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.moon/workspace.yml

The .moon/workspace.yml file configures projects and services in the workspace. This file is required.

.moon/workspace.yml
$schema: 'https://moonrepo.dev/schemas/workspace.json'

extends​

Defines an external .moon/workspace.yml to extend and inherit settings from. Perfect for reusability and sharing configuration across repositories and projects. When defined, this setting must be an HTTPS URL or relative file system path that points to a valid YAML document!

.moon/workspace.yml
extends: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/organization/repository/master/.moon/workspace.yml'
info

Settings will be merged recursively for blocks, with values defined in the local configuration taking precedence over those defined in the extended configuration. However, the projects setting does not merge!

projectsRequired​

Defines the location of all projects within the workspace. Supports either a manual map of projects (default), a list of globs in which to automatically locate projects, or both.

caution

Projects that depend on each other and form a cycle must be avoided! While we do our best to avoid an infinite loop and disconnect nodes from each other, there's no guarantee that tasks will run in the correct order.

Using a map​

When using a map, each project must be manually configured and requires a unique name as the map key, where this name is used heavily on the command line and within the project graph for uniquely identifying the project amongst all projects. The map value (known as the project source) is a file system path to the project folder, relative from the workspace root, and must be contained within the workspace boundary.

.moon/workspace.yml
projects:
  admin: 'apps/admin'
  apiClients: 'packages/api-clients'
  designSystem: 'packages/design-system'
  web: 'apps/web'

Using globs​

If manually mapping projects is too tedious or cumbersome, you may provide a list of globs to automatically locate all project folders, relative from the workspace root.

When using this approach, the project name is derived from the project folder name, and is cleaned to our supported characters, but can be customized with the id setting in moon.yml. Furthermore, globbing does risk the chance of collision, and when that happens, we log a warning and skip the conflicting project from being configured in the project graph.

.moon/workspace.yml
projects:
  - 'apps/*'
  - 'packages/*'
  # Only shared folders with a moon configuration
  - 'shared/*/moon.yml'

Using a map and globs​

For those situations where you want to use both patterns, you can! The list of globs can be defined under a globs field, while the map of projects under a sources field.

.moon/workspace.yml
projects:
  globs:
    - 'apps/*'
    - 'packages/*'
  sources:
    www: 'www'

codeownersv1.8.0​

Configures code owners (CODEOWNERS) integration across the entire workspace.

globalPaths​

This setting defines file patterns and their owners at the workspace-level, and are applied to any matching path, at any depth, within the entire workspace. This is useful for defining global or fallback owners when a granular project-level path does not match or exist.

.moon/workspace.yml
codeowners:
  globalPaths:
    '*': ['@admins']
    'config/': ['@infra']
    '/.github/': ['@infra']

orderBy​

The order in which code owners, grouped by project, are listed in the CODEOWNERS file. Accepts "file-source" (default) or "project-name".

.moon/workspace.yml
codeowners:
  orderBy: 'project-name'

syncOnRun​

Will automatically generate a CODEOWNERS file by aggregating and syncing all project owners in the workspace when a target is run. The format and location of the CODEOWNERS file is based on the vcs.provider setting. Defaults to false.

.moon/workspace.yml
codeowners:
  syncOnRun: true

constraints​

Configures constraints between projects that are enforced during project graph generation. This is also known as project boundaries.

enforceProjectTypeRelationships​

Enforces allowed relationships between a project its dependencies based on the project's type and stack settings. When a project depends on another project of an invalid type, an error will be thrown when attempting to run a task. The following relationships are enforced when this setting is enabled, which defaults to true.

  • Applications can depend on all types except other applications or automation.
  • Automation can depend on all types except other automation.
  • Libraries can only depend on other libraries, configuration, or scaffolding.
  • Tools can only depend on libraries, configuration, or scaffolding.
  • Configuration and scaffolding can only depend on other configuration and scaffolding.

When the project stack setting is defined, it alters these rules to allow these kinds of relationships. For example, a frontend application can depend on a backend application, but not another frontend application.

