params)
    print(rep.json())


if __name__ == "__main__":
    cmds = {
        "blockchain": {
            "help": "generate random blockchain wallet addresses",
            "func": blockchain,
            "args": {
                ("-t", "--type"): {
                    "type": str, "default": "Bitcoin", "metavar": "CTYPE",
                    "help": "the type of crypto address to generate"
                },
                ("-l", "--list"): {
                    "action": "store_true", "default": False,
                    "help": "list the available crypto address types and exit",
                }
            },
        },
        "name": {
            "help": "generate a random natural person name",
            "func": random_name,
            "args": {
                ("-t", "--type"): {
                    "type": str, "default": "fullname", "metavar": "TYPE",
                    "choices": ("firstname", "surname", "fullname"),
                    "help": "specify the type of name to generate",
                },
                ("-n", "--num"): {
                    "type": int, "default": 1, "metavar": "N",
                    "help": "the number of names to generate",
                },
            }
        }
    }

    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
        description="uses randommer.io to generate random fixture data",
        epilog="ensure the $RANDOMMER_API_KEY environment variable is set"
    )

    subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(
        title="generators", description="random fixture generators"
    )

    for cmd, cargs in cmds.items():
        cmdparser = subparsers.add_parser(cmd, help=cargs.get('help'))
        cmdparser.set_defaults(func=cargs.get('func'))

        for pargs, kwargs in cargs.get("args", {}).items():
            if isinstance(pargs, str):
                pargs = (pargs,)
            cmdparser.add_argument(*pargs, **kwargs)

    args = parser.parse_args()
    if hasattr(args, "func"):
        try:
            args.func(args)
        except Exception as e:
            parser.error(e)
    else:
        parser.print_help()