Neosync Javascript Transformer Functions

Learn about Neosync's Javascript transformer and generator functions, which provide a wide range of capabilities for data transformation and generation within the Javascript Transformer and Generator. Explore detailed descriptions and examples to effectively utilize these functions in your jobs.

Transformers

Neosync's transformer functions allow you to manipulate and transform data values with ease. These functions are designed to provide powerful and flexible data transformation capabilities within your jobs. Each transformer function accepts a value and a configuration object as arguments. The source column value is accessible via the value keyword, while additional columns can be referenced using input.{column_name}.

transformCharacterScramble

Transforms an existing string value by scrambling the characters while maintaining the format.

Parameters

Value
Type: Any
Description: Value that will be transformed

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
userProvidedRegex	string		false	A custom regular expression. This regex is used to manipulate input data during the transformation process.
seed	int64		false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.transformCharacterScramble(value, { 
	userProvidedRegex: "",  
	seed: 1, 
});

transformE164PhoneNumber

Transforms an existing E164 formatted phone number.

Parameters

Value
Type: Any
Description: Value that will be transformed

Config

Field	Type	Required	Description
preserveLength	bool	true	Whether the original length of the input data should be preserved during transformation. If set to true, the transformation logic will ensure that the output data has the same length as the input data.
maxLength	int64	false	Specifies the maximum length for the transformed data. This field ensures that the output does not exceed a certain number of characters.
seed	int64	false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.transformE164PhoneNumber(value, { 
	preserveLength: false,  
	maxLength: 1,  
	seed: 1, 
});

transformEmail

Transforms an existing email address.

Parameters

Value
Type: Any
Description: Value that will be transformed

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
preserveLength	bool	false	false	Specifies the maximum length for the transformed data. This field ensures that the output does not exceed a certain number of characters.
preserveDomain	bool	false	false	A boolean indicating whether the domain part of the email should be preserved.
excludedDomains	any	[]	false	A list of domains that should be excluded from the transformation
maxLength	int64	10000	false	Whether the original length of the input data should be preserved during transformation. If set to true, the transformation logic will ensure that the output data has the same length as the input data.
seed	int64		false	An optional seed value used for generating deterministic transformations.
emailType	string	'uuidv4'	false	Specifies the type of email to transform, with options including `uuidv4`, `fullname`, or `any`.
invalidEmailAction	string	'reject'	false	Specifies the action to take when an invalid email is encountered, with options including `reject`, `passthrough`, `null`, or `generate`.

Example

const newValue = neosync.transformEmail(value, { 
	preserveLength: false, 
	preserveDomain: false, 
	excludedDomains: [], 
	maxLength: 10000, 
	seed: 1,  
	emailType: 'uuidv4', 
	invalidEmailAction: 'reject',
});

transformFirstName

Transforms an existing first name

Parameters

Value
Type: Any
Description: Value that will be transformed

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
maxLength	int64	10000	false	Specifies the maximum length for the transformed data. This field ensures that the output does not exceed a certain number of characters.
preserveLength	bool	false	false	Whether the original length of the input data should be preserved during transformation. If set to true, the transformation logic will ensure that the output data has the same length as the input data.
seed	int64		false	An optional seed value used for generating deterministic transformations.

Example

const newValue = neosync.transformFirstName(value, { 
	maxLength: 10000, 
	preserveLength: false, 
	seed: 1, 
});

transformFloat64

Transforms an existing float value.

Parameters

Value
Type: Any
Description: Value that will be transformed

Config

Field	Type	Required	Description
randomizationRangeMin	float64	true	Specifies the minimum value for the range of the float.
randomizationRangeMax	float64	true	Specifies the maximum value for the randomization range of the float.
precision	int64	false	An optional parameter that defines the number of significant digits for the float.
scale	int64	false	An optional parameter that defines the number of decimal places for the float.
seed	int64	false	An optional seed value used for generating deterministic transformations.

Example

const newValue = neosync.transformFloat64(value, { 
	randomizationRangeMin: 1.12,  
	randomizationRangeMax: 1.12,  
	precision: 1,  
	scale: 1,  
	seed: 1, 
});

transformFullName

Transforms an existing full name.