.moon/workspace.yml
constraints:
  enforceProjectTypeRelationships: false

Projects with an unconfigured or unknown type are ignored during enforcement.

tagRelationships​

Enforces allowed relationships between a project and its dependencies based on the project's tags setting. This works in a similar fashion to enforceProjectTypeRelationships, but gives you far more control over what these relationships look like.

For example, let's enforce that Next.js projects using the next tag can only depend on React projects using the react tag. If a dependency does not have one of the configured required tags, in this case react, an error will occur.

.moon/workspace.yml
constraints:
  tagRelationships:
    next: ['react']

On the project side, we would configure moon.yml like so:

app/moon.yml
tags: ['next']
dependsOn: ['components']
packages/components/moon.yml
tags: ['react']

dockerv1.27.0​

Configures Docker integration for the entire workspace.

prune​

Configures aspects of the Docker pruning process when moon docker prune is executed.

deleteVendorDirectories​

Automatically delete vendor directories (package manager dependencies, build targets, etc) while pruning. For example, node_modules for JavaScript, or target for Rust. Defaults to true.

.moon/workspace.yml
docker:
  prune:
    deleteVendorDirectories: false

This process happens before toolchain dependencies are installed.

installToolchainDeps​

Automatically install production dependencies for all required toolchain's of the focused projects within the Docker build. For example, node_modules for JavaScript. Defaults to true.

.moon/workspace.yml
docker:
  prune:
    installToolchainDeps: false

This process happens after vendor directories are deleted.

scaffold​

Configures aspects of the Docker scaffolding process when moon docker scaffold is executed. Only applies to the workspace skeleton.

copyToolchainFiles​

Copy all toolchain specific configs, manifests, and related files in the entire repository into the .moon/docker/workspace skeleton. This is required for certain tools, like package managers, to work correctly. Defaults to true.

.moon/workspace.yml
docker:
  scaffold:
    copyToolchainFiles: false

If you disable this feature, you'll most likely need to manually COPY all necessary files in your Dockerfile.

include​

List of globs in which to copy additional workspace-relative files into the .moon/docker/workspace skeleton. When not defined, does nothing.

.moon/workspace.yml
docker:
  scaffold:
    include:
      - '**/package.json'

experimentsv1.11.0​

Enable or disable experiments that alter core functionality.

extensionsv1.20.0​

A mapping of extensions that can be downloaded and executed with the moon ext command. An extension is a WASM plugin, and the location of the WASM file must be defined with the plugin field, which requires a plugin locator string.

.moon/workspace.yml
extensions:
  example:
    plugin: 'file://./path/to/example.wasm'
    # or
    plugin: 'https://example.com/path/to/example.wasm'

Additionally, extensions support custom configuration that is passed to the WASM runtime when the plugin is instantiated. This configuration is defined by inserting additional fields under the extension name, relative to the plugin field. Each extension may have its own settings, so refer to their documentation for more information.

.moon/workspace.yml
extensions:
  example:
    plugin: 'file://./path/to/example.wasm'
    setting1: true
    setting2: 'abc'
info

View our official extensions guide for more information, including built-in extensions!

generator​

Configures aspects of the template generator.

templates​

A list of paths in which templates can be located. Supports the following types of paths, and defaults to ./templates.

  • File system paths, relative from the workspace root.
  • Git repositories and a revision, prefixed with git://. v1.23.0
  • npm packages and a version, prefixed with npm://. v1.23.0
.moon/workspace.yml
generator:
  templates:
    - './templates'
    - 'file://./other/templates'
    - 'git://github.com/moonrepo/templates#master'
    - 'npm://@moonrepo/templates#1.2.3'

Learn more about this in the official code generation guide!

hasher​

Configures aspects of the smart hashing layer.

batchSize​

When hashing a list of files, we split the list into batches to help reduce memory footprint and avoid overloading the configured VCS. This setting controls how many files are in each batch and defaults to 2500.

If you're running into memory issues, or moon hanging during the file hashing process, lowering this number may help resolve the issue.

.moon/workspace.yml
hasher:
  batchSize: 1000

ignoreMissingPatternsv1.10.0​

When hasher.warnOnMissingInputs is enabled, moon will log a warning to the terminal that an input is missing. This is useful for uncovering misconfigurations, but can be quite noisy when inputs are truly optional.

