Cannot create a Nestjs app

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Expected Behavior

Using the ng g node-app myapp --framework=nestjs is expected to create a nestjs app.

Current Behavior

What is the current behavior?

I am getting an exception:

Cannot parse arguments. See below for the reasons.
Argument --framework could not be parsed using value "nestjs". Valid values are: "express", "none".

Failure Information (for bugs)

Steps to Reproduce

Please provide detailed steps for reproducing the issue.

1. npm install -g @angular/cli @nrwl/schematics
2. ng g node-app --framework=nestjs

Context

Please provide any relevant information about your setup:

• Nx latest
• Angular CLI 7.0.1
• Angular DevKit ~0.801.1

[bhaidar]

Hey @wesleygrimes Thanks for your feedback.

I found this tutorial https://nx.dev/angular/tutorial/01-create-application really helpful in getting me started with Nx Workspace!

Things are now working like a charm 😃

Regards Bilal

[wesleygrimes]

Hi Bilal,

I am sure you know this, just confirming…

By default, the Angular CLI refers to angular.json > cli > defaultCollection for which set of schematics to use. In your example, the CLI is still using default angular schematics.

You first need to convert your workspace to nx or generate a brand new nx workspace…

1. First, make sure you are inside an nx workspace. If not, create a new one like this: npx create-nx-workspace my-workspace

2. If you have an existing angular cli project you can convert to nx workspace by running this: ng add @nrwl/schematics

Once you are inside an nx workspace you can generate a nest app by doing the following:

1. ng add @nrwl/nest --defaults
2. ng g @nrwl/nest:app your-node-app

Let me know if this approach works.

Thanks, Wes