fix(misc): create-nx-workspace errors should display properly (#15988)

packages/create-nx-workspace/bin/create-nx-workspace.ts

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export const commandsObject: yargs.Argv<Arguments> = yargs
     'strip-dashed': true,
     'dot-notation': true,
   })
-  .command(
+  .command<Arguments>(
     // this is the default and only command
     '$0 [name] [options]',
     'Create a new Nx workspace',
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export const commandsObject: yargs.Argv<Arguments> = yargs
         throw error;
       });
     },
-    [normalizeArgsMiddleware]
+    [normalizeArgsMiddleware as yargs.MiddlewareFunction<{}>]
   )
   .help('help', chalk.dim`Show help`)
   .updateLocale(yargsDecorator)
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ async function normalizeArgsMiddleware(
         "Let's create a new workspace [https://nx.dev/getting-started/intro]",
     });
 
-    let thirdPartyPreset: string;
+    let thirdPartyPreset: string | null;
     try {
       thirdPartyPreset = await getThirdPartyPreset(argv.preset);
     } catch (e) {
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ async function normalizeArgsMiddleware(
         }
       } else {
         name = await determineRepoName(argv);
-        appName = await determineAppName(preset, argv);
+        appName = await determineAppName(preset as Preset, argv);
         if (preset === Preset.ReactMonorepo) {
           bundler = await determineBundler(argv);
         }
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ async function normalizeArgsMiddleware(
             (argv.interactive ? await determineRouting(argv) : true);
         }
       }
-      style = await determineStyle(preset, argv);
+      style = await determineStyle(preset as Preset, argv);
     }
 
     const packageManager = await determinePackageManager(argv);
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ async function determinePackageManager(
           ],
         },
       ])
-      .then((a: { packageManager }) => a.packageManager);
+      .then((a) => a.packageManager);
   }
 
   return Promise.resolve(detectInvokedPackageManager());
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ async function determineDefaultBase(
   }
   if (parsedArgs.allPrompts) {
     return enquirer
-      .prompt([
+      .prompt<{ DefaultBase: string }>([
         {
           name: 'DefaultBase',
           message: `Main branch name                   `,
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ async function determineDefaultBase(
           type: 'input',
         },
       ])
-      .then((a: { DefaultBase: string }) => {
+      .then((a) => {
         if (!a.DefaultBase) {
           output.error({
             title: 'Invalid branch name',
@@ -524,14 +524,14 @@ async function determineAppName(
   }
 
   return enquirer
-    .prompt([
+    .prompt<{ AppName: string }>([
       {
         name: 'AppName',
         message: `Application name                     `,
         type: 'input',
       },
     ])
-    .then((a: { AppName: string }) => {
+    .then((a) => {
       if (!a.AppName) {
         output.error({
           title: 'Invalid name',
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ async function determineFramework(
 
   if (!parsedArgs.framework) {
     return enquirer
-      .prompt([
+      .prompt<{ framework: Framework }>([
         {
           message: 'What framework should be used?',
           type: 'autocomplete',
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ async function determineFramework(
           choices: frameworkChoices,
         },
       ])
-      .then((a: { framework: string }) => a.framework);
+      .then((a) => a.framework);
   }
 
   const foundFramework = frameworkChoices
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ async function determineStandaloneApi(
 ): Promise<boolean> {
   if (parsedArgs.standaloneApi === undefined) {
     return enquirer
-      .prompt([
+      .prompt<{ standaloneApi: 'Yes' | 'No' }>([
         {
           name: 'standaloneApi',
           message:
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ async function determineStandaloneApi(
           initial: 'No' as any,
         },
       ])
-      .then((a: { standaloneApi: 'Yes' | 'No' }) => a.standaloneApi === 'Yes');
+      .then((a) => a.standaloneApi === 'Yes');
   }
 
