diff --git a/aio/content/guide/architecture-components.md b/aio/content/guide/architecture-components.md index 7cbaa8e4a8..e361c62cd6 100644 --- a/aio/content/guide/architecture-components.md +++ b/aio/content/guide/architecture-components.md @@ -1,8 +1,7 @@ # Introduction to components -Component - -A _component_ controls a patch of screen called a *view*. For example, individual components define and control each of the following views from the [Tutorial](tutorial/index): +A *component* controls a patch of screen called a *view*. +For example, individual components define and control each of the following views from the [Tutorial](tutorial): * The app root with the navigation links. * The list of heroes. @@ -11,38 +10,38 @@ A _component_ controls a patch of screen called a *view*. For example, individua You define a component's application logic—what it does to support the view—inside a class. The class interacts with the view through an API of properties and methods. -For example, the `HeroListComponent` has a `heroes` property that holds an array of heroes. It also has a `selectHero()` method that sets a `selectedHero` property when the user clicks to choose a hero from that list. The component acquires the heroes from a service, which is a TypeScript [parameter property](http://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/classes.html#parameter-properties) on the constructor. The service is provided to the component through the dependency injection system. +For example, `HeroListComponent` has a `heroes` property that holds an array of heroes. +Its `selectHero()` method sets a `selectedHero` property when the user clicks to choose a hero from that list. +The component acquires the heroes from a service, which is a TypeScript [parameter property](http://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/classes.html#parameter-properties) on the constructor. +The service is provided to the component through the dependency injection system. Angular creates, updates, and destroys components as the user moves through the application. Your app can take action at each moment in this lifecycle through optional [lifecycle hooks](guide/lifecycle-hooks), like `ngOnInit()`. -
- ## Component metadata Metadata The `@Component` decorator identifies the class immediately below it as a component class, and specifies its metadata. In the example code below, you can see that `HeroListComponent` is just a class, with no special Angular notation or syntax at all. It's not a component until you mark it as one with the `@Component` decorator. -The metadata for a component tells Angular where to get the major building blocks it needs to create and present the component and its view. In particular, it associates a _template_ with the component, either directly with inline code, or by reference. Together, the component and its template describe a _view_. +The metadata for a component tells Angular where to get the major building blocks that it needs to create and present the component and its view. In particular, it associates a *template* with the component, either directly with inline code, or by reference. Together, the component and its template describe a *view*. In addition to containing or pointing to the template, the `@Component` metadata configures, for example, how the component can be referenced in HTML and what services it requires. - Here's an example of basic metadata for `HeroListComponent`: +Here's an example of basic metadata for `HeroListComponent`. - This example shows some of the most useful `@Component` configuration options: +This example shows some of the most useful `@Component` configuration options: * `selector`: A CSS selector that tells Angular to create and insert an instance of this component wherever it finds the corresponding tag in template HTML. For example, if an app's HTML contains ``, then Angular inserts an instance of the `HeroListComponent` view between those tags. -* `templateUrl`: The module-relative address of this component's HTML template. Alternatively, you can provide the HTML template inline, as the value of the `template` property. This template defines the component's _host view_. +* `templateUrl`: The module-relative address of this component's HTML template. Alternatively, you can provide the HTML template inline, as the value of the `template` property. This template defines the component's *host view*. -* `providers`: An array of **dependency injection providers** for services that the component requires. In the example, this tells Angular how to provide the `HeroService` instance that the component's constructor uses to get the list of heroes to display. +* `providers`: An array of [providers](guide/glossary#provider) for services that the component requires. In the example, this tells Angular how to provide the `HeroService` instance that the component's constructor uses to get the list of heroes to display. -
## Templates and views @@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ Angular inserts an instance of the `HeroListComponent` view between those tags. You define a component's view with its companion template. A template is a form of HTML that tells Angular how to render the component. -Views are typically arranged hierarchically, allowing you to modify or show and hide entire UI sections or pages as a unit. The template immediately associated with a component defines that component's _host view_. The component can also define a _view hierarchy_, which contains _embedded views_, hosted by other components. +Views are typically arranged hierarchically, allowing you to modify or show and hide entire UI sections or pages as a unit. The template immediately associated with a component defines that component's *host view*. The component can also define a *view hierarchy*, which contains *embedded views*, hosted by other components.
