RAML CLI Tool

A handy command-line tool for RAML enthusiasts.

Features

• validate - Validates a root RAML document against the specification.
• compile - Compiles a root RAML document into a valid OpenAPI 2.0 document.
• init - Initialize a basic RAML document based on user input.
• mock - Mocks a root RAML document.

Installation

$ npm install -g raml-cli

Usage

Usage: raml <command>

Commands:
  compile <file> [options]  Compiles a root RAML document into a valid OpenAPI 2.0
                            document.
  init [options]            Initialize a RAML document.
  mock <file> [options]     Mocks a root RAML document .
  validate <file>           Validates a root RAML document against the RAML
                            specification.

Options:
  --help, -h     Show help                                             [boolean]
  --version, -v  Show version number                                   [boolean]

For more information go to https://github.com/raml-org/raml-cli

Command Overview

raml validate <file>

The command can be used for validating the syntax of a RAML document as follows:

raml validate examples/simple.raml

if it succeds you see something like the following:

Validating examples/simple.raml...
Valid!

otherwise it will fail with a message containing an explanation on the error.

raml compile <file> [options]

Compiles a root RAML document into a valid OpenAPI 2.0 document. It can be used as follows:

raml compile examples/simple.raml

if it succeds you see something like the following:

Compile examples/simple.raml...
Successfully compiled OAS 2.0 document.

otherwise it will fail with a message containing an explanation on the error.

Command options

-o, --output [value]

Type: String

Default: openapi.yml

Compiled OpenAPI 2.0 document file path.

raml init [options]

Initialize a basic RAML document based on user input. It can be used as follows:

raml init

if it succeds you see something like the following:

init...
? What is the title of your API? (empty string is not allowed): <your title>
? How would you describe your API? (Enter to skip): <your description>
Initialization successful!

otherwise it will fail with a message containing an explanation on the error.

This command is using Handlebars under the hood to initialize the RAML document. The following properties are supported at the moment:

• title (Title of your API and is equivalent to RAML's root node title - required)
• description (Description of your API and is equivalent to RAML's root node description - optional)

Command options

-t, --template [value]

Type: String

File path of a custom Handlebars template.

raml mock <file> [options]

Mocks a root RAML document. It can be used as follows:

raml mock examples/simple.raml

if it succeds you see something like the following:

Mock service running at http://localhost:8080

otherwise it will fail with a message containing an explanation on the error.

Command options

-p, --port [value]

Type: String

Port number to bind the proxy. Default: 8080.

--cors [value]

Type: boolean

Enable CORS with the API. Default: false.