def METHOD_NAME(size=10000, size_min=10, size_max=1000):
    DATA = get_data("strings")
    if DATA and len(DATA) >= size:
        print("strings fixture is already generated, reusing ... ")
        DATA = DATA[:size]
    else:
        print(">>>> gen {} strings ...".format(size))
        DATA = []
        for i in range(size):
            if i % 1000 == 0:
                print(".", end="", flush=True)
            DATA.append(random_string(random.randint(size_min, size_max)))
        print("\npickling strings ...")
        with open(os.path.join(MOD_DIR, "strings.pickle"), "w+b") as FILE:
            pickle.dump(DATA, FILE)
        print("done")
    return DATA