nx/docs/generated/devkit/nx_devkit.md

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Module: @nx/devkit

The Nx Devkit is the underlying technology used to customize Nx to support different technologies and custom use-cases. It contains many utility functions for reading and writing files, updating configuration, working with Abstract Syntax Trees(ASTs), and more.

As with most things in Nx, the core of Nx Devkit is very simple. It only uses language primitives and immutable objects (the tree being the only exception).

Table of contents

Enumerations

Classes

Interfaces

Type Aliases

Variables

Functions

Enumerations

ChangeType

ChangeType: Object


DependencyType

DependencyType: Object

Type of dependency between projects

Classes

ProjectGraphBuilder

ProjectGraphBuilder: Object


Workspaces

Workspaces: Object

Interfaces

DefaultTasksRunnerOptions

DefaultTasksRunnerOptions: Object


ExecutorContext

ExecutorContext: Object

Context that is passed into an executor


ExecutorsJson

ExecutorsJson: Object


FileChange

FileChange: Object

Description of a file change in the Nx virtual file system/


FileData

FileData: Object

Some metadata about a file


GeneratorsJson

GeneratorsJson: Object


Hash

Hash: Object

A data structure returned by the default hasher.


HasherContext

HasherContext: Object


ImplicitJsonSubsetDependency

ImplicitJsonSubsetDependency<T>: Object

Type parameters

Name Type
T "*" | string[]

JsonParseOptions

JsonParseOptions: Object


JsonSerializeOptions

JsonSerializeOptions: Object


MigrationsJson

MigrationsJson: Object


ModuleFederationConfig

ModuleFederationConfig: Object


NxAffectedConfig

NxAffectedConfig: Object


NxJsonConfiguration

NxJsonConfiguration<T>: Object

Nx.json configuration

@note: when adding properties here add them to allowedWorkspaceExtensions in adapter/compat.ts

Type parameters

Name Type
T "*" | string[]

NxPlugin

NxPlugin: Object

A plugin for Nx


ProjectConfiguration

ProjectConfiguration: Object

Project configuration

@note: when adding properties here add them to allowedProjectExtensions in adapter/compat.ts


ProjectFileMap

ProjectFileMap: Object

A list of files separated by the project they belong to


ProjectGraph

ProjectGraph: Object

A Graph of projects in the workspace and dependencies between them


ProjectGraphDependency

ProjectGraphDependency: Object

A dependency between two projects


ProjectGraphExternalNode

ProjectGraphExternalNode: Object

A node describing an external dependency name has as form of:

  • npm:packageName for root dependencies or
  • npm:packageName@version for nested transitive dependencies

This is vital for our node discovery to always point to root dependencies, while allowing tracking of the full tree of different nested versions


ProjectGraphProcessorContext

ProjectGraphProcessorContext: Object

Additional information to be used to process a project graph


ProjectGraphProjectNode

ProjectGraphProjectNode: Object

A node describing a project in a workspace


ProjectsConfigurations

ProjectsConfigurations: Object

Projects Configurations @note: when adding properties here add them to allowedWorkspaceExtensions in adapter/compat.ts


RemoteCache

RemoteCache: Object


SharedLibraryConfig

SharedLibraryConfig: Object


StringDeletion

StringDeletion: Object


StringInsertion

StringInsertion: Object


Target

Target: Object


TargetConfiguration

TargetConfiguration<T>: Object

Target's configuration

Type parameters

Name Type
T any

TargetDependencyConfig

TargetDependencyConfig: Object


Task

Task: Object

A representation of the invocation of an Executor


TaskGraph

TaskGraph: Object

Graph of Tasks to be executed


TaskHasher

TaskHasher: Object


Tree

Tree: Object

Virtual file system tree.


