Mock sensor data for CircuitPython

mock_sensor.py

'''
This is a little helper for creating mock data values for a simple sensor
in CircuitPython (analogous to reading from an ADC).

It's not meant to be particulary accurate, just to create ranges of data
that might be useful when developing.
'''
from random import randint

MAX_1_BIT = 2 ** 1
MAX_8_BIT = 2 ** 8
MAX_10_BIT = 2 ** 10
MAX_12_BIT = 2 ** 12
MAX_16_BIT = 2 ** 16
MAX_24_BIT = 2 ** 24

# 'read' a single value from a 'sensor'
def mock_reading(max=MAX_10_BIT):
    return randint(0, max)

# return a collection of mock data
def mock_data(count=1000, max=MAX_10_BIT):
    return [mock_reading(max) for _ in range(0, count)]