I need to be able to perform a forward engineering from a model located in a .mwb file. All of this from the command line as I would like to automate the process.
Can anyone please let me know if this is possible and if so how?
This is the output in the command line once you call WB with --help:
mysql-workbench [<options>] [<model file>]
Options:
--force-sw-render Force Xlib rendering
--force-opengl-render Force OpenGL rendering
--query <connection> Open a query tab to the named connection
--admin <instance> Open a administration tab to the named instance
--model <model file> Open the given EER model file
--script <script file> Execute the given Python or Lua script file
--run <script> Execute the given code in default language for GRT shell
--run-python <script> Execute the given code in Python
--run-lua <script> Execute the given code in Lua
--quit-when-done Quit Workbench when the script is done
--help, -h Show command line options and exit
--log-level=<level> Valid levels are: error, warning, info, debug1, debug2, debug3
--verbose Enable diagnostics output
--version Show Workbench version number and exit
I guess you can load your model using the --model option and then create an script that will perform the forward engineering and run it using the --run option and then instruct WB to exit once it finishes with the --quit-when-done option.
You can consult WB help to learn more about creating scripts as well as this guide.