feat(source-faker): Add configuration validation and recommendations

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feat(source-faker): Add configuration validation and recommendations

Summary

This PR enhances Source Faker integration in PyAirbyte by adding comprehensive configuration validation and performance recommendations. The enhancement was developed as part of investigating issue #8750 regarding potential Source Faker issues.

Key Changes:

• New module: airbyte/sources/faker_utils.py with validation functions for Source Faker configuration parameters
• Enhanced validation: Validates count, seed, parallelism, and always_updated parameters with helpful error messages
• Performance recommendations: Provides warnings for suboptimal configurations (e.g., low parallelism with large datasets)
• Integration: Validation automatically applies when creating Source Faker instances via get_source()

The validation maintains backward compatibility - existing valid configurations continue to work unchanged, while invalid configurations now provide clear error messages instead of failing silently or with cryptic errors later.

Review & Testing Checklist for Human

• Test various Source Faker configurations to ensure validation works correctly and doesn't break existing usage patterns
• Verify backward compatibility by testing with existing Source Faker configurations from examples and integration tests
• Review error messages and recommendations are helpful, accurate, and appropriately worded for end users
• Test edge cases like very large counts, zero/negative values, and missing parameters to ensure validation behaves correctly
• Validate integration doesn't interfere with other source connectors or PyAirbyte workflows

Recommended Test Plan:

1. Run existing Source Faker examples and integration tests to ensure no regressions
2. Test invalid configurations (negative counts, invalid seeds) to verify error handling
3. Test large dataset configurations to verify performance recommendations appear
4. Test that non-faker sources are unaffected by the validation logic

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Diagram

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    A["airbyte/sources/util.py<br/>(get_source function)"]:::major-edit
    B["airbyte/sources/faker_utils.py<br/>(validation logic)"]:::major-edit
    C["airbyte/sources/base.py<br/>(Source class)"]:::context
    D["tests/integration_tests/<br/>test_source_faker_integration.py"]:::context
    E["User Code<br/>(ab.get_source calls)"]:::context

    E -->|"creates source"| A
    A -->|"validates if source-faker"| B
    A -->|"creates Source instance"| C
    D -->|"tests integration"| C

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        L2[Minor Edit]:::minor-edit    
        L3[Context/No Edit]:::context
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    classDef minor-edit fill:#87CEEB
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Notes

• Session Context: This work was completed as part of AI Fix workflow testing for issue #8750 by @aaronsteers
• Risk Assessment: Medium risk due to potential backward compatibility concerns and limited automated test coverage for the new validation logic
• Future Improvements: Consider adding formal unit tests for the validation functions and potentially extending validation to other source connectors
• Link to Devin run: https://app.devin.ai/sessions/474e8548948f43839b2e10e98ddf1121

The validation enhancement improves the user experience by catching configuration errors early with clear messages, while the performance recommendations help users optimize their Source Faker usage for better performance.

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