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  header Angular 2 is currently in Developer Preview
  p.
    We recommend using
    <a href='https://angulardart.org'>Angular for Dart</a>
    for production applications.


p.
  These instructions assume that you already have the
  <a href="https://www.dartlang.org/downloads/">Dart SDK</a>
  and any tools you like to use with Dart.
  If you don't have a favorite editor already, try
  <a href="https://confluence.jetbrains.com/display/WI/Getting+started+with+Dart">WebStorm</a>,
  which comes with a Dart plugin.
  You can also download
  <a href="https://www.dartlang.org/tools/">Dart plugins for
  other IDEs and editors</a>.

p.
  Once you have the Dart SDK and any other tools you want, return here.

//- STEP 1 - Create a project ##########################
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  h2#section-install-angular 1. Create a project

  p.
    Create a new directory, and put a file named
    <code>pubspec.yaml</code> in it.

  code-example(language="sh").
    &gt; <span class="blk">mkdir hello_world</span>
    &gt; <span class="blk">cd hello_world</span>
    &gt; <span class="blk">vim pubspec.yaml</span>  # Use your favorite editor!

  p.
    In <code>pubspec.yaml</code>,
    specify the angular2 and browser packages as dependencies,
    as well as the angular2 transformer.
    Angular 2 is changing rapidly, so provide an exact version:
    <b>2.0.0-alpha.28</b>.

  code-example(language="yaml" format="linenums").
    name: hello_world
    version: 0.0.1
    dependencies:
      angular2: 2.0.0-alpha.28
      browser: ^0.10.0
    transformers:
    - angular2:
        entry_points: web/main.dart
  p.
    In the same directory, run <code>pub get</code>
    to install the angular2 and browser packages
    (along with the packages they depend on):

  code-example(language="sh").
    &gt; <span class="blk">pub get</span>

  //- PENDING: Create template? Link to pub/pubspec docs?


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

  p.
    Still in the same directory, create a <code>web</code> directory.
    Create a file under <code>web</code> named <code>main.dart</code>.

  code-example(language="sh").
    &gt; <span class="blk">mkdir web</span>
    &gt; <span class="blk">vim web/main.dart</span>  # Use your favorite editor!

  p.
    Edit <code>web/main.dart</code> to import the angular2 library
    and two reflection libraries:

  code-example(language="dart" format="linenums").
    import 'package:angular2/angular2.dart';
    import 'package:angular2/src/reflection/reflection.dart' show reflector;
    import 'package:angular2/src/reflection/reflection_capabilities.dart'
        show ReflectionCapabilities;
//- STEP 3 - Define a component ##########################
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  h2#section-angular-create-account 3. Define a component

  p.
    Update <code>web/main.dart</code>, adding the following code
    after the imports:

  code-example(language="dart" format="linenums:6").
    @Component(
      selector: 'my-app'
    )
    @View(
      template: '&lt;h1&gt;Hello {{ name }}&lt;/h1&gt;'
    )
    class AppComponent {
      String name = 'Alice';
    }

  p.
    The code you just added creates a component that
    has the tag <b>&lt;my-app></b>.
    The Dart code for an Angular component consists of a class
    (the <b>component controller</b>)
    that has <code>@Component</code> and <code>@View</code> annotations.


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    h3 Annotations

    p.
      The <code>@Component</code> annotation defines
      the HTML tag for the component by specifying the component's CSS selector.

    p.
      The <code>@View</code> annotation defines the HTML that
      represents the component. This component uses an inline template,
      but you can also have an external template. To use an external template,
      specify a <code>templateUrl</code> property
      and give it the path to the HTML file.

    code-example(language="dart").
      @Component(
        selector: 'my-app'
      )
      @View(
        template: '&lt;h1&gt;Hello {{ name }}&lt;/h1&gt;'
      )

    p.
      The annotations above specify an HTML tag of <code>&lt;my-app&gt;</code>
      and a template of <code ng-non-bindable>&lt;h1&gt;Hello &#123;&#123; name }}&lt;/h1&gt;</code>.


