docs(quickstart-ts/dart): updated prose and example code; consolidate for TS&Dart
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//- Should be one of: 'ts', 'dart' or 'js'. Set in lang specific _util-fns file.
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- var _docsFor = '';
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//- Should match `_docsFor`, but in this case provides the full capitalized
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//- name of the language.
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- var _Lang = 'TypeScript';
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//- Simple "macros" used via interpolation in text:
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//- e.g., the #{_priv}el variable has an `@Input` #{_decorator}.
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//- preceded by the article "a". (E.g., will be "annotation" for Dart)
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- var _decorator = 'decorator';
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//- Articles (which toggle between 'a' and 'an'). Used for, e.g.,
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//- array vs. list; decorator vs. annotation.
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- var _a = 'a';
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- var _an = 'an';
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//- TS arrays vs. Dart lists
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- var _array = 'array';
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//- Deprecate now that we have the articles _a and _an
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- var _an_array = 'an array';
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//- Promise vs. Future, etc
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- var frag = getFrag(filePath, region);
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- var defaultFormat = frag.split('\n').length > 2 ? "linenums" : "";
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- var format = attributes.format || defaultFormat;
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- if (attributes.format === '.') format = '';
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- var avoid = !!attributes.avoid;
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if (title)
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.example-title #{title}
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code-example(language="#{language}" format="#{format}")
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!= styleString(frag, stylePatterns)
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//- Like makeExample, but doesn't show line numbers and
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//- title is appened with `(excerpt)` if it doesn't already
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//- end with a parenthetical remark.
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mixin makeExcerpt(_filePath, region, _title, stylePatterns)
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- if (_title && !_title.match(/\([\w ]+\)$/)) _title = _title + ' (excerpt)';
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+makeExample(_filePath, region, _title, stylePatterns)(format='.')
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mixin makeTabs(filePaths, regions, tabNames, stylePatterns)
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- filePaths = strSplit(filePaths);
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// #docregion
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// #docregion import
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import 'package:angular2/core.dart';
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// #enddocregion import
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// #docregion metadata
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@Component(
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selector: 'my-app',
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template: '<h1>My First Angular 2 App</h1>')
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// #enddocregion metadata
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// #docregion class
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class AppComponent {}
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// #docregion
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import 'package:angular2/core.dart';
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import 'package:angular2/platform/browser.dart';
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@Component(selector: 'my-app', template: '<h1>My First Angular 2 App</h1>')
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class AppComponent {}
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import 'package:angular2_getting_started/app_component.dart';
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main() {
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void main() {
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bootstrap(AppComponent);
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}
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/* #docregion */
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h1 {
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color: #369;
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font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
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font-size: 250%;
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}
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body {
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margin: 2em;
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}
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/*
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* See https://github.com/angular/angular.io/blob/master/public/docs/_examples/styles.css
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* for the full set of master styles used by the documentation samples
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*/
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template: '<h1>My First Angular 2 App</h1>'
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})
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// #enddocregion metadata
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// #docregion export
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// #docregion class
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export class AppComponent { }
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// #enddocregion export
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// #enddocregion class
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/* #docregion */
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/* Master Styles */
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h1 {
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color: #369;
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font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
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color: #369;
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font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
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font-size: 250%;
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}
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h2, h3 {
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color: #444;
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font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
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font-weight: lighter;
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}
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body {
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margin: 2em;
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}
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body, input[text], button {
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color: #888;
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font-family: Cambria, Georgia;
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body {
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margin: 2em;
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}
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/*
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* See https://github.com/angular/angular.io/blob/master/public/docs/_examples/styles.css
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* for the full set of master styles used by the documentation samples
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*/
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/*
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* See https://github.com/angular/angular.io/blob/master/public/docs/_examples/styles.css
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* for the full set of master styles used by the documentation samples
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*/
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packages: packages
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}
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// filterSystemConfig - index.html's chance to modify config before we register it.
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if (global.filterSystemConfig) { global.filterSystemConfig(config); }
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System.config(config);
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})(this);
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/**
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* System configuration for Angular 2 samples
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* Adjust as necessary for your application needs.
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* Override at the last minute with global.filterSystemConfig (as plunkers do)
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*/
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(function(global) {
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packages: packages
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}
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// filterSystemConfig - index.html's chance to modify config before we register it.
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if (global.filterSystemConfig) { global.filterSystemConfig(config); }
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System.config(config);
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})(this);
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- var _docsFor = 'dart';
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- var _decorator = 'annotation';
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- var _array = 'list';
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- var _an_array = 'a list';
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- var _an_array = 'a list'; //- Deprecate now that we have the articles
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- var _a = 'an';
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- var _an = 'a';
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- var _priv = '_';
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- var _Lang = 'Dart';
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- var _Promise = 'Future';
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- var _Observable = 'Stream';
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mixin liveExampleLink(linkText, exampleUrlPartName)
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a(href='https://angular-examples.github.io/#{exampleUrlPartName}')= linkText
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a(href='https://angular-examples.github.io/#{exampleUrlPartName}' target="_blank")= linkText
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mixin liveExampleLink2(linkText, exampleUrlPartName)
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- var liveExampleSourceLinkText = attributes.srcLinkText || 'view source'
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| #[+liveExampleLink(linkText, exampleUrlPartName)]
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| (#[a(href='https://github.com/angular-examples/#{exampleUrlPartName}') #{liveExampleSourceLinkText}])
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| (#[a(href='https://github.com/angular-examples/#{exampleUrlPartName}' target="_blank") #{liveExampleSourceLinkText}])
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- var adjustExamplePath = function(_path) {
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- if(!_path) return _path;
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- // if(extn == 'dart') return path;
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- var baseName = getBaseFileName(path) || path; // TODO: have getBaseFileName() return path
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- var baseNameNoExt = baseName.substr(0,baseName.length - (extn.length + 1));
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- var inWebFolder = baseNameNoExt.match(/^(main|index)$/);
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- var inWebFolder = baseNameNoExt.match(/^(main|index(\.\d)?)$/);
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- // Adjust the folder path, e.g., ts -> dart
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- folder = folder.replace(/(^|\/)ts\//, '$1dart/').replace(/(^|\/)app($|\/)/, inWebFolder ? '$1web$2' : '$1lib$2');
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- folder = folder.replace(/(^|\/)ts($|\/)/, '$1dart$2').replace(/(^|\/)app($|\/)/, inWebFolder ? '$1web$2' : '$1lib$2');
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- // Special case not handled above: e.g., index.html -> web/index.html
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- if(baseNameNoExt.match(/^(index|styles)(\.\d)?$/)) folder = (folder ? folder + '/' : '') + 'web';
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- // In file name, replace special characters with underscore
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- baseNameNoExt = baseNameNoExt.replace(/[\-\.]/g, '_');
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- // Adjust the file extension
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- var title = _title.trim();
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- // Assume title is a path if it ends with an extension like '.foo',
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- // optionally followed by some comment in parentheses.
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- var matches = title.match(/(.*\.\w+)($|\s*\([\w ]+\)?$)/);
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- var matches = title.match(/(.*\.\w+)($|\s*\([\w ]+\)$)/);
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- if(matches && matches.length == 3) {
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- // e.g. matches == ['abc.ts (excerpt)', 'abc.ts', ' (excerpt)']
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- var path = adjustExamplePath(matches[1]);
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include _util-fns
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extends ../../ts/latest/quickstart.jade
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:marked
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Let's start from zero and build a super simple Angular 2 application in Dart.
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block includes
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include _util-fns
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- var _Install = 'Get'
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- var _prereq = 'the Dart SDK'
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- var _angular_browser_uri = 'package:angular2/platform/browser.dart'
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- var _angular_core_uri = 'package:angular2/core.dart'
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- var _appDir = 'lib'
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- var _indexHtmlDir = 'web'
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.callout.is-helpful
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header Don't want Dart?
