Mix
Apr 22, 2022
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Mix is a build tool for Elixir.
It scaffolds a new app as a project which has:
- project:
- dependencies as deps
- tests
- application (a Module that runs the Supervision tree, starting and stopping it)
mix new app_name --sup
mix phx.new app_name options
mix phx.new options:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--umbrella |
generate an umbrella project |
--database |
database adapter for Ecto either: postgres, mysql, mssql, sqlite3, |
--no-esbuild |
do not include esbuild. This is for API only apps |
--no-assets |
equivalent to --no-esbuild and --no-tailwind |
--no-dashboard |
do not include Phoenix.LiveDashboard |
--no-ecto |
do not generate Ecto files |
--no-gettext |
do not generate gettext files |
--no-html |
do not generate HTML views |
--no-live |
comment out LiveView socket setup in assets/js/app.js. Automatically disabled if --no-html is given |
--no-mailer |
do not generate Swoosh mailer files |
--no-tailwind |
do not include tailwind dependencies and assets. The generated markup will still include Tailwind CSS classes, those are left-in as reference for the subsequent styling of your layout and components |
--binary-id |
use binary_id as primary key type in Ecto schemas |
--verbose |
use verbose output |
-v --version |
prints the Phoenix installer version |