@nx/angular:directive
Creates a new Angular directive.
Usage
1nx generate directive ...
21nx g d ... #same
2By default, Nx will search for directive in the default collection provisioned in workspace.json.
You can specify the collection explicitly as follows:
1nx g @nx/angular:directive ...
2Show what will be generated without writing to disk:
1nx g directive ... --dry-run
2Options
name
Required
string
The name of the new directive.
directory
string
The directory at which to create the directive file. When --nameAndDirectoryFormat=as-provided, it will be relative to the current working directory. Otherwise, it will be relative to the workspace root.
export
boolean
Default:
falseThe declaring NgModule exports this directive.
module
m
string
The filename of the declaring NgModule.
nameAndDirectoryFormat
string
Accepted values:
as-provided, derivedWhether to generate the directive in the directory as provided, relative to the current working directory and ignoring the project (as-provided) or generate it using the project and directory relative to the workspace root (derived).
prefix
p
oneOf [string, string]
A prefix to apply to generated selectors.
skipTests
boolean
Default:
falseDo not create "spec.ts" test files for the new class.
skipImport
boolean
Default:
falseDo not import this directive into the owning NgModule.
selector
string
Format:
html-selectorThe HTML selector to use for this directive.
standalone
boolean
Default:
trueWhether the generated directive is standalone.
skipFormat
boolean
Default:
falseSkip formatting of files.
flat
Deprecated
boolean
Default:
trueWhen true (the default), creates the new files at the top level of the current project.
Provide the directory option instead and use the as-provided format. It will be removed in Nx v20.
project
Deprecated
string
The name of the project.
Provide the directory option instead and use the as-provided format. The project will be determined from the directory provided. It will be removed in Nx v20.