Usage¶

This section explains the usage of Safe DDS Gen tool and briefly describes the generated files.

Running the Safe DDS Gen Java application¶

First, the steps outlined in Installation must be completed for the installation of Safe DDS Gen. If the scripts folder path is added to the PATH environment variable, Safe DDS Gen can be executed running the following command:

$ safeddsgen

Note

In case the PATH has not been modified, these scripts can be found in the <safeddsgen_directory>/scripts directory.

Supported options¶

The expected argument list of the application is:

safeddsgen [<options>] <IDL file> [<IDL file> ...]

Where the option choices are:

Option	Description
`--help`	Shows the help information
`--version`	Shows the current version of eProsima Safe DDS Gen
`-D <directory>`	Sets the output directory where the generated files are created
`-I <directory>`	Add directory to preprocessor include paths
`-T <directory>`	Sets a specific directory for preprocessor temporary files
`--no-preprocessor`	disables the preprocessor
`--preprocessor <path>`	Specifies the preprocessor to use