postTargets is running build target in watch mode

[HassenHichri]

Hi,
I have a Nx workspace with a publishable lib. I wanted to add your plugin to automatically publish new versions of this lib to npm registry. My idea is to use nx run my-lib:version to bump the package version then build the lib nx run my-lib:build and publish it npm publish. But when I add the build target as a postTargets and run nx run my-lib:version, it is running on watch mode.

Here is a repo where you can reproduce this behaviour https://github.com/HassenHichri/test-semver

node v12.14.0
npm v6.14.4
macOS 11.6

[yjaaidi]

Hi @HassenHichri!
Thank you for raising this bug and for the repro. There is in fact a bug due to an interpolation that fails on booleans like watch which is set to false and converted to true by mistake.

The problem comes from the function below. We'll try to fix it as soon as we can but if anyone wants to help, you are welcome!

semver/packages/semver/src/executors/version/utils/post-target.ts

Line 47 in f57bad0

export function _resolveTargetOptions({

• add test with a boolean option for _resolveTargetOptions function

[HassenHichri]

Hi @yjaaidi,
I can have a look at it, any hints on how to make changes/build and test the plugin locally? I don't know exactly how Nx plugins really work 😅

[edbzn]

Hi, yeah I remember having troubles with coercing booleans. You can clone the repo, make your changes, build the lib nx build semver, then npm link dist/packages/semver, and finally test your changes in your project by running npm link @jscutlery/semver. Let us know if you need any help!

[yjaaidi]

Thanks @HassenHichri for raising the issue and @garethdjohn for the fix!
Thanks also to @edbzn for quickly replying to @HassenHichri