feat: Add --module-split-mode option to generate one file per model (#1170)

docs/cli-reference/general-options.md

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 | [`--http-ignore-tls`](#http-ignore-tls) | Disable TLS certificate verification for HTTPS requests. |
 | [`--http-query-parameters`](#http-query-parameters) | Add query parameters to HTTP requests for remote schemas. |
 | [`--ignore-pyproject`](#ignore-pyproject) | Ignore pyproject.toml configuration file. |
+| [`--module-split-mode`](#module-split-mode) | Split generated models into separate files, one per model cl... |
 | [`--shared-module-name`](#shared-module-name) | Customize the name of the shared module for deduplicated mod... |
 | [`--watch`](#watch) | Watch mode cannot be used with --check mode. |
 | [`--watch-delay`](#watch-delay) | Watch mode starts file watcher and handles clean exit. |
@@ -1672,6 +1673,116 @@ testing without project configuration.
 
 ---
 
+## `--module-split-mode` {#module-split-mode}
+
+Split generated models into separate files, one per model class.
+
+The `--module-split-mode=single` flag generates each model class in its own file,
+named after the class in snake_case. Use with `--all-exports-scope=recursive` to
+create an __init__.py that re-exports all models for convenient imports.
+
+**Related:** [`--all-exports-scope`](general-options.md#all-exports-scope), [`--use-exact-imports`](template-customization.md#use-exact-imports)
+
+!!! tip "Usage"
+
+    ```bash
+    datamodel-codegen --input schema.json --module-split-mode single --all-exports-scope recursive --use-exact-imports # (1)!
+    ```
+
+    1. :material-arrow-left: `--module-split-mode` - the option documented here
+
+??? example "Input Schema"
+
+    ```json
+    {
+      "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+      "definitions": {
+        "User": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "id": {"type": "integer"},
+            "name": {"type": "string"}
+          }
+        },
+        "Order": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "id": {"type": "integer"},
+            "user": {"$ref": "#/definitions/User"}
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    ```
+
+??? example "Output"
+
+    ```python
+    # __init__.py
+    # generated by datamodel-codegen:
+    #   filename:  input.json
+
+    from __future__ import annotations
+
+    from .model import Model
+    from .order import Order
+    from .user import User
+
+    __all__ = [
+        "Model",
+        "Order",
+        "User",
+    ]
+
+    # model.py
+    # generated by datamodel-codegen:
+    #   filename:  input.json
+
+    from __future__ import annotations
+
+    from typing import Any
+
+    from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+
+    class Model(BaseModel):
+        __root__: Any
+
+    # order.py
+    # generated by datamodel-codegen:
+    #   filename:  input.json
+
+    from __future__ import annotations
+
+    from typing import Optional
+
+    from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+    from .user import User
+
+
+    class Order(BaseModel):
+        id: Optional[int] = None
+        user: Optional[User] = None
+
+    # user.py
+    # generated by datamodel-codegen:
+    #   filename:  input.json
+
+    from __future__ import annotations
+
+    from typing import Optional
+
+    from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+
+    class User(BaseModel):
+        id: Optional[int] = None
+        name: Optional[str] = None
+    ```
+
+---
+
 ## `--shared-module-name` {#shared-module-name}
 
 Customize the name of the shared module for deduplicated models.

docs/cli-reference/index.md

@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ This documentation is auto-generated from test cases.
 | 🏗️ [Model Customization](model-customization.md) | 26 | Model generation behavior |
 | 🎨 [Template Customization](template-customization.md) | 16 | Output formatting and custom rendering |
 | 📘 [OpenAPI-only Options](openapi-only-options.md) | 5 | OpenAPI-specific features |
-| ⚙️ [General Options](general-options.md) | 13 | Utilities and meta options |
+| ⚙️ [General Options](general-options.md) | 14 | Utilities and meta options |
 | 📝 [Utility Options](utility-options.md) | 5 | Help, version, debug options |
 
 ## All Options
 
-**Jump to:** [A](#a) · [B](#b) · [C](#c) · [D](#d) · [E](#e) · [F](#f) · [G](#g) · [H](#h) · [I](#i) · [K](#k) · [N](#n) · [O](#o) · [P](#p) · [R](#r) · [S](#s) · [T](#t) · [U](#u) · [V](#v) · [W](#w)
+**Jump to:** [A](#a) · [B](#b) · [C](#c) · [D](#d) · [E](#e) · [F](#f) · [G](#g) · [H](#h) · [I](#i) · [K](#k) · [M](#m) · [N](#n) · [O](#o) · [P](#p) · [R](#r) · [S](#s) · [T](#t) · [U](#u) · [V](#v) · [W](#w)
 
 
 ### A {#a}
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ This documentation is auto-generated from test cases.
 - [`--keep-model-order`](model-customization.md#keep-model-order)
 - [`--keyword-only`](model-customization.md#keyword-only)
 
+### M {#m}
+
+- [`--module-split-mode`](general-options.md#module-split-mode)
+
 ### N {#n}
 
 - [`--no-alias`](field-customization.md#no-alias)

docs/cli-reference/quick-reference.md

@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ datamodel-codegen [OPTIONS]
 | [`--http-ignore-tls`](general-options.md#http-ignore-tls) | Disable TLS certificate verification for HTTPS requests. |
 | [`--http-query-parameters`](general-options.md#http-query-parameters) | Add query parameters to HTTP requests for remote schemas. |
