add regex validation to StringGenerator

[motorcityadam]

add regex validation to StringGenerator

[gregmuellegger]

Hey, the overall idea is quite ok. However I think the risk of running into an infinite loop is way to big. For example a simple regex like ^\d$ will probably make the generator run forever, because the probability of producing exactly one character which is a digit is quite small (I think about 0.003%).

A better solution would be to write a generator for your case that exactly meets your needs and only produces valid inputs.

[motorcityadam]

Ok. I appreciate your time and consideration nonetheless. Thanks.

[gregmuellegger]

Thanks for the suggestion to you! Keep me posted with new ideas. Maybe you find another way to solve your usecase?

[motorcityadam]

Yes indeed. I will keep you appraised. I am investigating the django-autofixture codebase and my usecase to re-evaluate my options. Thanks for the follow-up.