Can we still create multiple apps in nx?-CodePudding

I worked a little bit with NX in the past. I'm trying to create 2 applications: the frontend and the admin. My recollection is that you would have a folder called /apps where all the applications would be and /libs where the libraries would be. You could

Now on the nx website, you can create your repo through package-based repo, integrated repo, and standalone. None of those methods generate a folder called /apps.

When I run npx create-nx-workspace@latest myorg --preset=ts, it's not asking me for the application name.

Everywhere I read or watch the videos posted on their website, they talk about libraries. Are there still apps or everything is libraries now?

I just bought on Udemy a course that was updated in July 2022, but the course is so different from what's in the website.

Thanks for helping.

CodePudding user response：

You can firstly create an empty repo with this command. Then run

nx g @nrwl/angular:app appName

To generate another application.

You can find more info on angular package root documentation: https://nx.dev/packages/angular For existing projects, you can use migration tool: https://nx.dev/recipes/adopting-nx/migration-angular.

Note that you can't create an application using angular-cli because with starting with nx your angular.json file will just have links to project.json files in each /apps/appName or /libs/libName project

CodePudding user response：

When you create your workspace using

npx create-nx-workspace@latest myorg --preset=ts

you are telling Nx to setup a workspace where all projects will live under the ./packages directory (that is the --preset=ts layout).

If you'd like to have separate apps and libs directories. You can use the --preset=apps . You can also run the create-nx-workspace command without passing a preset, this will prompt you what you are looking for with descriptive information about every option available.

npx create-nx-workspace@latest myorg

And example of this setup is available in the Node tutorial docs.

Bonus:

Nx has been on active development lately. Nx v15.3 introduced standalone apps projects, where you can leverage Nx capabilities in a non-monorepo setup. Read about standalone presets in the react standalone tutorial docs. This is another layout option for your Nx workspace.