To ignore warnings for missing inputs, a list of glob patterns can be configured to filter and ignore files. Files are matched against workspace relative paths, so prefixing patterns with **/ is suggested.

.moon/workspace.yml
hasher:
  ignoreMissingPatterns:
    - '**/.eslintrc.*'
    - '**/*.config.*'

ignorePatternsv1.10.0​

A list of glob patterns used to filter and ignore files during the inputs hashing process. Files are matched against workspace relative paths, so prefixing patterns with **/ is suggested.

.moon/workspace.yml
hasher:
  ignorePatterns:
    - '**/*.png'

optimization​

Determines the optimization level to utilize when hashing content before running targets.

  • accuracy (default) - When hashing dependency versions, utilize the resolved value in the lockfile. This requires parsing the lockfile, which may reduce performance.
  • performance - When hashing dependency versions, utilize the value defined in the manifest. This is typically a version range or requirement.
.moon/workspace.yml
hasher:
  optimization: 'performance'

walkStrategy​

Defines the file system walking strategy to utilize when discovering inputs to hash.

  • glob - Walks the file system using glob patterns.
  • vcs (default) - Calls out to the VCS to extract files from its working tree.
.moon/workspace.yml
hasher:
  walkStrategy: 'glob'

warnOnMissingInputs​

When enabled, will log warnings to the console when attempting to hash an input that does not exist. This is useful in uncovering misconfigured tasks. Defaults to true.

.moon/workspace.yml
hasher:
  warnOnMissingInputs: false

notifier​

Configures how moon notifies and interacts with a developer or an external system.

webhookUrl​

Defines an HTTPS URL that all pipeline events will be posted to. View the webhooks guide for more information on available events.

.moon/workspace.yml
notifier:
  webhookUrl: 'https://api.company.com/some/endpoint'

unstable_remotev1.30.0​

Configures a remote service, primarily for cloud-based caching of artifacts. Learn more about this in the remote caching guide.

cache​

Configures aspects of the caching layer, primarily the action cache (AC) and content addressable cache (CAS).

instanceName​

A unique identifier used to distinguish between the various instances on the host. This allows the same remote service to serve and partition multiple moon repositories. Defaults to moon-outputs.

.moon/workspace.yml
unstable_remote:
  cache:
    instanceName: 'custom-dir-name'

We suggest changing the instance name to the name of your repository!

host​

The host URL to communicate with when uploading and download artifacts. Supports gRPC through the grpc:// and grpcs:// protocols. This field is required!

.moon/workspace.yml
unstable_remote:
  host: 'grpc://your-host.com:9092'

mtls​

Connect to the host using server and client authentication with mTLS. This takes precedence over normal TLS.

.moon/workspace.yml
unstable_remote:
  # ...
  mtls:
    caCert: 'certs/ca.pem'
    clientCert: 'certs/client.pem'
    clientKey: 'certs/client.key'
    domain: 'your-host.com'

assumeHttp2​

If true, assume that the host supports HTTP/2, even if it doesn't provide protocol negotiation via ALPN.

caCert​

A file path, relative from the workspace root, to the certificate authority PEM encoded X509 certificate (typically ca.pem).

clientCert​

A file path, relative from the workspace root, to the client's PEM encoded X509 certificate (typically client.pem).

clientKey​

A file path, relative from the workspace root, to the client's PEM encoded X509 private key (typically client.key).

domain​

The domain name in which to verify the TLS certificate.

tls​

Connect to the host using server-only authentication with TLS.

.moon/workspace.yml
unstable_remote:
  # ...
  tls:
    cert: 'certs/ca.pem'
    domain: 'your-host.com'

assumeHttp2​

If true, assume that the host supports HTTP/2, even if it doesn't provide protocol negotiation via ALPN.

cert​

A file path, relative from the workspace root, to the certificate authority PEM encoded X509 certificate (typically ca.pem).

domain​

The domain name in which to verify the TLS certificate.

runner​

Configures aspects of task running and the action pipeline.

archivableTargets​

Defines a list of targets, with or without scope, that will be cached and archived within the runner. Tasks that produce outputs are automatically archived, and do not need to be defined here. Defaults to an empty list.

