generate

Generate boilerplate code for modules/plugins/services etc.

Drush asks questions so that the generated code is as polished as possible. After generating, Drush lists the files that were created.

Examples

• drush generate. Pick from available generators and then run it.
• drush generate drush-command-file. Generate a Drush commandfile for your module.
• drush generate controller --answer=Example --answer=example. Generate a controller class and pre-fill the first two questions in the wizard.
• drush generate controller -vvv --dry-run. Learn all the potential answers so you can re-run with several --answer options.

Arguments

• [generator]. A generator name. Omit to pick from available Generators.

Options

• --answer=ANSWER. Answer to generator question.
• --destination=DESTINATION. Absolute path to a base directory for file writing.
• --dry-run. Output the generated code but not save it to file system.

Topics

• Instructions on creating your own Drush Generators. (docs:generators)

Aliases

• gen

Legend

• An argument or option with square brackets is optional.
• Any default value is listed at end of arg/option description.
• An ellipsis indicates that an argument accepts multiple values separated by a space.