---
name: "vapigen-0.16"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "valac-0.16"
version: "0.16.1-2"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/vapigen-0.16"
---

# vapigen-0.16(1)

generate a Vala API

## NAME

vapigen - generate a Vala API

## SYNOPSIS

**vapigen *SOURCE* *PKGBASE*** \[*OPTION*\]... \[*FILE*\]...

## DESCRIPTION

**vapigen** is a utility which generates Vala API (VAPI) files from GI files, which may be generated using the [vala-gen-introspect(1)](/vala-gen-introspect/1.md) utility.

## EXAMPLES

- After compilation, the following command generates a GI for pango:

  **vala-gen-introspect pango packages/pango**

- This can then be converted to a Vala API as follows:

  **vapigen --pkg cairo --vapidir . --library pango packages/pango/pango.gi**

## OPTIONS

- **-?, --help**

  Show help option

- **--vapidir=*DIRECTORY***

  Look for package bindings in *DIRECTORY*.

- **--girdir=*DIRECTORY***

  Look for GIR bindings in *DIRECTORY*.

- **--metadatadir=*DIRECTORY***

  Look for GIR .metadata files in *DIRECTORY*.

- **--pkg=*PACKAGE***

  Include binding for *PACKAGE*

- **--library=*NAME***

  Specify library name as *NAME*

- **-d, --directory=*DIRECTORY***

  Specify output directory as *DIRECTORY*

- **--version**

  Display version number and exit.

- **-q, --quiet**

  Do not print messages to the console

## SEE ALSO

[**vala-gen-introspect**(1)](/vala-gen-introspect/1.md)

## HOMEPAGE AND BUG REPORT

http://www.vala-project.org/

## AUTHOR

vapigen for Vala was written by Jürg Billeter \<j@bitron.ch\> and Raffaele Sandrini \<rasa@gmx.ch\>.

This manual page was written by Kumar Appaiah \<akumar@ee.iitm.ac.in\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).