The output directory for the generated classes.

Configuration Options

Option: ‘.’

The default value of the outputBaseDirectory configuration option is . - the current directory. Note that tooling may change the default output base directory to better reflect a typical project structure used with such a tool.

Option: ‘some/other/directory’

Changing the outputBaseDirectory configuration option to some/other/directory! configures YoSQL to write into the relative directorysome/other/directory.

Option: ‘/an/absolute/path’

Changing the outputBaseDirectory configuration option to /an/absolute/path! configures YoSQL to write into the absolute directory path /an/absolute/path.

Related Options

Also in this group: inputBaseDirectory , sourceDirectory , sqlFilesCharset , sqlFilesSuffix , sqlStatementSeparator .

Tooling

Ant

In order to use YoSQL together with Ant , take a look at the tooling documentation for Ant .

Bazel

In order to use YoSQL together with Bazel , take a look at the tooling documentation for Bazel .

CLI

In order to use YoSQL on the command line, take a look at the tooling documentation for CLI .

yosql generate --files-output-base-directory=configValue

Gradle

In order to use YoSQL together with Gradle , take a look at the tooling documentation for Gradle . The outputBaseDirectory setting can be configured using Gradle in Kotlin syntax like this:

plugins {
  java
  id("wtf.metio.yosql") version "2026.8.8"
}

yosql {
  files {
    outputBaseDirectory.set(configValue)
  }
}

or in Groovy syntax like this:

plugins {
  id "java"
  id "wtf.metio.yosql" version "2026.8.8"
}

yosql {
  files {
    outputBaseDirectory = configValue
  }
}

Maven

In order to use YoSQL together with Maven , take a look at the tooling documentation for Maven . The outputBaseDirectory setting can be configured using Maven like this:

<build>
  <plugins>
    <plugin>
      <groupId>wtf.metio.yosql.tooling</groupId>
      <artifactId>yosql-tooling-maven</artifactId>
      <version>2026.8.8</version>
      <configuration>
        <files>
          <outputBaseDirectory>configValue</outputBaseDirectory>
        </files>
      </configuration>
    </plugin>
  </plugins>
</build>