@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:

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