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# Configuration

The command line tool includes most but not all available options. The most advanced settings can be enabled through a project configuration file.

## Create or Update

You can create a default one with the command:

    $ xsdata init-config --help
    ========= xsdata v26.2 / Python 3.14.5 / Platform linux =========

    Usage: xsdata init-config [OPTIONS] [OUTPUT]

      Create or update a configuration file.

    Options:
      --help  Show this message and exit.

Output: `.xsdata.xml`

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <Config xmlns="http://pypi.org/project/xsdata" version="26.2">
      <Output maxLineLength="79" genericCollections="false">
        <Package>generated</Package>
        <Format repr="true" eq="true" order="false" unsafeHash="false" frozen="false" slots="false">dataclasses</Format>
        <Structure>filenames</Structure>
        <DocstringStyle>reStructuredText</DocstringStyle>
        <RelativeImports>false</RelativeImports>
        <CompoundFields defaultName="choice" useSubstitutionGroups="false" forceDefaultName="false" maxNameParts="3">false</CompoundFields>
        <WrapperFields>false</WrapperFields>
        <UnnestClasses>false</UnnestClasses>
        <IgnorePatterns>false</IgnorePatterns>
        <IncludeHeader>false</IncludeHeader>
      </Output>
      <Conventions>
        <ClassName case="pascalCase" safePrefix="type"/>
        <FieldName case="snakeCase" safePrefix="value"/>
        <ConstantName case="screamingSnakeCase" safePrefix="value"/>
        <ModuleName case="snakeCase" safePrefix="mod"/>
        <PackageName case="snakeCase" safePrefix="pkg"/>
      </Conventions>
      <Substitutions>
        <Substitution type="package" search="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" replace="xs"/>
        <Substitution type="package" search="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" replace="xml"/>
        <Substitution type="package" search="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" replace="xsi"/>
        <Substitution type="package" search="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" replace="mathml3"/>
        <Substitution type="package" search="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" replace="xlink"/>
        <Substitution type="package" search="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" replace="xhtml"/>
        <Substitution type="package" search="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/soap/" replace="soap"/>
        <Substitution type="package" search="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/soap12/" replace="soap12"/>
        <Substitution type="package" search="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" replace="soapenv"/>
        <Substitution type="package" search="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/" replace="soapenc"/>
        <Substitution type="class" search="(.*)Class$" replace="\1Type"/>
      </Substitutions>
      <Extensions/>
    </Config>

Usage

    $ xsdata generate --config project/.xsdata.xml

CLI options override the project configuration settings.

## Output Settings

Configuration settings related to output generation.

### `maxLineLength`

The maximum line length of the generated code.

Default Value: `79`

CLI Option: `-mll, --max-line-length INTEGER`

### `genericCollections`

Use `collections.abc.Iterable` and `collections.abc.Mapping` instead of `List|Tuple` and `Dict`

Default Value: `False`

CLI Option: `--generic-collections / --no-generic-collections`

### Package

The output package for the generated code, e.g. `code.models`

Default Value: `generated`

CLI Option: `-p, --package TEXT`

Warning

Formatting and linting is executed on any directory that contains a Python file created during generation, including other Python files in the same directory prior to generation. As such it is recommended that the directories represented by this option do not include any previously created files.

### Format

The output format for the generated code, e.g. `code.models`

Default Value: `dataclasses`

CLI Option: `-o, --output TEXT`

Attributes

The [dataclass][dataclasses.dataclass] parameters.

- `repr`: Generate the [repr][object.__repr__] method.
- `eq`: Generate the [eq][object.__eq__] method.
- `order`: Generates the [lt][object.__lt__], [le][object.__le__], [gt][object.__gt__], [ge][object.__ge__] methods.
- `frozen`: This emulates read-only frozen instances.
- `unsafeHash`: Generates a [hash][object.__hash__] method according to how `eq` and `frozen` are set.
- `slots`: Generates the class [slots][object.__slots__] attribute. `python >= 3.10`

Warning

A TypeError is raised if a field without a default value follows a field with a default value. This is true whether this occurs in a single class, or as a result of class inheritance. If this option is not enabled, the generator will mark all required fields without default values as optional with default value `None`.

### Structure

The file structure style to create.

Style | Description
--- | ---
`filenames` | Group classes by the resource file location.
`namespaces` | Group classes by the target namespace.
`clusters` | Group classes by strongly connected dependencies. The closest thing to one-class-per-package, safe from circular imports.
`single-package` | Group classes in a single package. Safe from circular imports, but can create some huge files.
`namespace-clusters` | Group classes by strongly connected dependencies and target namespaces.

Default Value: `filenames`

CLI Option: `-ss, --structure-style [filenames|namespaces|clusters|single-package|namespace-clusters]`

### DocstringStyle

The style of docstrings to create.

Default Value: `reStructuredText`

CLI Option: `-ds, --docstring-style [reStructuredText|NumPy|Google|Accessible|Blank]`

### RelativeImports

Generate relative instead of absolute imports.

Default Value: `False`

CLI Option: `--relative-imports / --no-relative-imports`

### CompoundFields

xsdata relies on the field ordering for serialization. This process fails for repeating choice or complex sequence elements. When you enable compound fields, these elements are grouped into a single field.

