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// STEP 1 - Install Angular ##########################
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  h2#section-install-angular 1. Install Angular

  p.
    <strong>Angular is still unpackaged and in alpha</strong>. This quickstart does not
    reflect the final build process for Angular. The following setup is for those who
    want to try out Angular while it is in alpha.

  p.
    For the sake of this quickstart we recommend using the
    <a href="https://github.com/davideast/conscious"> <code>es6-shim</code> GitHub repository</a>.
    This repository will provide a faster start. <code>es6-shim</code> includes Angular and dependencies to compile ES6 in incompatible browsers.

  p Clone the repository inside of aleady existing project.

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    code git clone https://github.com/davideast/concious.git es6-shim

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    h3 A word on ES6
    p.
      Angular builds on top of ES6, the new specification of the JavaScript language.
      Not all ES6 features are available in all browsers. The following es6-shim
      repository allows you to use ES6 in the browser today.

    p.
      Angular is available on npm. Configuring Angular to run ES6 in the browser
      requires a build process, detailed here.

    p.
      The es6-shim package includes Angular and dependencies needed to compile
      ES6 in the browser. Think of the es6-shim repository as package rather than a new project.



// STEP 2 - Import Angular ##########################
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  h2#section-transpile 2. Import Angular

  p.
    Create a file named <code>app.es6</code> at the root of the project.
    The <code>.es6</code> extension signifies that the file uses ES6 syntax.
    Using the ES6 module syntax you can import the required modules from Angular2.

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    code import {Component, Template, bootstrap} from 'angular2/angular2';

  p The above import statement will import the three modules from Angular. These modules load at runtime.



// STEP 3 - Create a component ##########################
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  h2#section-angular-create-account 3. Create a component

  p.
    Components are custom HTML elements. Angular uses components to empower HTML.
    Components structure and represent the UI. This quickstart
    demonstrates the process of creating a component. This component will have the tag of app.

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    code &lt;app&gt;&lt;/app&gt;

  p A component consists of two parts; the annotation section and the component controller.

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    code.
      import {Component, Template, bootstrap} from 'angular2/angular2';

      // Annotation Section
      @Component({
        selector: 'app'
      })
      @Template({
        inline: `
          &lt;h1&gt;Hello {{ name }}&lt;/h1&gt;
        `
      })
      // Component Controller
      class AppComponent {
        constructor() {
          this.name = "Alice";
        }
      }

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    h3 Component Annotations

    p.
      A component annotation provides metadata about the <code>component</code>.
      An annotation can always identified by its at-sign — <code>@</code>.
    p.
      The <code>@Component</code> annotation defines the HTML tag for the component.
      The selector property specifies the tag. The <code>selector</code> property is a CSS selector.

    p.
      The <code>@Template</code> annotation defines the template to apply to the
      component. This component uses an inline template, but external templates are
      available as well. To use an external template specify a <code>url</code> property
      and give it the path to the html file.

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      code.
        @Component({
          selector: 'app'
        })
        @Template({
          inline: `
            &lt;h1&gt;Hello {{ name }}&lt;/h1&gt;
          `
        })

    p.
      The component created above has a HTML tag of <code>&lt;app&gt;&lt;/app&gt;</code>
      and a template of <code>&lt;h1&gt;Hello {{ name }}&lt;/h1&gt;</code>.

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    h3 Component Controller

    p.
      The component controller is the backing of the component's template. A component
      controller uses ES6 <code>class</code> syntax.

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      code
        class AppComponent {
          constructor() {
            this.name = "Alice";
          }
        }

    p.
      Templates read from their component controllers. Templates have access to any properties
      or functions placed on the component controller.

    p.
      The template above binds to a <code>name</code> property through the <code>{{ }}</code>
      syntax.The body of the constructor assigns "Alice" to the name property. When the
      template renders, Alice will appear instead of <code>{{ name }}</code>.



// STEP 4 - Bootstrap ##########################
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  h2#section-transpile 4. Bootstrap

  p The last step to load the component on the page.

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    h3 The <code>bootstrap</code> function
    p.
      Angular provides a <code>bootstrap</code> function that renders a
      component to the page. The <code>bootstrap</code> function takes a
      component as a parameter. Any child components inside of the parent
      component will render as well.

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      code bootstrap(AppComponent);



// STEP 5 - Declare the HTML ##########################
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  h2#section-angular-create-account 5. Declare the HTML

  p.
    Create an <code>index.html</code> file at the root of the project.
    Include the <code>es6-shim.js</code> file in the <code>head</code> tag.
    Now, declare the app component the <code>body</code>. The es6-shim must
    load before any application code.

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    code.
      &lt;html&gt;
        &lt;head&gt;
          &lt;title&gt;Angular 2 Quickstart&lt;/title&gt;
          &lt;script src="/es6-shim/dist/es6-shim.js"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
        &lt;/head&gt;
        &lt;body&gt;
          <!-- -->
          &lt;!-- The app component created in app.es6 --&gt;
          &lt;app&gt;&lt;/app&gt;
          <!-- -->
        &lt;/body&gt;
      &lt;/html&gt;

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    h3 Load the component module
    p.
      The last step is to load the module for the app component.
      The es6-shim file comes packaged with the System library.
      Most browsers today do not support ES6 module loading. System
      provides module loading functionality to these browsers.

    p.
      To load the needed modules, System needs to know where to
      load the files from. The paths property in System specifies
      the location of the files.

    p Tell System about three paths:
      ol
        li Angular - The Angular framework.
        li Runtime assertions - Optional assertions for runtime type checking.
        li The app component created above - The component to display on the page.

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      code.
        &lt;html&gt;
          &lt;head&gt;
            &lt;title&gt;Angular 2 Quickstart&lt;/title&gt;
            &lt;script src="/es6-shim/dist/es6-shim.js"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
          &lt;/head&gt;
          &lt;body&gt;

            &lt;!-- The app component created in app.es6 --&gt;
            &lt;app&gt;&lt;/app&gt;

            &lt;script&gt;
              // Rewrite the paths to load the files
              System.paths = {
                'angular2/*':'/es6-shim/angular2/*.js',
                'rtts_assert/*': '/es6-shim/rtts_assert/*.js',
                'app': 'app.es6'
              };

              // Kick off the application
              System.import('app');
            &lt;/script&gt;
          &lt;/body&gt;
        &lt;/html&gt;

    p Run the root of your project on a local server.



// WHAT'S NEXT... ##########################
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  h2#section-transpile Great Job! Next Step...

  p Learn some template syntax for extra-credit.