library
Create a new NestJS library.
Usage
nx generate library ...
nx g lib ... # same
By default, Nx will search for
library
in the default collection provisioned in workspace.json
.You can specify the collection explicitly as follows:
nx g @nrwl/nest:library ...
Show what will be generated without writing to disk:
nx g library ... --dry-run
Examples
Generate libs/myapp/mylib:
nx g lib mylib --directory=myapp
Options
name (required)
Type:
string
Library name.
buildable
Default:
false
Type:
boolean
Generate a buildable library.
controller
Default:
false
Type:
boolean
Include a controller with the library.
directory
Alias(es): d
Type:
string
A directory where the library is placed.
global
Default:
false
Type:
boolean
Add the Global decorator to the generated module.
importPath
Type:
string
The library name used to import it, like @myorg/my-awesome-lib. Must be a valid npm name.
linter
Default:
eslint
Type:
string
Possible values:
eslint
, none
The tool to use for running lint checks.
publishable
Type:
boolean
Create a publishable library.
service
Default:
false
Type:
boolean
Include a service with the library.
skipFormat
Default:
false
Type:
boolean
Skip formatting files.
skipTsConfig
Default:
false
Type:
boolean
Do not update tsconfig.base.json for development experience.
strict
Default:
false
Type:
boolean
Whether to enable tsconfig strict mode or not.
tags
Alias(es): t
Type:
string
Add tags to the library (used for linting).
target
Default:
es6
Type:
string
Possible values:
es5
, es6
, esnext
, es2015
, es2016
, es2017
, es2018
, es2019
, es2020
The ES target, Nest suggest using es6 or higher.
testEnvironment
Default:
node
Type:
string
Possible values:
jsdom
, node
The test environment for jest, for node applications this should stay as node unless doing DOM testing.
unitTestRunner
Default:
jest
Type:
string
Possible values:
jest
, none
Test runner to use for unit tests.