Interface: NxJsonConfiguration<T>

Nx.json configuration

Type parameters

NameType
T"*" | string[]

Hierarchy

Table of contents

Properties

Properties

affected

Optional affected: NxAffectedConfig

Default options for nx affected

Deprecated

use defaultBase instead. For more information see https://nx.dev/deprecated/affected-config#affected-config


cacheDirectory

Optional cacheDirectory: string

Changes the directory used by Nx to store its cache.


cli

Optional cli: Object

Default generator collection. It is used when no collection is provided.

Type declaration

NameType
defaultProjectName?string
packageManager?PackageManager

defaultBase

Optional defaultBase: string

Default value for --base used by nx affected and nx format.


defaultProject

Optional defaultProject: string

Default project. When project isn't provided, the default project will be used. Convenient for small workspaces with one main application.


extends

Optional extends: string

Optional (additional) Nx.json configuration file which becomes a base for this one


generators

Optional generators: Object

List of default values used by generators.

These defaults are global. They are used when no other defaults are configured.

Example:

1{ 2 "@nx/react": { 3 "library": { 4 "style": "scss" 5 } 6 } 7} 8

Index signature

▪ [collectionName: string]: { [generatorName: string]: any; }


implicitDependencies

Optional implicitDependencies: ImplicitDependencyEntry<T>

Map of files to projects that implicitly depend on them

Deprecated

use namedInputs instead. For more information see https://nx.dev/deprecated/global-implicit-dependencies#global-implicit-dependencies


installation

Optional installation: NxInstallationConfiguration

Configures the Nx installation for a repo. Useful for maintaining a separate set of dependencies for Nx + Plugins compared to the base package.json, but also useful for workspaces that don't have a root package.json + node_modules.


namedInputs

Optional namedInputs: Object

Named inputs targets can refer to reduce duplication

Index signature

▪ [inputName: string]: (string | InputDefinition)[]


neverConnectToCloud

Optional neverConnectToCloud: boolean

Set this to false to disable connection to Nx Cloud


nxCloudAccessToken

Optional nxCloudAccessToken: string

If specified Nx will use nx-cloud by default with the given token. To use a different runner that accepts an access token, define it in tasksRunnerOptions


nxCloudEncryptionKey

Optional nxCloudEncryptionKey: string

Specifies the encryption key used to encrypt artifacts data before sending it to nx cloud.


nxCloudId

Optional nxCloudId: string

If specified Nx will use nx-cloud by default with the given cloud id. To use a different runner that accepts a cloud id, define it in tasksRunnerOptions


nxCloudUrl

Optional nxCloudUrl: string

Specifies the url pointing to an instance of nx cloud. Used for remote caching and displaying run links.


parallel

Optional parallel: number

Specifies how many tasks can be run in parallel.


plugins

Optional plugins: PluginConfiguration[]

Plugins for extending the project graph


pluginsConfig

Optional pluginsConfig: Record<string, Record<string, unknown>>

Configuration for Nx Plugins


release

Optional release: NxReleaseConfiguration

Configuration for nx release (versioning and publishing of applications and libraries)


sync

Optional sync: NxSyncConfiguration

Configuration for the nx sync command.


targetDefaults

Optional targetDefaults: TargetDefaults

Dependencies between different target names across all projects


tasksRunnerOptions

Optional tasksRunnerOptions: Object

Available Task Runners

Index signature

▪ [tasksRunnerName: string]: { options?: any ; runner?: string }


useDaemonProcess

Optional useDaemonProcess: boolean

Set this to false to disable the daemon.


useInferencePlugins

Optional useInferencePlugins: boolean

Set this to false to disable adding inference plugins when generating new projects


useLegacyCache

Optional useLegacyCache: boolean

Use the legacy file system cache instead of the db cache


workspaceLayout

Optional workspaceLayout: Object

Where new apps + libs should be placed

Type declaration

NameType
appsDir?string
libsDir?string