nx-mesh
v4.0.0
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GraphQL Mesh support for Nx
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Features
- Use GraphQL Mesh to combine multiple APIs into a single GraphQL API.
- Create a new Nx workspace with a GraphQL Mesh preset.
- Generate a GraphQL Mesh API Gateway
- A standalone application for running GraphQL Mesh.
- Choose from multiple starter templates.
- Generate a GraphQL Mesh SDK
- Supports deploying to Vercel as a NextJS route.
- Choose from multiple starter templates.
- Supports all GraphQL CLI commands (
build,dev,start,validate) - Use SWC to compile a GraphQL Mesh SDK
- Use
graphql-codegento build custom SDKs from GraphQL Mesh. - Automatically use the first available port when running
dev,start, orserve. - Supports NX Cypress plugin
Installing
Using pnpm:
pnpm add -D nx-meshnpm install -D nx-meshyarn add -D nx-meshPeer Dependencies
| Name | Version | Required | Auto-installed by generators |
| --------------------- | ---------- | :------: | :--------------------------: |
| nx | >=15.7.1 | ✅ | - |
| @graphql-mesh/cli | >=0.71.0 | ✅ | ✅ |
| @graphql-codgen/cli | >=2.16.1 | ✅ | ✅ |
Preset
Create a new Nx workspace with a GraphQL Mesh SDK!
npx create-nx-workspace@latest myorg --preset=nx-meshSee the sdk generator for available options.
Generators
application
Create a GraphQL Mesh API Gateway application for Nx.
nx generate nx-mesh:application my-api-gateway
# Alias
nx generate nx-mesh:app my-api-gateway> NX Generating nx-mesh:application
CREATE apps/my-api-gateway/.meshrc.yml
CREATE apps/my-api-gateway/tsconfig.app.json
CREATE apps/my-api-gateway/tsconfig.json
CREATE apps/my-api-gateway/project.json
UPDATE workspace.json
CREATE apps/my-api-gateway-e2e/cypress.json
CREATE apps/my-api-gateway-e2e/src/fixtures/example.json
CREATE apps/my-api-gateway-e2e/src/integration/app.spec.ts
CREATE apps/my-api-gateway-e2e/src/support/app.po.ts
CREATE apps/my-api-gateway-e2e/src/support/commands.ts
CREATE apps/my-api-gateway-e2e/src/support/index.ts
CREATE apps/my-api-gateway-e2e/tsconfig.json
CREATE apps/my-api-gateway-e2e/project.json
CREATE apps/my-api-gateway-e2e/.eslintrc.json
CREATE apps/my-api-gateway/jest.config.ts
CREATE apps/my-api-gateway/tsconfig.spec.json
CREATE apps/my-api-gateway/.eslintrc.json| Name | Alias | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| ------------------------- | ----- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------: | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| name | - | string | ✅ | - | What name would you like to use for the application? |
| directory | d | string | - | - | The directory of the new application. |
| meshConfig | mc | cjs, js, json, yml | - | yml | Which config format would you like to use? |
| example | - | country-info, fake-api, javascript-wiki, movies, rfam, stackexchange, star-wars, trippin | - | star-wars | Which example project would you like to use? |
| babelJest | - | boolean | - | false | Use babel instead of ts-jest? |
| e2eTestRunner | - | cypress, none | - | cypress | Test runner to use for end to end (E2E) tests. |
| linter | - | eslint, tslint | - | eslint | The tool to use for running lint checks |
| setParserOptionsProject | - | boolean | - | false | Whether or not to configure the ESLint parserOptions.project option. We do not do this by default for lint performance reasons. |
| skipFormat | - | boolean | - | false | Skip formatting files. |
| standaloneConfig | - | boolean | - | false | Split the project configuration into <projectRoot>/project.json rather than including it inside workspace.json |
| tags | t | string | - | - | Add tags to the application (used for linting). |
| unitTestRunner | - | jest, none | - | jest | Test runner to use for unit tests. |
sdk
Create a GraphQL Mesh SDK library for Nx.
