@nx/devkit
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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
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This package contains a set of utilities for creating Nx plugins.
Using npx
npx create-nx-workspace
Using npm init
npm init nx-workspace
Using yarn create
yarn create nx-workspace
Run:
npx nx@latest init
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.
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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 4,592,504 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.
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