Nx 7 => Nx 8

If you have used Nx since before version 8, things might seem different now. Prior to Nx 8 our packages were @nrwl/schematics and @nrwl/builders. These packages were organized by which Angular CLI feature they depended on. @nrwl/schematics contained the core of Nx + schematics for all of our features: Angular, React, Node, and Nest. This organization had very little meaning to users and made it impossible to install only capabilities needed for Angular. To solve this, in Nx 8, we have organized our packages by feature.

Upgrading from Nx 7 to Nx 8

To upgrade from a Nx 7 workspace to a Nx 8 workspace, run:

• ng update @nrwl/schematics@8.4.8 to update the workspace to the Nx 8 format.
• Commit the results
• ng update @nrwl/workspace@8.4.8 to update the workspace to 8.4.8.

Potential Issues

• If you use publishable libraries, running ng update @nrwl/schematics@8.4.8 will incorrectly update the version of @angular/compiler-cli and @angular/language-service. Update the versions manually before committing the changes. The issue is due to an incorrect peer dependency in ng-packagr, which we cannot fix in Nx.
• The schematics section of angular.json might still contain references to @nrwl/schematics. Update them to point to appropriate package (e.g., @nrwl/angular, @nrwl/react, @nrwl/nest).

Where you can find familiar features

Below is a guide for users to find where the familiar features from Nx 7 can be found in Nx 8.

create-nx-workspace

create-nx-workspace has not moved and remains in the create-nx-workspace package.

The Nx CLI

The nx CLI has been moved to @nrwl/workspace which contains most of the core of Nx. It is still called nx so it can still be found at ./node_modules/.bin/nx.

affected, format, lint, dep-graph

All CLI commands, affected, format, lint, and dep-graph have been moved to @nrwl/workspace as well. These commands are still run the same way via yarn affected, yarn format, etc..

Jest Builder

The builder for running Jest tests has been moved to @nrwl/jest which contains all of the Jest capabilities and can be specified as follows:

• @nrwl/builders:jest is now @nrwl/jest:jest

Cypress Builder

The builder for running Cypress tests has been moved @nrwl/cypress which contains all of the Cypress capabilities and can be specified as follows:

• @nrwl/builders:cypress is now @nrwl/cypress:cypress

Angular

Schematics

All Angular schematics such as app, lib, ngrx, downgrade-module, and upgrade-module have been moved to @nrwl/angular which contains all of the Angular Capabilities. You can generate these same schematics by specifying @nrwl/angular as the collection. For example, use ng g @nrwl/angular:app to generate an Angular application. If @nrwl/angular is the default collection in the workspace, you can continue using ng g app.

DataPersistence

DataPersistence has been moved to @nrwl/angular as well and can be imported from @nrwl/angular.

React

Schematics

All React schematics such as app and lib have been moved to @nrwl/react which contains all of the React capabilities. You can generate these same schematics by specifying @nrwl/react as the collection. For example, use ng g @nrwl/react:app to generate a React application. If @nrwl/react is the default collection in the workspace, you can continue to use ng g app.

Builders

The builders for building and serving React apps has been moved to @nrwl/web. The React builder is no different from the one used to bundle normal web applications so @nrwl/react depends on that functionality from @nrwl/web. You do not need to add @nrwl/web yourself as adding @nrwl/react will add it's dependencies for you.

Web

Schematics

All Web schematics such as app and lib have been moved to @nrwl/web which contains all of the Web capabilities. You can generate these same schematics by specifying @nrwl/web as the collection. For example, use ng g @nrwl/web:app to generate a Web application. If @nrwl/web is the default collection in the workspace, you can continue to use ng g app.

Builders

The builders for building and serving Web apps has been moved to @nrwl/web and can be specified as follows:

• @nrwl/builders:web-build is now @nrwl/web:build
• @nrwl/builders:web-dev-server is now @nrwl/web:dev-server

Nest

Schematics

All Nest schematics such as app have been moved to @nrwl/nest which contains all of the Nest capabilities. You can generate these same schematics by specifying @nrwl/nest as the collection. For example, use ng g @nrwl/nest:app to generate a Nest application. If @nrwl/nest is the default collection in the workspace, you can use ng g app instead of ng g node-app.

Builders

The builders for building and serving Nest apps has been moved to @nrwl/node. The Nest builder is no different from the one used to bundle normal NodeJS applications so @nrwl/nest depends on that functionality from @nrwl/node. You do not need to add @nrwl/node yourself as adding @nrwl/nest will add it's dependencies for you.

Express

Schematics

All Express schematics such as app have been moved to @nrwl/express which contains all of the Express capabilities. You can generate these same schematics by specifying @nrwl/express as the collection. For example, use ng g @nrwl/express:app to generate an Express application. If @nrwl/express is the default collection in the workspace, you can use ng g app instead of ng g node-app.

Builders

The builders for building and serving Express apps has been moved to @nrwl/node. The Express builder is no different from the one used to build normal NodeJS applications so @nrwl/express depends on that functionality from @nrwl/node. You do not need to add @nrwl/node yourself as adding @nrwl/express will add it's dependencies for you.

Node

Schematics

All Node schematics such as app have been moved to @nrwl/node which contains all of the Node capabilities. You can generate these same schematics by specifying @nrwl/node as the collection. For example, use ng g @nrwl/node:app to generate a Node application. If @nrwl/node is the default collection in the workspace, you can use ng g app instead of ng g node-app.

Builders

The builder for building and serving Node apps has been moved to @nrwl/node and can be specified as follows:

• @nrwl/builders:node-build is now @nrwl/node:build
• @nrwl/builders:node-execute is now @nrwl/node:execute