Component tree @@ -60,43 +59,47 @@ A view hierarchy can include views from components in the same NgModule, but it ## Template syntax -A template looks like regular HTML, except that it also contains Angular [template syntax](guide/template-syntax), which alters the HTML based on your app's logic and the state of app and DOM data. Your template can use _data binding_ to coordinate the app and DOM data, _pipes_ to transform data before it is displayed, and _directives_ to apply app logic to what gets displayed. +A template looks like regular HTML, except that it also contains Angular [template syntax](guide/template-syntax), which alters the HTML based on your app's logic and the state of app and DOM data. Your template can use *data binding* to coordinate the app and DOM data, *pipes* to transform data before it is displayed, and *directives* to apply app logic to what gets displayed. -For example, here is a template for the Tutorial's `HeroListComponent`: +For example, here is a template for the Tutorial's `HeroListComponent`. This template uses typical HTML elements like `

` and `

`, and also includes Angular template-syntax elements, `*ngFor`, `{{hero.name}}`, `(click)`, `[hero]`, and ``. The template-syntax elements tell Angular how to render the HTML to the screen, using program logic and data. -* The `*ngFor` directive tells Angular to iterate over a list. -* The `{{hero.name}}`, `(click)`, and `[hero]` bind program data to and from the DOM, responding to user input. See more about [data binding](#data-binding) below. -* The `` tag in the example is an element that represents a new component, `HeroDetailComponent`. The `HeroDetailComponent` (code not shown) is a child component of the `HeroListComponent` that defines the Hero-detail view. Notice how custom components like this mix seamlessly with native HTML in the same layouts. +* The `*ngFor` directive tells Angular to iterate over a list. +* `{{hero.name}}`, `(click)`, and `[hero]` bind program data to and from the DOM, responding to user input. See more about [data binding](#data-binding) below. +* The `` tag in the example is an element that represents a new component, `HeroDetailComponent`. +`HeroDetailComponent` (code not shown) defines the hero-detail child view of `HeroListComponent`. +Notice how custom components like this mix seamlessly with native HTML in the same layouts. ### Data binding -Without a framework, you would be responsible for pushing data values into the HTML controls and turning user responses into actions and value updates. Writing such push/pull logic by hand is tedious, error-prone, and a nightmare to read, as any experienced jQuery programmer can attest. +Without a framework, you would be responsible for pushing data values into the HTML controls and turning user responses into actions and value updates. Writing such push and pull logic by hand is tedious, error-prone, and a nightmare to read, as any experienced jQuery programmer can attest. -Angular supports *two-way data binding*, a mechanism for coordinating parts of a template with parts of a component. Add binding markup to the template HTML to tell Angular how to connect both sides. +Angular supports *two-way data binding*, a mechanism for coordinating the parts of a template with the parts of a component. Add binding markup to the template HTML to tell Angular how to connect both sides. -The following diagram shows the four forms of data binding markup. Each form has a direction—to the DOM, from the DOM, or in both directions. +The following diagram shows the four forms of data binding markup. Each form has a direction: to the DOM, from the DOM, or both.

Data Binding
-This example from the `HeroListComponent` template uses three of these forms: +This example from the `HeroListComponent` template uses three of these forms. * The `{{hero.name}}` [*interpolation*](guide/displaying-data#interpolation) displays the component's `hero.name` property value within the `
  • ` element. -* The `[hero]` [*property binding*](guide/template-syntax#property-binding) passes the value of `selectedHero` from -the parent `HeroListComponent` to the `hero` property of the child `HeroDetailComponent`. +* The `[hero]` [*property binding*](guide/template-syntax#property-binding) passes the value of +`selectedHero` from the parent `HeroListComponent` to the `hero` property of the child `HeroDetailComponent`. * The `(click)` [*event binding*](guide/user-input#binding-to-user-input-events) calls the component's `selectHero` method when the user clicks a hero's name. -**Two-way data binding** is an important fourth form that combines property and event binding in a single notation. Here's an example from the `HeroDetailComponent` template that uses two-way data binding with the `ngModel` directive: +Two-way data binding (used mainly in [template-driven forms](guide/forms)) +combines property and event binding in a single notation. +Here's an example from the `HeroDetailComponent` template that uses two-way data binding with the `ngModel` directive. @@ -104,7 +107,7 @@ In two-way binding, a data property value flows to the input box from the compon The user's changes also flow back to the component, resetting the property to the latest value, as with event binding. -Angular processes *all* data bindings once per JavaScript event cycle, +Angular processes *all* data bindings once for each JavaScript event cycle, from the root of the application component tree through all child components.