nx generate nx-mesh:sdk my-mesh-sdk
# Alias
nx generate nx-mesh:sdk-library my-mesh-sdk
nx generate nx-mesh:library my-mesh-sdk> NX Generating nx-mesh:sdk
CREATE libs/my-mesh-sdk/README.md
CREATE libs/my-mesh-sdk/.babelrc
CREATE libs/my-mesh-sdk/package.json
CREATE libs/my-mesh-sdk/src/index.ts
CREATE libs/my-mesh-sdk/tsconfig.json
CREATE libs/my-mesh-sdk/tsconfig.lib.json
UPDATE tsconfig.base.json
CREATE libs/my-mesh-sdk/project.json
UPDATE workspace.json
CREATE libs/my-mesh-sdk/.eslintrc.json
CREATE libs/my-mesh-sdk/jest.config.ts
CREATE libs/my-mesh-sdk/tsconfig.spec.json
CREATE libs/my-mesh-sdk/.meshrc.yml
CREATE libs/my-mesh-sdk/src/lib/sdk.ts
CREATE libs/my-mesh-sdk/codegen.ts
CREATE libs/my-mesh-sdk/src/lib/client.ts
UPDATE nx.json> NX Generating nx-mesh:sdk
CREATE libs/my-mesh-sdk/README.md
CREATE libs/my-mesh-sdk/package.json
CREATE libs/my-mesh-sdk/src/index.ts
CREATE libs/my-mesh-sdk/tsconfig.json
CREATE libs/my-mesh-sdk/tsconfig.lib.json
UPDATE tsconfig.base.json
CREATE libs/my-mesh-sdk/project.json
UPDATE workspace.json
CREATE libs/my-mesh-sdk/.eslintrc.json
CREATE libs/my-mesh-sdk/jest.config.ts
CREATE libs/my-mesh-sdk/tsconfig.spec.json
CREATE libs/my-mesh-sdk/.swcrc
CREATE libs/my-mesh-sdk/.meshrc.json
CREATE libs/my-mesh-sdk/src/lib/sdk.ts
CREATE libs/my-mesh-sdk/codegen.ts
CREATE libs/my-mesh-sdk/src/lib/client.ts| Name | Alias | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| ------------------------- | ----- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | :------: | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| name | - | string | ✅ | - | What name would you like to use? |
| directory | d | string | - | - | The directory of the new sdk. |
| meshConfig | mc | cjs, js, json, yml | - | yml | Which config format would you like to use? |
| example | - | javascriptWiki, stackexchange, trippin, countryInfo | - | javascript-wiki | Which example project would you like to use? |
| codegen | - | boolean | - | true | Use graphql-codegen to generate custom files from the GraphQL Mesh schema. |
| babelJest | - | boolean | - | false | Use babel instead of ts-jest. |
| compiler | - | tsc, swc | - | tsc | The compiler used by the build and test targets. |
| importPath | - | string | - | - | The library name used to import it, like @myorg/my-awesome-lib. Must be a valid npm name. |
| js | - | boolean | - | false | Generate JavaScript files rather than TypeScript files. |
| linter | - | eslint, tslint | - | eslint | The tool to use for running lint checks.? |
| pascalCaseFiles | p | boolean | - | false | Use pascal case file names. |
| rootDir | - | string | - | - | Sets the rootDir for TypeScript compilation. When not defined, it uses the project's root property, or srcRootForCompilationRoot if it is defined. |
| setParserOptionsProject | - | boolean | - | false | Whether or not to configure the ESLint parserOptions.project option. We do not do this by default for lint performance reasons. |
| simpleModuleName | - | boolean | - | false | Keep the module name simple (when using --directory). |
| skipFormat | - | boolean | - | false | Skip formatting files. |
| skipTsConfig | - | boolean | - | false | Do not update tsconfig.base.json for development experience. |
| standaloneConfig | - | boolean | - | false | Split the project configuration into <projectRoot>/project.json rather than including it inside workspace.json |
| strict | - | boolean | - | false | Whether to enable tsconfig strict mode or not. |
| tags | t | string | - | - | Add tags to the application (used for linting). |
| testEnvironment | - | jsdom, none | - | jsdom | The test environment to use if unitTestRunner is set to jest. |
| unitTestRunner | - | jest, none | - | jest | Test runner to use for unit tests. |
Executors
build
Builds artifacts for a GraphQL Mesh library.
This is the equivalent of using graphql-mesh dev, but with extra steps for packaging the library.
