ESBuild cannot generate package.json with the new TypeScript setup

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Current Behavior

In Nx 19, @nx/esbuild was capable of generating a package.json and package-lock.json with the generatePackageJson option.

In Nx 20, @nx/esbuild returns this error when trying to generate a package.json and package-lock.json with the generatePackageJson option.

 NX   Setting 'generatePackageJson: true' is not supported with the new (default) TypeScript setup. Update the 'package.json' file at the project root as needed and unset the 'generatePackageJson' option.

This feature is a major requirement for building Docker containers, since it allows to only install the NPM packages used by the project and not the NPM packages of the whole workspace.

Am I missing something here?

Expected Behavior

The generatePackageJson options works in @nx/esbuild with the new (default) TypeScript setup (or an alternative option is provided).

GitHub Repo

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Steps to Reproduce

For Nx 19

npx create-nx-workspace@19 ws19 --workspaceType=integrated
cd ws19
nx add @nx/node
nx generate @nx/node:application --projectNameAndRootFormat=as-provided --directory=packages/node-esbuild --bundler=esbuild --e2eTestRunner=none --framework=express --unitTestRunner=none
nx build node-esbuild

For Nx 20

npx create-nx-workspace@20 ws20 --ci=skip --formatter=none
cd ws20
nx add @nx/node
nx generate @nx/node:application --directory=packages/node-esbuild --bundler=esbuild --e2eTestRunner=none --framework=express --linter=none --unitTestRunner=none
nx build node-esbuild

Nx Report

Node           : 20.15.1
OS             : win32-x64
Native Target  : x86_64-windows
npm            : 10.8.2

nx                 : 19.8.14
@nx/js             : 19.8.14
@nx/jest           : 19.8.14
@nx/linter         : 19.8.14
@nx/eslint         : 19.8.14
@nx/workspace      : 19.8.14
@nx/devkit         : 19.8.14
@nx/esbuild        : 19.8.14
@nx/eslint-plugin  : 19.8.14
@nx/node           : 19.8.14
@nrwl/tao          : 19.8.14
typescript         : 5.5.4
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Registered Plugins:
@nx/eslint/plugin

Failure Logs

Package Manager Version

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Operating System

• [ ] macOS
• [x] Linux
• [x] Windows
• [ ] Other (Please specify)

Additional Information

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