Module Creation

Build the first module

We used the NestJS CLI command in the previous lesson to create a new app. In this lesson, we’ll delve into the commands and options of CLI and explore how to use them in order to create and structure modules efficiently.

NestJS CLI

NestJS CLI is a command line tool that helps developers work with NestJS. It provides a set of commands to generate boilerplate code, scaffold a new app, and perform other tasks like generating resources.

Commands and options

The most common CLI command is the generate command. Using the generate (g) command, we can create a new controller, decorator, guard, service, and more.

To get a list of the generate command options, run the following command to find out the usage of the generate command: