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flatbuffers/docs/source/Compiler.md
Wouter van Oortmerssen df2e0db63d flatc can now convert flatbuffer binary files into json.
Also removed it appending _wire to filenames, renamed the json golden
file to .golden to not clash with generated files.

Bug: 15781201
Change-Id: I8322861e50d1e5b6a5ab5e4b5e5d8ae13c356eb2
Tested: on Windows and Linux
2014-07-11 14:49:43 -07:00

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Using the schema compiler

Usage:

flatc [ -c ] [ -j ] [ -b ] [ -t ] [ -o PATH ] [ -S ] FILES...
      [ -- FILES...]

The files are read and parsed in order, and can contain either schemas or data (see below). Later files can make use of definitions in earlier files.

-- indicates that the following files are binary files in FlatBuffer format conforming to the schema(s) indicated before it. Incompatible binary files currently will give unpredictable results (!)

Depending on the flags passed, additional files may be generated for each file processed:

  • -c : Generate a C++ header for all definitions in this file (as filename_generated.h). Skipped for data.

  • -j : Generate Java classes. Skipped for data.

  • -b : If data is contained in this file, generate a filename.bin containing the binary flatbuffer.

  • -t : If data is contained in this file, generate a filename.json representing the data in the flatbuffer.

  • -o PATH : Output all generated files to PATH (either absolute, or relative to the current directory). If omitted, PATH will be the current directory. PATH should end in your systems path separator, e.g. / or \.

  • -S : Generate strict JSON (field names are enclosed in quotes). By default, no quotes are generated.