    @@ -119,17 +122,17 @@ Data binding plays an important role in communication between a template and its ### Pipes - Angular pipes let you declare display-value transformations in your template HTML. A class with the `@Pipe` decorator defines a function that transforms input values to output values for display in a view. +Angular pipes let you declare display-value transformations in your template HTML. A class with the `@Pipe` decorator defines a function that transforms input values to output values for display in a view. - Angular defines various pipes, such as the [date](https://angular.io/api/common/DatePipe) pipe and [currency](https://angular.io/api/common/CurrencyPipe) pipe; for a complete list, see the [Pipes API list](https://angular.io/api?type=pipe). You can also define new pipes. +Angular defines various pipes, such as the [date](https://angular.io/api/common/DatePipe) pipe and [currency](https://angular.io/api/common/CurrencyPipe) pipe; for a complete list, see the [Pipes API list](https://angular.io/api?type=pipe). You can also define new pipes. - To specify a value transformation in an HTML template, use the [pipe operator (|)](https://angular.io/guide/template-syntax#pipe): +To specify a value transformation in an HTML template, use the [pipe operator (|)](https://angular.io/guide/template-syntax#pipe). - `{{interpolated_value | pipe_name}}` +`{{interpolated_value | pipe_name}}` - You can chain pipes, sending the output of one pipe function to be transformed by another pipe function. A pipe can also take arguments that control how it performs its transformation. For example, you can pass the desired format to the `date` pipe: +You can chain pipes, sending the output of one pipe function to be transformed by another pipe function. A pipe can also take arguments that control how it performs its transformation. For example, you can pass the desired format to the `date` pipe. - ``` +```

    Today is {{today | date}}

    @@ -140,33 +143,38 @@ Data binding plays an important role in communication between a template and its

    The time is {{today | date:'shortTime'}}

    ``` -
    - ### Directives Directives -Angular templates are *dynamic*. When Angular renders them, it transforms the DOM according to the instructions given by *directives*. A directive is a class with a `@Directive` decorator. +Angular templates are *dynamic*. When Angular renders them, it transforms the DOM according to the instructions given by *directives*. A directive is a class with a `@Directive()` decorator. -A component is technically a directive - but components are so distinctive and central to Angular applications that Angular defines the `@Component` decorator, which extends the `@Directive` decorator with template-oriented features. +A component is technically a directive. +However, components are so distinctive and central to Angular applications that Angular +defines the `@Component()` decorator, which extends the `@Directive()` decorator with +template-oriented features. -There are two kinds of directives besides components: _structural_ and _attribute_ directives. Just as for components, the metadata for a directive associates the class with a `selector` that you use to insert it into HTML. In templates, directives typically appear within an element tag as attributes, either by name or as the target of an assignment or a binding. +In addition to components, there are two other kinds of directives: *structural* and *attribute*. +Angular defines a number of directives of both kinds, and you can define your own using the `@Directive()` decorator. + +Just as for components, the metadata for a directive associates the decorated class with a `selector` element that you use to insert it into HTML. In templates, directives typically appear within an element tag as attributes, either by name or as the target of an assignment or a binding. #### Structural directives -Structural directives alter layout by adding, removing, and replacing elements in DOM. The example template uses two built-in structural directives to add application logic to how the view is rendered: +*Structural directives* alter layout by adding, removing, and replacing elements in the DOM. +The example template uses two built-in structural directives to add application logic to how the view is rendered. - * [`*ngFor`](guide/displaying-data#ngFor) is an iterative; it tells Angular to stamp out one `
  • ` per hero in the `heroes` list. - * [`*ngIf`](guide/displaying-data#ngIf) is a conditional; it includes the `HeroDetail` component only if a selected hero exists. +* [`*ngFor`](guide/displaying-data#ngFor) is an iterative; it tells Angular to stamp out one `
  • ` per hero in the `heroes` list. +* [`*ngIf`](guide/displaying-data#ngIf) is a conditional; it includes the `HeroDetail` component only if a selected hero exists. #### Attribute directives -Attribute directives alter the appearance or behavior of an existing element. +*Attribute directives* alter the appearance or behavior of an existing element. In templates they look like regular HTML attributes, hence the name. -The `ngModel` directive, which implements two-way data binding, is an example of an attribute directive. `ngModel` modifies the behavior of an existing element (typically an ``) by setting its display value property and responding to change events. +The `ngModel` directive, which implements two-way data binding, is an example of an attribute directive. `ngModel` modifies the behavior of an existing element (typically ``) by setting its display value property and responding to change events. @@ -175,6 +183,8 @@ Angular has more pre-defined directives that either alter the layout structure or modify aspects of DOM elements and components (for example, [ngStyle](guide/template-syntax#ngStyle) and [ngClass](guide/template-syntax#ngClass)). -You can also write your own directives. Components such as `HeroListComponent` are one kind of custom directive. You can also create custom structural and attribute directives. +