 | [`--ignore-pyproject`](general-options.md#ignore-pyproject) | Ignore pyproject.toml configuration file. |
+| [`--module-split-mode`](general-options.md#module-split-mode) | Split generated models into separate files, one per model class. |
 | [`--shared-module-name`](general-options.md#shared-module-name) | Customize the name of the shared module for deduplicated models. |
 | [`--watch`](general-options.md#watch) | Watch mode cannot be used with --check mode. |
 | [`--watch-delay`](general-options.md#watch-delay) | Watch mode starts file watcher and handles clean exit. |
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@ All options sorted alphabetically:
 - [`--input-file-type`](base-options.md#input-file-type) - Specify the input file type for code generation.
 - [`--keep-model-order`](model-customization.md#keep-model-order) - Keep model definition order as specified in schema.
 - [`--keyword-only`](model-customization.md#keyword-only) - Generate dataclasses with keyword-only fields (Python 3.10+)...
+- [`--module-split-mode`](general-options.md#module-split-mode) - Split generated models into separate files, one per model cl...
 - [`--no-alias`](field-customization.md#no-alias) - Disable Field alias generation for non-Python-safe property ...
 - [`--no-color`](utility-options.md#no-color) - Disable colorized output
 - [`--no-use-specialized-enum`](typing-customization.md#no-use-specialized-enum) - Disable specialized Enum classes for Python 3.11+ code gener...

src/datamodel_code_generator/__init__.py

@@ -300,6 +300,15 @@ class ReadOnlyWriteOnlyModelType(Enum):
     All = "all"
 
 
+class ModuleSplitMode(Enum):
+    """Mode for splitting generated models into separate files.
+
+    Single: Generate one file per model class.
+    """
+
+    Single = "single"
+
+
 class Error(Exception):
     """Base exception for datamodel-code-generator errors."""
 
@@ -470,6 +479,7 @@ def generate(  # noqa: PLR0912, PLR0913, PLR0914, PLR0915
     read_only_write_only_model_type: ReadOnlyWriteOnlyModelType | None = None,
     all_exports_scope: AllExportsScope | None = None,
     all_exports_collision_strategy: AllExportsCollisionStrategy | None = None,
+    module_split_mode: ModuleSplitMode | None = None,
 ) -> None:
     """Generate Python data models from schema definitions or structured data.
 
@@ -718,6 +728,7 @@ def get_header_and_first_line(csv_file: IO[str]) -> dict[str, Any]:
             disable_future_imports=disable_future_imports,
             all_exports_scope=all_exports_scope,
             all_exports_collision_strategy=all_exports_collision_strategy,
+            module_split_mode=module_split_mode,
         )
     if not input_filename:  # pragma: no cover
         if isinstance(input_, str):
@@ -857,6 +868,7 @@ def infer_input_type(text: str) -> InputFileType:
     "InputFileType",
     "InvalidClassNameError",
     "LiteralType",
+    "ModuleSplitMode",
     "PythonVersion",
     "ReadOnlyWriteOnlyModelType",
     "generate",

src/datamodel_code_generator/__main__.py

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     Error,
     InputFileType,
     InvalidClassNameError,
+    ModuleSplitMode,
     OpenAPIScope,
     ReadOnlyWriteOnlyModelType,
     ReuseScope,
@@ -464,6 +465,7 @@ def validate_all_exports_collision_strategy(cls, values: dict[str, Any]) -> dict
     read_only_write_only_model_type: Optional[ReadOnlyWriteOnlyModelType] = None  # noqa: UP045
     all_exports_scope: Optional[AllExportsScope] = None  # noqa: UP045
     all_exports_collision_strategy: Optional[AllExportsCollisionStrategy] = None  # noqa: UP045
+    module_split_mode: Optional[ModuleSplitMode] = None  # noqa: UP045
     watch: bool = False
     watch_delay: float = 0.5
 
@@ -765,6 +767,7 @@ def run_generate_from_config(  # noqa: PLR0913, PLR0917
         read_only_write_only_model_type=config.read_only_write_only_model_type,
         all_exports_scope=config.all_exports_scope,
         all_exports_collision_strategy=config.all_exports_collision_strategy,
+        module_split_mode=config.module_split_mode,
     )
 
 

src/datamodel_code_generator/arguments.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     DataclassArguments,
     DataModelType,
     InputFileType,
+    ModuleSplitMode,
     OpenAPIScope,
     ReadOnlyWriteOnlyModelType,
     ReuseScope,
@@ -323,6 +324,12 @@ def start_section(self, heading: str | None) -> None:
     choices=[s.value for s in AllExportsCollisionStrategy],
     default=None,
 )
+model_options.add_argument(
+    "--module-split-mode",
+    help="Split generated models into separate files. 'single': generate one file per model class.",
+    choices=[m.value for m in ModuleSplitMode],
+    default=None,
+)
 
 # ======================================================================================
 # Typing options for generated models

src/datamodel_code_generator/cli_options.py

@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ class CLIOptionMeta:
     "--all-exports-collision-strategy": CLIOptionMeta(
         name="--all-exports-collision-strategy", category=OptionCategory.GENERAL
     ),
+    "--module-split-mode": CLIOptionMeta(name="--module-split-mode", category=OptionCategory.GENERAL),
     "--disable-warnings": CLIOptionMeta(name="--disable-warnings", category=OptionCategory.GENERAL),
     "--watch": CLIOptionMeta(name="--watch", category=OptionCategory.GENERAL),
     "--watch-delay": CLIOptionMeta(name="--watch-delay", category=OptionCategory.GENERAL),