Workspace

Workspace: Object

Deprecated

use ProjectsConfigurations or NxJsonConfiguration

Type Aliases

AdditionalSharedConfig

Ƭ AdditionalSharedConfig: (string | [libraryName: string, sharedConfig: SharedLibraryConfig] | { libraryName: string ; sharedConfig: SharedLibraryConfig })[]


CustomHasher

Ƭ CustomHasher: (task: Task, context: HasherContext) => Promise<Hash>

Type declaration

▸ (task, context): Promise<Hash>

Parameters
Name Type
task Task
context HasherContext
Returns

Promise<Hash>


Executor

Ƭ Executor<T>: (options: T, context: ExecutorContext) => Promise<{ success: boolean }> | AsyncIterableIterator<{ success: boolean }>

Type parameters

Name Type
T any

Type declaration

▸ (options, context): Promise<{ success: boolean }> | AsyncIterableIterator<{ success: boolean }>

Implementation of a target of a project

Parameters
Name Type
options T
context ExecutorContext
Returns

Promise<{ success: boolean }> | AsyncIterableIterator<{ success: boolean }>


Generator

Ƭ Generator<T>: (tree: any, schema: T) => void | GeneratorCallback | Promise<void | GeneratorCallback>

Type parameters

Name Type
T unknown

Type declaration

▸ (tree, schema): void | GeneratorCallback | Promise<void | GeneratorCallback>

A function that schedules updates to the filesystem to be done atomically

Parameters
Name Type
tree any
schema T
Returns

void | GeneratorCallback | Promise<void | GeneratorCallback>


GeneratorCallback

Ƭ GeneratorCallback: () => void | Promise<void>

Type declaration

▸ (): void | Promise<void>

A callback function that is executed after changes are made to the file system

Returns

void | Promise<void>


Hasher

Ƭ Hasher: TaskHasher


ImplicitDependencyEntry

Ƭ ImplicitDependencyEntry<T>: Object

Type parameters

Name Type
T "*" | string[]

Index signature

▪ [key: string]: T | ImplicitJsonSubsetDependency<T>


ModuleFederationLibrary

Ƭ ModuleFederationLibrary: Object

Type declaration

Name Type
name string
type string

PackageManager

Ƭ PackageManager: "yarn" | "pnpm" | "npm"


ProjectGraphNode

Ƭ ProjectGraphNode: ProjectGraphProjectNode | ProjectGraphExternalNode

Deprecated

this type will be removed in v16. Use ProjectGraphProjectNode or ProjectGraphExternalNode instead


ProjectTargetConfigurator

Ƭ ProjectTargetConfigurator: (file: string) => Record<string, TargetConfiguration>

Type declaration

▸ (file): Record<string, TargetConfiguration>

Parameters
Name Type
file string
Returns

Record<string, TargetConfiguration>


ProjectType

Ƭ ProjectType: "library" | "application"

Type of project supported


Remotes

Ƭ Remotes: string[] | [remoteName: string, remoteUrl: string][]


SharedFunction

Ƭ SharedFunction: (libraryName: string, sharedConfig: SharedLibraryConfig) => undefined | false | SharedLibraryConfig

Type declaration

▸ (libraryName, sharedConfig): undefined | false | SharedLibraryConfig

Parameters
Name Type
libraryName string
sharedConfig SharedLibraryConfig
Returns

undefined | false | SharedLibraryConfig


SharedWorkspaceLibraryConfig

Ƭ SharedWorkspaceLibraryConfig: Object

Type declaration

Name Type
getAliases () => Record<string, string>
getLibraries (eager?: boolean) => Record<string, SharedLibraryConfig>
getReplacementPlugin () => NormalModuleReplacementPlugin

StringChange

Ƭ StringChange: StringInsertion | StringDeletion

A change to be made to a string


TaskGraphExecutor

Ƭ TaskGraphExecutor<T>: (taskGraph: TaskGraph, options: Record<string, T>, overrides: T, context: ExecutorContext) => Promise<Record<string, ExecutorTaskResult> | AsyncIterableIterator<Record<string, ExecutorTaskResult>>>

Type parameters

Name Type
T any

Type declaration

▸ (taskGraph, options, overrides, context): Promise<Record<string, ExecutorTaskResult> | AsyncIterableIterator<Record<string, ExecutorTaskResult>>>

Implementation of a target of a project that handles multiple projects to be batched

Parameters
Name Type
taskGraph TaskGraph
options Record<string, T>
overrides T
context ExecutorContext
Returns

Promise<Record<string, ExecutorTaskResult> | AsyncIterableIterator<Record<string, ExecutorTaskResult>>>


WorkspaceConfiguration

Ƭ WorkspaceConfiguration: Omit<ProjectsConfigurations, "projects"> & Partial<NxJsonConfiguration>

Deprecated

using NxJsonConfiguration


WorkspaceJsonConfiguration

Ƭ WorkspaceJsonConfiguration: ProjectsConfigurations

Deprecated

use ProjectsConfigurations


WorkspaceLibrary

Ƭ WorkspaceLibrary: Object

Type declaration

Name Type
importKey string | undefined
name string
root string

WorkspaceLibrarySecondaryEntryPoint

Ƭ WorkspaceLibrarySecondaryEntryPoint: Object

Type declaration

Name Type
name string
path string

Variables

NX_VERSION

Const NX_VERSION: string

Description

The version of Nx used by the workspace. Returns null if no version is found.


appRootPath

Const appRootPath: string = workspaceRoot

The root of the workspace.

