generateChangeLog Ant Task

Generates changelog to re-create an existing database.

Sample

<target name="generateChangelog" depends="prepare">
    <fail unless="database.url">database.url not set</fail>
 
    <fail unless="database.username">database.username not set</fail>
    <fail unless="database.password">database.password not set</fail>
 
    <taskdef resource="liquibasetasks.properties">
        <classpath refid="classpath"/>
    </taskdef>
 
    <generateChangeLog
            outputFile="path/to/output.xml"
            driver="${database.driver}"
            url="${database.url}"
            username="${database.username}"
            password="${database.password}"
            classpathref="classpath"
            />
</target>

Available Parameters

outputFile Where to save the generated change log file [required]
driver The name of the database driver to connect with
url The database URL [required]
username The database username to connect with [required]
password The password to use when connecting to the database [required]
defaultSchemaName Schema read objects from
classpathref A reference to the classpath that contains the database driver, liquibase.jar, and the changelog.xml file [required]
currentDateTimeFunction Overrides current date time function used in SQL. Useful for unsupported databases
databaseChangeLogTableName Overrides the name of the databasechangelog table to use Since LiquiBase 1.9
databaseChangeLogLockTableName Overrides the name of the databasechangeloglock table to use Since LiquiBase 1.9

Available Sub Tags

changeLogProperty Sets a changelog parameters set Since LiquiBase 1.7

Available <changeLogProperty> Parameters

name The name of the property to set
value The value of the property to set