Parameters

Value
Type: Any
Description: Value that will be transformed

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
maxLength	int64	10000	false
preserveLength	bool	false	false	Whether the original length of the input data should be preserved during transformation. If set to true, the transformation logic will ensure that the output data has the same length as the input data.
seed	int64		false	An optional seed value used for generating deterministic transformations.

Example

const newValue = neosync.transformFullName(value, { 
	maxLength: 10000, 
	preserveLength: false, 
	seed: 1, 
});

transformInt64

Transforms an existing integer value.

Parameters

Value
Type: Any
Description: Value that will be transformed

Config

Field	Type	Required	Description
randomizationRangeMin	int64	true	Specifies the minimum value for the range of the int.
randomizationRangeMax	int64	true	Specifies the maximum value for the range of the int.
seed	int64	false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.transformInt64(value, { 
	randomizationRangeMin: 1,  
	randomizationRangeMax: 1,  
	seed: 1, 
});

transformInt64PhoneNumber

Transforms an existing phone number that is typed as an integer

Parameters

Value
Type: Any
Description: Value that will be transformed

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
preserveLength	bool		true	Whether the original length of the input data should be preserved during transformation. If set to true, the transformation logic will ensure that the output data has the same length as the input data.
seed	int64		false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.transformInt64PhoneNumber(value, { 
	preserveLength: false,  
	seed: 1, 
});

transformLastName

Transforms an existing last name.

Parameters

Value
Type: Any
Description: Value that will be transformed

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
maxLength	int64	10000	false	Specifies the maximum length for the transformed data. This field ensures that the output does not exceed a certain number of characters.
preserveLength	bool	false	false	Whether the original length of the input data should be preserved during transformation. If set to true, the transformation logic will ensure that the output data has the same length as the input data.
seed	int64		false	An optional seed value used for generating deterministic transformations.

Example

const newValue = neosync.transformLastName(value, { 
	maxLength: 10000, 
	preserveLength: false, 
	seed: 1, 
});

transformString

Transforms an existing string value.

Parameters

Value
Type: Any
Description: Value that will be transformed

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
preserveLength	bool	false	false	Whether the original length of the input data should be preserved during transformation. If set to true, the transformation logic will ensure that the output data has the same length as the input data.
minLength	int64	1	false	Specifies the minimum length of the transformed value.
maxLength	int64	20	false	Specifies the maximum length of the transformed value.
seed	int64		false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.transformString(value, { 
	preserveLength: false, 
	minLength: 1, 
	maxLength: 20, 
	seed: 1, 
});

transformStringPhoneNumber

Transforms an existing phone number that is typed as a string.

Parameters

Value
Type: Any
Description: Value that will be transformed

Config

Field	Type	Required	Description
preserveLength	bool	true	Whether the original length of the input data should be preserved during transformation. If set to true, the transformation logic will ensure that the output data has the same length as the input data.
maxLength	int64	true	Specifies the maximum length for the transformed data. This field ensures that the output does not exceed a certain number of characters.
seed	int64	false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.transformStringPhoneNumber(value, { 
	preserveLength: false,  
	maxLength: 1,  
	seed: 1, 
});

Generators

Neosync's generator functions enable the creation of various data values, facilitating the generation of realistic and diverse data for testing and development purposes. These functions are designed to provide robust and versatile data generation capabilities within your jobs. Each generator function accepts a configuration object as an argument.

generateBool

Generates a boolean value at random.

Parameters

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
seed	int64		false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.generateBool({ 
	seed: 1, 
});

generateCardNumber

Generates a card number.

Parameters

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
validLuhn	bool		true	A boolean indicating whether the generated value should pass the Luhn algorithm check.
seed	int64		false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.generateCardNumber({ 
	validLuhn: false,  
	seed: 1, 
});

generateCategorical

Randomly selects a value from a defined set of categorical values.

Parameters

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
categories	string		true	A list of comma-separated string values to randomly select from.
seed	int64		false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.generateCategorical({ 
	categories: "",  
	seed: 1, 
});

generateCity

Randomly selects a city from a list of predefined US cities.

Parameters

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
maxLength	int64		true	Specifies the maximum length for the generated data. This field ensures that the output does not exceed a certain number of characters.
seed	int64		false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.generateCity({ 
	maxLength: 1,  
	seed: 1, 
});

generateEmail

Generates a new randomized email address.

