How to generate individual files for models

[Stwissel]

Description

Clarification request: How to generate individual model files.

I'm creating my own code generator for an IBM Domino database "schema" (will contribute it back here when I get it to work). One of the big questions I couldn't find an answer is:
I need to generate multiple files out of each model definition. E.g. I have:
definitions:
order
customer
product

I need to generate
forms/order.form
forms/customer.form
forms/product.form
views/order_view.view
views/customer_view.view
views/product_view.view
manifest.mf <-- this one needs the list of files generated

How do I configure codegen to write to individual files?

Swagger-codegen version

2.2.1

[wing328]

@Stwissel is this for a particular language (e.g. Java, C#, etc) or a new language/generator that you're working on?

[Stwissel]

For a new generator. It will generate the server code for the IBM Domino NoSQL server.

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[wing328]

I think a good starting point is to look at how model test files are generated. e.g. each PHP model comes with a model test file for testing the model (developers can update it with test cases to ensure the PHP model class is working properly).

The following PR is a good starting point:

#1921

manifest.mf <-- this one needs the list of files generated

I think this will be similar to the auto-generated README, e.g. https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/blob/master/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/php/README.mustache#L106-L107

Let us know if you need further assistance.

[fehguy]

@Stwissel you can also see here how to control the models being generated:

https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen#selective-generation

Please reopen with any other questions

[Stwissel]

I got the generation of my form and view files out of my model working. The missing piece now it how to get them into their own directories. Like modeloutputdir/form/form1.form and modeloutputdir/view/view1.view

[wing328]

@Stwissel there are some methods you can override to customize the path or file name, e.g.

https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen/blob/master/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/PhpClientCodegen.java#L325-L363

[Stwissel]

Had a look at them. Probably I'm blur like sotong here. Where's that method where the full path name gets assembled. The one path + filename + extension ?

[wing328]

There's no one single function you can override to assemble the full path (path + filename + extension). Can you submit a PR (WIP) so that we can review what you've so far?

[Stwissel]

I'll finish my code first ( I can use a shell script to move things around for the time being) then do a PR (wip)

[wing328]

@Stwissel do you need help with the PR? We look forward to the first generator for database schema.