"targets": {
"build": {
"executor": "nx-mesh:build",
"options": {
"dir": "libs/example-lib",
"outputPath": "dist/libs/example-lib",
"tsConfig": "libs/example-lib/tsconfig.lib.json",
"main": "libs/example-lib/src/index.ts"
},
},
}| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| ----------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | :------: | ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| assets | string[] | - | - | List of static assets. |
| buildableProjectDepsInPackageJsonType | dependencies or peerDependencies | - | peerDependencies | When updateBuildableProjectDepsInPackageJson is true, this adds dependencies to either peerDependencies or dependencies. |
| codegen | object | - | - | GraphQL Codegen settings |
| codegen.config | string | ✅ | - | Path to GraphQL codegen YAML config file, defaults to codegen.yml on the current directory. |
| codegen.overwrite | boolean | - | true | Overwrites existing files. |
| codegen.profile | boolean | - | false | Use profiler to measure performance. |
| codegen.project | string | - | `` | Name of a project in GraphQL Config. |
| codegen.require | string[] | - | [] | Loads specific require.extensions before running the codegen and reading the configuration. |
| codegen.silent | boolean | - | false | Suppresses printing errors. |
| codegen.watch | boolean | - | false | Watch for changes and execute generation automatically. |
| debug | boolean | - | false | Display debugging info by applying the DEBUG env variable. |
| dir | string | ✅ | - | The path of the directory containing the GraphQL Mesh config. |
| fileType | json, ts or js | - | ts | The filetype. |
| main | string | ✅ | - | The name of the main entry-point file. |
| outputPath | string | ✅ | - | The output path of the generated files. |
| require | string[] | - | [] | Loads specific require.extensions before running the codegen and reading the configuration. |
| transformers | string[] | - | - | List of TypeScript Transformer Plugins. |
| tsConfig | string | ✅ | - | The path to the Typescript configuration file. |
| updateBuildableProjectDepsInPackageJson | boolean | - | true | Whether to update the buildable project dependencies in package.json. |
| watch | boolean | - | false | Rebuild upon file changes. |
build-gateway
Builds artifacts for a GraphQL Mesh API Gateway app.
This is the equivalent of using graphql-mesh build, but with extra steps for compiling an app.
"targets": {
"build": {
"executor": "nx-mesh:build-gateway",
"options": {
"dir": "apps/example-app",
"outputPath": "dist/apps/example-app"
},
},
}| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| ---------- | -------------------- | :------: | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| debug | boolean | - | false | Display debugging info by applying the DEBUG env variable. |
| dir | string | ✅ | - | The path of the directory containing the GraphQL Mesh config. |
| fileType | json, ts or js | - | ts | The filetype. |
| require | string[] | - | [] | Loads specific require.extensions before running the codegen and reading the configuration. |
build-swc
Builds artifacts for a GraphQL Mesh library.
This is the equivalent of using graphql-mesh build, but with extra steps for packaging the library with SWC.
"targets": {
"build": {
"executor": "nx-mesh:build-swc",
"options": {
"dir": "libs/example-lib",
"outputPath": "dist/libs/example-lib",
"tsConfig": "libs/example-lib/tsconfig.lib.json",
"main": "libs/example-lib/src/index.ts"
},
},
}| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| ----------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | :------: | ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| assets | string[] | - | - | List of static assets. |
| buildableProjectDepsInPackageJsonType | dependencies or peerDependencies | - | peerDependencies | When updateBuildableProjectDepsInPackageJson is true, this adds dependencies to either peerDependencies or dependencies. |
| codegen | object | - | - | GraphQL Codegen settings |
| codegen.config | string | ✅ | - | Path to GraphQL codegen YAML config file, defaults to codegen.yml on the current directory. |
| codegen.overwrite | boolean | - | true | Overwrites existing files. |
| codegen.profile | boolean | - | false | Use profiler to measure performance. |
| codegen.project | string | - | `` | Name of a project in GraphQL Config. |
| codegen.require | string[] | - | [] | Loads specific require.extensions before running the codegen and reading the configuration. |
| codegen.silent | boolean | - | false | Suppresses printing errors. |
| codegen.watch | boolean | - | false | Watch for changes and execute generation automatically. |
| debug | boolean | - | false | Display debugging info by applying the DEBUG env variable. |
| dir | string | ✅ | - | The path of the directory containing the GraphQL Mesh config. |
| fileType | json, ts or js | - | ts | The filetype. |
| main | string | ✅ | - | The name of the main entry-point file. |
| outputPath | string | ✅ | - | The output path of the generated files. |
| require | string[] | - | [] | Loads specific require.extensions before running the codegen and reading the configuration. |
| skipTypeCheck | boolean | - | false | Whether to skip TypeScript type checking. |
| swcrc | string | - | .swcrc | The path to the SWC configuration file. |
| transformers | string[] | - | - | List of TypeScript Transformer Plugins. |
| tsConfig | string | ✅ | - | The path to the Typescript configuration file. |
| updateBuildableProjectDepsInPackageJson | boolean | - | true | Whether to update the buildable project dependencies in package.json. |
| watch | boolean | - | false | Rebuild upon file changes. |
dev
Serves a GraphQL server with a GraphQL interface by building artifacts on the fly.
This is the equivalent of using graphql-mesh dev.