    <xsd:element name="root">
        <xsd:complexType>
            <xsd:choice maxOccurs="unbounded">
                <xsd:element ref="alpha"/>
                <xsd:element ref="bravo"/>
                <xsd:element name="charlie" type="charlie"/>
            </xsd:choice>
        </xsd:complexType>
    </xsd:element>

Default Value: `False`

CLI Option: `--compound-fields / --no-compound-fields`

Sub Settings

- `defaultName`: The default compound field name, default: `choice`
- `forceDefaultName`: Force the default name in all compound fields, default: `False`
- `useSubstitutionGroups`: When all elements are part of a substitution, use the group name as the field name, default: `False`
- `maxNameParts`: The maximum length of elements names allowed before using the default name, default: `3`

Examples:

    # Force default name or max name parts > 3
    choice: list[str | int | float | bool] = field(...)

    # max name parts <= 3
    hat_or_bat_cat: list[str | int | float] = field(...)

    # All types belong to the same substitution group `product`
    product: list[Shoe | Shirt | Hat] = field(...)

### WrapperFields

Generate wrapper fields whenever possible for single or collections of simple and complex elements.

The wrapper and wrapped elements can't be optional. If the wrapped value is a list it must have minimum `occurs >= 1`.

    <xsd:element name="wrapper">
        <xsd:complexType>
            <xsd:sequence>
                <xsd:element ref="xd:alphas"/>
                <xsd:element ref="xd:bravos"/>
                <xsd:element ref="xd:charlies"/>
            </xsd:sequence>
        </xsd:complexType>
    </xsd:element>
    <xsd:element name="alphas">
        <xsd:complexType>
            <xsd:sequence>
                <xsd:element name="alpha" type="xsd:string"/>
            </xsd:sequence>
        </xsd:complexType>
    </xsd:element>

Default Value: `False`

CLI Option: `--wrapper-fields / --no-wrapper-fields`

Examples:

    alpha: str = field(
        metadata={
            "wrapper": "alphas",
            "type": "Element",
        },
    )
    bravo: List[int] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "wrapper": "bravos",
            "type": "Element",
        },
    )
    charlie: List[Charlie] = field(
        default_factory=list,
        metadata={
            "wrapper": "charlies",
            "type": "Element",
        },
    )

### UnnestClasses

The generator creates inner classes for `xs:complexContent`. This option allows to unnest all inner classes.

Default Value: `False`

CLI Option: `--unnest-classes / --no-unnest-classes`

### IgnorePatterns

The generator will create a field metadata property for `xs:pattern` elements. This property is not used during parsing, it's only informative for the developer, if you want to reduce the noise in the generated code you can enable this option.

Default Value: `False`

CLI Option: `--ignore-patterns / --no-ignore-patterns`

### IncludeHeader

The generator will add a module docstring in all the output files.

Example

    """This file was generated by xsdata, v24.1, on 2024-01-22 10:20:25

    Generator: DataclassGenerator
    See: https://xsdata.readthedocs.io/
    """

Default Value: `False`

CLI Option: `--include-header / --no-include-header`

## Convention Settings

Apply different naming convention per identifier.

Element | Default Case | Default Safe Prefix
--- | --- | ---
`ClassName` | `pascalCase` | `type`
`FieldName` | `snakeCase` | `value`
`ConstantName` | `screamingSnakeCase` | `value`
`ModuleName` | `snakeCase` | `mod`
`PackageName` | `snakeCase` | `pkg`

Attributes

- `case`: The naming class to apply
- `safePrefix`: A prefix to add when the output name is reserved

Cases

Case | Input | Output
--- | --- | ---
`originalCase` | `aBBc` | `aBBc`
`pascalCase` | `my_type` | `MyType`
`camelCase` | `my_type` | `myType`
`snakeCase` | `MyType` | `my_type`
`screamingSnakeCase` | `MyType` | `My_Type`
`mixedCase` | `MY_TyPE` | `MYTyPE`
`mixedSnakeCase` | `MyType` | `My_Type`
`mixedPascalCase` | `my_TYPE` | `MyTYPE`

## Substitution Settings

A list of search and replace patterns for identifier names, the substitutions run before and after the naming conventions.

Attributes

- `type`: The identifier type `[class|field|module|package]`
- `search`: Search Pattern
- `replace`: Replace Pattern

Defaults

    <Substitutions>
        <Substitution type="package" search="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" replace="xs"/>
        <Substitution type="package" search="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" replace="xml"/>
        <Substitution type="package" search="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" replace="xsi"/>
        <Substitution type="package" search="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" replace="mathml3"/>
        <Substitution type="package" search="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" replace="xlink"/>
        <Substitution type="package" search="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" replace="xhtml"/>
        <Substitution type="package" search="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/soap/" replace="soap"/>
        <Substitution type="package" search="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/soap12/" replace="soap12"/>
        <Substitution type="package" search="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" replace="soapenv"/>
        <Substitution type="class" search="(.*)Class$" replace="\1Type"/>
    </Substitutions>

## Extension Settings

Though extensions you can add base classes, mixins or decorators to the generated classes. This way you can enhance the models functionality and add any custom business logic.

The following configuration will add a base class and a decorator to all the generated classes.

Attributes

- `type`: The extension type `[class|decorator]`
- `class`: The class name search pattern
- `import`: The absolute import of the base class or decorator object
- `prepend` Specify if you want the base class or decorator to added before all other
- `apply_if_derived` Specify if you want to add the extension if the class already extends another class.
- `module` Optional pattern to match against the fully-qualified parent element's name

Warning

If there are two extensions of the same type for the same class with the `prepend==True`, the base classes or decorators are added in the reverse order they are defined in the configuration.

Example:

    <Extensions>
        <Extension type="class" class=".*" import="dataclasses_jsonschema.JsonSchemaMixin" prepend="false" applyIfDerived="false"/>
        <Extension type="decorator" class=".*" module="Ancestor\..*\.Papa$" import="typed_dataclass.typed_dataclass" prepend="false" applyIfDerived="false"/>
    </Extensions>

    from dataclasses import dataclass
    from dataclasses_jsonschema import JsonSchemaMixin
    from typed_dataclass import typed_dataclass

    @dataclass
    @typed_dataclass
    class Cores(JsonSchemaMixin):
        ...