@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.

For an overview of the plugin and setup instructions, see the @nx/express introduction.

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
--enableTypedLinting	boolean	Whether to enable typed linting. For flat configs, this configures the recommended parserOptions.projectService and tsconfigRootDir. For legacy .eslintrc configs, this configures parserOptions.project. We do not enable this by default for lint performance reasons.	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
--keepExistingVersions	boolean	Keep existing dependencies versions	true
--linter	string	The tool to use for running lint checks.	"none"
--name	string	The name of the application.
--setParserOptionsProject	boolean	Deprecated alias for enableTypedLinting.	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