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
- db-schema — schema validation and conversion utilities
- db-process — DesignBuilder process management