The Nx Devkit is used to customize Nx for different technologies and use cases. It contains many utility functions for reading and writing files, updating configuration, working with Abstract Syntax Trees(ASTs), and more. Learn more about [extending Nx by
The @nx/devkit package is a set of utilities for building and managing development workflows, particularly in the context of monorepos managed by Nx. It provides APIs for creating plugins, generating files from templates, and interacting with the Nx workspace configuration.
What are @nx/devkit's main functionalities?
Plugin Creation
This code sample demonstrates how to create a simple Nx plugin that writes a greeting to a file, formats the files in the workspace, and schedules a task to install npm packages.
This example illustrates how to generate files in an Nx workspace from a set of templates, using the options provided to customize the generated output.
Yeoman is a generic scaffolding system that allows the creation of any kind of app. It can be used to scaffold complete projects or parts of projects, and it's not tied to a specific project structure like @nx/devkit is with Nx workspaces.
Plop is a micro-generator framework that provides a simple template-based system for code generation. It's less opinionated than @nx/devkit and can be used in any project, not just Nx workspaces.
Hygen is a scalable code generator that's fast and simple. It's similar to @nx/devkit in that it helps automate the creation of code, but it's not specifically designed for Nx workspaces and can be used in various types of projects.
Nx: Smart Monorepos · Fast CI
Nx is a build system with built-in tooling and advanced CI capabilities. It helps you maintain and scale monorepos, both locally and on CI.
This package contains a set of utilities for creating Nx plugins.
The Nx Devkit is used to customize Nx for different technologies and use cases. It contains many utility functions for reading and writing files, updating configuration, working with Abstract Syntax Trees(ASTs), and more. Learn more about [extending Nx by
The npm package @nx/devkit receives a total of 2,407,029 weekly downloads. As such, @nx/devkit popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @nx/devkit demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago.It has 4 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 16 Jul 2024
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