Practise vocabulary for Turborepo and Nx: workspace packages, task graphs, affected commands, and remote caching.
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In a Turborepo workspace, a ___ is an individual project or library that can be built, tested, or deployed independently.
A package is the unit of code organisation in a Turborepo or Nx workspace. Each package has its own package.json, can declare its own scripts, and is linked via workspace protocols.
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When running `turbo run build`, Turborepo executes tasks in ___ order, ensuring dependencies are built before the packages that depend on them.
Turborepo uses topological order (based on the dependency graph) to determine task execution order. A package's build only runs after all its dependencies' builds complete.
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A ___ in Turborepo or Nx occurs when the task output matches a previous run's cached output, skipping re-execution.
A cache hit means the inputs (source files, environment, dependencies) haven't changed since the last run, so Turborepo replays the cached output instead of re-running the task.
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The `nx affected:test` command runs tests only for packages ___ by recent code changes.
Nx's 'affected' commands use the dependency graph to identify only the packages impacted by changes (compared to the base branch), dramatically reducing CI time in large monorepos.
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A remote cache in Turborepo allows ___ builds to share cached task outputs, so each engineer benefits from CI cache results.
A remote cache (e.g., Vercel Remote Cache, self-hosted) stores task outputs so that any machine — developer laptop or CI runner — can retrieve results if the inputs match, avoiding redundant work.
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@johndoe commented on the PR: 'This build is failing with a 'CacheMiss' error. Can you investigate if the Nx cache is stale?'. What does nx cache clear typically do in this context?
The `nx cache clear` command is crucial for resolving 'CacheMiss' errors. It forces NX to re-evaluate which packages need rebuilding by invalidating the cached outputs. This ensures that changes are correctly picked up and prevents stale builds from continuing. It's important not to assume a simple rebuild will always fix the problem.
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@sarah in Slack: 'I'm seeing really slow builds when I make small changes. It feels like Nx isn't efficiently picking up the updates.' What is a primary reason why `nx affected:build` might take longer than expected?
While caching is a core part of Nx's efficiency, `nx affected:build` doesn't automatically rebuild dependent packages. It only rebuilds those directly impacted by the changed code. This intelligent dependency analysis is what makes Nx so effective at minimizing build times when you make localized updates – it avoids unnecessary rebuilds.
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You're writing a PR description for a change to the `eslint` configuration. The PR includes a note: 'Using nx affected:lint ensures that only packages directly impacted by the ESLint changes are linted.' What does this statement primarily highlight about Nx's approach?
The statement emphasizes Nx's use of dependency graphs. It highlights that `nx affected:lint` intelligently identifies packages influenced by the ESLint change and focuses its efforts there – this is key to its efficiency. A full linting of the entire Turborepo would be extremely slow and wasteful.
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During a daily stand-up, @david says: 'I'm working on refactoring the `ui` package and using nx affected:test to run tests. It's really helpful that it only runs tests for the changes I made.' What benefit is David primarily experiencing by utilizing nx affected:test?
nx affected:test's core benefit is its intelligent selection of tests. By focusing only on those tests directly impacted by changes in the `ui` package, it dramatically reduces test execution time and avoids unnecessary runs—this aligns with efficient development practices.
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The following is a simplified response from the NX CLI when running `nx build `: `{'status': 'success', 'duration': 2.5, 'affectedPackages': ['']}`. What does the `affectedPackages` field primarily indicate?
The `affectedPackages` field provides crucial information about the scope of the build. It lists only those packages that needed rebuilding due to changes within – this is a direct result of Nx's dependency analysis and caching mechanisms.
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