Student-Management-System-In-Django/app/management/commands

Fake Data Generator for SMS

This directory contains a Django management command to generate fake data for testing the School Management System (SMS).

Prerequisites

Before using this script, make sure you have installed the required packages:

pip install faker

Usage

Run the command using Django's manage.py:

python manage.py generate_fake_data

Options

The script accepts the following optional parameters:

• --students: Number of students to create (default: 50)
• --staff: Number of staff members to create (default: 20)
• --parents: Number of parents to create (default: 40)
• --courses: Number of courses to create (default: 5)
• --subjects: Number of subjects per course (default: 4)
• --clear: Clear existing data before generating new data (flag)

Examples

Generate data with default parameters:

python manage.py generate_fake_data

Generate a smaller dataset:

python manage.py generate_fake_data --students 20 --staff 10 --parents 15

Clear existing data and generate new data:

python manage.py generate_fake_data --clear

Generated Data

The script generates the following types of data:

1. Institute information
2. Batches (last 4 years)
3. Courses with customized names and durations
4. Subjects for each course
5. Staff members with profiles and credentials
6. Students with profiles and course assignments
7. Parents linked to students
8. Class routines and schedules
9. Attendance records for past week
10. Notices/announcements
11. Leave requests for students and staff
12. Feedback (student, parent, institute)
13. Parent-teacher meetings
14. Course tracking records

Login Credentials

The generated users have the following default passwords:

• Students: student123
• Staff: staff123
• Parents: parent123

Note

The script doesn't generate actual file content for subject files due to the limitation of creating binary content programmatically. This portion is commented out in the code.