Command line interface for DesignBuilder file operations. Convert between .dsb, .xml, and .json formats, validate files against the DesignBuilder schema, and inspect schema versions.
pip install git+https://github.com/DesignBuilderSoftware/db-cli
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
version <file> |
Show the dsbXML schema version of a file |
validate <file> |
Validate a file against the DesignBuilder schema |
xml2json <file> |
Convert a DesignBuilder XML file to JSON |
json2xml <file> |
Convert a DesignBuilder JSON file to XML |
dsb2xml <file> [--output <path>] [--exe <path>] |
Export a .dsb file to XML using DesignBuilder |
close |
Close any running DesignBuilder process |
# Inspect schema version db-cli version Shoebox261.xml # Validate against schema db-cli validate Shoebox261.xml # Convert between XML and JSON db-cli xml2json Shoebox261.xml db-cli json2xml Shoebox261.json # Export .dsb to XML (requires DesignBuilder installed) db-cli dsb2xml Shoebox261.dsb db-cli dsb2xml Shoebox261.dsb --output exported.xml --exe "C:\Program Files\DesignBuilder\DesignBuilder.exe" # Close DesignBuilder process db-cli close
- Python 3
- DesignBuilder installation (only required for
dsb2xmlandclosecommands)
- fire — CLI generation
- dsbxml (source) — dsbXML read / edit / write and validation
- db-process — DesignBuilder process management