   return parsedArgs.standaloneApi;
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ async function determineDockerfile(
 ): Promise<boolean> {
   if (parsedArgs.docker === undefined) {
     return enquirer
-      .prompt([
+      .prompt<{ docker: 'Yes' | 'No' }>([
         {
           name: 'docker',
           message:
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ async function determineDockerfile(
           initial: 'No' as any,
         },
       ])
-      .then((a: { docker: 'Yes' | 'No' }) => a.docker === 'Yes');
+      .then((a) => a.docker === 'Yes');
   } else {
     return Promise.resolve(parsedArgs.docker);
   }
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ async function determineDockerfile(
 async function determineStyle(
   preset: Preset,
   parsedArgs: yargs.Arguments<Arguments>
-): Promise<string> {
+): Promise<string | null> {
   if (
     preset === Preset.Apps ||
     preset === Preset.Core ||
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ async function determineStyle(
 
   if (!parsedArgs.style) {
     return enquirer
-      .prompt([
+      .prompt<{ style: string }>([
         {
           name: 'style',
           message: `Default stylesheet format            `,
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ async function determineRouting(
 ): Promise<boolean> {
   if (!parsedArgs.routing) {
     return enquirer
-      .prompt([
+      .prompt<{ routing: 'Yes' | 'No' }>([
         {
           name: 'routing',
           message: 'Would you like to add routing?',
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ async function determineRouting(
           initial: 'Yes' as any,
         },
       ])
-      .then((a: { routing: 'Yes' | 'No' }) => a.routing === 'Yes');
+      .then((a) => a.routing === 'Yes');
   }
 
   return parsedArgs.routing;
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ async function determineBundler(
 
   if (!parsedArgs.bundler) {
     return enquirer
-      .prompt([
+      .prompt<{ bundler: Bundler }>([
         {
           name: 'bundler',
           message: `Bundler to be used to build the application`,
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ async function determineBundler(
           choices: choices,
         },
       ])
-      .then((a: { bundler: 'vite' | 'webpack' }) => a.bundler);
+      .then((a) => a.bundler);
   }
 
   const foundBundler = choices.find(
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ async function determineNxCloud(
 ): Promise<boolean> {
   if (parsedArgs.nxCloud === undefined) {
     return enquirer
-      .prompt([
+      .prompt<{ NxCloud: 'Yes' | 'No' }>([
         {
           name: 'NxCloud',
           message: messages.getPromptMessage('nxCloudCreation'),
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ async function determineNxCloud(
           initial: 'Yes' as any,
         },
       ])
-      .then((a: { NxCloud: 'Yes' | 'No' }) => a.NxCloud === 'Yes');
+      .then((a) => a.NxCloud === 'Yes');
   } else {
     return parsedArgs.nxCloud;
   }
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ async function determineCI(
   if (parsedArgs.allPrompts) {
     return (
       enquirer
-        .prompt([
+        .prompt<{ CI: string }>([
           {
             name: 'CI',
             message: `CI workflow file to generate?      `,

packages/create-nx-workspace/src/create-empty-workspace.ts

@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ import * as ora from 'ora';
 import { join } from 'path';
 import { CreateWorkspaceOptions } from './create-workspace-options';
 import { execAndWait } from './utils/child-process-utils';
+import { mapErrorToBodyLines } from './utils/error-utils';
 import { output } from './utils/output';
 import {
   getPackageManagerCommand,
   getPackageManagerVersion,
   PackageManager,
 } from './utils/package-manager';
-import { getFileName, mapErrorToBodyLines } from './utils/string-utils';
+import { getFileName } from './utils/string-utils';
 import { unparse } from './utils/unparse';
 
 /**
@@ -67,10 +68,14 @@ export async function createEmptyWorkspace<T extends CreateWorkspaceOptions>(
     );
   } catch (e) {
     workspaceSetupSpinner.fail();
+    if (e instanceof Error) {
       output.error({
         title: `Nx failed to create a workspace.`,
         bodyLines: mapErrorToBodyLines(e),
       });
+    } else {
+      console.error(e);
+    }
     process.exit(1);
   } finally {
     workspaceSetupSpinner.stop();

packages/create-nx-workspace/src/create-sandbox.ts

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import {
 } from './utils/package-manager';
 import { execAndWait } from './utils/child-process-utils';
 import { output } from './utils/output';
-import { mapErrorToBodyLines } from './utils/string-utils';
 import { nxVersion } from './utils/nx/nx-version';
+import { mapErrorToBodyLines } from './utils/error-utils';
 