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block setup-tooling
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:marked
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Although we're getting started in Dart, you can also write Angular 2 apps
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in TypeScript and JavaScript.
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Just select either of those languages from the combo-box in the banner.
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Install the **[Dart SDK](https://www.dartlang.org/downloads/)**,
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if not already on your machine, and any tools you like to use with Dart.
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The Dart SDK includes **[pub][pub]**, the Dart package manager, that we
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will be using shortly.
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If you don't have a favorite Dart editor already, try
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[WebStorm][WS], which comes with a Dart plugin.
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You can also download [Dart plugins for other IDEs and editors][DT].
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p.
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These instructions assume that you already have the
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<a href="https://www.dartlang.org/downloads/">Dart SDK</a>
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and any tools you like to use with Dart.
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If you don't have a favorite editor already, try
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<a href="https://confluence.jetbrains.com/display/WI/Getting+started+with+Dart">WebStorm</a>,
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which comes with a Dart plugin.
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You can also download
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<a href="https://www.dartlang.org/tools/">Dart plugins for
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other IDEs and editors</a>.
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Once you have the Dart SDK and any other tools you want, return here.
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//- ##########################
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.l-main-section
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h2#section-install-angular Set up a new app directory
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[WS]: https://confluence.jetbrains.com/display/WI/Getting+started+with+Dart
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[DT]: https://www.dartlang.org/tools
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[pub]: https://www.dartlang.org/tools/pub
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block download-source
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// exclude this section from Dart
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block package-and-config-files
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:marked
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Create a new directory,
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and put a file named `pubspec.yaml` in it.
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In the project folder just created, put a file named
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**[pubspec.yaml][pubspec]** in it.
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As shown below, in `pubspec.yaml`, specify the angular2 and browser
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packages as dependencies, as well as the angular2 transformer.
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Angular 2 is still changing, so provide an exact version: **2.0.0-beta.17**.
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code-example(language="sh").
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> <span class="blk">mkdir angular2_getting_started</span>
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> <span class="blk">cd angular2_getting_started</span>
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> <span class="blk">vim pubspec.yaml</span> # Use your favorite editor!
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p.
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In <code>pubspec.yaml</code>,
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specify the angular2 and browser packages as dependencies,
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as well as the angular2 transformer.
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Angular 2 is still changing, so provide an exact version:
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<b>2.0.0-beta.17</b>.
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[pubspec]: https://www.dartlang.org/tools/pub/pubspec.html
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+makeExample('quickstart/dart/pubspec.yaml', 'no-rewriter', 'pubspec.yaml')
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p.
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In the same directory, create a <code>web</code> directory, and then
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run <code>pub get</code> to install the angular2 and browser packages
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(along with the packages they depend on).
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block install-packages
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:marked
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From the project folder, run `pub get` to install the angular2 and browser
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packages (along with the packages they depend on).
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code-example(language="sh").
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> <span class="blk">mkdir web</span>
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> <span class="blk">pub get</span>
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Resolving dependencies...
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//- PENDING: Create template? Link to pub/pubspec docs?
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//- ##########################
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.l-main-section
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h2#section-transpile Create a Dart file
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p.
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Create a file under <code>web</code> named <code>main.dart</code>.
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code-example(language="sh").
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> <span class="blk">vim web/main.dart</span> # Use your favorite editor!
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p.
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Paste the following code into <code>web/main.dart</code>:
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+makeExample('quickstart/dart/web/main.dart', null, 'web/main.dart')
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block annotation-fields
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:marked
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You've just defined an Angular 2 **component**,
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one of the most important Angular 2 features.
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Components are the primary way to create application views
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and support them with application logic.
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This component is an empty, do-nothing class named `AppComponent`.
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You can add properties and application logic to it later,
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when you're ready to build a substantive application.
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Above the class is the `@Component` annotation,
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which tells Angular that this class *is an Angular component*.
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The call to the `@Component` constructor has two
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named parameters, `selector` and `template`.
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The `selector` parameter specifies a CSS selector for
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a host HTML element named `my-app`.
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Angular creates and displays an instance of `AppComponent`
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wherever it encounters a `my-app` element.
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The `template` parameter is the component's companion template
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that tells Angular how to render a view.
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In this case, the template is a single line of HTML announcing
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"My First Angular 2 App".
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The <code>main()</code> function
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calls Angular's <code>bootstrap()</code> function,
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which tells Angular to start the application with `AppComponent`
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at the application root.
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Someday the application will
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consist of more components arising in tree-like fashion from this root.
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The top lines import two libraries.
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*All* Dart files that use Angular APIs import `core.dart`.
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Only files that call `bootstrap()` import `platform/browser.dart`.
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//- ##########################
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.l-main-section
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h2#section-angular-create-account Create an HTML file
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block create-main
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p.
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Create a file named <code>web/index.html</code> that contains
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the following code:
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Now we need something to tell Angular to load the root component.
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Create:
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ul
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li a #[b folder named #[code web]], and inside it
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li the file #[code #[+adjExPath('app/main.ts')]] with the following content:
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+makeExample('quickstart/dart/web/index.html', null, 'web/index.html')
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:marked
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The `<my-app>` tag in the `<body>` is
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the custom HTML element defined in the Dart file.
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//- ##########################
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.l-main-section
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h2#section-angular-run-app Run the app
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block index-html-commentary-for-ts
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//- N/A
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block run-app
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p.
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One is to launch a local HTTP server
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<a href="https://www.dartlang.org/tools/dartium/">Dartium</a>.
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You can use whatever server you like, such as WebStorm's server
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or Python's SimpleHTTPServer.
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p.
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Another option is to build and serve the app using <code>pub serve</code>,
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and then run it by visiting <b>http://localhost:8080</b> in any modern browser.
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Pub serve generates the JavaScript on the fly,
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and then run it by visiting <b><code>http://localhost:8080</code></b> in any modern browser.
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Pub serve generates JavaScript on the fly,
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which can take a while when you first visit the page.
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Pub serve also runs in <b><i>watch mode</i></b>, and will re-compile and subsequently serve
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and changed assets.
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p.
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Once the app is running,
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you should see <b>My First Angular 2 App</b> in your browser window.
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Once the app is running, you should see the following in your browser
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window:
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:marked
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If you don't see that, make sure you've entered all the code correctly
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and run `pub get`.
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block build-app
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.alert.is-important
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:marked
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If you don't see that, make sure you've entered all the code correctly,
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in the [proper folders](#wrap-up),
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and run `pub get`.
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//- ##########################
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.l-main-section
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.l-verbose-section
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h3#section-angular-run-app Building the app (generating JavaScript)
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h2#section-angular-run-app Generate JavaScript
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:marked
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Before you can deploy your app, you need to generate JavaScript files.
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The `pub build` command makes that easy.
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To improve your app's performance, convert the
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HTML file to directly include the generated JavaScript;
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one way to do that is with `dart_to_js_script_rewriter`.
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:marked
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Before you can deploy your app, you need to generate JavaScript files.
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Pub build makes that easy.
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To improve your app's performance, convert the
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HTML file to directly include the generated JavaScript;
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one way to do that is with dart_to_js_script_rewriter.
