create-nx-workspace fails with "Cannot find module 'typescript'" (node-standalone / nest)

[Ionaru]

Current Behavior

Command errors with the message:

>  NX   Failed to create a workspace.

   Exit code: 1
   Log file: C:\Users\Name\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp-42620-ErVKfEEqbSQe\error.log

Log file contents posted below.

Expected Behavior

Command succeeds and creates the chosen workspace.

GitHub Repo

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Steps to Reproduce

1. Run npx create-nx-workspace@latest new-workspace --nxCloud false --preset node-standalone --framework nest --docker false

Nx Report

N/A

Failure Logs

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found 0 vulnerabilities

>  NX  Generating @nx/workspace:preset

Fetching @nx/nest...

 >  NX   Cannot find module 'typescript'

   Require stack:
   - C:\Users\Name\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp-32216-nFrllqhn3FEH\node_modules\@nx\nest\src\generators\library\lib\add-exports-to-barrel.js
   - C:\Users\Name\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp-32216-nFrllqhn3FEH\node_modules\@nx\nest\src\generators\library\lib\index.js
   - C:\Users\Name\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp-32216-nFrllqhn3FEH\node_modules\@nx\nest\src\generators\library\library.js
   - C:\Users\Name\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp-32216-nFrllqhn3FEH\node_modules\@nx\nest\index.js
   - C:\Users\Name\Projects\new-workspace\node_modules\@nx\devkit\src\utils\package-json.js
   - C:\Users\Name\Projects\new-workspace\node_modules\@nx\devkit\src\generators\to-js.js
   - C:\Users\Name\Projects\new-workspace\node_modules\@nx\devkit\public-api.js
   - C:\Users\Name\Projects\new-workspace\node_modules\@nx\devkit\index.js
   - C:\Users\Name\Projects\new-workspace\node_modules\@nx\workspace\src\generators\preset\preset.js
   - C:\Users\Name\Projects\new-workspace\node_modules\nx\src\config\workspaces.js
   - C:\Users\Name\Projects\new-workspace\node_modules\nx\src\config\configuration.js
   - C:\Users\Name\Projects\new-workspace\node_modules\nx\src\utils\package-manager.js
   - C:\Users\Name\Projects\new-workspace\node_modules\nx\bin\init-local.js
   - C:\Users\Name\Projects\new-workspace\node_modules\nx\bin\nx.js
   Pass --verbose to see the stacktrace.


 >  NX   Workspace creation failed, see above.

   Pass --verbose to see the stacktrace.

Operating System

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Additional Information

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[artyomkhomyakov]

I confirm. The same for me. OS: MacOS 12.0.1 (m1). Node: v18.16.0, NPM: 9.6.7.

[leosvelperez]

Fixed by #17320.

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