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Nx Has a Free API You Should Know About

Nx is a smart build system for monorepos with first-class support for React, Angular, Node.js, and more. It uses computation caching and task orchestration to dramatically speed up development.

Key Features:

  • Computation Caching — Never rebuild what hasn't changed
  • Affected Commands — Only test/build what's affected by your changes
  • Code Generation — Scaffold apps, libraries, and components
  • Dependency Graph — Visualize your workspace architecture
  • Remote Caching — Share cache with Nx Cloud

Quick Start

npx create-nx-workspace@latest my-org
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Usage

nx build my-app            # Build single project
nx affected --target=test   # Test only affected projects
nx graph                    # Visualize dependency graph
nx generate @nx/react:component Button --project=ui  # Generate component
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Project Configuration

{
  "name": "my-app",
  "targets": {
    "build": {
      "executor": "@nx/webpack:webpack",
      "options": { "outputPath": "dist/apps/my-app" }
    },
    "test": {
      "executor": "@nx/jest:jest",
      "options": { "jestConfig": "apps/my-app/jest.config.ts" }
    }
  }
}
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Why Choose Nx

  1. Intelligent task scheduling — parallel execution with dependency awareness
  2. Affected analysis — only run what's needed after changes
  3. Plugin ecosystem — React, Angular, Nest, Storybook, Cypress, and more

Check out Nx docs to get started.


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