# Getting Started with Integrated Repos

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{% github-repository url="https://github.com/nrwl/nx-recipes/tree/main/integrated" /%}

## Create a New Workspace

Start by creating a new workspace. We can use the following command that will help us set it up.

```shell
npx create-nx-workspace@latest myorg --preset=ts
```

The file structure should look like this:

```treeview
myorg/
├── packages/
├── tools/
├── nx.json
├── package.json
├── README.md
└── tsconfig.base.json
```

## Create a Package

Nx comes with generators that can help with scaffolding applications. Run this generator to make a new library named `is-even`:

```shell
npx nx generate @nrwl/js:library is-even --publishable --importPath @myorg/is-even
```

This command:

- Uses the `@nrwl/js` plugin's `library` generator to scaffold a new library named `is-even`.
- The `--publishable` flag makes sure we also get a `package.json` generated and a `publish` target we can invoke to publish to NPM.
- The `--importPath` allows us to define the name of the NPM package.

You should now have the following structure:

```treeview
packages/
└── is-even/
    ├── src/
    |  └── lib/
    |  |  ├── is-even.spec.ts
    |  |  ├── is-even.ts
    |  └── index.ts
    ├── project.json
    ├── package.json
    ├── ...
    └── tsconfig.json
```

Update `is-even.ts` with this content:

```ts {% fileName="packages/is-even/src/lib/is-even.ts" %}
export function isEven(x: number): boolean {
  return x % 2 === 0;
}
```

The Nx plugins use a project-level `project.json` to manage the metadata around the available targets that can be run for a given project. The generated `project.json` for `is-even` contains `build`, `publish`, `lint` and `test` targets:

```jsonc {% fileName="packages/is-even/project.json" %}
{
  "name": "is-even",
  "targets": {
    "build": {
      /* ... */
    },
    "publish": {
      /* ... */
    },
    "lint": {
      /* ... */
    },
    "test": {
      /* ... */
    }
  }
}
```

You can dive into the various settings to fine-tune the options used for building, publishing, linting or testing the package. The low-level details are being taken care of by the plugin.

Running

- `npx nx build is-even` builds the src files and places a ready-to-be-published package in `dist/packages/is-even` at the root of your workspace
- `npx nx publish is-even` runs a publish script from `dist/packages/is-even` to push your package to NPM
- `npx nx test is-even` runs the pre-configured Jest tests for the package
- `npx nx lint is-even` runs the pre-configured ESLint checks for the package

## Local Linking of Packages

The local linking of packages in an integrated monorepo style is handled by Nx automatically by leveraging TypeScript path mappings in the `tsconfig.base.json` file.

To illustrate that, let's create another package `is-odd`. We can again run the generator for that:

```shell
npx nx generate @nrwl/js:library is-odd --publishable --importPath @myorg/is-odd
```

Note how the `tsconfig.base.json` now has two entries:

```json {% fileName="tsconfig.base.json" %}
{
  "compileOnSave": false,
  "compilerOptions": {
    ...
    "paths": {
      "@myorg/is-even": ["packages/is-even/src/index.ts"],
      "@myorg/is-odd": ["packages/is-odd/src/index.ts"]
    }
  }
}
```

Update the `is-odd.ts` implemention in the `is-odd` package to import `isEven` from the `@myorg/is-even` package:

```ts {% fileName="packages/is-odd/src/lib/is-odd.ts" %}
import { isEven } from '@myorg/is-even';

export function isOdd(x: number): boolean {
  return !isEven(x);
}
```

This is all that needs to be done.

## Task Dependencies

In a monorepo there are not just dependencies among packages, but also among their tasks.

For example, whenever we build `is-odd` we need to ensure that `is-even` is built beforehand. Nx can define such task dependencies by adding a `targetDefaults` property to nx.json.

In an integrated monorepo style this is already being dealt with by the generators. The current `nx.json` file already comes with defaults that work out of the box:

```json {% fileName="nx.json" %}
{
  ...
  "targetDefaults": {
    "build": {
      "dependsOn": ["^build"],
      ...
    },
    ...
  },
  ...
}
```

This tells Nx to run the `build` target of all the dependent projects first, before the `build` target of the package itself is being run.

Remove any existing `dist` folder at the root of the workspace and run:

```shell
npx nx build is-odd
```

It will automatically first run `npx nx build is-even`, so you should end up with both packages in your dist folder. Note that if `is-even` has been built before, it would just be restored out of the cache.

## Cache Build Results

To build the `is-even` package run:

```shell
npx nx build is-even
```

Run the same command a second time and you'll see the build cache is being used:

```{% command="npx nx build is-even" %}
> nx run is-even:build

Compiling TypeScript files for project "is-even"...
Done compiling TypeScript files for project "is-even".

 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

 >  NX   Successfully ran target build for project is-even (713ms)
```

## Running Multiple Tasks

To run the `build` target for all the packages in the workspace, use:

```shell
npx nx run-many --target=build
```

What you would get is the following:

```{% command="npx nx run-many --target=build" %}
    ✔  nx run is-even:build  [existing outputs match the cache, left as is]
    ✔  nx run is-odd:build (906ms)

 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

 >  NX   Successfully ran target build for 2 projects (914ms)

   Nx read the output from the cache instead of running the command for 1 out of 2 tasks.
```

Note how on the `is-even:build` it didn't run the build but rather pulled it out of the cache because the build has ran before. If you re-run the `run-many` command all of the builds would be cached.

You can also only run tasks on packages that got changed by using

```shell
npx nx affected --target=build
```

## Learn More

{% cards %}

{% card title="Core Features" description="Read about the core features of Nx." url="/core-features" /%}

{% card title="Mental Model" description="Get a deeper understanding of the mental model." url="/concepts/mental-model" /%}

{% card title="Adopting Nx" description="Learn how to add Nx to your existing repo." url="/recipes/adopting-nx" /%}

{% card title="Integrated Repos vs Package-Based Repos" description="Learn about two styles of monorepos." url="/concepts/integrated-vs-package-based" /%}

{% card title="React Tutorial" description="A step-by-step tutorial showing how to build an integrated monorepo with React applications sharing code." url="/react-tutorial/1-code-generation" /%}

{% card title="Node.js Tutorial" description="A step-by-step tutorial showing how to build an integrated monorepo with Node.js applications sharing code." url="/getting-started/node-tutorial" /%}

{% /cards %}