Deprecated

use workspaceRoot instead


cacheDir

Const cacheDir: string

Path to the directory where Nx stores its cache and daemon-related files.


logger

Const logger: Object

Type declaration

Name Type
debug (...s: any[]) => void
error (s: any) => void
fatal (...s: any[]) => void
info (s: any) => void
log (...s: any[]) => void
warn (s: any) => void

output

Const output: CLIOutput


workspaceRoot

workspaceRoot: string

The root of the workspace

Functions

addDependenciesToPackageJson

addDependenciesToPackageJson(tree, dependencies, devDependencies, packageJsonPath?): GeneratorCallback

Add Dependencies and Dev Dependencies to package.json

For example:

addDependenciesToPackageJson(tree, { react: 'latest' }, { jest: 'latest' });

This will add react and jest to the dependencies and devDependencies sections of package.json respectively.

Parameters

Name Type Default value Description
tree Tree undefined Tree representing file system to modify
dependencies Record<string, string> undefined Dependencies to be added to the dependencies section of package.json
devDependencies Record<string, string> undefined Dependencies to be added to the devDependencies section of package.json
packageJsonPath string 'package.json' Path to package.json

Returns

GeneratorCallback

Callback to install dependencies only if necessary, no-op otherwise


addProjectConfiguration

addProjectConfiguration(tree, projectName, projectConfiguration, standalone?): void

Adds project configuration to the Nx workspace.

Parameters

Name Type Default value Description
tree Tree undefined the file system tree
projectName string undefined unique name. Often directories are part of the name (e.g., mydir-mylib)
projectConfiguration ProjectConfiguration undefined project configuration
standalone boolean true whether the project is configured in workspace.json or not

Returns

void


applyAdditionalShared

applyAdditionalShared(sharedConfig, additionalShared, projectGraph): void

Add additional dependencies to the shared package that may not have been discovered by the project graph.

This can be useful for applications that use a Dependency Injection system that expects certain Singleton values to be present in the shared injection hierarchy.

Parameters

Name Type Description
sharedConfig Record<string, SharedLibraryConfig> The original Shared Config
additionalShared AdditionalSharedConfig The additional dependencies to add
projectGraph ProjectGraph The Nx project graph

Returns

void


applyChangesToString

applyChangesToString(text, changes): string

Applies a list of changes to a string's original value.

This is useful when working with ASTs.

For Example, to rename a property in a method's options:

const code = `bootstrap({
  target: document.querySelector('#app')
})`;

const indexOfPropertyName = 13; // Usually determined by analyzing an AST.
const updatedCode = applyChangesToString(code, [
  {
    type: ChangeType.Insert,
    index: indexOfPropertyName,
    text: 'element',
  },
  {
    type: ChangeType.Delete,
    start: indexOfPropertyName,
    length: 6,
  },
]);

bootstrap({
  element: document.querySelector('#app'),
});

Parameters

Name Type
text string
changes StringChange[]

Returns

string


applySharedFunction

applySharedFunction(sharedConfig, sharedFn): void

Apply a custom function provided by the user that will modify the Shared Config of the dependencies for the Module Federation build.

Parameters

Name Type Description
sharedConfig Record<string, SharedLibraryConfig> The original Shared Config to be modified
sharedFn SharedFunction The custom function to run

Returns

void


convertNxExecutor

convertNxExecutor(executor): any

Convert an Nx Executor into an Angular Devkit Builder

Use this to expose a compatible Angular Builder

Parameters

Name Type
executor Executor

Returns

any


convertNxGenerator

convertNxGenerator<T>(generator, skipWritingConfigInOldFormat?): (generatorOptions: T) => (tree: any, context: any) => Promise<any>

Convert an Nx Generator into an Angular Devkit Schematic.

