Step 5 — Generate typed code

Turn layout metadata into code you can use in your own project:

• FileMaker: Generate Types for Layout writes a TypeScript interface for one layout's fields. Generate Types for All Layouts does every layout at once.
• FileMaker: Generate TypeScript Client writes a small typed client for the Data API.
• FileMaker: Generate Snippets for Layout adds editor snippets for common find and get-record calls.

Where the files go:

• Layout types: layouts/<name>.ts inside the folder set in filemaker.typegen.outputDir (default filemaker-types). Run FileMaker: Open Generated Types Folder to jump there. A layout name with spaces or punctuation gets a short hash in its file name.
• The typed client: the folder you choose when you run the command (types.ts, client.ts and a README.md).
• Snippets: snippets/filemaker-data-api.code-snippets in your workspace.

Generating files needs a trusted workspace. Before replacing an unrelated file, choose Overwrite, Skip existing, or Cancel. A linked output folder is refused with an explanation; a workspace opened through a symbolic link is allowed.

Regenerate after a schema change, and pair it with a schema snapshot diff to see exactly which fields moved.