fix(preset): disable nx daemon by default

packages/nx-plugin/src/preset/__snapshots__/generator.spec.ts.snap

@@ -166,8 +166,18 @@ export default {
 
 exports[`preset generator > should run successfully > nx.json 1`] = `
 "{
-  "affected": { "defaultBase": "main" },
-  "targetDefaults": { "build": { "cache": true }, "lint": { "cache": true } }
+  "affected": {
+    "defaultBase": "main"
+  },
+  "targetDefaults": {
+    "build": {
+      "cache": true
+    },
+    "lint": {
+      "cache": true
+    }
+  },
+  "useDaemonProcess": false
 }
 "
 `;

packages/nx-plugin/src/preset/generator.spec.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
-import { Tree } from '@nx/devkit';
+import { Tree, readNxJson } from '@nx/devkit';
 import { presetGenerator, isAmazonian } from './generator';
 import { createTreeUsingTsSolutionSetup, snapshotTreeDir } from '../utils/test';
 import { vi, describe, it, expect, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ describe('preset generator', () => {
 
     expect((await readAwsNxPluginConfig(tree)).iac.provider).toBe('CDK');
   });
+
+  it('should disable the nx daemon', async () => {
+    await presetGenerator(tree, { addTsPlugin: false, iacProvider: 'CDK' });
+
+    const nxJson = readNxJson(tree);
+    expect(nxJson?.useDaemonProcess).toBe(false);
+  });
 });
 
 describe('isAmazonian', () => {

packages/nx-plugin/src/preset/generator.ts

@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ import {
   getPackageManagerCommand,
   installPackagesTask,
   joinPathFragments,
+  readNxJson,
   updateJson,
+  updateNxJson,
 } from '@nx/devkit';
 import { NxGeneratorInfo, getGeneratorInfo } from '../utils/nx';
 import { addGeneratorMetricsIfApplicable } from '../utils/metrics';
@@ -176,6 +178,12 @@ export const presetGenerator = async (
     },
   );
 
+  // Disable the Nx Daemon by default, users can opt in
+  updateNxJson(tree, {
+    ...readNxJson(tree),
+    useDaemonProcess: false,
+  });
+
   await addGeneratorMetricsIfApplicable(tree, [PRESET_GENERATOR_INFO]);
 
   await formatFilesInSubtree(tree);