Type parameters

Name Type
T any

Parameters

Name Type Default value Description
generator Generator<T> undefined The Nx generator to convert to an Angular Devkit Schematic.
skipWritingConfigInOldFormat boolean false -

Returns

fn

▸ (generatorOptions): (tree: any, context: any) => Promise<any>

Parameters
Name Type
generatorOptions T
Returns

fn

▸ (tree, context): Promise<any>

Parameters
Name Type
tree any
context any
Returns

Promise<any>


createProjectFileMapUsingProjectGraph

createProjectFileMapUsingProjectGraph(graph): Promise<ProjectFileMap>

Parameters

Name Type
graph ProjectGraph

Returns

Promise<ProjectFileMap>


createProjectGraphAsync

createProjectGraphAsync(opts?): Promise<ProjectGraph>

Computes and returns a ProjectGraph.

Nx will compute the graph either in a daemon process or in the current process.

Nx will compute it in the current process if:

  • The process is running in CI (CI env variable is to true or other common variables used by CI providers are set).
  • It is running in the docker container.
  • The daemon process is disabled because of the previous error when starting the daemon.
  • NX_DAEMON is set to false.
  • useDaemon is set to false in nx.json

NX_DAEMON env variable takes precedence:

  • If it is set to true, the daemon will always be used.
  • If it is set to false, the graph will always be computed in the current process.

Tip: If you want to debug project graph creation, run your command with NX_DAEMON=false.

Nx uses two layers of caching: the information about explicit dependencies stored on the disk and the information stored in the daemon process. To reset both run: nx reset.

Parameters

Name Type
opts Object
opts.exitOnError boolean
opts.resetDaemonClient? boolean

Returns

Promise<ProjectGraph>


defaultTasksRunner

defaultTasksRunner(tasks, options, context?): any

any | Promise<{ [id: string]: TaskStatus }> will change to Promise<{ [id: string]: TaskStatus }> after Nx 15 is released.

Parameters

Name Type
tasks Task[]
options DefaultTasksRunnerOptions
context? Object
context.daemon? DaemonClient
context.hasher? TaskHasher
context.initiatingProject? string
context.nxArgs NxArgs
context.nxJson NxJsonConfiguration<string[] | "*">
context.projectGraph ProjectGraph
context.target? string
context.taskGraph? TaskGraph

Returns

any


detectPackageManager

detectPackageManager(dir?): PackageManager

Detects which package manager is used in the workspace based on the lock file.

Parameters

Name Type Default value
dir string ''

Returns

PackageManager


ensurePackage

ensurePackage(tree, pkg, requiredVersion, options?): void

Deprecated

Use the other function signature without a Tree

Use a package that has not been installed as a dependency.

For example:

ensurePackage(tree, '@nx/jest', nxVersion);

This install the @nx/jest@ and return the module When running with --dryRun, the function will throw when dependencies are missing. Returns null for ESM dependencies. Import them with a dynamic import instead.

Parameters

Name Type Description
tree Tree the file system tree
pkg string the package to check (e.g. @nx/jest)
requiredVersion string the version or semver range to check (e.g. ~1.0.0, >=1.0.0 <2.0.0)
options? Object -
options.dev? boolean -
options.throwOnMissing? boolean -

Returns

void

ensurePackage<T>(pkg, version): T

Ensure that dependencies and devDependencies from package.json are installed at the required versions. Returns null for ESM dependencies. Import them with a dynamic import instead.

For example:

ensurePackage('@nx/jest', nxVersion);

Type parameters

Name Type
T extends unknown = any

Parameters

Name Type Description
pkg string the package to install and require
version string the version to install if the package doesn't exist already

Returns

T


extractLayoutDirectory

extractLayoutDirectory(directory): Object

Experimental

Parameters

Name Type
directory string

Returns

Object

Name Type
layoutDirectory string
projectDirectory string

formatFiles

formatFiles(tree): Promise<void>

Formats all the created or updated files using Prettier

Parameters

Name Type Description
tree Tree the file system tree

Returns

Promise<void>


generateFiles

generateFiles(tree, srcFolder, target, substitutions): void

Generates a folder of files based on provided templates.