.moon/workspace.yml
runner:
  archivableTargets:
    - ':test'
    - 'app:typecheck'

This setting primarily exists for remote caching as it will create and persist tar archives located in .moon/cache/outputs.

autoCleanCachev1.24.0​

Automatically cleans cached artifacts older than cacheLifetime from the cache directory (.moon/cache) after every run. This is useful for keeping the cache directory lean. Defaults to true.

.moon/workspace.yml
runner:
  autoCleanCache: false

cacheLifetime​

The maximum lifetime of cached artifacts before they're marked as stale and automatically removed by the action pipeline. Defaults to "7 days". This field requires an integer and a timeframe unit that can be parsed as a duration.

.moon/workspace.yml
runner:
  cacheLifetime: '24 hours'

inheritColorsForPipedTasks​

Force colors to be inherited from the current terminal for all tasks that are ran as a child process and their output is piped to the action pipeline. Defaults to true. View more about color handling in moon.

.moon/workspace.yml
runner:
  inheritColorsForPipedTasks: true

logRunningCommand​

When enabled, will log the task's command, resolved arguments, and working directory when a target is ran. Defaults to false.

.moon/workspace.yml
runner:
  logRunningCommand: true

telemetry​

When enabled, will check for a newer moon version and send anonymous usage data to the moonrepo team. This data is used to improve the quality and reliability of the tool. Defaults to true.

.moon/workspace.yml
telemetry: false

vcs​

Configures the version control system to utilize within the workspace (and repository). A VCS is required for determining touched (added, modified, etc) files, calculating file hashes, computing affected files, and much more.

defaultBranch​

Defines the default branch in the repository for comparing differences against. For git, this is typically "master" (default) or "main".

.moon/workspace.yml
vcs:
  defaultBranch: 'master'

hooksv1.9.0​

Defines a mapping of hooks to a list of commands to run when that event is triggered. There are no restrictions to what commands can be run, but the binaries for each command must exist on each machine that will be running hooks.

For Git, each hook name must be a valid kebab-cased name. Learn more about Git hooks.

.moon/workspace.yml
vcs:
  hooks:
    pre-commit:
      - 'moon run :lint :format --affected --status=staged'
      - 'another-command'
info

If running moon commands directly, the moon binary must be installed globally!

hookFormatv1.29.0​

The shell and file type in which generated hook files are formatted with. Supports the following:

  • native (default) - The format native to the current operating system. Bash on Unix, and PowerShell on Windows.
  • bash - Forces the format to Bash for all operating systems.
.moon/workspace.yml
vcs:
  hookFormat: 'bash'

manager​

Defines the VCS tool/binary that is being used for managing the repository. Accepts "git" (default). Expect more version control systems in the future!

.moon/workspace.yml
vcs:
  manager: 'git'

providerv1.8.0​

Defines the service provider that the repository is hosted on. Accepts "github" (default), "gitlab", "bitbucket", or "other".

.moon/workspace.yml
vcs:
  provider: 'github'

remoteCandidates​

(Git only) Defines a list of remote candidates to query against to determine merge bases. Defaults to "origin" and "upstream".

.moon/workspace.yml
vcs:
  remoteCandidates:
    - 'origin'
    - 'upstream'

syncHooksv1.9.0​

Will automatically generate hook scripts to .moon/hooks and sync the scripts to the local VCS checkout. The hooks format and location is based on the vcs.manager setting. Defaults to false.

.moon/workspace.yml
vcs:
  hooks:
    # ...
  syncHooks: true
caution

When enabled, this will sync hooks for all users of the repository. For personal or small projects, this may be fine, but for larger projects, this may be undesirable and disruptive!

versionConstraint​

Defines a version requirement for the currently running moon binary. This provides a mechanism for enforcing that the globally installed moon on every developers machine is using an applicable version.

.moon/workspace.yml
versionConstraint: '>=0.20.0'