  .l-sub-section
    h3 The template and the component controller

    p.
      A template has access to all the public properties and methods
      of its component controller.
      The template above binds to a <code>name</code> property through
      the double-mustache syntax (<code ng-non-bindable>{{ ... }}</code>).
    p.
      The component controller assigns "Alice" to the name property. When the
      template renders, "Hello Alice" appears instead of
      <span ng-non-bindable>"Hello {{ name }}"</span>.

    code-example(language="dart").
      class AppComponent {
        String name = 'Alice';
      }

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

  p.
    Add the following code to the bottom of <code>web/main.dart</code>:

  code-example(language="dart" format="linenums:16").
    main() {
      reflector.reflectionCapabilities = new ReflectionCapabilities();
      bootstrap(AppComponent);
    }

  p.
    This code adds a <code>main()</code> function
    that calls Angular's <code>bootstrap()</code> function.
    The argument to <code>bootstrap()</code> is the name of the component class
    you defined above.

  p.
    Setting the value of <code>reflector.reflectionCapabilities</code>
    lets your app use the Dart VM's reflection (dart:mirrors)
    when running in Dartium.
    Reflection is fast in native Dart,
    so using it makes sense during development.
    Later, when you build a JavaScript version of your app,
    the Angular transformer will
    convert the reflection-using code to static code,
    so your generated JavaScript can be smaller and faster.


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

  p.
    Create a file named <code>web/index.html</code> that contains
    the following code,
    which loads <code>main.dart</code> and instantiates the my-app component:

  code-example(language="html" format="linenums").
    &lt;!doctype html>
    &lt;html>
      &lt;head&gt;
        &lt;title&gt;Angular 2 Quickstart&lt;/title&gt;
      &lt;/head&gt;
      &lt;body>
        &lt;my-app>&lt;/my-app>

        &lt;script type="application/dart" src="main.dart">&lt;/script>
        &lt;script src="packages/browser/dart.js">&lt;/script>
      &lt;/body>
    &lt;/html>

//- STEP 6 - Run ##########################
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  h2#section-angular-run-app 6. Run your app

  p.
    You have a few options for running your app.
    One is to launch a local HTTP server
    and then view the app in
    <a href="https://www.dartlang.org/tools/dartium/">Dartium</a>.
    You can use whatever server you like, such as WebStorm's server
    or Python's SimpleHTTPServer.

  p.
    Another option is to build and serve the app using <code>pub serve</code>,
    and then run it by visiting <b>http://localhost:8080</b> in any modern browser.
    Pub serve generates the JavaScript on the fly,
    which takes a few seconds when you first visit the page.

  p.
    Once the app is running,
    you should see <b>Hello Alice</b> in your browser window.


//- STEP 7 - Generate JavaScript ##########################
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  h2#section-angular-run-app 7. Generate JavaScript

  p.
    Before you can deploy your app, you need to generate JavaScript files.
    Compiling your Dart code to JavaScript is easy:
    just run <code>pub build</code>.

  code-example(language="basic").
    &gt; <span class="blk">pub build</span>
    Loading source assets... 
    Loading angular2 transformers... 
    INFO: Formatter is being overwritten.
    Building hello_world... (4.2s) 
    [Info from Dart2JS]:
    Compiling hello_world|web/main.dart...
    [Info from Dart2JS]:
    Took 0:00:17.408082 to compile hello_world|web/main.dart.
    Built 65 files to "build".
  //- REGENERATE THIS OUTPUT - or delete it? - when updating from 2.0.0-alpha.28

  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 you 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:

  code-example(language="yaml" format="linenums").
    name: hello_world
    version: 0.0.1
    dependencies:
      angular2: 2.0.0-alpha.28
      browser: ^0.10.0
    <span class="pnk">transformers:
    - angular2:
        entry_points: web/main.dart</span>
  p.
    The <code>entry_points</code> entry
    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>.

//- WHAT'S NEXT... ##########################
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  h2#section-transpile Great job! Next step...

  p.
    Follow the <a href="guide">developer guide</a>
    to continue playing with Angular 2 for Dart.

  p.
    Or read more about Angular or Dart:

  ul
    li
      <a href="resources.html">Angular resources</a>
    li
      <a href="https://www.dartlang.org">dartlang.org</a>