random fix msg generator (simple version without stock name and sides)

Trader/trader_msg_generator.py

+import random
+import simplefix
+import time
+from datetime import datetime
+
+
+# generate a random FIX message with random values for some fields
+def generate_random_FIX_message():
+    msg = simplefix.FixMessage()
+    msg.append_string('8=FIX.4.2')  # Set the FIX version to 4.2
+
+    sender_id = 'TRADER' + str(random.randint(1000, 9999))
+    msg.append_pair(49, sender_id, header=True)
+
+    msg.append_pair(56, 'EXCHANGE', header=True)   # TargetCompID(56)
+
+    msg_seq_num = random.randint(1, 1000)  # Set the message sequence number
+    msg.append_pair(34, msg_seq_num, header=True)   # MsgSeqNum(34)
+
+    msg.append_pair(35, 'D')    # 35: Set  message type
+
+    # set sending time
+    msg.append_tz_timestamp(52, precision=6, header=True)   # 52: time
+
+    client_order_id = 'ORD' + str(random.randint(10000000, 99999999))
+    msg.append_pair(11, client_order_id)
+
+    encoded_msg = msg.encode()
+    return encoded_msg
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # Generate 5 random FIX messages and print them
+    num_of_msg = 10
+    for _ in range(num_of_msg):
+        random_fix_msg = generate_random_FIX_message()
+        print(random_fix_msg)
+        time.sleep(1)
+
+