    - +Learn more in the [Attribute Directives](guide/attribute-directives) and [Structural Directives](guide/structural-directives) guides. + +
    diff --git a/aio/content/guide/architecture-modules.md b/aio/content/guide/architecture-modules.md index c660fb9cb8..2566b687e4 100644 --- a/aio/content/guide/architecture-modules.md +++ b/aio/content/guide/architecture-modules.md @@ -1,40 +1,39 @@ # Introduction to modules -Module +Angular apps are modular and Angular has its own modularity system called *NgModules*. +NgModules are containers for a cohesive block of code dedicated to an application domain, a workflow, or a closely related set of capabilities. They can contain components, service providers, and other code files whose scope is defined by the containing NgModule. They can import functionality that is exported from other NgModules, and export selected functionality for use by other NgModules. -Angular apps are modular and Angular has its own modularity system called _NgModules_. An NgModule is a container for a cohesive block of code dedicated to an application domain, a workflow, or a closely related set of capabilities. It can contain components, service providers, and other code files whose scope is defined by the containing NgModule. It can import functionality that is exported from other NgModules, and export selected functionality for use by other NgModules. +Every Angular app has at least one NgModule class, [the *root module*](guide/bootstrapping), which is conventionally named `AppModule` and resides in a file named `app.module.ts`. You launch your app by *bootstrapping* the root NgModule. -Every Angular app has at least one NgModule class, [the _root module_](guide/bootstrapping), which is conventionally named `AppModule` and resides in a file named `app.module.ts`. You launch your app by *bootstrapping* the root NgModule. - -While a small application might have only one NgModule, most apps have many more _feature modules_. The _root_ NgModule for an app is so named because it can include child NgModules in a hierarchy of any depth. +While a small application might have only one NgModule, most apps have many more *feature modules*. The *root* NgModule for an app is so named because it can include child NgModules in a hierarchy of any depth. ## NgModule metadata -An NgModule is defined as a class decorated with `@NgModule`. The `@NgModule` decorator is a function that takes a single metadata object, whose properties describe the module. The most important properties are as follows. +An NgModule is defined by a class decorated with `@NgModule()`. The `@NgModule()` decorator is a function that takes a single metadata object, whose properties describe the module. The most important properties are as follows. -* `declarations`—The [components](guide/architecture-components), _directives_, and _pipes_ that belong to this NgModule. +* `declarations`: The [components](guide/architecture-components), *directives*, and *pipes* that belong to this NgModule. -* `exports`—The subset of declarations that should be visible and usable in the _component templates_ of other NgModules. +* `exports`: The subset of declarations that should be visible and usable in the *component templates* of other NgModules. -* `imports`—Other modules whose exported classes are needed by component templates declared in _this_ NgModule. +* `imports`: Other modules whose exported classes are needed by component templates declared in *this* NgModule. -* `providers`—Creators of [services](guide/architecture-services) that this NgModule contributes to the global collection of services; they become accessible in all parts of the app. (You can also specify providers at the component level, which is often preferred.) +* `providers`: Creators of [services](guide/architecture-services) that this NgModule contributes to the global collection of services; they become accessible in all parts of the app. (You can also specify providers at the component level, which is often preferred.) -* `bootstrap`—The main application view, called the _root component_, which hosts all other app views. Only the _root NgModule_ should set this `bootstrap` property. +* `bootstrap`: The main application view, called the *root component*, which hosts all other app views. Only the *root NgModule* should set the `bootstrap` property. -Here's a simple root NgModule definition: +Here's a simple root NgModule definition.
    - The `export` of `AppComponent` is just to show how to export; it isn't actually necessary in this example. A root NgModule has no reason to _export_ anything because other modules don't need to _import_ the root NgModule. + The `export` property of `AppComponent` is included here for illustration; it isn't actually necessary in this example. A root NgModule has no reason to *export* anything because other modules don't need to *import* the root NgModule.
    ## NgModules and components -NgModules provide a _compilation context_ for their components. A root NgModule always has a root component that is created during bootstrap, but any NgModule can include any number of additional components, which can be loaded through the router or created through the template. The components that belong to an NgModule share a compilation context. +NgModules provide a *compilation context* for their components. A root NgModule always has a root component that is created during bootstrap, but any NgModule can include any number of additional components, which can be loaded through the router or created through the template. The components that belong to an NgModule share a compilation context.
