CLI (MariaDB/MySQL>tbls>liam) only generates a schema.json in dist/

[ATroschke]

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Cloud or Self Hosted

Self Hosted

Version (only for Self Hosted)

0.4.1

Steps to reproduce

1. Have any MariaDB DB
2. Generate a tbls schema.json
3. Run npx @liam-hq/cli erd build --format tbls --input docs/schema.json

Expected Behavior

A proper static page in dist/

Actual Behavior

Only a single schema.json in dist/ - without any webpage code to host. I should note both the tbls docs and schema.json are indeed valid.

Additional Context

For the sake of company guidelines, I am unable to share any schema specifics. At most I could reproduce the issue with a quick docker-compose setup, but as this fails after the tbls step (as said the tbls documentation is valid) - this should be easily reproducible.

[toddsmith-adsk]

Same results. The generated schema.json looks correct but no HTML/CSS/Javascript is generated.

npx @liam-hq/cli erd build --format=tbls --input schema.json

ERD has been generated successfully in the `dist/` directory.
Note: You cannot open this file directly using `file://`.
Please serve the `dist/` directory with an HTTP server and access it via `http://`.
Example:
    $ npx http-server dist/

Docs\tbls\dist> ls 


    Directory: C:\Dev\ecs-carbon-tool\Docs\tbls\dist


Mode                 LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                 -------------         ------ ----
-a----   Tuesday 2 18 2025  10:18          223419 schema.json
                                AM

[hoshinotsuyoshi]

Thank you for your feedback!

Have you tested this on Windows? @ATroschke @toddsmith-adsk

The reason I ask is that this part of the CLI is still in its initial implementation, and I suspect that some naive assumptions in the code might be affecting the outcome.

[mtsmith]

Yes on windows

[ATroschke]

Indeed, on Windows. I will be checking this in WSL again tomorrow.

[hoshinotsuyoshi]

@mtsmith @ATroschke Thank you both for your responses!

The code at

liam/frontend/packages/cli/src/cli/erdCommand/buildCommand/index.ts

Lines 51 to 53 in 2a6006c

	execFile(
	'cp',
	['-R', `${cliHtmlPath}/.`, outDir],

might not work on Windows. It could behave differently in WSL.

I plan to recheck this by tonight, Tokyo time.

[toddsmith-adsk]

FYI If I run in a bash terminal it will work on Windows. A WSL, Powershell or Command Prompt terminal will fail.

[hoshinotsuyoshi]

The issue should be resolved in @liam-hq/[email protected] (release page)

I just verified it using PowerShell on my Windows PC.
Please give it a try! @ATroschke @toddsmith-adsk @mtsmith

[ATroschke]

It now properly generates the other files as well, thanks for the fix on windows!