Generate - Baml — ContextQMD

The generate command is used to generate BAML clients based on your BAML source files. It processes the BAML configurations and creates the necessary client code for your specified output type.

Usage

baml-cli generate [OPTIONS]

Options

Option	Description	Default
`--from <PATH>`	Path to the `baml_src` directory	`./baml_src`
`--no-version-check`	Generate `baml_client` without checking for version mismatch	`false`
`--no-tests`	Strip test blocks from inlined BAML to reduce generated file size	`false`

Description

The generate command performs the following actions:

Finds all generators in the BAML project (usualy in generators.baml).
Ensure all generators match the CLI version.
Generate each baml_client based on the generator configurations.

Examples

Generate clients using default settings:
```
baml-cli generate
```

Generate clients from a specific directory:

baml-cli generate --from /path/to/my/baml_src

Generate clients without version check:
```
baml-cli generate --no-version-check
```
Generate clients without test blocks (reduces file size):
```
baml-cli generate --no-tests
```

Output

The command provides informative output about the generation process:

If no clients were generated, it will suggest a configuration to add to your BAML files.
If clients were generated, it will report the number of clients generated and their locations.

Notes

If no generator configurations are found in the BAML files, the command will generate a default client based on the CLI defaults and provide instructions on how to add a generator configuration to your BAML files.
If generator configurations are found, the command will generate clients according to those configurations.
If one of the generators fails, the command will stop at that point and report the error.
The --no-tests flag is useful for production builds where you want to minimize the generated client size. When enabled, test blocks defined in your BAML files are not included in the generated baml_client, reducing bundle size without affecting runtime functionality.