Generate sample data

This guide explains how you can generate sample data using the bash script provided in the release package.

Before you begin

Make sure to apply the default configuration package or create relevant message classes, types, and parsers.

Execute the script to generate sample data

Find the bash script in the deployment package in the file /testing/send-data-to-mde.sh . This script requires two arguments:

The project ID.
The type of data to send. This can be either numeric or discrete .

When sending data the timestamp is automatically injected and the rest of the values are the same. If you want to send a different payload edit the bash script.

For example to send numeric data use the following command:

   
./send-data-to-mde.sh  
PROJECT_ID  
numeric

You will see a similar response:

   
send-data-to-mde.sh:  
*****  
Welcome  
to  
the  
MDE  
Data  
Generator  
*****  
This  
script  
will  
send  
numeric  
data  
to  
MDE  
so  
that  
you  
can  
validate  
that  
the  
entire  
pipeline  
is  
working  
PROJECT_ID  
 set 
  
to  
PROJECT_ID  
You 're authenticated as USER_EMAIL 
 Do you want to start sending data [Y/n]? Y 
 Sending messages every 5 seconds 
 Press [CTRL+C] to stop.. 
 Sent: 
 { 
 "tagName": "mde-test-numeric", 
 "timestamp": "1695643807000", 
 "value": 10 
 } 
 messageIds: 
 - ' 
 8840355690320815 
 '

To send discrete data use the following command:

   
./send-data-to-mde.sh  
PROJECT_ID  
discrete

You will see a similar response:

   
send-data-to-mde.sh:  
*****  
Welcome  
to  
the  
MDE  
Data  
Generator  
*****  
This  
script  
will  
send  
discrete  
data  
to  
MDE  
so  
that  
you  
can  
validate  
that  
the  
entire  
pipeline  
is  
working  
PROJECT_ID  
 set 
  
to  
PROJECT_ID  
You 're authenticated as USER_EMAIL 
 Do you want to start sending data [Y/n]? Y 
 Sending messages every 5 seconds 
 Press [CTRL+C] to stop.. 
 Sent: 
 { 
 "tagName": "mde-test-discrete", 
 "timestamp": "1695643827000", 
 "value": { 
 "test1": true, 
 "test2": "someValue" 
 } 
 } 
 messageIds: 
 - ' 
 9223124765272389 
 '