Interface: NxJsonConfiguration<T>
Nx.json configuration
Type parameters
| Name | Type | 
|---|---|
T | "*" | string[] | 
Hierarchy
NxJsonConfiguration
Table of contents
Properties
- affected: NxAffectedConfig
 - cacheDirectory: string
 - cli: Object
 - defaultProject: string
 - extends: string
 - generators: Object
 - implicitDependencies: ImplicitDependencyEntry<T>
 - installation: NxInstallationConfiguration
 - namedInputs: Object
 - npmScope: string
 - nxCloudAccessToken: string
 - nxCloudEncryptionKey: string
 - nxCloudUrl: string
 - parallel: number
 - plugins: PluginDefinition[]
 - pluginsConfig: Record<string, Record<string, unknown>>
 - release: NxReleaseConfiguration
 - targetDefaults: TargetDefaults
 - tasksRunnerOptions: Object
 - useDaemonProcess: boolean
 - workspaceLayout: Object
 
Properties
affected
• Optional affected: NxAffectedConfig
Default options for nx affected
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
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
defaultCollection? | string | Deprecated - defaultCollection is deprecated and will be removed | 
defaultProjectName? | string | - | 
packageManager? | PackageManager | - | 
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}
8Index 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)[]
npmScope
• Optional npmScope: string
Deprecated
This is inferred from the package.json in the workspace root. Please use getNpmScope instead. NPM Scope that the workspace uses
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.
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: PluginDefinition[]
Plugins for extending the project graph
pluginsConfig
• Optional pluginsConfig: Record<string, Record<string, unknown>>
Configuration for Nx Plugins
release
• Optional release: NxReleaseConfiguration
ALPHA: Configuration for nx release (versioning and publishing of applications and libraries)
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.
workspaceLayout
• Optional workspaceLayout: Object
Where new apps + libs should be placed
Type declaration
| Name | Type | 
|---|---|
appsDir? | string | 
libsDir? | string |