Nx: Collection.json/workspace-schematics.json missing from tools/schematics

[KevinTaleb]

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Not sure if this is intended but it seems like the collection.json is missing from tools/schematics, therefore I'm unable to pass aliases to my schematics.
I found the workspace-schematics.json in the final build which is one lined and even if I add the alias there, it will be overwrite after building a new schematic.

I've also tried to create either a collection.json and workspace-schematics.json in tools/schematics but in the former case it will be ignored and in the latter my json is being overwritten.

So basically, I want to be able to edit a somewhat collection.json in order to add aliases, description etc.

[FrozenPandaz]

At the time, it was generated to make it easier for developers to add new schematics.

I think we could easily update a collection.json when we generate workspace-schematics.

Would people prefer this way?

[hadrien-toma]

I would love to be able to configure a collection.json file too: :100: !

[KevinTaleb]

Definitely! I think developpers would have more flexibility and power over their schematics. Modifying factory and aliases are a must have I believe. :)
Maybe the workspace-schematic.json should be available for developpers directly in tools/schematics (not the one after building but the one where we develop) which we can configure and that will be one lined after building.

[Artvic]

At the time, it was generated to make it easier for developers to add new schematics.

I think we could easily update a collection.json when we generate workspace-schematics.

Would people prefer this way?

This would be a great feature :+1:

[Hotell]

collection.json is a must and pre-requirement to be able to write tests for custom workspace schematic :)

// no collection no fun! 😆
const testRunner = new SchematicTestRunner('schematics', collectionPath);

[FrozenPandaz]

Hi, sorry about this.

This was mislabeled as stale. We are testing ways to mark _not reproducible_ issues as stale so that we can focus on actionable items but our initial experiment was too broad and unintentionally labeled this issue as stale.