@nx/express - Generators

The @nx/express plugin provides various generators to help you create and configure express projects within your Nx workspace. Below is a complete reference for all available generators and their options.

application

Nx Application Options Schema.

Usage:

nx generate @nx/express:application [options]

Aliases: app

Arguments:

nx generate @nx/express:application <directory> [options]

Options

Option	Type	Description	Default
--babelJest	boolean	Use babel instead ts-jest.	false
--frontendProject	string	Frontend project that needs to access this application. This sets up proxy configuration.
--js	boolean	Generate JavaScript files rather than TypeScript files.	false
--linter	string	The tool to use for running lint checks.	"none"
--name	string	The name of the application.
--setParserOptionsProject	boolean	Whether or not to configure the ESLint parserOptions.project option. We do not do this by default for lint performance reasons.	false
--skipFormat	boolean	Skip formatting files.	false
--skipPackageJson	boolean	Do not add dependencies to package.json.	false
--swcJest	boolean	Use @swc/jest instead ts-jest for faster test compilation.	false
--tags	string	Add tags to the application (used for linting).
--unitTestRunner	string	Test runner to use for unit tests.	"none"
--useProjectJson	boolean	Use a project.json configuration file instead of inlining the Nx configuration in the package.json file.

Getting Help

You can get help for any generator by adding the --help flag:

nx generate @nx/express:<generator> --help