Parameters

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
maxLength	int64	100000	false	Specifies the maximum length for the generated data. This field ensures that the output does not exceed a certain number of characters.
emailType	string	'uuidv4'	false	Specifies the type of email type to generate, with options including `uuidv4`, `fullname`, or `any`.
seed	int64		false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.generateEmail({ 
	maxLength: 100000, 
	emailType: 'uuidv4', 
	seed: 1, 
});

generateFirstName

Generates a random first name.

Parameters

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
maxLength	int64	10000	false	Specifies the maximum length for the generated data. This field ensures that the output does not exceed a certain number of characters.
seed	int64		false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.generateFirstName({ 
	maxLength: 10000, 
	seed: 1, 
});

generateFloat64

Generates a random float64 value.

Parameters

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
randomizeSign	bool	false	false	A boolean indicating whether the sign of the float should be randomized.
min	float64		true	Specifies the minimum value for the generated float.
max	float64		true	Specifies the maximum value for the generated float
precision	int64		false	An optional parameter that defines the number of significant digits for the generated float.
scale	int64		false	An optional parameter that defines the number of decimal places for the generated float.
seed	int64		false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.generateFloat64({ 
	randomizeSign: false, 
	min: 1.12,  
	max: 1.12,  
	precision: 1,  
	scale: 1,  
	seed: 1, 
});

generateFullAddress

Randomly generates a street address.

Parameters

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
maxLength	int64		true	Specifies the maximum length for the generated data. This field ensures that the output does not exceed a certain number of characters.
seed	int64		false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.generateFullAddress({ 
	maxLength: 1,  
	seed: 1, 
});

generateFullName

Generates a new full name consisting of a first and last name.

Parameters

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
maxLength	int64	10000	false	Specifies the maximum length for the generated data. This field ensures that the output does not exceed a certain number of characters.
seed	int64		false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.generateFullName({ 
	maxLength: 10000, 
	seed: 1, 
});

generateGender

Randomly generates one of the following genders: female, male, undefined, nonbinary.

Parameters

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
abbreviate	bool	false	false	Shortens length of generated value to 1.
maxLength	int64	10000	false	Specifies the maximum length for the generated data. This field ensures that the output does not exceed a certain number of characters.
seed	int64		false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.generateGender({ 
	abbreviate: false, 
	maxLength: 10000, 
	seed: 1, 
});

generateInt64

Generates a random integer value with a default length of 4 unless the Integer Length or Preserve Length parameters are defined.

Parameters

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
randomizeSign	bool	false	false	A boolean indicating whether the sign of the float should be randomized.
min	int64		true	Specifies the minimum value for the generated int.
max	int64		true	Specifies the maximum value for the generated int.
seed	int64		false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.generateInt64({ 
	randomizeSign: false, 
	min: 1,  
	max: 1,  
	seed: 1, 
});

generateInt64PhoneNumber

Generates a new phone number of type int64 with a default length of 10.

Parameters

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
seed	int64		false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.generateInt64PhoneNumber({ 
	seed: 1, 
});

generateInternationalPhoneNumber

Generates a Generate phone number in e164 format.

Parameters

Config

Field	Type	Required	Description
min	int64	true	Specifies the minimum value for the generated phone number.
max	int64	true	Specifies the maximum value for the generated phone number.
seed	int64	false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.generateInternationalPhoneNumber({ 
	min: 1,  
	max: 1,  
	seed: 1, 
});

generateLastName

Generates a random last name.

Parameters

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
maxLength	int64	10000	false	Specifies the maximum length for the generated data. This field ensures that the output does not exceed a certain number of characters.
seed	int64		false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.generateLastName({ 
	maxLength: 10000, 
	seed: 1, 
});

generateRandomString

Creates a randomly ordered alphanumeric string with a default length of 10 unless the String Length parameter are defined.

Parameters

Config

Field	Type	Required	Description
min	int64	true	Specifies the minimum length for the generated string.
max	int64	true	Specifies the maximum length for the generated string.
seed	int64	false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.generateRandomString({ 
	min: 1,  
	max: 1,  
	seed: 1, 
});

generateSHA256Hash

SHA256 hashes a randomly generated value.

