Building Nx monorepos with Remix

Benefits of using a monorepo structure:

• Code sharing and visibility: Allows for code reuse across projects, promoting reusable patterns and reducing repetitive code.
• Enables atomic changes: Changes in one project do not affect others, and naming guidelines, code review standards, and best practices can be enforced across multiple projects.
• Inbuilt release pipeline: Changelogs and releases can be handled using the built-in release pipeline without additional deployment setup or manual changelog writing.
• Better refactoring and dependency management: Direct access to all microservices in a monorepo makes code refactoring, structural changes, and updates easier, avoiding version collision between libraries and applications.

Creating an Nx workspace:

1. Create the project: Initialize the project with npm init and pnpm init.
2. Install Nx: Install Nx globally with npm install -g nx.
3. Generate the workspace: Create the Nx workspace with npx create-nx-workspace@latest and follow the prompts.
4. Structure the application: Create a file specifying the packages to be used throughout the application.

Using shared packages:

1. Create a shared UI library: Create a shared UI library that can be used in any project within the monorepo.
2. Consume the shared library: Install React and TypeScript as dev dependencies in the consuming project, then create and consume the shared component.

Creating a shared component:

1. Create a shared component: Create a React component inside the shared library folder.
2. Configure the TypeScript compiler: Set up a TypeScript configuration file for compilation output.
3. Remove stale build files: Add lines to remove previous build files when building the app.

Using the shared component:

1. Register the shared component: Add the shared component as a dependency in the consuming project.
2. Use the shared component: Use the shared component inside the Remix application.
3. Build the shared files: Use the pnpm command to build the shared project and output the build files.
4. Serve the Remix app: Serve the Remix app and see the shared component reflected.

Running tasks with Nx:

1. Install Nx: Install Nx globally with npm install -g nx.
2. Use Nx to run tasks: Run operations across the entire monorepo workspace using Nx.

Adding task dependencies with a build pipeline:

1. Specify dependent apps: Define dependent apps that need to be built before others in the task definition.
2. Prioritize the build process: Add a property to prioritize the build process and specify dependencies between projects.
3. Run the command to invoke tasks: Use Nx to run tasks, ensuring dependencies are built first.