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# diameterc

Compile a diameter dictionary to Erlang source.

## Synopsis

```
diameterc [<options>] <file>
```

## Description

The diameterc utility is used to compile a diameter
[dictionary file](diameter_dict.md) into Erlang source. The resulting source
implements the interface diameter required to encode and decode the dictionary's
messages and AVPs.

The module `m:diameter_make` provides an alternate compilation interface.

# USAGE

Compile a single dictionary file to Erlang
source. Valid options are as follows.

- **\-i <dir>** - Prepend the specified directory to the code path. Use to
  point at beam files compiled from inherited dictionaries,
  `[@inherits](diameter_dict.md#inherits)` in a dictionary file creating a
  beam dependency, not an erl/hrl dependency.

  Multiple `-i` options can be specified.

- **\-o <dir>** - Write generated source to the specified directory. Defaults
  to the current working directory.

- **\-E** - Suppress `.erl` file generation.

- **\-H** - Suppress `.hrl` file generation.

- **\--name <name>** - Name the output module.

- **\--prefix <prefix>** - Transform the input dictionary before compilation,
  setting `[@name](diameter_dict.md#name)` or
  `[@prefix](diameter_dict.md#prefix)` to the specified string.

- **\--inherits <arg>** - Transform the input dictionary before compilation,
  appending `[@inherits](diameter_dict.md#inherits)` of the specified string.

  Two forms of `--inherits` have special meaning:

  ```text
  --inherits -
  --inherits Prev/Mod
  ```

  The first has the effect of clearing any previous inherits, the second of
  replacing a previous inherits of `Prev` to one of `Mod`. This allows the
  semantics of the input dictionary to be changed without modifying the file
  itself.

  Multiple `--inherits` options can be specified.

# EXIT STATUS

Returns 0 on success, non-zero on failure.

# SEE ALSO

`m:diameter_make`, [diameter_dict(4)](diameter_dict.md)
