@nx/nest

What is @nx/nest?

@nx/nest is an Nx plugin that provides tools and utilities for building and managing NestJS applications within an Nx workspace. It helps streamline the development process by offering generators, executors, and other utilities tailored for NestJS projects.

What are @nx/nest's main functionalities?

Generate a new NestJS application

This command generates a new NestJS application within the Nx workspace. It sets up the necessary files and configurations to get started with a NestJS project.

nx generate @nx/nest:application my-app

Generate a new NestJS library

This command creates a new NestJS library within the Nx workspace. Libraries can be shared across multiple applications, promoting code reuse and modularity.

nx generate @nx/nest:library my-lib

Serve a NestJS application

This command starts the NestJS application in development mode, enabling live reload and other development features.

nx serve my-app

Build a NestJS application

This command builds the NestJS application for production, optimizing the output for deployment.

nx build my-app

Test a NestJS application

This command runs the unit tests for the specified NestJS application, ensuring code quality and correctness.

nx test my-app

Other packages similar to @nx/nest

@nestjs/cli

The @nestjs/cli package provides a command-line interface for creating and managing NestJS projects. While it offers similar functionalities like generating applications and libraries, it is not integrated into the Nx workspace and does not provide the same level of workspace management and tooling as @nx/nest.

nx

The nx package is the core Nx tool that provides a set of extensible dev tools for monorepos, which can be used with various frameworks including Angular, React, and NestJS. While it offers a broader range of functionalities, @nx/nest is specifically tailored for NestJS projects within an Nx workspace.

lerna

Lerna is a tool for managing JavaScript projects with multiple packages. It helps in managing monorepos, similar to Nx, but does not provide specific generators and executors for NestJS projects like @nx/nest does.

README

Nx: Smart Monorepos · Fast CI

Nx is a build system, optimized for monorepos, with plugins for popular frameworks and tools and advanced CI capabilities including caching and distribution.

This package is a NestJS plugin for Nx.

Getting Started

Creating an Nx Workspace

Using npx

npx create-nx-workspace

Using npm init

npm init nx-workspace

Using yarn create

yarn create nx-workspace

Adding Nx to an Existing Repository

Run:

npx nx@latest init

Documentation & Resources

• Nx.Dev: Documentation, Guides, Tutorials
• Intro to Nx
• Official Nx YouTube Channel
• Blog Posts About Nx