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Add the `dart_to_js_script_rewriter` package to your pubspec,
|
||||
in both the `dependencies` and `transformers` sections.
|
||||
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
Add the dart_to_js_script_rewriter package to your pubspec,
|
||||
in both the `dependencies` and `transformers` sections.
|
||||
|
||||
- var stylePattern = { pnk: /(dart_to_js_script_rewriter.*$)|(- dart_to_js_script_rewriter.*$)/gm, otl: /(dependencies:)|(transformers:)/g };
|
||||
+makeExample('quickstart/dart/pubspec.yaml', null, 'pubspec.yaml', stylePattern)
|
||||
|
||||
p.
|
||||
Then compile your Dart code to JavaScript,
|
||||
using <code>pub build</code>.
|
||||
|
||||
code-example(language="basic").
|
||||
> <span class="blk">pub build</span>
|
||||
Loading source assets...
|
||||
|
||||
p.
|
||||
The generated JavaScript appears, along with supporting files,
|
||||
under the <code>build</code> directory.
|
||||
|
||||
p.
|
||||
When you generate JavaScript for an Angular app,
|
||||
be sure to use the Angular transformer.
|
||||
It analyzes your code,
|
||||
converting reflection-using code to static code
|
||||
that Dart's build tools can compile to faster, smaller JavaScript.
|
||||
The highlighted lines in <code>pubspec.yaml</code>
|
||||
configure the Angular transformer:
|
||||
|
||||
- var stylePattern = { otl: /(transformers:)|(- angular2:)|(entry_points.*$)/gm };
|
||||
+makeExample('quickstart/dart/pubspec.yaml', null, 'pubspec.yaml', stylePattern)
|
||||
|
||||
p.
|
||||
The <code>entry_points</code> item
|
||||
identifies the Dart file in your app
|
||||
that has a <code>main()</code> function.
|
||||
For more information, see the
|
||||
<a href="https://github.com/angular/angular/wiki/Angular-2-Dart-Transformer">Angular
|
||||
transformer wiki page</a>.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
#performance.l-sub-section
|
||||
h3 Performance, the transformer, and Angular 2 libraries
|
||||
- var stylePattern = { pnk: /(dart_to_js_script_rewriter.*$)|(- dart_to_js_script_rewriter.*$)/gm, otl: /(dependencies:)|(transformers:)/g };
|
||||
+makeExample('quickstart/dart/pubspec.yaml', null, 'pubspec.yaml', stylePattern)
|
||||
|
||||
p.
|
||||
When you import <code>bootstrap.dart</code>,
|
||||
you also get <code>dart:mirrors</code>,
|
||||
a reflection library that
|
||||
causes performance problems when compiled to JavaScript.
|
||||
Don't worry,
|
||||
the Angular transformer converts your entry points
|
||||
(<code>entry_points</code> in <code>pubspec.yaml</code>)
|
||||
so that they don't use mirrors.
|
||||
Then compile your Dart code to JavaScript,
|
||||
using <code>pub build</code>.
|
||||
|
||||
code-example(language="sh").
|
||||
> <span class="blk">pub build</span>
|
||||
Loading source assets...
|
||||
|
||||
//- WHAT'S NEXT... ##########################
|
||||
.l-main-section
|
||||
h2#section-transpile Great job! Next step...
|
||||
p.
|
||||
The generated JavaScript appears, along with supporting files,
|
||||
under the <code>build</code> directory.
|
||||
p.
|
||||
When you generate JavaScript for an Angular app,
|
||||
be sure to use the Angular transformer.
|
||||
It analyzes your code,
|
||||
converting reflection-using code to static code
|
||||
that Dart's build tools can compile to faster, smaller JavaScript.
|
||||
The highlighted lines in <code>pubspec.yaml</code>
|
||||
configure the Angular transformer:
|
||||
|
||||
<!--TODO: Join us on the [Tour of Heroes](./toh-pt1.html) -->
|
||||
- var stylePattern = { otl: /(transformers:)|(- angular2:)|(entry_points.*$)/gm };
|
||||
+makeExample('quickstart/dart/pubspec.yaml', null, 'pubspec.yaml', stylePattern)
|
||||
|
||||
p.
|
||||
Follow the <a href="guide">developer guide</a>
|
||||
to continue playing with Angular 2 for Dart.
|
||||
p.
|
||||
The <code>entry_points</code> item
|
||||
identifies the Dart file in your app
|
||||
that has a <code>main()</code> function.
|
||||
For more information, see the
|
||||
<a href="https://github.com/angular/angular/wiki/Angular-2-Dart-Transformer">Angular
|
||||
transformer wiki page</a>.
|
||||
|
||||
p.
|
||||
Or read more about Angular or Dart:
|
||||
#performance.l-sub-section
|
||||
h3 Performance, the transformer, and Angular 2 libraries
|
||||
p.
|
||||
When you import <code>bootstrap.dart</code>,
|
||||
you also get <code>dart:mirrors</code>,
|
||||
a reflection library that
|
||||
causes performance problems when compiled to JavaScript.
|
||||
Don't worry,
|
||||
the Angular transformer converts your entry points
|
||||
(<code>entry_points</code> in <code>pubspec.yaml</code>)
|
||||
so that they don't use mirrors.
|
||||
|
||||
ul
|
||||
li
|
||||
<a href="resources.html">Angular resources</a>
|
||||
li
|
||||
<a href="https://www.dartlang.org">dartlang.org</a>
|
||||
block server-watching
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
Pub serve is watching and
|
||||
should detect the change, recompile the Dart into JavaScript,
|
||||
refresh the browser, and display the revised message.
|
||||
It's a nifty way to develop an application!
|
||||
|
||||
Ensure that you terminate the `pub serve` process once you are done.
|
||||
|
||||
block project-file-structure
|
||||
.filetree
|
||||
.file angular2-quickstart
|
||||
.children
|
||||
.file build ...
|
||||
.file lib
|
||||
.children
|
||||
.file app_component.dart
|
||||
.file pubspec.yaml
|
||||
.file web
|
||||
.children
|
||||
.file index.html
|
||||
.file main.ts
|
||||
.file styles.css
|
||||
|
||||
block project-files
|
||||
+makeTabs(`
|
||||
quickstart/ts/app/app.component.ts,
|
||||
quickstart/ts/app/main.ts,
|
||||
quickstart/ts/index.html,
|
||||
quickstart/dart/pubspec.yaml,
|
||||
quickstart/ts/styles.1.css`
|
||||
,null,
|
||||
`app/app.component.ts,
|
||||
app/main.ts,
|
||||
index.html,
|
||||
pubspec.yaml,
|
||||
styles.css`)
|
||||
|
||||
block what-next-ts-overhead
|
||||
//- N/A
|
||||
|
|
|
@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ include ../../../_includes/_util-fns
|
|||
//- Other values match the defaults.
|
||||
|
||||
mixin liveExampleLink(linkText, exampleUrlPartName)
|
||||
a(href='/resources/live-examples/#{exampleUrlPartName}/ts/plnkr.html')= linkText
|
||||
a(href='/resources/live-examples/#{exampleUrlPartName}/ts/plnkr.html' target="_blank")= linkText
|
||||
|
||||
mixin liveExampleLink2(linkText, exampleUrlPartName)
|
||||
//- In Dart this also gives a link to the source.
|
||||
|
|
|
@ -1,39 +1,65 @@
|
|||
include _util-fns
|
||||
|
||||
block includes
|
||||
include _util-fns
|
||||
- var _Install = 'Install'
|
||||
- var _prereq = 'Node.js'
|
||||
- var _angular_browser_uri = '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic'
|
||||
- var _angular_core_uri = '@angular/core'
|
||||
- var _appDir = 'app'
|
||||
- var _indexHtmlDir = 'project root'
|
||||
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
Our QuickStart goal is to build and run a super-simple Angular 2 application in TypeScript.
|
||||
Our QuickStart goal is to build and run a super-simple
|
||||
Angular 2 application in #{_Lang}, and
|
||||
establish a development environment for the remaining documentation samples
|
||||
that also can be the foundation for real world applications.
|
||||
|
||||
# Download the code
|
||||
In a hurry?
|
||||
[Download the QuickStart source](https://github.com/angular/quickstart/blob/master/README.md)
|
||||
and start coding.
|
||||
|
||||
# See it run
|
||||
.callout.is-helpful
|
||||
header Don't want #{_Lang}?
|
||||
p.
|
||||
Although we're getting started in #{_Lang}, you can also write Angular 2 apps
|
||||
in #{_docsFor == 'ts' ? 'Dart' : 'TypeScript'} and JavaScript.
|
||||
Just select either of those languages from the combo-box in the banner.
|
||||
|
||||
Try this <a href="/resources/live-examples/quickstart/ts/plnkr.html" target="_blank">live example</a>
|
||||
which loads the sample app in <a href="http://plnkr.co/" title="Plunker" target="_blank">plunker</a>
|
||||
and displays a simple message:
|
||||
h1 Try it!
|
||||
p
|
||||
| Try the #[+liveExampleLink2('live example', 'quickstart')] which loads the sample app
|
||||
+ifDocsFor('ts')
|
||||
| in #[a(href="http://plnkr.co/" title="Plunker" target="_blank") plunker]
|
||||
| and displays the simple message:
|
||||
|
||||
figure.image-display
|
||||
img(src='/resources/images/devguide/quickstart/my-first-app.png' alt="Output of QuickStart app")
|
||||
|
||||
h1 Build this app!
