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gen.tables() function

gen.tables() generates a stream of table data.

Function type signature
(
    n: int,
    ?nulls: float,
    ?seed: int,
    ?tags: [{name: string, cardinality: int}],
) => stream[{A with _value: float, _time: time}]

For more information, see Function type signatures.

Parameters

n

(Required) Number of rows to generate.

nulls

Percentage chance that a null value will be used in the input. Valid value range is [0.0 - 1.0].

tags

Set of tags with their cardinality to generate.

seed

Pass seed to tables generator to get the very same sequence each time.


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