While doing so it performs two substitutions:

  • Substitutes segments of file names surrounded by __
  • Uses ejs to substitute values in templates

Examples:

generateFiles(tree, path.join(__dirname, 'files'), './tools/scripts', {
  tmpl: '',
  name: 'myscript',
});

This command will take all the files from the files directory next to the place where the command is invoked from. It will replace all __tmpl__ with '' and all __name__ with 'myscript' in the file names, and will replace all <%= name %> with myscript in the files themselves. tmpl: '' is a common pattern. With it you can name files like this: index.ts__tmpl__, so your editor doesn't get confused about incorrect TypeScript files.

Parameters

Name Type Description
tree Tree the file system tree
srcFolder string the source folder of files (absolute path)
target string the target folder (relative to the tree root)
substitutions Object an object of key-value pairs

Returns

void


getDependentPackagesForProject

getDependentPackagesForProject(projectGraph, name): Object

Parameters

Name Type
projectGraph ProjectGraph
name string

Returns

Object

Name Type
npmPackages string[]
workspaceLibraries WorkspaceLibrary[]

getNpmPackageSharedConfig

getNpmPackageSharedConfig(pkgName, version): SharedLibraryConfig | undefined

Build the Module Federation Share Config for a specific package and the specified version of that package.

Parameters

Name Type Description
pkgName string Name of the package to share
version string Version of the package to require by other apps in the Module Federation setup

Returns

SharedLibraryConfig | undefined


getOutputsForTargetAndConfiguration

getOutputsForTargetAndConfiguration(task, node): string[]

Returns the list of outputs that will be cached.

Parameters

Name Type Description
task Pick<Task, "overrides" | "target"> target + overrides
node ProjectGraphProjectNode ProjectGraphProjectNode object that the task runs against

Returns

string[]


getPackageManagerCommand

getPackageManagerCommand(packageManager?, root?): PackageManagerCommands

Returns commands for the package manager used in the workspace. By default, the package manager is derived based on the lock file, but it can also be passed in explicitly.

Example:

execSync(`${getPackageManagerCommand().addDev} my-dev-package`);

Parameters

Name Type Default value Description
packageManager PackageManager undefined The package manager to use. If not provided, it will be detected based on the lock file.
root string workspaceRoot The directory the commands will be ran inside of. Defaults to the current workspace's root.

Returns

PackageManagerCommands


getPackageManagerVersion

getPackageManagerVersion(packageManager?): string

Returns the version of the package manager used in the workspace. By default, the package manager is derived based on the lock file, but it can also be passed in explicitly.

Parameters

Name Type
packageManager PackageManager

Returns

string


getProjects

getProjects(tree): Map<string, ProjectConfiguration>

Get a map of all projects in a workspace.

Use readProjectConfiguration if only one project is needed.

Parameters

Name Type
tree Tree

Returns

Map<string, ProjectConfiguration>


getWorkspaceLayout

getWorkspaceLayout(tree): Object

Returns workspace defaults. It includes defaults folders for apps and libs, and the default scope.

Example:

{ appsDir: 'apps', libsDir: 'libs', npmScope: 'myorg' }

Parameters

Name Type Description
tree Tree file system tree

Returns

Object

Name Type Description
appsDir string -
libsDir string -
npmScope string Deprecated This will be removed in Nx 17. Use getNpmScope instead.
standaloneAsDefault boolean -

getWorkspacePath

getWorkspacePath(tree): "angular.json" | "workspace.json"

Deprecated

all projects are configured using project.json

Parameters

Name Type
tree Tree

Returns

"angular.json" | "workspace.json"


hashArray

hashArray(content): string

Parameters

Name Type
content string[]

Returns

string


installPackagesTask

installPackagesTask(tree, alwaysRun?, cwd?, packageManager?): void

Runs npm install or yarn install. It will skip running the install if package.json hasn't changed at all or it hasn't changed since the last invocation.

Parameters

Name Type Default value Description
tree Tree undefined the file system tree
alwaysRun boolean false always run the command even if package.json hasn't changed.
cwd string '' -
packageManager PackageManager undefined -

Returns

void


isStandaloneProject

isStandaloneProject(tree, project): boolean

Returns if a project has a standalone configuration (project.json).

