feat(core): prompt for available generators

nx.json

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "$schema": "packages/nx/schemas/nx-schema.json",
   "implicitDependencies": {
     "package.json": "*",
     ".eslintrc.json": "*",

packages/nx/migrations.json

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
       "version": "14.2.0-beta.0",
       "description": "Add JSON Schema to Nx configuration files",
       "factory": "./src/migrations/update-14-2-0/add-json-schema"
+    },
+    "14-2-0-remove-default-collection": {
+      "cli": "nx",
+      "version": "14.2.0-beta.0",
+      "description": "Remove default collection from configuration to switch to prompts for collection",
+      "factory": "./src/migrations/update-14-2-0/remove-default-collection"
     }
   }
 }

packages/nx/src/adapter/ngcli-adapter.ts

@@ -213,6 +213,9 @@ async function runSchematic(
 type AngularJsonConfiguration = WorkspaceJsonConfiguration &
   Pick<NxJsonConfiguration, 'cli' | 'defaultProject' | 'generators'> & {
     schematics?: NxJsonConfiguration['generators'];
+    cli?: NxJsonConfiguration['cli'] & {
+      schematicCollections?: string[];
+    };
   };
 export class NxScopedHost extends virtualFs.ScopedHost<any> {
   protected __nxInMemoryWorkspace: WorkspaceJsonConfiguration | null;
@@ -432,6 +435,7 @@ export class NxScopedHost extends virtualFs.ScopedHost<any> {
         if (formatted) {
           const { cli, generators, defaultProject, ...workspaceJson } =
             formatted;
+          delete cli.schematicCollections;
           return merge(
             this.writeWorkspaceConfigFiles(context, workspaceJson),
             cli || generators || defaultProject
@@ -446,6 +450,7 @@ export class NxScopedHost extends virtualFs.ScopedHost<any> {
             defaultProject,
             ...angularJson
           } = w;
+          delete cli.schematicCollections;
           return merge(
             this.writeWorkspaceConfigFiles(context, angularJson),
             cli || schematics
@@ -461,6 +466,8 @@ export class NxScopedHost extends virtualFs.ScopedHost<any> {
     }
     const { cli, schematics, generators, defaultProject, ...angularJson } =
       config;
+    delete cli.schematicCollections;
+
     return merge(
       this.writeWorkspaceConfigFiles(context, angularJson),
       this.__saveNxJsonProps({

packages/nx/src/command-line/generate.ts

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import * as chalk from 'chalk';
 import { workspaceRoot } from '../utils/app-root';
 import { NxJsonConfiguration } from '../config/nx-json';
 import { printHelp } from '../utils/print-help';
+import { prompt } from 'enquirer';
+import { readJsonFile } from 'nx/src/utils/fileutils';
 
 export interface GenerateOptions {
   collectionName: string;
@@ -34,21 +36,121 @@ function printChanges(fileChanges: FileChange[]) {
   });
 }
 
