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p.
<strong>Angular is still unpackaged and in alpha</strong>. This quickstart does not
reflect the final build process for Angular. The following setup is for those who
want to try out Angular while it is in alpha.
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// STEP 1 - Create a project ##########################
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h2#section-create-project 1. Create a project
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p.
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The goal of this quickstart is to create a component that renders "Hello Alice" to the page.
To get started, create a new directory.
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mkdir angular2_quickstart
cd angular2_quickstart
// STEP 2 - Add the es6-shim ##########################
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h2#section-add-es6-shim 2. Add the es6-shim
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p Within your project, clone the es6-shim repository:
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p.
For the sake of this quickstart we recommend using the
<a href="https://github.com/davideast/conscious"> <code>es6-shim</code> GitHub repository</a>.
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This repository provides a faster start than building from <code>npm</code>. The <code>es6-shim</code> includes Angular and dependencies to compile ES6 in incompatible browsers.
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h3 ES6, AtScript, and the es6-shim
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h4 AtScript
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p.
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Angular is built with <strong>AtScript</strong>. AtScript is an extension of ES6 (ECMAScript 6), the new specification
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of the JavaScript language. This quickstart features AtScript, but Angular
doesn't require you to write AtScript.
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h4 ES6
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p.
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AtScript compiles to <strong>ES6</strong>, which is not widely supported in all browsers today.
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The es6-shim repository allows you to use ES6 or AtScript in the browser.
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h4 es6-shim
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p.
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The <strong>es6-shim</strong> package includes Angular and dependencies
(such as Traceur) needed to compile
ES6 in the browser. Traceur is an ES6 compiler that transpiles ES6 to ES5 code.
Think of the es6-shim repository as a package rather than a project.
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// PENDING: "Think of ... as a package" could be clearer.
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// STEP 3 - Import Angular ##########################
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h2#section-transpile 3. Import Angular
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p.
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Create two files, <code>index.html</code> and
<code>app.es6</code>, both at the root of the project:
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touch index.html
touch app.es6
.alert.is-helpful The <code>.es6</code> extension signifies that the file uses ES6 syntax.
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p Inside of <code>app.es6</code>, import the required modules from Angular:
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code import {Component, Template, bootstrap} from 'angular2/angular2';
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p.
The above import statement uses ES6 module syntax to import three modules from Angular.
These modules load at runtime.
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// STEP 4 - Create a component ##########################
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h2#section-angular-create-account 4. Define a component
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p.
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Components structure and represent the UI. This quickstart demonstrates the process of creating a component
that has an HTML tag named <strong><code><my-app></code></strong>.
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A component consists of two parts, the <strong>annotation section</strong>
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and the <strong>component controller</strong>.
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// Annotation section
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@Component({
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selector: 'my-app'
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})
@Template({
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inline: '<h1>Hello {{ name }}</h1>'
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})
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// Component controller
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class MyAppComponent {
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constructor() {
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this.name = 'Alice';
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}
}
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h3 Component annotations
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p.
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A component annotation provides metadata about the component.
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An annotation can be identified by its at-sign (<code>@</code>).
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p.
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The <code>@Component</code> annotation defines
the HTML tag for the component by specifying the component's CSS selector.
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p.
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The <code>@Template</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>url</code> property
and give it the path to the HTML file.
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@Component({
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selector: 'my-app' // Defines the <my-app></my-app> tag
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})
@Template({
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inline: '<h1>Hello {{ name }}</h1>' // Defines the inline template for the component
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})
p.
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The annotations above specify an HTML tag of <code><my-app></code>
and a template of <code ng-non-bindable><h1>Hello {{ name }}</h1></code>.
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h3 The template and the component controller
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p.
The component controller is the backing of the component's template. A component
controller uses ES6 <code>class</code> syntax.
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class MyAppComponent {
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constructor() {
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this.name = 'Alice';
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}
}
p.
Templates read from their component controllers. Templates have access to any properties
or functions placed on the component controller.
p.
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The template above binds to a <code>name</code> property through
the double-mustache syntax (<code ng-non-bindable>{{ ... }}</code>).
The body of the constructor assigns "Alice" to the name property. When the
template renders, "Hello Alice" appears instead of
<span ng-non-bindable>"Hello {{ name }}"</span>.
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// STEP 5 - Bootstrap ##########################
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h2#section-transpile 5. Bootstrap
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At the bottom of <code>app.es6</code>, call the <code>bootstrap()</code> function
to load your new component into its page:
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code bootstrap(MyAppComponent);
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p.
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The <code>bootstrap()</code> function takes a
component as a parameter, enabling the component
(as well as any child components it contains) to render.
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// STEP 6 - Declare the HTML ##########################
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h2#section-angular-create-account 6. Declare the HTML
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p.
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Inside the <code>head</code> tag of <code>index.html</code>, include the <code>es6-shim.js</code> file.
(The es6-shim code must load before any application code.)
Then instantiate the <code>my-app</code> component in the <code>body</code>.
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<!-- index.html -->
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<html>
<head>
<title>Angular 2 Quickstart</title>
<script src="/es6-shim/dist/es6-shim.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
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<!-- The app component created in app.es6 -->
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<my-app></my-app>
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</body>
</html>
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// STEP 7 - Declare the HTML ##########################
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h2#section-load-component-module 7. Load the component
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p.
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The last step is to load the module for the <code>my-app</code> component.
To do this, we'll use the System library,
which is included in es6-shim.
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h3 System.js
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p.
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System is a third-party open-source library that
adds ES6 module loading functionality to browsers.
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p.
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Add the following module-loading code to <code>index.html</code>:
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<my-app></my-app>
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<script>
// Rewrite the paths to load the files
System.paths = {
'angular2/*':'/es6-shim/angular2/*.js', // Angular
'rtts_assert/*': '/es6-shim/rtts_assert/*.js', //Runtime assertions
'app': 'app.es6' // The my-app component
};
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// Kick off the application
System.import('app');
</script>
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The <code>System.paths</code> property above specifies
the paths to the following modules:
ul
li The Angular framework
li Optional assertions for runtime type checking
li The component to display on the page
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// STEP 8 - Run a local server ##########################
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h2#section-load-component-module 8. Run a local server
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// PENDING: add directions (or at least hints) here
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// WHAT'S NEXT... ##########################
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h2#section-transpile Great job! Next step...
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p Learn some template syntax for extra credit.