Gii with --generate=1 is not available in cli and does not overwrite existing files as is claimed in the phpdoc

[motin]

Phpdoc claim: https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/blob/7324f21dca2792f343ad1ad86122d123f3767616/extensions/gii/console/GenerateController.php#L35-L37

In reality, running any gii command in cli with --generate=1 results in:

 Error: Unknown option: --generate

When support for this option is added to cli, the option is ignored and gii will ask for confirmation before overwriting files, despite using --interactive=0.

Suggested solution:

1. Add support for --generate option
2. Overwrite changed files automatically when --interactive=0 and --generate=1
3. Ignore the value of the --generate option when --interactive=1

A PR is on it's way.

[qiangxue]

Removed generate since it overlaps with interactive and would cause confusion. It was there because the original code was copied from previous PR.

[motin]

@qiangxue: What is a more appropriate option name? --overwrite=y like in ./init? --overwrite=1 so that it stays a boolean? (Overwriting files on --interactive=0 seems a bit dangerous.)

[qiangxue]

I think we can leave it as is unless there are more requests for change of the behavior. It depends on in which case you would use --interactive=0.

[motin]

Currently gii cli can't overwrite files in non-interactive mode. This makes it cumbersome to re-generate models and crud in an automated or scripted manner. Using --interactive=0 today is more like a --dry-run=1 option, since it shows changes but does not overwrite anything. Should we make --interactive=0 overwrite files by default and add a --dry-run option instead for the current behavior?

[schmunk42]

Wll there be another possibility to regenerate all files?

I think this line: https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/blob/master/extensions/gii/console/GenerateAction.php#L59

should read:

$skipAll = $this->controller->interactive ? null : false;

Which would regenerate all files if running in non-interactive mode.

[motin]

@schmunk42: Yes, that would make --interactive=0 overwrite files by default. Even better than having a separate confusing --generate option. Personally I don't need the --dry-run options, since it is easy to revert all changes files using git.

[schmunk42]

@qiangxue In which case do you need this? continued

For generating a batch of models and CRUDs during very early development. It's very cumbersome to manually use y or ya when there are a lot of changes in many models. But this applies for all Gii actions which may overwrite a large number of files.

[qiangxue]

Fixed. Thanks.

[motin]

@qiangxue: Great! Thanks for the quick turnaround :)