Deprecated

non-standalone projects were deprecated

Parameters

Name Type Description
tree Tree the file system tree
project string the project name

Returns

boolean


joinPathFragments

joinPathFragments(...fragments): string

Normalized path fragments and joins them

Parameters

Name Type
...fragments string[]

Returns

string


mapRemotes

mapRemotes(remotes, remoteEntryExt, determineRemoteUrl): Record<string, string>

Map remote names to a format that can be understood and used by Module Federation.

Parameters

Name Type Description
remotes Remotes The remotes to map
remoteEntryExt "js" | "mjs" The file extension of the remoteEntry file
determineRemoteUrl (remote: string) => string The function used to lookup the URL of the served remote

Returns

Record<string, string>


mapRemotesForSSR

mapRemotesForSSR(remotes, remoteEntryExt, determineRemoteUrl): Record<string, string>

Map remote names to a format that can be understood and used by Module Federation.

Parameters

Name Type Description
remotes Remotes The remotes to map
remoteEntryExt "js" | "mjs" The file extension of the remoteEntry file
determineRemoteUrl (remote: string) => string The function used to lookup the URL of the served remote

Returns

Record<string, string>


moveFilesToNewDirectory

moveFilesToNewDirectory(tree, oldDir, newDir): void

Analogous to cp -r oldDir newDir

Parameters

Name Type
tree Tree
oldDir string
newDir string

Returns

void


names

names(name): Object

Util function to generate different strings based off the provided name.

Examples:

names('my-name'); // {name: 'my-name', className: 'MyName', propertyName: 'myName', constantName: 'MY_NAME', fileName: 'my-name'}
names('myName'); // {name: 'myName', className: 'MyName', propertyName: 'myName', constantName: 'MY_NAME', fileName: 'my-name'}

Parameters

Name Type
name string

Returns

Object

Name Type
className string
constantName string
fileName string
name string
propertyName string

normalizePath

normalizePath(osSpecificPath): string

Coverts an os specific path to a unix style path

Parameters

Name Type
osSpecificPath string

Returns

string


offsetFromRoot

offsetFromRoot(fullPathToDir): string

Calculates an offset from the root of the workspace, which is useful for constructing relative URLs.

Examples:

offsetFromRoot('apps/mydir/myapp/'); // returns "../../../"

Parameters

Name Type Description
fullPathToDir string directory path

Returns

string


parseJson

parseJson<T>(input, options?): T

Parses the given JSON string and returns the object the JSON content represents. By default javascript-style comments and trailing commas are allowed.

Type parameters

Name Type
T extends object = any

Parameters

Name Type Description
input string JSON content as string
options? JsonParseOptions JSON parse options

Returns

T

Object the JSON content represents


parseTargetString

parseTargetString(targetString): Target

@deprecated(v17) A project graph should be passed to parseTargetString for best accuracy.

Parameters

Name Type
targetString string

Returns

Target

parseTargetString(targetString, projectGraph): Target

Parses a target string into {project, target, configuration}

Examples:

parseTargetString('proj:test', graph); // returns { project: "proj", target: "test" }
parseTargetString('proj:test:production', graph); // returns { project: "proj", target: "test", configuration: "production" }

Parameters

Name Type Description
targetString string target reference
projectGraph ProjectGraph -

Returns

Target


readAllWorkspaceConfiguration

readAllWorkspaceConfiguration(): ProjectsConfigurations & NxJsonConfiguration

Deprecated

Use readProjectsConfigurationFromProjectGraph(await createProjectGraphAsync())

Returns

ProjectsConfigurations & NxJsonConfiguration


readCachedProjectGraph

readCachedProjectGraph(): ProjectGraph

Synchronously reads the latest cached copy of the workspace's ProjectGraph.

Throws

if there is no cached ProjectGraph to read from

Returns

ProjectGraph


readJson

readJson<T>(tree, path, options?): T

Reads a json file, removes all comments and parses JSON.

Type parameters

Name Type
T extends object = any

Parameters

Name Type Description
tree Tree file system tree
path string file path
options? JsonParseOptions Optional JSON Parse Options

Returns

T


readJsonFile

readJsonFile<T>(path, options?): T

Reads a JSON file and returns the object the JSON content represents.

