Hi all! generatedata 3.2.7 has just been released. It fixes a couple of minor issues and adds a new “Computed” Data Type. It’s a bit complex to explain, but the idea is that this new Data Type allows developers to get access to a lot more information about what’s being generated on each row – metadata of the actual generated field content – so they can use that information to output whatever they need in a new field.

The one example usage of this Data Type currently provided in the help documentation is for the Names data type. In case you need to know whether a name is male or female, you can use this Data Type to output something appropriate. But really, it can used for anything. Over time, we can add additional metadata to any Data Type to expose details of it’s inner workings: anything that may be of use to developers to customize the output of another field.

The main website is a couple of versions out of date now, so I’ll look into update it tomorrow. I hate to say it, but I’m going to have to add some ads to it (sigh). I really need to cover my costs for the hosting, etc. They won’t appear for people who’ve donated, at least.