nx/packages/angular/docs/dev-server-examples.md

This executor is a drop-in replacement for the @angular-devkit/build-angular:dev-server builder provided by the Angular CLI. In addition to the features provided by the Angular CLI builder, the @nx/angular:dev-server executor also supports the following:

• Serving applications with Vite when using the @nx/angular:application or @nx/angular:browser-esbuild executors to build them
• Serving applications with webpack when using the @nx/angular:webpack-browser executor
• Providing HTTP request middleware functions when the build target is using an esbuild-based executor
• Incremental builds

Examples

{% tabs %} {% tab label="Using a custom webpack configuration" %}

This executor should be used along with @nx/angular:webpack-browser to serve an application using a custom webpack configuration.

Add the serve target using the @nx/angular:dev-server executor, set the build target executor as @nx/angular:webpack-browser and set the customWebpackConfig option as shown below:

"build": {
  "executor": "@nx/angular:webpack-browser",
  "options": {
    ...
    "customWebpackConfig": {
      "path": "apps/my-app/webpack.config.js"
    }
  }
},
"serve": {
  "executor": "@nx/angular:dev-server",
  "configurations": {
    "production": {
      "buildTarget": "my-app:build:production"
    },
    "development": {
      "buildTarget": "my-app:build:development"
    }
  },
  "defaultConfiguration": "development",
}

module.exports = (config) => {
  // update the config with your custom configuration

  return config;
};

{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Providing HTTP request middleware function" %}

{% callout type="warning" title="Overrides" }

Available for workspaces using Angular version 17.0.0 or greater and with build targets using an esbuild-based executor.

{% /callout %}

The executor accepts an esbuildMidleware option that allows you to provide HTTP require middleware functions that will be used by the Vite development server.

{
  ...
  "targets": {
    "serve": {
      "executor": "@nx/angular:dev-server",
      "options": {
        ...
        "esbuildMidleware": ["apps/my-app/hello-world.middleware.ts"]
      }
    }
    ...
  }
}

import type { IncomingMessage, ServerResponse } from 'node:http';

const helloWorldMiddleware = (
  req: IncomingMessage,
  res: ServerResponse,
  next: (err?: unknown) => void
) => {
  if (req.url === '/hello-world') {
    res.end('<h1>Hello World!</h1>');
  } else {
    next();
  }
};

export default helloWorldMiddleware;

{% /tab %}