Type parameters

Name Type
T extends object = any

Parameters

Name Type Description
path string A path to a file.
options? JsonReadOptions JSON parse options

Returns

T

Object the JSON content of the file represents


readNxJson

readNxJson(): NxJsonConfiguration | null

Deprecated

You must pass a Tree

Returns

NxJsonConfiguration | null

readNxJson(tree): NxJsonConfiguration | null

Reads nx.json

Parameters

Name Type
tree Tree

Returns

NxJsonConfiguration | null


readProjectConfiguration

readProjectConfiguration(tree, projectName): ProjectConfiguration

Reads a project configuration.

Throws

If supplied projectName cannot be found

Parameters

Name Type Description
tree Tree the file system tree
projectName string unique name. Often directories are part of the name (e.g., mydir-mylib)

Returns

ProjectConfiguration


readRootPackageJson

readRootPackageJson(): Object

Returns

Object

Name Type
dependencies? { [key: string]: string; }
devDependencies? { [key: string]: string; }

readTargetOptions

readTargetOptions<T>(«destructured», context): T

Reads and combines options for a given target.

Works as if you invoked the target yourself without passing any command lint overrides.

Type parameters

Name Type
T any

Parameters

Name Type
«destructured» Target
context ExecutorContext

Returns

T


readWorkspaceConfiguration

readWorkspaceConfiguration(tree): WorkspaceConfiguration

Read general workspace configuration such as the default project or cli settings

This does not provide projects configuration, use readProjectConfiguration instead.

Deprecated

use readNxJson

Parameters

Name Type
tree Tree

Returns

WorkspaceConfiguration


removeDependenciesFromPackageJson

removeDependenciesFromPackageJson(tree, dependencies, devDependencies, packageJsonPath?): GeneratorCallback

Remove Dependencies and Dev Dependencies from package.json

For example:

removeDependenciesFromPackageJson(tree, ['react'], ['jest']);

This will remove react and jest from the dependencies and devDependencies sections of package.json respectively.

Parameters

Name Type Default value Description
tree Tree undefined -
dependencies string[] undefined Dependencies to be removed from the dependencies section of package.json
devDependencies string[] undefined Dependencies to be removed from the devDependencies section of package.json
packageJsonPath string 'package.json' -

Returns

GeneratorCallback

Callback to uninstall dependencies only if necessary. undefined is returned if changes are not necessary.


removeProjectConfiguration

removeProjectConfiguration(tree, projectName): void

Removes the configuration of an existing project.

Parameters

Name Type Description
tree Tree the file system tree
projectName string unique name. Often directories are part of the name (e.g., mydir-mylib)

Returns

void


reverse

reverse(graph): ProjectGraph

Returns a new project graph where all the edges are reversed.

For instance, if project A depends on B, in the reversed graph B will depend on A.

Parameters

Name Type
graph ProjectGraph

Returns

ProjectGraph


runExecutor

runExecutor<T>(targetDescription, overrides, context): Promise<AsyncIterableIterator<T>>

Loads and invokes executor.

This is analogous to invoking executor from the terminal, with the exception that the params aren't parsed from the string, but instead provided parsed already.

Apart from that, it works the same way:

  • it will load the workspace configuration
  • it will resolve the target
  • it will load the executor and the schema
  • it will load the options for the appropriate configuration
  • it will run the validations and will set the default
  • and, of course, it will invoke the executor

Example:

for await (const s of await runExecutor(
  { project: 'myproj', target: 'serve' },
  { watch: true },
  context
)) {
  // s.success
}

Note that the return value is a promise of an iterator, so you need to await before iterating over it.

Type parameters

Name Type
T extends Object

Parameters

Name Type
targetDescription Target
overrides Object
context ExecutorContext

Returns

Promise<AsyncIterableIterator<T>>


runTasksInSerial

runTasksInSerial(...tasks): GeneratorCallback

Run tasks in serial

Parameters

Name Type Description
...tasks GeneratorCallback[] The tasks to run in serial.

Returns

GeneratorCallback


serializeJson

serializeJson<T>(input, options?): string

Serializes the given data to a JSON string. By default the JSON string is formatted with a 2 space indentation to be easy readable.

Type parameters

Name Type
T extends object = object

Parameters

Name Type Description
input T Object which should be serialized to JSON
options? JsonSerializeOptions JSON serialize options

Returns

string

the formatted JSON representation of the object


sharePackages

sharePackages(packages): Record<string, SharedLibraryConfig>

Create a dictionary of packages and their Module Federation Shared Config from an array of package names.

Lookup the versions of the packages from the root package.json file in the workspace.