"targets": {
"dev": {
"executor": "nx-mesh:dev",
"options": {
"dir": "path/to/app/or/lib",
},
},
}| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| ----------------- | -------------- | :------: | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| debug | boolean | - | false | Display debugging info by applying the DEBUG env variable. |
| dir | string | ✅ | - | The path of the directory containing the GraphQL Mesh config. |
| port | object | - | - | Port selection settings |
| port.auto | boolean | - | true | Use the first available port |
| port.number | number | - | 4200 | Define the preferred port to use when auto is set to false |
| port.range | object | - | - | The range of ports to select from. |
| port.range.from | number | - | - | The first port of the range. Must be in the range 1024...65535 |
| port.range.to | number | - | - | The last port of the range. Must be in the range 1024...65535 and must be greater than from. |
| port.fallback | auto, none | - | auto | The fallback strategy to use when the preferred port is unavailable. |
| port.host | string | - | localhost | The host to listen on (only used for port number lookup). |
| require | string[] | - | [] | Loads specific require.extensions before running the codegen and reading the configuration. |
start
Serves a GraphQL server with a GraphQL interface based on your generated artifacts.
This is the equivalent of using graphql-mesh start.
"targets": {
"start": {
"executor": "nx-mesh:start",
"options": {
"dir": "path/to/app/or/lib",
},
},
}| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| ----------------- | -------------- | :------: | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| debug | boolean | - | false | Display debugging info by applying the DEBUG env variable. |
| dir | string | ✅ | - | The path of the directory containing the GraphQL Mesh config. |
| port | object | - | - | Port selection settings |
| port.auto | boolean | - | true | Use the first available port |
| port.number | number | - | 4200 | Define the preferred port to use when auto is set to false |
| port.range | object | - | - | The range of ports to select from. |
| port.range.from | number | - | - | The first port of the range. Must be in the range 1024...65535 |
| port.range.to | number | - | - | The last port of the range. Must be in the range 1024...65535 and must be greater than from. |
| port.fallback | auto, none | - | auto | The fallback strategy to use when the preferred port is unavailable. |
| port.host | string | - | localhost | The host to listen on (only used for port number lookup). |
| require | string[] | - | [] | Loads specific require.extensions before running the codegen and reading the configuration. |
serve
Serves a GraphQL server.
This combines dev & start via a dev option toggle.
"targets": {
"serve": {
"executor": "nx-mesh:serve",
"options": {
"dir": "path/to/app/or/lib",
"dev": true,
},
"configuration": {
"production": {
"dev": false,
}
}
},
}| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| ----------------- | -------------- | :------: | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| debug | boolean | - | false | Display debugging info by applying the DEBUG env variable. |
| dev | string | - | false | Run the server in dev or production mode. |
| dir | string | ✅ | - | The path of the directory containing the GraphQL Mesh config. |
| port | object | - | - | Port selection settings |
| port.auto | boolean | - | true | Use the first available port |
| port.number | number | - | 4200 | Define the preferred port to use when auto is set to false |
| port.range | object | - | - | The range of ports to select from. |
| port.range.from | number | - | - | The first port of the range. Must be in the range 1024...65535 |
| port.range.to | number | - | - | The last port of the range. Must be in the range 1024...65535 and must be greater than from. |
| port.fallback | auto, none | - | auto | The fallback strategy to use when the preferred port is unavailable. |
| port.host | string | - | localhost | The host to listen on (only used for port number lookup). |
| require | string[] | - | [] | Loads specific require.extensions before running the codegen and reading the configuration. |
validate
Validates artifacts.
This is the equivalent of using graphql-mesh validate.
"targets": {
"validate": {
"executor": "nx-mesh:validate",
"options": {
"dir": "path/to/app/or/lib",
},
},
}| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| --------- | ---------- | :------: | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| debug | boolean | - | false | Display debugging info by applying the DEBUG env variable. |
| dir | string | ✅ | - | The path of the directory containing the GraphQL Mesh config. |
| require | string[] | - | [] | Loads specific require.extensions before running the codegen and reading the configuration. |
Examples
| Name | Type | Source Handler | Config | Notes |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | -------------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| country-info | sdk | soap | cjs | - |
| fake-api | sdk | json-schema | yml | - |
| javascript-wiki | gateway | openapi | json | - |
| javascript-wiki | sdk | openapi | yml | - |
| movies | sdk | neo4j | yml | - |
| nextjs with sdks | - | - | - | Deployed to Vercel |
| rfam | sdk | mysql | yml | - |
| stackexchange | sdk | openapi | json | - |
| star-wars | sdk | graphql | yml | - |
| trippin | sdk | odata | js | API Key documentation |
Compatibility
| nx-mesh | Nx |
| --------- | --------- |
| ^4.0.0 | ^15.7.1 |
| ^3.0.0 | ^15.4.0 |
Credits
This plugin wouldn't be possible without the projects from these great teams:
- The Guild - The team behind GraphQL Mesh.
- Nrwl - The team behind Nx.
Please show them your support! ❤️