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
# Learn
|
||||
Of course we don't build apps to run in plunker.
|
||||
The following steps establish a development environment for the documentation samples
|
||||
that also can be the foundation for our real world applications. At a high level, we will
|
||||
|
||||
- set up the [development environment](#devenv)
|
||||
- write the app's Angular [root component](#component)
|
||||
- write [main.ts](#main) which tells Angular to display the root component
|
||||
- write the [host web page](#index) (`index.html`)
|
||||
- [Prerequisite](#prereq): install #{_prereq}
|
||||
- [Step 1](#create-and-configure): create the app’s project folder and
|
||||
define package dependencies and special project setup
|
||||
- [Step 2](#root-component): create the app’s Angular root component
|
||||
- [Step 3](#main): add `main.#{_docsFor}`, identifying the root component to Angular
|
||||
- [Step 4](#index): add `index.html`, the web page that hosts the application
|
||||
- [Step 5](#build-and-run): build and run the app
|
||||
- [Make some changes to the app](#make-some-changes)
|
||||
- [Wrap up](#wrap-up)
|
||||
|
||||
.l-sub-section
|
||||
.l-main-section
|
||||
h2#prereq Prerequisite: #{_prereq}
|
||||
|
||||
block setup-tooling
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
We'll see many code blocks as we pursue this agenda. They're all easy to copy and paste:
|
||||
code-example(format='.', language='html').
|
||||
Click the glyph on the right to copy code snippets to the clipboard ⇨⇨⇨⇨⇨⇨⇨⇨⇨⇨
|
||||
|
||||
Install **[Node.js® and npm](https://nodejs.org/en/download/)**
|
||||
if they are not already on your machine.
|
||||
|
||||
block download-source
|
||||
.l-main-section
|
||||
.callout.is-helpful
|
||||
header Download the source
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
Instead of following each step of these instructions, we can
|
||||
[download the QuickStart source](https://github.com/angular/quickstart/blob/master/README.md)
|
||||
from github and follow its brief instructions.
|
||||
|
||||
.l-main-section
|
||||
button(class="verbose off md-primary md-button md-ink-ripple", type="button", onclick="verbose(false)").
|
||||
Hide explanations
|
||||
button(class="verbose on md-primary md-button md-ink-ripple", type="button", onclick="verbose(true)").
|
||||
|
@ -45,191 +71,197 @@ button(class="verbose on md-primary md-button md-ink-ripple", type="button", onc
|
|||
|
||||
Click *Hide Explanations* to show only the instructions.
|
||||
Click it again to see everything again.
|
||||
|
||||
.l-sub-section
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
We'll see many code blocks as we build the QuickStart app. They're all easy to copy and paste:
|
||||
code-example(format="nocode").
|
||||
Click the glyph on the right to copy code snippets to the clipboard ==>
|
||||
|
||||
a(id="devenv")
|
||||
.l-main-section
|
||||
h2#create-and-configure Step 1: create and configure the project
|
||||
|
||||
- var _package_and_config_files = _docsFor == 'dart' ? 'pubspec.yaml' : 'package definition and configuration files'
|
||||
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
## Development Environment
|
||||
|
||||
We need to set up our development environment:
|
||||
* install node and npm
|
||||
* create an [application project folder](#app-folder)
|
||||
* add a [tsconfig.json](#tsconfig) to guide the TypeScript compiler
|
||||
* add a [typings.json](#typings) that identifies missing TypeScript definition files
|
||||
* add a [package.json](#package-json) that defines the packages and scripts we need
|
||||
* add a [systemjs.config.js](#systemjs) that configures system.js
|
||||
* install the npm packages and typings files
|
||||
|
||||
a(id="install-npm")
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
**Install [node and npm](https://nodejs.org/en/download/)** if not already on your machine.
|
||||
|
||||
a(id="app-folder")
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
Create a **new project folder**
|
||||
code-example(format="").
|
||||
In this step we:
|
||||
* [(a) Create the project folder](#create-the-project-folder).
|
||||
* [(b) Add #{_package_and_config_files}](#add-config-files).
|
||||
* [(c) #{_Install} packages](#install-packages).
|
||||
|
||||
h3 (a) Create the project folder
|
||||
|
||||
code-example(language="sh").
|
||||
mkdir angular2-quickstart
|
||||
cd angular2-quickstart
|
||||
|
||||
a(id="tsconfig")
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
Add a **tsconfig.json** file to the project folder and copy/paste the following:
|
||||
+makeJson('quickstart/ts/tsconfig.1.json', null, 'tsconfig.json')(format=".")
|
||||
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
This `tsconfig.json` file guides the TypeScript compiler.
|
||||
Learn more about it in the
|
||||
<a href="guide/typescript-configuration.html#tsconfig" target="_blank">TypeScript Configuration</a> chapter.
|
||||
h3#add-config-files (b) Add #{_package_and_config_files}
|
||||
block package-and-config-files
|
||||
- var _tsconfigUri = 'guide/typescript-configuration.html#tsconfig'
|
||||
- var _typingsUri = 'guide/typescript-configuration.html#!#typings'
|
||||
|
||||
a(id="typings")
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
Add a **typings.json** file to the project folder and copy/paste the following:
|
||||
+makeJson('quickstart/ts/typings.1.json', null, 'typings.json')(format=".")
|
||||
p Add the following package definition and configuration files to the project folder:
|
||||
ul
|
||||
li.
|
||||
#[b package.json] lists packages the QuickStart app depends on and
|
||||
defines some useful scripts.
|
||||
See #[a(href="guide/npm-packages.html") Npm Package Configuration] for details.
|
||||
li.
|
||||
#[b tsconfig.json] is the TypeScript compiler configuration file.
|
||||
See #[a(href="#{_tsconfigUri}") TypeScript Configuration] for details.
|
||||
li.
|
||||
#[b typings.json] identifies TypeScript definition files.
|
||||
See #[a(href="#{_typingsUri}") TypeScript Configuration] for details.
|
||||
li.
|
||||
#[b systemjs.config.js], the SystemJS configuration file.
|
||||
See discussion #[a(href="#systemjs") below].
|
||||
|
||||
a#config-files
|
||||
+makeTabs(`
|
||||
quickstart/ts/package.1.json,
|
||||
quickstart/ts/tsconfig.1.json,
|
||||
quickstart/ts/typings.1.json,
|
||||
quickstart/ts/systemjs.config.1.js
|
||||
`, '', `
|
||||
package.json,
|
||||
tsconfig.json,
|
||||
typings.json,
|
||||
systemjs.config.js
|
||||
`)
|
||||
|
||||
.l-verbose-section
|
||||
h3#install-packages (c) #{_Install} packages
|
||||
block install-packages
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
Many JavaScript libraries extend the JavaScript environment with features and syntax
|
||||
that the TypeScript compiler doesn't recognize natively. We teach it about these capabilities with
|
||||
<a href="http://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/writing-declaration-files.html" target="_blank">TypeScript type definition files</a>
|
||||
— *d.ts files* — which we identify in a `typings.json` file.
