diff --git a/plugins/mockplugin/include/CosinusProvider.h b/plugins/mockplugin/include/CosinusProvider.h
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+++ b/plugins/mockplugin/include/CosinusProvider.h
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+#ifndef SCIQLOP_COSINUSPROVIDER_H
+#define SCIQLOP_COSINUSPROVIDER_H
+
+#include <Data/IDataProvider.h>
+
+/**
+ * @brief The CosinusProvider class is an example of how a data provider can generate data
+ */
+class CosinusProvider : public IDataProvider {
+public:
+    /// @sa IDataProvider::retrieveData()
+    std::unique_ptr<IDataSeries>
+    retrieveData(const DataProviderParameters &parameters) const override;
+};
+
+#endif // SCIQLOP_COSINUSPROVIDER_H
diff --git a/plugins/mockplugin/src/CosinusProvider.cpp b/plugins/mockplugin/src/CosinusProvider.cpp
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+#include "CosinusProvider.h"
+
+#include <Data/DataProviderParameters.h>
+#include <Data/ScalarSeries.h>
+
+std::unique_ptr<IDataSeries>
+CosinusProvider::retrieveData(const DataProviderParameters &parameters) const
+{
+    // Gets the timerange from the parameters
+    auto start = parameters.m_TStart;
+    auto end = parameters.m_TEnd;
+
+    // We assure that timerange is valid
+    if (end < start) {
+        std::swap(start, end);
+    }
+
+    // Generates scalar series containing cosinus values (one value per second)
+    auto scalarSeries
+        = std::make_unique<ScalarSeries>(end - start, QStringLiteral("t"), QStringLiteral(""));
+
+    for (auto time = start; time < end; ++time) {
+        auto dataIndex = time - start;
+        scalarSeries->setData(dataIndex, time, std::cos(time));
+    }
+
+    return scalarSeries;
+}