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baml run --file defines_foo.baml -e "foo()" now evaluates foo() using declarations from defines_foo.baml. An explicitly selected file is always compiled, so its diagnostics are not silently ignored.

This allows testing arbitrary expressions against a given BAML file without having to modify it.

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  • New Features

    • baml run --expression can use functions and declarations from a selected standalone file.
    • Expression evaluation supports combining --expression with --file or --project.
    • Project-based expression evaluation now preserves declarations from an existing root-level __expr__.baml file.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Standalone file errors are now reported during expression execution, even when the expression does not directly reference the file.
    • Existing source files named __expr__.baml are no longer overwritten during evaluation.

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baml run -e now uses an explicit --file as compilation context. It preserves isolated compilation and project fallback when no file is supplied. Synthetic expression files use unused paths, so existing source files and diagnostics remain available.

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Standalone expression evaluation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Use source context during expression compilation
baml_language/crates/baml_cli/src/run_command.rs
Expression mode loads explicit or project source context, adds the synthetic expression to that workspace, and reports the compilation context in verbose output.
Preserve existing source files
baml_language/crates/baml_cli/src/run_command.rs
Synthetic expression paths now avoid occupied names such as __expr__.baml by selecting unused alternatives.
Verify declarations and diagnostics
baml_language/crates/baml_cli/tests/exit_code_e2e.rs
End-to-end tests cover standalone declarations, standalone-file errors, project fallback, and colliding __expr__.baml files.

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Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant RunCommand
  participant SourceWorkspace
  participant ExpressionCompiler
  User->>RunCommand: run -e EXPRESSION with optional --file
  RunCommand->>SourceWorkspace: load standalone file or project source
  RunCommand->>SourceWorkspace: add expression at an unused path
  RunCommand->>ExpressionCompiler: compile expression with source context
  ExpressionCompiler-->>RunCommand: return result or diagnostics
  RunCommand-->>User: print output or compilation errors
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Selected and project files are preserved during expression evaluation, including filename collisions. The PR is ready to merge.

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In `@baml_language/crates/baml_cli/src/run_command.rs`:
- Line 1073: Update the synthetic expression-file setup around
add_or_update_file_in so its generated path cannot equal the selected canonical
path registered by load_standalone_source, preserving the selected file in
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@sxlijin sxlijin changed the title Support baml run --file with expressions feat: allow combining baml run -e with baml run --file Sep 23, 2026
@sxlijin sxlijin changed the title feat: allow combining baml run -e with baml run --file feat: allow combining baml run -e with --file Sep 23, 2026
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🟡 Minor · Preserve project files when creating the synthetic expression file. · run_command.rs:1105-1113

baml_language/crates/baml_cli/src/run_command.rs:1105-1113
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve project files when creating the synthetic expression file.

When a no-file expression requires project context, load_project_or_default registers the project’s root-level __expr__.baml. The subsequent add_or_update_file_in call uses the same path for the synthetic source, so it replaces that file in the project database.

This removes the file’s declarations and diagnostics before expression compilation. Use a collision-free synthetic path at the project-loading boundary.

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In `@baml_language/crates/baml_cli/src/run_command.rs` around lines 1105 - 1113,
Update the no-file expression flow around load_project_or_default and
add_or_update_file_in to use a collision-free synthetic expression path instead
of the project root __expr__.baml path. Preserve the loaded project file, its
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In `@baml_language/crates/baml_cli/src/run_command.rs`:
- Around line 1105-1113: Update the no-file expression flow around
load_project_or_default and add_or_update_file_in to use a collision-free
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Preserve the loaded project file, its declarations, and diagnostics while still
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