|
||||
|
||||
We go a little deeper into *typings* in the
|
||||
<a href="guide/typescript-configuration.html#typings" target="_blank">TypeScript Configuration</a> chapter.
|
||||
We install the packages listed in `package.json` using `npm`. Enter the
|
||||
following command in a terminal window (command window in Windows):
|
||||
|
||||
a(id="package-json")
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
Add a **package.json** file to the project folder and copy/paste the following:
|
||||
+makeJson('quickstart/ts/package.1.json', null, 'package.json')(format=".")
|
||||
code-example(language="sh").
|
||||
npm install
|
||||
|
||||
.l-verbose-section
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
### Adding the libraries we need with *npm*
|
||||
Angular application developers rely on the <a href="https://docs.npmjs.com/" target="_blank"><i>npm</i></a>
|
||||
package manager to install the libraries their apps require.
|
||||
The Angular team recommends the starter-set of packages specified in the `dependencies` and `devDependencies`
|
||||
sections.
|
||||
See the [npm packages](guide/npm-packages.html) chapter for details.
|
||||
|
||||
### Helpful scripts
|
||||
We've included a number of npm scripts in our suggested `package.json` to handle common development tasks:
|
||||
+makeJson('quickstart/ts/package.1.json',{ paths: 'scripts'}, 'package.json (scripts)')(format=".")
|
||||
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
We execute most npm scripts in the following way: `npm run` + *script-name*.
|
||||
Some commands (such as `start`) don't require the `run` keyword.
|
||||
|
||||
Here's what these scripts do:
|
||||
|
||||
* `npm start` - runs the compiler and a server at the same time, both in "watch mode"
|
||||
|
||||
* `npm run tsc` - runs the TypeScript compiler once
|
||||
|
||||
* `npm run tsc:w` - runs the TypeScript compiler in watch mode;
|
||||
the process keeps running, awaiting changes to TypeScript files and re-compiling when it sees them
|
||||
|
||||
* `npm run lite` - runs the <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/lite-server" target="_blank">lite-server</a>,
|
||||
a light-weight, static file server with excellent support for Angular apps that use routing
|
||||
|
||||
* `npm run typings` - runs the [*typings* tool](#typings) separately
|
||||
|
||||
* `npm run postinstall` - called by *npm* automatically *after* it successfully completes package installation.
|
||||
This script installs the [TypeScript definition files](#typings) defined in `typings.json`
|
||||
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
**Install these packages** by entering the following *npm* command in a terminal window (command window in Windows):
|
||||
code-example(format="").
|
||||
npm install
|
||||
|
||||
.alert.is-important
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
Scary <span style="color:red; font-weight: bold">error messages in red</span> may appear **during** install.
|
||||
The install typically recovers from these errors and finishes successfully.
|
||||
.l-verbose-section(class="l-verbose-inherit")
|
||||
.alert.is-important
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
#### npm errors and warnings
|
||||
|
||||
All is well if there are no console messages starting with `npm ERR!` *at the end* of **npm install**.
|
||||
There might be a few `npm WARN` messages along the way — and that is perfectly fine.
|
||||
|
||||
We often see an `npm WARN` message after a series of `gyp ERR!` messages.
|
||||
Ignore them. A package may try to re-compile itself using `node-gyp`.
|
||||
If the re-compile fails, the package recovers (typically with a pre-built version)
|
||||
and everything works.
|
||||
|
||||
Just make sure there are no `npm ERR!` messages at the end of `npm install`.
|
||||
Scary <span style="color:red; font-weight: bold">error messages in red</span> may appear **during** install.
|
||||
The install typically recovers from these errors and finishes successfully.
|
||||
.l-verbose-section(class="l-verbose-inherit")
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
#### npm errors and warnings
|
||||
|
||||
All is well if there are no console messages starting with `npm ERR!` *at the end* of **npm install**.
|
||||
There might be a few `npm WARN` messages along the way — and that is perfectly fine.
|
||||
|
||||
We often see an `npm WARN` message after a series of `gyp ERR!` messages.
|
||||
Ignore them. A package may try to re-compile itself using `node-gyp`.
|
||||
If the re-compile fails, the package recovers (typically with a pre-built version)
|
||||
and everything works.
|
||||
|
||||
Just make sure there are no `npm ERR!` messages at the end of `npm install`.
|
||||
|
||||
.l-verbose-section
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
#### Adding the libraries and packages we need with *npm*
|
||||
Angular application developers rely on the _[npm](https://docs.npmjs.com)_
|
||||
package manager to install the libraries and packages their apps require.
|
||||
The Angular team recommends the starter-set of packages specified in the
|
||||
`dependencies` and `devDependencies` sections.
|
||||
See the [npm packages](guide/npm-packages.html) chapter for details.
|
||||
|
||||
#### Helpful scripts
|
||||
We've included a number of npm scripts in our suggested `package.json` to handle common development tasks:
|
||||
+makeJson('quickstart/ts/package.1.json',{ paths: 'scripts'}, 'package.json (scripts)')(format=".")
|
||||
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
We execute most npm scripts in the following way: `npm run` followed by a *script-name*.
|
||||
Some commands (such as `start`) don't require the `run` keyword.
|
||||
|
||||
Here's what these scripts do:
|
||||
|
||||
* `npm start` - runs the compiler and a server at the same time, both in "watch mode"
|
||||
|
||||
* `npm run tsc` - runs the TypeScript compiler once
|
||||
|
||||
* `npm run tsc:w` - runs the TypeScript compiler in watch mode;
|
||||
the process keeps running, awaiting changes to TypeScript files and re-compiling when it sees them
|
||||
|
||||
* `npm run lite` - runs the <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/lite-server" target="_blank">lite-server</a>,
|
||||
a light-weight, static file server with excellent support for Angular apps that use routing
|
||||
|
||||
* `npm run typings` - runs the [*typings* tool](#{_typingsUri}) separately
|
||||
|
||||
* `npm run postinstall` - called by *npm* automatically *after* it successfully completes package installation.
|
||||
This script installs the [TypeScript definition files](#{_typingsUri}) defined in `typings.json`
|
||||
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
**We're all set.** Let's write some code.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
a(id="component")
|
||||
.l-main-section
|
||||
h2#root-component Step 2: our first angular component
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
## Our First Angular Component
|
||||
Let's create a folder to hold our application and add a super-simple Angular component.
|
||||
|
||||
**Create an *app* sub-folder** off the root directory and make it the current directory
|
||||
code-example(format="").
|
||||
mkdir app
|
||||
cd app
|
||||
**Create an *#{_appDir}* sub-folder** off the project root directory:
|
||||
|
||||
a(id="app-component")
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
**Add a component file** named *app.component.ts* and paste the following lines:
|
||||
+makeExample('quickstart/ts/app/app.component.ts', null, 'app/app.component.ts')(format=".")
|
||||
code-example.
|
||||
mkdir #{_appDir}
|
||||
|
||||
a#app-component
|
||||
p.
|
||||
#[b Create the component file]
|
||||
#[code #[+adjExPath('app/app.component.ts')]] (in this newly created directory) with the following content:
|
||||
|
||||
+makeExample('quickstart/ts/app/app.component.ts', '', 'app/app.component.ts')(format='.')
|
||||
|
||||
.l-verbose-section
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
### AppComponent is the root of the application
|
||||
|
||||
Every Angular app has at least one root component, conventionally named `AppComponent`,
|
||||
Every Angular app has at least one **root component**, conventionally named `AppComponent`,
|
||||
that hosts the client user experience.
|
||||
|
||||
Components are the basic building blocks of Angular applications.
|
||||
A component controls a portion of the screen — a *view* — through its associated template.
|
||||
|
||||
This QuickStart has only one, extremely simple component.