    @@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ NgModules provide a _compilation context_ for their components. A root NgModule
    -A component and its template together define a _view_. A component can contain a _view hierarchy_, which allows you to define arbitrarily complex areas of the screen that can be created, modified, and destroyed as a unit. A view hierarchy can mix views defined in components that belong to different NgModules. This is often the case, especially for UI libraries. +A component and its template together define a *view*. A component can contain a *view hierarchy*, which allows you to define arbitrarily complex areas of the screen that can be created, modified, and destroyed as a unit. A view hierarchy can mix views defined in components that belong to different NgModules. This is often the case, especially for UI libraries.
    @@ -54,17 +53,17 @@ A component and its template together define a _view_. A component can contain a
    -When you create a component, it is associated directly with a single view, called the _host view_. The host view can be the root of a view hierarchy, which can contain _embedded views_, which are in turn the host views of other components. Those components can be in the same NgModule, or can be imported from other NgModules. Views in the tree can be nested to any depth. +When you create a component, it's associated directly with a single view, called the *host view*. The host view can be the root of a view hierarchy, which can contain *embedded views*, which are in turn the host views of other components. Those components can be in the same NgModule, or can be imported from other NgModules. Views in the tree can be nested to any depth.
    - The hierarchical structure of views is a key factor in the way Angular detects and responds to changes in the DOM and app data. + **Note:** The hierarchical structure of views is a key factor in the way Angular detects and responds to changes in the DOM and app data.
    ## NgModules and JavaScript modules -The NgModule system is different from and unrelated to the JavaScript (ES2015) module system for managing collections of JavaScript objects. These are two different and _complementary_ module systems. You can use them both to write your apps. +The NgModule system is different from and unrelated to the JavaScript (ES2015) module system for managing collections of JavaScript objects. These are *complementary* module systems that you can use together to write your apps. -In JavaScript each _file_ is a module and all objects defined in the file belong to that module. +In JavaScript each *file* is a module and all objects defined in the file belong to that module. The module declares some objects to be public by marking them with the `export` key word. Other JavaScript modules use *import statements* to access public objects from other modules. @@ -80,29 +79,28 @@ Other JavaScript modules use *import statements* to access public objects from o Component -Angular ships as a collection of JavaScript modules. You can think of them as library modules. Each Angular library name begins with the `@angular` prefix. Install them with the `npm` package manager and import parts of them with JavaScript `import` statements. +Angular loads as a collection of JavaScript modules. You can think of them as library modules. Each Angular library name begins with the `@angular` prefix. Install them with the `npm` package manager and import parts of them with JavaScript `import` statements.
    -For example, import Angular's `Component` decorator from the `@angular/core` library like this: +For example, import Angular's `Component` decorator from the `@angular/core` library like this. -You also import NgModules from Angular _libraries_ using JavaScript import statements. -For example, the following code imports the `BrowserModule` NgModule from the `platform-browser` library: +You also import NgModules from Angular *libraries* using JavaScript import statements. +For example, the following code imports the `BrowserModule` NgModule from the `platform-browser` library. -In the example of the simple root module above, the application module needs material from within the `BrowserModule`. To access that material, add it to the `@NgModule` metadata `imports` like this. +In the example of the simple root module above, the application module needs material from within +`BrowserModule`. To access that material, add it to the `@NgModule` metadata `imports` like this. -In this way you're using both the Angular and JavaScript module systems _together_. Although it's easy to confuse the two systems, which share the common vocabulary of "imports" and "exports", you will become familiar with the different contexts in which they are used. +In this way you're using the Angular and JavaScript module systems *together*. Although it's easy to confuse the two systems, which share the common vocabulary of "imports" and "exports", you will become familiar with the different contexts in which they are used.
    - Learn more from the [NgModules](guide/ngmodules) page. + Learn more from the [NgModules](guide/ngmodules) guide.
