Plugins

Bob's entire code generation engine is built on a plugin system. Models, factories, enums, and every other output you get from Bob are all implemented as plugins. This means custom plugins are first-class - they use the exact same interfaces and mechanisms as the built-in ones.

Built-in Plugins

When using the CLI (e.g. bobgen-psql), Bob loads several built-in plugins automatically. They are set up through the plugins.Setup function and can be configured in the plugins section of the configuration file. See configuration for details.

Built-in plugins fall into two categories:

• Standalone output plugins register their own output directory and generate code in a separate package (e.g. models, enums, factory).
• Template extension plugins don't create their own output. Instead, they extend a standalone output by appending templates to it (e.g. where, loaders, and joins all extend the models output).

Browse the gen/plugins/ package for the full list of built-in plugins and their implementations.

Custom Plugins

You can write your own plugins to extend the code generation. See Writing Custom Plugins for a step-by-step guide.