|
||||
But it has the essential structure of every component we'll ever write:
|
||||
|
||||
* One or more <a href="javascript: why('component-import')">import</a>
|
||||
* One or more [import](#component-import)
|
||||
statements to reference the things we need.
|
||||
|
||||
* A <a href="javascript: why('decorator')">@Component decorator</a>
|
||||
* A [@Component #{_decorator}](#component-decorator)
|
||||
that tells Angular what template to use and how to create the component.
|
||||
|
||||
* A <a href="javascript: why('class')">component class</a>
|
||||
* A [component class](#component-class)
|
||||
that controls the appearance and behavior of a view through its template.
|
||||
|
||||
a(id="component-import")
|
||||
a#component-import
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
### Import
|
||||
|
||||
Angular apps are modular. They consist of many files each dedicated to a purpose.
|
||||
|
||||
Angular itself is modular. It is a collection of library modules
|
||||
each made up of several, related features that we'll use to build our application.
|
||||
|
||||
When we need something from a module, we import it.
|
||||
Here we import the Angular `Component` decorator function from
|
||||
`@angular/core` because we need it to define our component.
|
||||
+makeExample('quickstart/ts/app/app.component.ts', 'import', 'app/app.component.ts (import)')(format=".")
|
||||
When we need something from a module or library, we import it.
|
||||
Here we import the Angular 2 core so that our component code can have access to
|
||||
the `@Component` #{_decorator}.
|
||||
|
||||
a(id="component-decorator")
|
||||
+makeExcerpt('quickstart/ts/app/app.component.ts', 'import', 'app/app.component.ts (import)')
|
||||
|
||||
h3#component-decorator @Component #{_decorator}
|
||||
+ifDocsFor('ts')
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
`Component` is a *decorator function* that takes a *metadata object* as argument.
|
||||
We apply this function to the component class by prefixing the function with the
|
||||
**@** symbol and invoking it with a metadata object, just above the class.
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
### @Component decorator
|
||||
`@Component` is #{_a} **#{_decorator}** that allows us to associate *metadata* with the
|
||||
component class.
|
||||
The metadata tells Angular how to create and use this component.
|
||||
|
||||
`Component` is a **decorator** function that takes a *metadata* object.
|
||||
The metadata tell Angular how to create and use this component.
|
||||
|
||||
We apply this function to the component class
|
||||
by prefixing the function with the **@** symbol and invoking it with the metadata object
|
||||
just above the class:
|
||||
+makeExample('quickstart/ts/app/app.component.ts', 'metadata', 'app/app.component.ts (metadata)')(format=".")
|
||||
+makeExcerpt('quickstart/ts/app/app.component.ts', 'metadata', 'app/app.component.ts (metadata)')(format='.')
|
||||
|
||||
block annotation-fields
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
This particular metadata object has two fields, a `selector` and a `template`.
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
This particular metadata object has two fields, a `selector` and a `template`.
|
||||
|
||||
The **selector** specifies a simple CSS selector for an HTML element that represents the component.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
>The element for this component is named `my-app`.
|
||||
Angular creates and displays an instance of our `AppComponent`
|
||||
wherever it encounters a `my-app` element in the host HTML.
|
||||
|
@ -244,27 +276,28 @@ a(id="app-component")
|
|||
These templates might identify yet other components.
|
||||
In this way an Angular application becomes a tree of components.
|
||||
|
||||
a(id="component-class")
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
### Component class
|
||||
At the bottom of the file is an empty, do-nothing class named `AppComponent`.
|
||||
+makeExample('quickstart/ts/app/app.component.ts', 'export', 'app/app.component.ts (class)')(format=".")
|
||||
+makeExcerpt('quickstart/ts/app/app.component.ts', 'class', 'app/app.component.ts (class)')
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
When we're ready to build a substantive application,
|
||||
we can expand this class with properties and application logic.
|
||||
Our `AppComponent` class is empty because we don't need it to do anything in this QuickStart.
|
||||
|
||||
We **export** `AppComponent` so that we can **import** it elsewhere in our application,
|
||||
as we'll see when we create `main.ts`.
|
||||
+ifDocsFor('ts')
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
We **export** `AppComponent` so that we can **import** it elsewhere in our application,
|
||||
as we'll see when we create `main.ts`.
|
||||
|
||||
a(id="main")
|
||||
.l-main-section
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
## Show it with *main.ts*
|
||||
Now we need something to tell Angular to load the root component
|
||||
|
||||
Add a new file , `main.ts`, to the `app/` folder as follows:
|
||||
+makeExample('quickstart/ts/app/main.ts', null, 'app/main.ts')(format=".")
|
||||
h2#main Step 3: add #[code #[+adjExPath('main.ts')]]
|
||||
|
||||
block create-main
|
||||
p.
|
||||
Now we need something to tell Angular to load the root component.
|
||||
Create the file #[code #[+adjExPath('app/main.ts')]] with the following content:
|
||||
|
||||
+makeExample('quickstart/ts/app/main.ts', '', 'app/main.ts')(format='.')
|
||||
|
||||
.l-verbose-section
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
|
@ -276,9 +309,8 @@ a(id="main")
|
|||
Then we call `bootstrap` with `AppComponent`.
|
||||
|
||||
### Bootstrapping is platform-specific
|
||||
Notice that we import the `bootstrap` function from `@angular/platform-browser-dynamic`,
|
||||
not `@angular/core`.
|
||||
|
||||
Notice that we import the `bootstrap` function from `#{_angular_browser_uri}`,
|
||||
not `#{_angular_core_uri}`.
|
||||
Bootstrapping isn't core because there isn't a single way to bootstrap the app.
|
||||
True, most applications that run in a browser call the bootstrap function from
|
||||
this library.
|
||||
|
@ -288,13 +320,13 @@ a(id="main")
|
|||
We might wish to render the first page of our application on the server
|
||||
to improve launch performance or facilitate
|
||||
[SEO](http://www.google.com/webmasters/docs/search-engine-optimization-starter-guide.pdf).
|
||||
|
||||
These targets require a different kind of bootstrap function that we'd import from a different library.
|
||||
|
||||
### Why create a separate ***main.ts*** file?
|
||||
### Why create separate *main.#{_docsFor}* and app component files?
|
||||
|
||||
The *main.ts* file is tiny. This is just a QuickStart.
|
||||
We could have folded its few lines into the `app.component` file
|
||||
Both `main.#{_docsFor}` and the app component files are tiny.
|
||||
This is just a QuickStart.
|
||||
We could have merged these two files into one
|
||||
and spared ourselves some complexity.
|
||||
|
||||
We'd rather demonstrate the proper way to structure an Angular application.
|
||||
|
@ -304,236 +336,230 @@ a(id="main")
|
|||
Testing the component is much easier if it doesn't also try to run the entire application.
|
||||
Let's make the small extra effort to do it *the right way*.
|
||||
|
||||
a(id="index")
|
||||
.l-main-section
|
||||
h2#index Step 4: add #[code index.html]
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
## Add the `index.html`
|
||||
The `index.html` is the web page that hosts the application
|
||||
|
||||
Navigate to the **project root folder**.
|
||||
|
||||
code-example(format="").
|
||||
cd ..
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
Create an`index.html` file in this root folder and paste the following lines:
|
||||
+makeExample('quickstart/ts/index.html', null, 'index.html')(format=".")
|
||||
.l-verbose-section
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
There are four noteworthy sections of HTML
|
||||
The `index.html` is the web page that hosts the application.
|
||||
In the **#{_indexHtmlDir}** folder
|
||||
create an`index.html` file and paste the following lines:
|
||||
|
||||
1. The JavaScript [libraries](#libraries)
|
||||
|
||||
2. Configuration file for [SystemJS](#systemjs).
|
||||
|
||||
3. Where we import and run the `main` file that we just wrote.
|
||||
|
||||
4. The [<my-app>](#my-app) tag in the `<body>` which is *where our app lives!*
|
||||
|
||||
a(id="libraries")
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
### Libraries
|
||||
We loaded the following scripts
|
||||
+makeExample('quickstart/ts/index.html', 'libraries', 'index.html')(format=".")
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
We began with es6-shim which monkey patches the global context (window) with essential features of ES2015 (ES6).
|
||||
|
||||
Next are the polyfills for Angular2, `zone.js` and `reflect-metadata`.
|
||||
|
||||
Then the [SystemJS](#systemjs) library for module loading.
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
We'll make different choices as we gain experience and
|
||||
become more concerned about production qualities such as
|
||||
load times and memory footprint.
|
||||
|
||||
a(id="systemjs")
|
||||
.l-main-section
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
### SystemJS Configuration
|
||||
|
||||
The QuickStart uses <a href="https://github.com/systemjs/systemjs" target="_blank">SystemJS</a>
|
||||
to load application and library modules.
|
||||
|
||||
Add this `systemjs.config.js` file to the project root.
|
||||
+makeExample('quickstart/ts/systemjs.config.1.js', null, 'systemjs.config.js')(format=".")
|
||||
+makeExample('quickstart/ts/index.html', '', 'index.html')(format='.')
|
||||
|
||||
.l-verbose-section
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
There are alternatives that work just fine including the well-regarded
|
||||
<a href="https://webpack.github.io/" target="_blank">webpack</a>.
|
||||
SystemJS happens to be a good choice.
|
||||
But we want to be clear that it was a *choice* and not a *preference*.
|
||||
|
||||
All module loaders require configuration and all loader configuration
|
||||
becomes complicated rather quickly as soon as the file structure diversifies and
|
||||
we start thinking about building for production and performance.
|
||||
|
||||
We suggest becoming well-versed in the loader of your choice.
|
||||
Learn more about SystemJS configuration
|
||||
<a href="https://github.com/systemjs/systemjs/blob/master/docs/config-api.md" target="_blank">here</a>.
|
||||
|
||||
With those cautions in mind, what are we doing in this QuickStart configuration?
|
||||
|
||||
First, we create a map to tell SystemJS where to look when we import some module.
|
||||
Then, we register all our packages to SystemJS:
|
||||
all the project dependencies and our application package, `app`.
|
||||
|
||||
.l-sub-section
|
||||
block index-html-commentary-for-ts
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
Our QuickStart doesn't use all of the listed packages
|
||||
but any substantial application will want many of them
|
||||
and all of the listed packages are required by at least one of the documentation samples.
|
||||
|
||||
There is no runtime harm in listing packages that we don't need as they will only be loaded when requested.
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
The `app` package tells SystemJS what to do when it sees a request for a
|
||||
module from the `app/` folder.
|
||||
|
||||
Our QuickStart makes such requests when one of its
|
||||
application TypeScript files has an import statement like this:
|
||||
+makeExample('quickstart/ts/app/main.ts', 'app-component', 'main.ts (excerpt)')(format=".")
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
Notice that the module name (after `from`) does not mention a filename extension.
|
||||
In the configuration we tell SystemJS to default the extension to 'js', a JavaScript file.
|
||||
|
||||
That makes sense because we transpile TypeScript to JavaScript
|
||||
<i>before</i> running the application</a>.
|
||||
The noteworthy sections of HTML are:
|
||||
|
||||
1. The JavaScript [libraries](#libraries)
|
||||
2. Configuration file for [SystemJS](#systemjs), and a script
|
||||
where we import and run the `app` module which refers to the `main` file that we just wrote.
|
||||
3. The [`<my-app>`](#my-app) tag in the `<body>` which is *where our app lives!*
|
||||
|
||||
.l-sub-section
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
#### Transpiling in the browser
|
||||
In the live example on plunker we transpile (AKA compile) to JavaScript in the browser
|
||||
on the fly. That's fine for a demo. That's not our preference for development or production.
|
||||
|
||||
We recommend transpiling (AKA compiling) to JavaScript during a build phase
|
||||
before running the application for several reasons including:
|
||||
|
||||
* We see compiler warnings and errors that are hidden from us in the browser.
|
||||
|
||||
* Pre-compilation simpifies the module loading process and
|
||||
it's much easier to diagnose problems when this is a separate, external step.
|
||||
### Libraries
|
||||
We loaded the following scripts
|
||||
+makeExcerpt('quickstart/ts/index.html', 'libraries', 'index.html')
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
We begin with es6-shim which monkey patches the global context (window) with essential features of ES2015 (ES6).
|
||||
Next are the polyfills for Angular2, `zone.js` and `reflect-metadata`.
|
||||
Then the [SystemJS](#systemjs) library for module loading.
|
||||
|
||||
We'll make different choices as we gain experience and
|
||||
become more concerned about production qualities such as
|
||||
load times and memory footprint.
|
||||
|
||||
h3#systemjs SystemJS
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
QuickStart uses <a href="https://github.com/systemjs/systemjs" target="_blank">SystemJS</a>
|
||||
to load application and library modules. [Earlier](#add-config-files) we
|
||||
added the `systemjs.config.js` file to the project root.
|
||||
There are alternatives that work just fine including the well-regarded
|
||||
[webpack](guide/webpack.html).
|
||||
SystemJS happens to be a good choice.
|
||||
But we want to be clear that it was a *choice* and not a *preference*.
|
||||
|
||||
All module loaders require configuration and all loader configuration
|
||||
becomes complicated rather quickly as soon as the file structure diversifies and
|
||||
we start thinking about building for production and performance.
|
||||
|
||||
We suggest becoming well-versed in the loader of your choice.
|
||||
Learn more about SystemJS configuration
|
||||
<a href="https://github.com/systemjs/systemjs/blob/master/docs/config-api.md" target="_blank">here</a>.
|
||||
|
||||
With those cautions in mind, what are we doing in the
|
||||
QuickStart [`systemjs.config.js` configuration file we added earlier](#config-files)?
|
||||
First, we create a map to tell SystemJS where to look when we import some module.
|
||||
Then, we register all our packages to SystemJS:
|
||||
all the project dependencies and our application package, `app`.
|
||||
|
||||
.l-sub-section
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
Our QuickStart doesn't use all of the listed packages
|
||||
but any substantial application will want many of them
|
||||
and all of the listed packages are required by at least one of the documentation samples.
|
||||
|
||||
There is no runtime harm in listing packages that we don't need as they will only be loaded when requested.
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
The `app` package tells SystemJS what to do when it sees a request for a
|
||||
module from the `app/` folder.
|
||||
|
||||
Our QuickStart makes such requests when one of its
|
||||
application TypeScript files has an import statement like this:
|
||||
+makeExcerpt('quickstart/ts/app/main.ts', 'app-component', 'main.ts (excerpt)')
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
Notice that the module name (after `from`) does not mention a filename extension.
|
||||
In the configuration we tell SystemJS to default the extension to `js`, a JavaScript file.
|
||||
|
||||
That makes sense because we transpile TypeScript to JavaScript
|
||||
*before* running the application.
|
||||
|
||||
.l-sub-section
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
#### Transpiling in the browser
|
||||
In the live example on plunker we transpile (AKA compile) to JavaScript in the browser
|
||||
on the fly. _That's fine for a demo_.
|
||||
|
||||
* Pre-compilation means a faster user experience because the browser doesn't waste time compiling.
|
||||
|
||||
* We iterate development faster because we only re-compile changed files.
|
||||
We notice the difference as soon as the app grows beyond a handful of files.
|
||||
|
||||
* Pre-compilation fits into a continuous integration process of build, test, deploy.
|
||||
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
The `System.import` call tells SystemJS to import the `main` file
|
||||
(`main.js` ... after transpiling `main.ts`, remember?).
|
||||
`main` is where we tell Angular to launch the application.
|
||||
We also catch and log launch errors to the console.
|
||||
|
||||
All other modules are loaded upon request
|
||||
either by an import statement or by Angular itself.
|
||||
|
||||
**Do not transpile in the browser during development or for production**.
|
||||
|
||||
We strongly recommend transpiling (AKA compiling) to JavaScript during a build phase
|
||||
before running the application for several reasons including:
|
||||
|
||||
* We see compiler warnings and errors that are hidden from us in the browser.
|
||||
|
||||
* Pre-compilation simpifies the module loading process and
|
||||
it's much easier to diagnose problems when this is a separate, external step.
|
||||
|
||||
* Pre-compilation means a faster user experience because the browser doesn't waste time compiling.
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* We iterate development faster because we only re-compile changed files.
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We notice the difference as soon as the app grows beyond a handful of files.
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* Pre-compilation fits into a continuous integration process of build, test, deploy.
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:marked
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The `System.import` call tells SystemJS to import the `main` file
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(`main.js` ... after transpiling `main.ts`, remember?);
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`main` is where we tell Angular to launch the application.
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We also catch and log launch errors to the console.
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All other modules are loaded upon request
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either by an import statement or by Angular itself.
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a(id="my-app")
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:marked
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### *<my-app>*
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When Angular calls the `bootstrap` function in `main.ts`, it reads the `AppComponent`
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When Angular calls the `bootstrap` function in `main.#{_docsFor}`, it reads the `AppComponent`
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metadata, finds the `my-app` selector, locates an element tag named `my-app`,
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and loads our application between those tags.
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and renders our application's view between those tags.
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.l-main-section
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:marked
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## Add some style
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### Add some style
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Styles aren't essential but they're nice and the `index.html` assumes we have
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a stylesheet called `styles.css`.
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Create a `styles.css` in the root folder and start styling, perhaps with this set:
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+makeExample('quickstart/ts/styles.1.css', null, 'styles.css (excerpt)')(format=".")
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.l-main-section
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:marked
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## Compile and run!
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Open a terminal window and enter this command:
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code-example(format="").
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npm start
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:marked
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That command runs two parallel node processes
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1. The TypeScript compiler in watch mode
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1. A static server called **lite-server** that loads `index.html` in a browser
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and refreshes the browser when application files change
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Create a `styles.css` in the #{_indexHtmlDir} folder and start styling, perhaps with minimal
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styles shown below. For the full set of master styles used by the documentation samples
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see this master [styles.css](https://github.com/angular/angular.io/blob/master/public/docs/_examples/styles.css).
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+makeExcerpt('quickstart/ts/styles.1.css', '', 'styles.css')
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In a few moments, a browser tab should open and display
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.l-main-section
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h2#build-and-run Step 5: build and run the app!
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block run-app
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:marked
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Open a terminal window and enter this command:
|
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code-example.
|
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npm start
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
That command runs two parallel node processes
|
||||
1. The TypeScript compiler in watch mode
|
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1. A static server called **lite-server** that loads `index.html` in a browser
|
||||
and refreshes the browser when application files change
|
||||
|
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In a few moments, a browser tab should open and display
|
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|
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figure.image-display
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img(src='/resources/images/devguide/quickstart/my-first-app.png' alt="Output of quickstart app")
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|
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:marked
|
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Congratulations! We are in business.
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**Great job!**
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|
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### Make some changes
|
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block build-app
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//- Nothing for ts.
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:marked
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## Make some changes
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Try changing the message to "My SECOND Angular 2 app".
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The TypeScript compiler and `lite-server` are watching.
|
||||
They should detect the change, recompile the TypeScript into JavaScript,
|
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refresh the browser, and display the revised message.
|
||||
block server-watching
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
The TypeScript compiler and `lite-server` are watching.
|
||||
They should detect the change, recompile the TypeScript into JavaScript,
|
||||
refresh the browser, and display the revised message.
|
||||
It's a nifty way to develop an application!
|
||||
|
||||
It's a nifty way to develop an application!
|
||||
|
||||
We close the terminal window when we're done to terminate both the compiler and the server.
|
||||
We close the terminal window when we're done to terminate both the compiler and the server.
|
||||
|
||||
.l-main-section
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
## Final structure
|
||||
# Wrap up
|
||||
## Final project structure and files
|
||||
|
||||
Our final project folder structure looks like this:
|
||||
.filetree
|
||||
.file angular2-quickstart
|
||||
.children
|
||||
.file app
|
||||
block project-file-structure
|
||||
.filetree
|
||||
.file angular2-quickstart
|
||||
.children
|
||||
.file app.component.ts
|
||||
.file main.ts
|
||||
.file node_modules ...
|
||||
.file typings ...
|
||||
.file index.html
|
||||
.file package.json
|
||||
.file styles.css
|
||||
.file systemjs.config.js
|
||||
.file tsconfig.json
|
||||
.file typings.json
|
||||
.file app
|
||||
.children
|
||||
.file app.component.ts
|
||||
.file main.ts
|
||||
.file node_modules ...
|
||||
.file typings ...
|
||||
.file index.html
|
||||
.file package.json
|
||||
.file styles.css
|
||||
.file systemjs.config.js
|
||||
.file tsconfig.json
|
||||
.file typings.json
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
And here are the files:
|
||||
|
||||
+makeTabs(`
|
||||
quickstart/ts/app/app.component.ts,
|
||||
quickstart/ts/app/main.ts,
|
||||
quickstart/ts/index.html,
|
||||
quickstart/ts/package.1.json,
|
||||
quickstart/ts/tsconfig.1.json,
|
||||
quickstart/ts/typings.1.json,
|
||||
quickstart/ts/styles.1.css,
|
||||
quickstart/ts/systemjs.config.1.js`
|
||||
,null,
|
||||
`app/app.component.ts,
|
||||
app/main.ts,
|
||||
index.html,
|
||||
package.json,
|
||||
tsconfig.json,
|
||||
typings.json,
|
||||
styles.css,
|
||||
systemjs.config.js`)
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
block project-files
|
||||
+makeTabs(`
|
||||
quickstart/ts/app/app.component.ts,
|
||||
quickstart/ts/app/main.ts,
|
||||
quickstart/ts/index.html,
|
||||
quickstart/ts/package.1.json,
|
||||
quickstart/ts/tsconfig.1.json,
|
||||
quickstart/ts/typings.1.json,
|
||||
quickstart/ts/styles.1.css,
|
||||
quickstart/ts/systemjs.config.1.js`
|
||||
,null,
|
||||
`app/app.component.ts,
|
||||
app/main.ts,
|
||||
index.html,
|
||||
package.json,
|
||||
tsconfig.json,
|
||||
typings.json,
|
||||
styles.css,
|
||||
systemjs.config.js`)
|
||||
|
||||
.l-main-section
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
## Wrap Up
|
||||
## What next?
|
||||
Our first application doesn't do much. It's basically "Hello, World" for Angular 2.
|
||||
|
||||
We kept it simple in our first pass: we wrote a little Angular component,
|
||||
we added some JavaScript libraries to `index.html`, and launched with a
|
||||
created a simple `index.html`, and launched with a
|
||||
static file server. That's about all we'd expect to do for a "Hello, World" app.
|
||||
|
||||
**We have greater ambitions.**
|
||||
|
||||
The good news is that the overhead of setup is (mostly) behind us.
|
||||
We'll probably only touch the `package.json` to update libraries.
|
||||
We'll likely open `index.html` only if we need to add a library or some css stylesheets.
|
||||
|
||||
**We have greater ambitions!**
|
||||
block what-next-ts-overhead
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
The good news is that the overhead of setup is (mostly) behind us.
|
||||
We'll probably only touch the `package.json` to update libraries.
|
||||
We'll likely open `index.html` only if we need to add a library or some css stylesheets.
|
||||
:marked
|
||||
We're about to take the next step and build a small application that
|
||||
demonstrates the great things we can build with Angular 2.
|
||||
|
||||
|
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