-function convertToGenerateOptions(
-  generatorOptions: { [k: string]: any },
+async function promptForCollection(
+  generatorName: string,
+  ws: Workspaces,
+  interactive: boolean
+) {
+  const packageJson = readJsonFile(`${workspaceRoot}/package.json`);
+  const collections = Array.from(
+    new Set([
+      ...Object.keys(packageJson.dependencies || {}),
+      ...Object.keys(packageJson.devDependencies || {}),
+    ])
+  );
+  const choices = collections
+    .map((collectionName) => {
+      try {
+        const generator = ws.readGenerator(collectionName, generatorName);
+
+        return `${collectionName}:${generator.normalizedGeneratorName}`;
+      } catch {
+        return null;
+      }
+    })
+    .filter((c) => !!c);
+
+  if (choices.length === 1) {
+    return choices[0];
+  } else if (!interactive && choices.length > 1) {
+    throwInvalidInvocation(choices);
+  } else if (interactive && choices.length > 1) {
+    const noneOfTheAbove = `None of the above`;
+    choices.push(noneOfTheAbove);
+    let { generator, customCollection } = await prompt<{
+      generator: string;
+      customCollection?: string;
+    }>([
+      {
+        name: 'generator',
+        message: `Which generator would you like to use?`,
+        type: 'autocomplete',
+        choices,
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'customCollection',
+        type: 'input',
+        message: `Which collection would you like to use?`,
+        skip: function () {
+          // Skip this question if the user did not answer None of the above
+          return this.state.answers.generator !== noneOfTheAbove;
+        },
+        validate: function (value) {
+          if (this.skipped) {
+            return true;
+          }
+          try {
+            ws.readGenerator(value, generatorName);
+            return true;
+          } catch {
+            logger.error(`\nCould not find ${value}:${generatorName}`);
+            return false;
+          }
+        },
+      },
+    ]);
+    return customCollection
+      ? `${customCollection}:${generatorName}`
+      : generator;
+  } else {
+    throw new Error(`Could not find any generators named "${generatorName}"`);
+  }
+}
+
+function parseGeneratorString(value: string): {
+  collection?: string;
+  generator: string;
+} {
+  const separatorIndex = value.lastIndexOf(':');
+
+  if (separatorIndex > 0) {
+    return {
+      collection: value.slice(0, separatorIndex),
+      generator: value.slice(separatorIndex + 1),
+    };
+  } else {
+    return {
+      generator: value,
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+async function convertToGenerateOptions(
+  generatorOptions: { [p: string]: any },
+  ws: Workspaces,
   defaultCollectionName: string,
   mode: 'generate' | 'new'
-): GenerateOptions {
+): Promise<GenerateOptions> {
   let collectionName: string | null = null;
   let generatorName: string | null = null;
+  const interactive = generatorOptions.interactive as boolean;
 
   if (mode === 'generate') {
     const generatorDescriptor = generatorOptions['generator'] as string;
-    const separatorIndex = generatorDescriptor.lastIndexOf(':');
+    const { collection, generator } = parseGeneratorString(generatorDescriptor);
 
-    if (separatorIndex > 0) {
-      collectionName = generatorDescriptor.slice(0, separatorIndex);
-      generatorName = generatorDescriptor.slice(separatorIndex + 1);
+    if (collection) {
+      collectionName = collection;
+      generatorName = generator;
+    } else if (!defaultCollectionName) {
+      const generatorString = await promptForCollection(
+        generatorDescriptor,
+        ws,
+        interactive
+      );
+      const parsedGeneratorString = parseGeneratorString(generatorString);
+      collectionName = parsedGeneratorString.collection;
+      generatorName = parsedGeneratorString.generator;
     } else {
       collectionName = defaultCollectionName;
       generatorName = generatorDescriptor;
@@ -59,16 +161,18 @@ function convertToGenerateOptions(
   }
 
   if (!collectionName) {
-    throwInvalidInvocation();
+    throwInvalidInvocation(['@nrwl/workspace:library']);
   }
 
+  logger.info(`NX Generating ${collectionName}:${generatorName}`);
+
   const res = {
     collectionName,
     generatorName,
     generatorOptions,
     help: generatorOptions.help as boolean,
     dryRun: generatorOptions.dryRun as boolean,
-    interactive: generatorOptions.interactive as boolean,
+    interactive,
     defaults: generatorOptions.defaults as boolean,
   };
 
@@ -86,9 +190,11 @@ function convertToGenerateOptions(
   return res;
 }
 
-function throwInvalidInvocation() {
+function throwInvalidInvocation(availableGenerators: string[]) {
   throw new Error(
-    `Specify the generator name (e.g., nx generate @nrwl/workspace:library)`
+    `Specify the generator name (e.g., nx generate ${availableGenerators.join(
+      ', '
+    )})`
   );
 }
 
