1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/server-tests/neo4j_test_util.py b/src/server-tests/neo4j_test_util.py
index 77adacd1..6272af01 100644
--- a/src/server-tests/neo4j_test_util.py
+++ b/src/server-tests/neo4j_test_util.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from random import choice
+import random
 import string
 import uuid
 
@@ -44,6 +45,12 @@ class DBO_random_data_generation(DB_op):
 def rand_id():
     return str(uuid.uuid4())
 
+def gen_random_name(size=8, char_set=string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits):
+    """
+    used for random node generation
+    """
+    return ''.join(random.choice(char_set) for _ in range(size))
+
 def rand_label(prefix='T_', length=8):
     """
     return a prefixed random label, where the default prefix is 'T_'