Parameters

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description

Example

const newValue = neosync.generateSHA256Hash({});

generateSSN

Generates a completely random social security numbers including the hyphens in the format xxx-xx-xxxx.

Parameters

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
seed	int64		false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.generateSSN({ 
	seed: 1, 
});

generateState

Randomly selects a US state and either returns the two character state code or the full state name.

Parameters

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
generateFullName	bool	false	false	If true returns the full state name instead of the two character state code.
seed	int64		false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.generateState({ 
	generateFullName: false, 
	seed: 1, 
});

generateStreetAddress

Randomly generates a street address.

Parameters

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
maxLength	int64		true	Specifies the maximum length for the generated data. This field ensures that the output does not exceed a certain number of characters.
seed	int64		false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.generateStreetAddress({ 
	maxLength: 1,  
	seed: 1, 
});

generateStringPhoneNumber

Generates a Generate phone number and returns it as a string.

Parameters

Config

Field	Type	Required	Description
min	int64	true	Specifies the minimum length for the generated phone number.
max	int64	true	Specifies the maximum length for the generated phone number.
seed	int64	false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.generateStringPhoneNumber({ 
	min: 1,  
	max: 1,  
	seed: 1, 
});

generateUnixTimestamp

Randomly generates a Unix timestamp.

Parameters

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
seed	int64		false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.generateUnixTimestamp({ 
	seed: 1, 
});

generateUsername

Randomly generates a username

Parameters

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
maxLength	int64	10000	false	Specifies the maximum length for the generated data. This field ensures that the output does not exceed a certain number of characters.
seed	int64		false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.generateUsername({ 
	maxLength: 10000, 
	seed: 1, 
});

generateUTCTimestamp

Randomly generates a UTC timestamp.

Parameters

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
seed	int64		false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.generateUTCTimestamp({ 
	seed: 1, 
});

generateUUID

Generates a new UUIDv4 id.

Parameters

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
includeHyphens	bool	true	false	Determines whether the generated UUID should include hyphens. If set to true, the UUID will be formatted with hyphens (e.g., d853d251-e135-4fe4-a4eb-0aea6bfaf645). If set to false, the hyphens will be omitted (e.g., d853d251e1354fe4a4eb0aea6bfaf645).

Example

const newValue = neosync.generateUUID({ 
	includeHyphens: true,
});

generateZipcode

Randomly selects a zip code from a list of predefined US zipcodes.

Parameters

Config

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
seed	int64		false	An optional seed value used to generate deterministic outputs.

Example

const newValue = neosync.generateZipcode({ 
	seed: 1, 
});

Neosync Javascript Transformer Functions

Transformers​

transformCharacterScramble​

transformE164PhoneNumber​

transformEmail​

transformFirstName​

transformFloat64​

transformFullName​

transformInt64​

transformInt64PhoneNumber​

transformLastName​

transformString​

transformStringPhoneNumber​

Generators​

generateBool​

generateCardNumber​

generateCategorical​

generateCity​

generateEmail​

generateFirstName​

generateFloat64​

generateFullAddress​

generateFullName​

generateGender​

generateInt64​

generateInt64PhoneNumber​

generateInternationalPhoneNumber​

generateLastName​

generateRandomString​

generateSHA256Hash​

generateSSN​

generateState​

generateStreetAddress​

generateStringPhoneNumber​

generateUnixTimestamp​

generateUsername​

generateUTCTimestamp​

generateUUID​

generateZipcode​

Transformers

transformCharacterScramble

transformE164PhoneNumber

transformEmail

transformFirstName

transformFloat64

transformFullName

transformInt64

transformInt64PhoneNumber

transformLastName

transformString

transformStringPhoneNumber

Generators

generateBool

generateCardNumber

generateCategorical

generateCity

generateEmail

generateFirstName

generateFloat64

generateFullAddress

generateFullName

generateGender

generateInt64

generateInt64PhoneNumber

generateInternationalPhoneNumber

generateLastName

generateRandomString

generateSHA256Hash

generateSSN

generateState

generateStreetAddress

generateStringPhoneNumber

generateUnixTimestamp

generateUsername

generateUTCTimestamp

generateUUID

generateZipcode