@@ -122,7 +228,7 @@ export async function newWorkspace(cwd: string, args: { [k: string]: any }) {
   const isVerbose = args['verbose'];
 
   return handleErrors(isVerbose, async () => {
-    const opts = convertToGenerateOptions(args, null, 'new');
+    const opts = await convertToGenerateOptions(args, ws, null, 'new');
     const { normalizedGeneratorName, schema, implementationFactory } =
       ws.readGenerator(opts.collectionName, opts.generatorName);
 
@@ -172,8 +278,9 @@ export async function generate(cwd: string, args: { [k: string]: any }) {
 
   return handleErrors(isVerbose, async () => {
     const workspaceDefinition = ws.readWorkspaceConfiguration();
-    const opts = convertToGenerateOptions(
+    const opts = await convertToGenerateOptions(
       args,
+      ws,
       readDefaultCollection(workspaceDefinition),
       'generate'
     );

packages/nx/src/migrations/update-14-2-0/remove-default-collection.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace } from '../../generators/testing-utils/create-tree-with-empty-workspace';
+import type { Tree } from '../../generators/tree';
+import removeDefaultCollection from './remove-default-collection';
+import {
+  readWorkspaceConfiguration,
+  updateWorkspaceConfiguration,
+} from '../../generators/utils/project-configuration';
+
+describe('remove-default-collection', () => {
+  let tree: Tree;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tree = createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace(2);
+  });
+
+  it('should remove default collection from nx.json', async () => {
+    const config = readWorkspaceConfiguration(tree);
+    config.cli = {
+      defaultCollection: 'default-collection',
+      defaultProjectName: 'default-project',
+    };
+    updateWorkspaceConfiguration(tree, config);
+
+    await removeDefaultCollection(tree);
+
+    expect(readWorkspaceConfiguration(tree).cli).toEqual({
+      defaultProjectName: 'default-project',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should remove cli entirely if defaultCollection was the only setting', async () => {
+    const config = readWorkspaceConfiguration(tree);
+    config.cli = {
+      defaultCollection: 'default-collection',
+    };
+    updateWorkspaceConfiguration(tree, config);
+
+    await removeDefaultCollection(tree);
+
+    expect(
+      readWorkspaceConfiguration(tree).cli?.defaultCollection
+    ).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});

packages/nx/src/migrations/update-14-2-0/remove-default-collection.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { Tree } from '../../generators/tree';
+import {
+  readWorkspaceConfiguration,
+  updateWorkspaceConfiguration,
+} from '../../generators/utils/project-configuration';
+import { formatChangedFilesWithPrettierIfAvailable } from '../../generators/internal-utils/format-changed-files-with-prettier-if-available';
+
+export default async function (tree: Tree) {
+  const workspaceConfiguration = readWorkspaceConfiguration(tree);
+
+  delete workspaceConfiguration.cli?.defaultCollection;
+  if (Object.keys(workspaceConfiguration.cli).length === 0) {
+    delete workspaceConfiguration.cli;
+  }
+
+  updateWorkspaceConfiguration(tree, workspaceConfiguration);
+
+  await formatChangedFilesWithPrettierIfAvailable(tree);
+}

packages/nx/src/utils/plugins/models.ts

@@ -1,21 +1,12 @@
-export interface PluginGenerator {
-  factory: string;
-  schema: string;
-  description: string;
-  aliases: string;
-  hidden: boolean;
-}
-
-export interface PluginExecutor {
-  implementation: string;
-  schema: string;
-  description: string;
-}
+import {
+  ExecutorsJsonEntry,
+  GeneratorsJsonEntry,
+} from '../../config/misc-interfaces';
 
 export interface PluginCapabilities {
   name: string;
-  executors: { [name: string]: PluginExecutor };
-  generators: { [name: string]: PluginGenerator };
+  executors: { [name: string]: ExecutorsJsonEntry };
+  generators: { [name: string]: GeneratorsJsonEntry };
 }
 
 export interface CorePlugin {