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  <h1>Data stream generator</h1>

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<code class="highlight language-python"><span class="n">create_data_stream</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">name</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">attributes</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">stream_id</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="kc">None</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">broker</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">SupportedBroker</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">NATS</span><span class="p">)</span></code>

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              <p>Name of the data stream to be shown at the UI.</p>
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