Enable use of generators without engine #323
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sqlacodegen
is a great tool that does two things when used as cli:MetaData
object using SQLAlchemy built-in reflectionMetaData
from step 1While most of users use the CLI, the core value of
sqlacodegen
is the code generator.This PR eases the standalone usage of the code generator by removing the need of an engine (and the associated driver). Actually, the engine+driver is only needed for the reflection (step 1), while a dialect is enough for step 2.
Example usage