 /**
  * Creates a temporary directory and installs Nx in it.
@@ -44,10 +44,14 @@ export async function createSandbox(packageManager: PackageManager) {
     installSpinner.succeed();
   } catch (e) {
     installSpinner.fail();
+    if (e instanceof Error) {
       output.error({
         title: `Nx failed to install dependencies`,
         bodyLines: mapErrorToBodyLines(e),
       });
+    } else {
+      console.error(e);
+    }
     process.exit(1);
   } finally {
     installSpinner.stop();

packages/create-nx-workspace/src/create-workspace.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { messages, recordStat } from './utils/nx/ab-testing';
 import { initializeGitRepo } from './utils/git/git';
 import { nxVersion } from './utils/nx/nx-version';
 import { getThirdPartyPreset } from './utils/preset/get-third-party-preset';
+import { mapErrorToBodyLines } from './utils/error-utils';
 
 export async function createWorkspace<T extends CreateWorkspaceOptions>(
   preset: string,
@@ -59,23 +60,27 @@ export async function createWorkspace<T extends CreateWorkspaceOptions>(
       name,
       ci,
       packageManager,
-      nxCloud && nxCloudInstallRes.code === 0
+      nxCloud && nxCloudInstallRes?.code === 0
     );
   }
   if (!skipGit) {
     try {
       await initializeGitRepo(directory, { defaultBase, commit });
     } catch (e) {
+      if (e instanceof Error) {
         output.error({
           title: 'Could not initialize git repository',
-        bodyLines: [e.message],
+          bodyLines: mapErrorToBodyLines(e),
         });
+      } else {
+        console.error(e);
+      }
     }
   }
 
   showNxWarning(name);
 
-  if (nxCloud && nxCloudInstallRes.code === 0) {
+  if (nxCloud && nxCloudInstallRes?.code === 0) {
     printNxCloudSuccessMessage(nxCloudInstallRes.stdout);
   }
 

packages/create-nx-workspace/src/utils/child-process-utils.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { spawn, exec } from 'child_process';
 import { writeFileSync } from 'fs';
 import { join } from 'path';
+import { CreateNxWorkspaceError } from './error-utils';
 
 /**
  * Use spawn only for interactive shells
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ export function spawnAndWait(command: string, args: string[], cwd: string) {
 }
 
 export function execAndWait(command: string, cwd: string) {
-  return new Promise((res, rej) => {
+  return new Promise<{ code: number; stdout: string }>((res, rej) => {
     exec(
       command,
       { cwd, env: { ...process.env, NX_DAEMON: 'false' } },
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ export function execAndWait(command: string, cwd: string) {
         if (error) {
           const logFile = join(cwd, 'error.log');
           writeFileSync(logFile, `${stdout}\n${stderr}`);
-          rej({ code: error.code, logFile, logMessage: stderr });
+          rej(new CreateNxWorkspaceError(stderr, error.code, logFile));
         } else {
           res({ code: 0, stdout });
         }

packages/create-nx-workspace/src/utils/ci/setup-ci.ts

@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ import * as ora from 'ora';
 import { join } from 'path';
 
 import { execAndWait } from '../child-process-utils';
+import { mapErrorToBodyLines } from '../error-utils';
 import { output } from '../output';
 import { getPackageManagerCommand, PackageManager } from '../package-manager';
-import { getFileName, mapErrorToBodyLines } from '../string-utils';
+import { getFileName } from '../string-utils';
 
 export async function setupCI(
   name: string,
@@ -32,11 +33,14 @@ export async function setupCI(
     return res;
   } catch (e) {
     ciSpinner.fail();
-
+    if (e instanceof Error) {
       output.error({
         title: `Nx failed to generate CI workflow`,
         bodyLines: mapErrorToBodyLines(e),
       });
+    } else {
+      console.error(e);
+    }
 
