MyBatis Generator (MBG) includes a simple Ant task. The task must be defined in your build.xml file, and the task accepts several parameters. Here is an example build.xml file:
<project default="genfiles" basedir=".">
<property name="generated.source.dir" value="${basedir}" />
<target name="genfiles" description="Generate the files">
<taskdef name="mbgenerator"
classname="org.mybatis.generator.ant.GeneratorAntTask"
classpath="mybatis-generator-core-x.x.x.jar" />
<mbgenerator overwrite="true" configfile="generatorConfig.xml" verbose="false" >
<propertyset>
<propertyref name="generated.source.dir"/>
</propertyset>
</mbgenerator>
</target>
</project>
MyBatis Generator task attributes are as follows:
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| configfile (required) | Specifies the name of the configuration file. |
| overwrite (optional) | If "true", "yes", etc., then MBG will overwrite existing Java files if an existing Java file if found with the same name as a generated file. If "false", "no", etc., and a Java file already exists with the same name as a generated file, then MBG will write the newly generated Java file to the proper directory with a unique name (e.g. MyClass.java.1, MyClass.java.2, etc.). Important: MBG will always merge and overwrite XML files. |
| contextids (optional) | If specified, then this is a comma delimited list of contexts to use in the current run. Any id specified in the list must exactly match the value of the id attribute of an <context> configuration element. Only ids specified in this list will be active for this run. If this argument is not specified, then all contexts will be active. |
| tables (optional) | If specified, then this is a comma delimited list of tables to use in
the current run. Any table specified in the list must exactly
match the fully qualified table name specified in a
<table> configuration element. Only tables specified
in this list will be active for this run. If this argument
is not specified, then all tables will be active.
Specify table names as: table schema.table catalog..table etc. |
| verbose (optional) | If "true", "yes", etc., then MBG will log progress messages to the ant console (if Ant is running in verbose mode). The default is "false". |
Notes: