extends ../../ts/latest/quickstart.jade
block includes
include _util-fns
- var _Install = 'Get'
- var _prereq = 'the Dart SDK'
- var _angular_browser_uri = 'package:angular2/platform/browser.dart'
- var _angular_core_uri = 'package:angular2/core.dart'
block setup-tooling
:marked
Install the **[Dart SDK](https://www.dartlang.org/downloads/)**,
if not already on your machine, and any tools you like to use with Dart.
The Dart SDK includes tools such as **[pub][pub]**, the Dart package manager.
If you don't have a favorite Dart editor already, try
[WebStorm][WS], which comes with a Dart plugin.
You can also download [Dart plugins for other IDEs and editors][DT].
[WS]: https://confluence.jetbrains.com/display/WI/Getting+started+with+Dart
[DT]: https://www.dartlang.org/tools
[pub]: https://www.dartlang.org/tools/pub
block download-source
// exclude this section from Dart
block package-and-config-files
:marked
In the project folder just created, create a file named
**[pubspec.yaml][pubspec]** with the code below.
This pubspec must specify the **angular2** and **browser**
packages as dependencies, as well as the `angular2` transformer.
It can also specify other packages and transformers for the app to use,
such as [dart_to_js_script_rewriter](https://pub.dartlang.org/packages/dart_to_js_script_rewriter).
Angular 2 is still changing, so provide an exact version: **2.0.0-beta.17**.
[pubspec]: https://www.dartlang.org/tools/pub/pubspec.html
+makeExample('quickstart/dart/pubspec.yaml', null, 'pubspec.yaml')
block install-packages
:marked
From the project folder, run `pub get` to install the angular2 and browser
packages (along with the packages they depend on).
code-example(language="sh").
> pub get
Resolving dependencies...
block annotation-fields
:marked
The call to the `@Component` constructor has two
named parameters, `selector` and `template`.
block create-main
p.
Now we need something to tell Angular to load the root component.
Create:
ul
li a #[b folder named #[code web]]
li a file named #[code #[+adjExPath('app/main.ts')]] with the following content:
block index-html-commentary-for-ts
//- N/A
block run-app
p.
We have a few options for running our app.
One is to launch a local HTTP server
and then view the app in
Dartium.
We can use any web server, such as WebStorm's server
or Python's SimpleHTTPServer.
p.
Another option is to build and serve the app using pub serve
,
and then run it by visiting http://localhost:8080
in any modern browser.
Pub serve generates JavaScript on the fly,
which can take a while when first visiting the page.
Pub serve also runs in watch mode, and will recompile and subsequently serve
any changed assets.
p.
Once the app is running, the browser window should show the following:
block build-app
.alert.is-important
:marked
If you don't see **My First Angular 2 App**, make sure you've entered all the code correctly,
in the [proper folders](#wrap-up),
and run `pub get`.
.l-verbose-section
h3#section-angular-run-app Building the app (generating JavaScript)
:marked
Before deploying the app, we need to generate JavaScript files.
The `pub build` command makes that easy.
code-example(language="sh").
> pub build
Loading source assets...
p.
The generated JavaScript appears, along with supporting files,
under a directory named build
.
h4#angular_transformer Using the Angular transformer
p.
When generating JavaScript for an Angular app,
be sure to use the Angular transformer.
It analyzes the Dart code,
converting reflection-using code to static code
that Dart's build tools can compile to faster, smaller JavaScript.
The highlighted lines in pubspec.yaml
configure the Angular transformer:
- var stylePattern = { otl: /(transformers:)|(- angular2:)|(entry_points.*$)/gm };
+makeExample('quickstart/dart/pubspec.yaml', null, 'pubspec.yaml', stylePattern)
p.
The entry_points
item
identifies the Dart file in our app
that has a main()
function.
For more information, see the
Angular
transformer wiki page.
#performance.l-sub-section
h3 Performance, the transformer, and Angular 2 libraries
p.
When an app imports bootstrap.dart
,
it also gets dart:mirrors
,
a reflection library that
causes performance problems when compiled to JavaScript.
Don't worry,
the Angular transformer converts the app's entry points
(entry_points
in pubspec.yaml
)
so that they don't use mirrors.
h4#dart_to_js_script_rewriter Using dart_to_js_script_rewriter
:marked
To improve the app's performance, convert the
HTML file to directly include the generated JavaScript;
one way to do that is with `dart_to_js_script_rewriter`.
To use the rewriter, specify `dart_to_js_script_rewriter` in both
the `dependencies` and `transformers` sections of the pubspec.
- var stylePattern = { otl: /(dart_to_js_script_rewriter.*$)|(- dart_to_js_script_rewriter.*$)|(dependencies:)|(transformers:)/gm };
+makeExample('quickstart/dart/pubspec.yaml', null, 'pubspec.yaml', stylePattern)
.alert.is-important
:marked
The `dart_to_js_script_rewriter` transformer must be
**after** the `angular2` transformer in `pubspec.yaml`.
:marked
For more information, see the docs for
[dart_to_js_script_rewriter](https://pub.dartlang.org/packages/dart_to_js_script_rewriter).
block server-watching
:marked
To see the new version, just reload the page.
.alert.is-important
:marked
Be sure to terminate the `pub serve` process once you stop working on this app.
block project-file-structure
.filetree
.file angular2-quickstart
.children
.file lib
.children
.file app_component.dart
.file pubspec.yaml
.file web
.children
.file index.html
.file main.dart
.file styles.css
.l-verbose-section
:marked
This figure doesn't show generated files and directories.
For example, a `pubspec.lock` file
specifies versions and other identifying information for
the packages that our app depends on.
The `pub build` command creates a `build` directory
containing the JavaScript version of our app.
Pub, IDEs, and other tools often create
other directories and dotfiles.
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