     process.exit(1);
   } finally {

packages/create-nx-workspace/src/utils/error-utils.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+export class CreateNxWorkspaceError extends Error {
+  constructor(
+    public logMessage: string,
+    public code: number | null | undefined,
+    public logFile: string
+  ) {
+    super(logMessage);
+    this.name = 'CreateNxWorkspaceError';
+  }
+}
+
+export function mapErrorToBodyLines(error: Error): string[] {
+  const errorLines = error.message?.split('\n').filter((line) => !!line);
+  if (errorLines.length < 3) {
+    const lines = [`Error: ${error.message}`];
+    if (process.env.NX_VERBOSE_LOGGING) {
+      lines.push(`Stack: ${error.stack}`);
+    }
+    return lines;
+  }
+
+  const lines =
+    error instanceof CreateNxWorkspaceError
+      ? [`Exit code: ${error.code}`, `Log file: ${error.logFile}`]
+      : [];
+
+  if (process.env.NX_VERBOSE_LOGGING) {
+    lines.push(`Error: ${error.message}`);
+    lines.push(`Stack: ${error.stack}`);
+  }
+  return lines;
+}

packages/create-nx-workspace/src/utils/git/git.ts

@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ import { execSync, spawn, SpawnOptions } from 'child_process';
 import { deduceDefaultBase } from './default-base';
 import { output } from '../output';
 
-export function checkGitVersion(): string | null {
+export function checkGitVersion(): string | null | undefined {
   try {
     let gitVersionOutput = execSync('git --version').toString().trim();
-    return gitVersionOutput.match(/[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.+[0-9]+/)[0];
+    return gitVersionOutput.match(/[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.+[0-9]+/)?.[0];
   } catch {
     return null;
   }
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export async function initializeGitRepo(
   directory: string,
   options: {
     defaultBase: string;
-    commit: { message: string; name: string; email: string };
+    commit?: { message: string; name: string; email: string };
   }
 ) {
   const execute = (args: ReadonlyArray<string>, ignoreErrorStream = false) => {
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ export async function initializeGitRepo(
       cwd: directory,
       env: {
         ...process.env,
-        ...(options.commit.name
+        ...(options.commit?.name
           ? {
               GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: options.commit.name,
               GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: options.commit.name,
             }
           : {}),
-        ...(options.commit.email
+        ...(options.commit?.email
           ? {
               GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: options.commit.email,
               GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: options.commit.email,

packages/create-nx-workspace/src/utils/nx/ab-testing.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { isCI } from '../ci/is-ci';
 
-export class PromptMessages {
+const messageOptions = {
-  private messages = {
   nxCloudCreation: [
     {
       code: 'set-up-distributed-caching-ci',
@@ -14,26 +13,33 @@ export class PromptMessages {
       message: `Enable distributed caching to make your CI faster?`,
     },
   ],
-  };
+} as const;
 
-  private selectedMessages = {};
+type MessageKey = keyof typeof messageOptions;
 
-  getPromptMessage(key: string): string {
+export class PromptMessages {
+  private selectedMessages: { [key in MessageKey]?: number } = {};
+
+  getPromptMessage(key: MessageKey): string {
     if (this.selectedMessages[key] === undefined) {
       if (process.env.NX_GENERATE_DOCS_PROCESS === 'true') {
         this.selectedMessages[key] = 0;
       } else {
         this.selectedMessages[key] = Math.floor(
-          Math.random() * this.messages[key].length
+          Math.random() * messageOptions[key].length
         );
       }
     }
-    return this.messages[key][this.selectedMessages[key]].message;
+    return messageOptions[key][this.selectedMessages[key]!].message;
   }
 
-  codeOfSelectedPromptMessage(key: string): string {
+  codeOfSelectedPromptMessage(key: MessageKey): string {
-    if (this.selectedMessages[key] === undefined) return null;
+    const selected = this.selectedMessages[key];
-    return this.messages[key][this.selectedMessages[key]].code;
+    if (selected === undefined) {
+      return messageOptions[key][0].code;
+    } else {
+      return messageOptions[key][selected].code;
+    }
   }
 }
 

packages/create-nx-workspace/src/utils/nx/nx-cloud.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { join } from 'path';
 import { execAndWait } from '../child-process-utils';
 import { output } from '../output';
 import { getPackageManagerCommand, PackageManager } from '../package-manager';
-import { getFileName, mapErrorToBodyLines } from '../string-utils';
+import { getFileName } from '../string-utils';
+import { mapErrorToBodyLines } from '../error-utils';
 
 export async function setupNxCloud(
   name: string,
@@ -21,10 +22,14 @@ export async function setupNxCloud(
   } catch (e) {
     nxCloudSpinner.fail();
 