Parameters

Name Type Description
packages string[] Array of package names as strings

Returns

Record<string, SharedLibraryConfig>


shareWorkspaceLibraries

shareWorkspaceLibraries(libraries, tsConfigPath?): SharedWorkspaceLibraryConfig

Build an object of functions to be used with the ModuleFederationPlugin to share Nx Workspace Libraries between Hosts and Remotes.

Parameters

Name Type Description
libraries WorkspaceLibrary[] The Nx Workspace Libraries to share
tsConfigPath string The path to TS Config File that contains the Path Mappings for the Libraries

Returns

SharedWorkspaceLibraryConfig


stripIndents

stripIndents(strings, ...values): string

Removes indents, which is useful for printing warning and messages.

Example:

stripIndents`
 Options:
 - option1
 - option2
`;

Parameters

Name Type
strings TemplateStringsArray
...values any[]

Returns

string


stripJsonComments

stripJsonComments(text, replaceCh?): string

Takes JSON with JavaScript-style comments and remove them. Optionally replaces every none-newline character of comments with a replaceCharacter

Parameters

Name Type
text string
replaceCh? string

Returns

string


targetToTargetString

targetToTargetString(target): string

Returns a string in the format "project:target[:configuration]" for the target

Parameters

Name Type Description
target Target target object Examples: typescript targetToTargetString({ project: "proj", target: "test" }) // returns "proj:test" targetToTargetString({ project: "proj", target: "test", configuration: "production" }) // returns "proj:test:production"

Returns

string


toJS

toJS(tree): void

Rename and transpile any new typescript files created to javascript files

Parameters

Name Type
tree Tree

Returns

void


updateJson

updateJson<T, U>(tree, path, updater, options?): void

Updates a JSON value to the file system tree

Type parameters

Name Type
T extends object = any
U extends object = T

Parameters

Name Type Description
tree Tree File system tree
path string Path of JSON file in the Tree
updater (value: T) => U Function that maps the current value of a JSON document to a new value to be written to the document
options? JsonParseOptions & JsonSerializeOptions Optional JSON Parse and Serialize Options

Returns

void


updateNxJson

updateNxJson(tree, nxJson): void

Update nx.json

Parameters

Name Type
tree Tree
nxJson NxJsonConfiguration<string[] | "*">

Returns

void


updateProjectConfiguration

updateProjectConfiguration(tree, projectName, projectConfiguration): void

Updates the configuration of an existing project.

Parameters

Name Type Description
tree Tree the file system tree
projectName string unique name. Often directories are part of the name (e.g., mydir-mylib)
projectConfiguration ProjectConfiguration project configuration

Returns

void


updateTsConfigsToJs

updateTsConfigsToJs(tree, options): void

Parameters

Name Type
tree Tree
options Object
options.projectRoot string

Returns

void


updateWorkspaceConfiguration

updateWorkspaceConfiguration(tree, workspaceConfig): void

Update general workspace configuration such as the default project or cli settings.

This does not update projects configuration, use updateProjectConfiguration or addProjectConfiguration instead.

Deprecated

use updateNxJson

Parameters

Name Type
tree Tree
workspaceConfig WorkspaceConfiguration

Returns

void


visitNotIgnoredFiles

visitNotIgnoredFiles(tree, dirPath?, visitor): void

Utility to act on all files in a tree that are not ignored by git.

Parameters

Name Type Default value
tree Tree undefined
dirPath string tree.root
visitor (path: string) => void undefined

Returns

void


workspaceLayout

workspaceLayout(): Object

Returns information about where apps and libs will be created.

Returns

Object

Name Type
appsDir string
libsDir string

writeJson

writeJson<T>(tree, path, value, options?): void

Writes a JSON value to the file system tree

Type parameters

Name Type
T extends object = object

Parameters

Name Type Description
tree Tree File system tree
path string Path of JSON file in the Tree
value T Serializable value to write
options? JsonSerializeOptions Optional JSON Serialize Options

Returns

void


writeJsonFile

writeJsonFile<T>(path, data, options?): void

Serializes the given data to JSON and writes it to a file.

Type parameters

Name Type
T extends object = object

Parameters

Name Type Description
path string A path to a file.
data T data which should be serialized to JSON and written to the file
options? JsonWriteOptions JSON serialize options

Returns

void