@webacad/angular-tools
v2.0.2
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Tool set for angular applications
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WebACAD/AngularTools
Ready to use tool set for angular applications
Includes
- Express server
- Handlebars template engine for server
- HMR (hot module replacement)
- Webpack
- Development/production modes
- Multiple entries
- Hashed chunks
- @ngtools/webpack + AngularCompilerPlugin
- file-loader for fonts
- webpack.DefinePlugin
- Sass + PostCSS
Installation
$ npm install --save rxjs@^5.5.0
$ npm install --save @angular/core@^5.0
$ npm install --save @angularclass/hmr
$ npm install --save @webacad/angular-tools
or with yarn
$ yarn add rxjs@^5.5.0
$ yarn add @angular/core^5.0
$ yarn add @angularclass/hmr
$ yarn add @webacad/angular-tools
About documentation
All examples are written in typescript.
Configure webpack
webpack.config.ts:
import {EnvironmentType} from '@webacad/angular-tools';
import {webpackConfigFactory} from '@webacad/angular-tools/webpack';
import * as webpack from 'webpack';
const environment: EnvironmentType = 'development'; // possible values are "development" or "production"
function createWebpackConfig(): webpack.Configuration
{
return webpackConfigFactory(environment, {
root: __dirname,
distDir: '/path/to/public/dist/directory',
publicPath: '/url/path',
hmr: true,
sourceMaps: true,
angular: {
entryModule: './app.module#AppModule',
},
postcss: {
config: '/path/to/postcss/config.js',
},
webpack: {
analyze: true,
fonts: {
outputPath: 'relative/path/to/publicPath',
publicPath: '/url/path',
},
plugins: {
define: {
'process.env': {
'NODE_ENV': `'${environment}'`,
},
},
},
entry: {
polyfills: './app/polyfills.ts',
app: './app/main.ts',
styles: './styles/index.scss',
},
},
});
}
export default createWebpackConfig;
Configure express server
server/server.ts:
import {EnvironmentType} from '@webacad/angular-tools';
import {createServer} from '@webacad/angular-tools/expressjs';
import createWebpackConfig from '../webpack.config';
import * as path from 'path';
const environment: EnvironmentType = 'development';
createServer(environment, createWebpackConfig(), {
index: path.join(__dirname, 'views', 'index.handlebars'),
port: 8080,
hmr: true,
staticPaths: {
'/public/images': '/path/to/public/images', // using express.static
},
parameters: { // parameters passed to handlebar templates
},
});
server/views/index.handlebars:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<base href="/">
{{#if production}}
<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{assets 'styles/css'}}">
{{/if}}
</head>
<body>
<my-app>Loading...</my-app>
<script src="{{asset 'manifest/js'}}"></script>
{{#if hmr}}
<script src="{{asset 'hmr/js'}}"></script>
{{/if}}
{{#if development}}
<script src="{{asset 'styles/js'}}"></script>
{{/if}}
<script src="{{asset 'polyfills/js'}}"></script>
<script src="{{asset 'app/js'}}"></script>
</body>
</html>
Build-in template variables
production
: True for production environmentdevelopment
: True for development environmenthmr
: True if hot module replacement is allowed
Assets
Styles/css:
Automatically generated css file which should be used only in production environment.
Manifest/js:
Automatically generated manifest file.
Hmr/js:
Automatically generated hmr configuration (only if hmr is allowed).
Styles/js:
Automatically generated js file with styles which should be used only in development environment.
Polyfills/js:
Your polyfills.ts entry file.
App/js:
Your app.ts entry file.
Main.ts file
import {platformBrowserDynamic} from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic';
import {enableProdMode} from '@angular/core';
import {hmrBootstrap} from '@webacad/angular-tools/hmr';
import {AppModule} from './app.module';
const bootstrap = () => platformBrowserDynamic().bootstrapModule(AppModule);
if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
enableProdMode();
bootstrap();
} else {
Error['stackTraceLimit'] = Infinity;
require('zone.js/dist/long-stack-trace-zone');
if (module['hot']) {
hmrBootstrap(module, bootstrap);
} else {
bootstrap();
}
}
Update scripts in package.json
package.json:
{
"scripts": {
"build": "webpack",
"start": "ts-node server/server.ts"
}
}