+    if (e instanceof Error) {
       output.error({
         title: `Nx failed to setup NxCloud`,
         bodyLines: mapErrorToBodyLines(e),
       });
+    } else {
+      console.error(e);
+    }
 
     process.exit(1);
   } finally {

packages/create-nx-workspace/src/utils/output.ts

@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ class CLIOutput {
 
   applyNxPrefix(color = 'cyan', text: string): string {
     let nxPrefix = '';
-    if (chalk[color]) {
+    if ((chalk as any)[color]) {
-      nxPrefix = `${chalk[color]('>')} ${chalk.reset.inverse.bold[color](
+      nxPrefix = `${(chalk as any)[color]('>')} ${(
-        ' NX '
+        chalk as any
-      )}`;
+      ).reset.inverse.bold[color](' NX ')}`;
     } else {
       nxPrefix = `${chalk.keyword(color)(
         '>'
@@ -119,7 +119,9 @@ class CLIOutput {
 
   addVerticalSeparatorWithoutNewLines(color = 'gray') {
     this.writeToStdOut(
-      `${this.X_PADDING}${chalk.dim[color](this.VERTICAL_SEPARATOR)}${EOL}`
+      `${this.X_PADDING}${(chalk as any).dim[color](
+        this.VERTICAL_SEPARATOR
+      )}${EOL}`
     );
   }
 
@@ -217,7 +219,7 @@ class CLIOutput {
 
     this.writeOutputTitle({
       color: 'cyan',
-      title: color ? chalk[color](title) : title,
+      title: color ? (chalk as any)[color](title) : title,
     });
 
     this.writeOptionalOutputBody(bodyLines);

packages/create-nx-workspace/src/utils/preset/get-third-party-preset.ts

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export async function getThirdPartyPreset(
         bodyLines: [
           `There was an error with the preset npm package you provided:`,
           '',
-          ...validateResult.errors,
+          ...(validateResult.errors ?? []),
         ],
       });
       throw new Error('Invalid preset npm package');

packages/create-nx-workspace/src/utils/string-utils.ts

@@ -8,19 +8,3 @@ export function getFileName(name: string) {
     .toLowerCase()
     .replace(/[ _]/g, '-');
 }
-
-export function mapErrorToBodyLines(error: {
-  logMessage: string;
-  code: number;
-  logFile: string;
-}): string[] {
-  if (error.logMessage?.split('\n').filter((line) => !!line).length < 3) {
-    // print entire log message only if it's only a single message
-    return [`Error: ${error.logMessage}`];
-  }
-  const lines = [`Exit code: ${error.code}`, `Log file: ${error.logFile}`];
-  if (process.env.NX_VERBOSE_LOGGING) {
-    lines.push(`Error: ${error.logMessage}`);
-  }
-  return lines;
-}

packages/create-nx-workspace/src/utils/unparse.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { flatten } from 'flat';
 
 export function unparse(options: Object): string[] {
-  const unparsed = [];
+  const unparsed: string[] = [];
   for (const key of Object.keys(options)) {
-    const value = options[key];
+    const value = options[key as keyof typeof options];
     unparseOption(key, value, unparsed);
   }
 

packages/create-nx-workspace/src/utils/validate-npm-package.ts

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ export interface ValidateNpmResult {
 }
 
 export function validateNpmPackage(name: string): ValidateNpmResult {
-  let warnings = [];
+  let warnings: string[] = [];
-  let errors = [];
+  let errors: string[] = [];
 
   if (name === null) {
     errors.push('name cannot be null');

packages/create-nx-workspace/tsconfig.json

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {
   "extends": "../../tsconfig.base.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "types": ["node", "jest"]
+    "types": ["node", "jest"],
+    "strict": true
   },
   "include": [],
   "files": [],