    - -
    diff --git a/aio/content/guide/architecture-next-steps.md b/aio/content/guide/architecture-next-steps.md index 713d206c68..5ee726ae37 100644 --- a/aio/content/guide/architecture-next-steps.md +++ b/aio/content/guide/architecture-next-steps.md @@ -1,48 +1,50 @@ # Next steps: tools and techniques -Once you have understood the basic building blocks, you can begin to learn more about the features and tools that are available to help you develop and deliver Angular applications. Angular provides a lot more features and services that are covered in this documentation. +After you understand the basic Angular building blocks, you can begin to learn more +about the features and tools that are available to help you develop and deliver Angular applications. +Here are some key features. -#### Responsive programming tools +## Responsive programming tools - * [Lifecycle hooks](guide/lifecycle-hooks): Tap into key moments in the lifetime of a component, from its creation to its destruction, by implementing the lifecycle hook interfaces. +* [Lifecycle hooks](guide/lifecycle-hooks): Tap into key moments in the lifetime of a component, from its creation to its destruction, by implementing the lifecycle hook interfaces. - * [Observables and event processing](guide/observables): How to use observables with components and services to publish and subscribe to messages of any type, such as user-interaction events and asynchronous operation results. +* [Observables and event processing](guide/observables): How to use observables with components and services to publish and subscribe to messages of any type, such as user-interaction events and asynchronous operation results. -#### Client-server interaction tools +## Client-server interaction tools - * [HTTP](guide/http): Communicate with a server to get data, save data, and invoke server-side actions with an HTTP client. +* [HTTP](guide/http): Communicate with a server to get data, save data, and invoke server-side actions with an HTTP client. - * [Server-side Rendering](guide/universal): Angular Universal generates static application pages on the server through server-side rendering (SSR). This allows you to run your Angular app on the server in order to improve performance and show the first page quickly on mobile and low-powered devices, and also facilitate web crawlers. +* [Server-side Rendering](guide/universal): Angular Universal generates static application pages on the server through server-side rendering (SSR). This allows you to run your Angular app on the server in order to improve performance and show the first page quickly on mobile and low-powered devices, and also facilitate web crawlers. - * [Service Workers](guide/service-worker-intro): A service worker is a script that runs in the web browser and manages caching for an application. Service workers function as a network proxy. They intercept outgoing HTTP requests and can, for example, deliver a cached response if one is available. You can significantly improve the user experience by using a service worker to reduce dependency on the network. +* [Service Workers](guide/service-worker-intro): Use a service worker to reduce dependency on the network +significantly improving the use experience. -#### Domain-specific libraries +## Domain-specific libraries - * [Animations](guide/animations): Animate component behavior -without deep knowledge of animation techniques or CSS with Angular's animation library. +* [Animations](guide/animations): Use Angular's animation library to animate component behavior +without deep knowledge of animation techniques or CSS. - * [Forms](guide/forms): Support complex data entry scenarios with HTML-based validation and dirty checking. +* [Forms](guide/forms): Support complex data entry scenarios with HTML-based validation and dirty checking. -#### Support for the development cycle +## Support for the development cycle - * [Testing Platform](guide/testing): Run unit tests on your application parts as they interact with the Angular framework. +* [Testing platform](guide/testing): Run unit tests on your application parts as they interact with the Angular framework. - * [Internationalization](guide/i18n): Angular's internationalization (i18n) tools can help you make your app available in multiple languages. +* [Internationalization](guide/i18n): Make your app available in multiple languages with Angular's internationalization (i18n) tools. - * [Compilation](guide/aot-compiler): Angular provides just-in-time (JIT) compilation for the development environment, and ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation for the production environment. +* [Compilation](guide/aot-compiler): Angular provides just-in-time (JIT) compilation for the development environment, and ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation for the production environment. - * [Security guidelines](guide/security): Learn about Angular's built-in protections against common web-app vulnerabilities and attacks such as cross-site scripting attacks. +* [Security guidelines](guide/security): Learn about Angular's built-in protections against common web-app vulnerabilities and attacks such as cross-site scripting attacks. -#### Setup and deployment tools +## Setup and deployment tools - * [Setup for local development](guide/setup): Learn how to set up a new project for development with QuickStart. +* [Setup for local development](guide/setup): Set up a new project for development with QuickStart. - * [Installation](guide/npm-packages): The [Angular CLI](https://cli.angular.io/), Angular applications, and Angular itself depend on features and functionality provided by libraries that are available as [npm](https://docs.npmjs.com/) packages. +* [Installation](guide/npm-packages): The [Angular CLI](https://cli.angular.io/), Angular applications, and Angular itself depend on features and functionality provided by libraries that are available as [npm](https://docs.npmjs.com/) packages. - * [Typescript Configuration](guide/typescript-configuration): TypeScript is the primary language for Angular application development. +* [TypeScript configuration](guide/typescript-configuration): TypeScript is the primary language for Angular application development. - * [Browser support](guide/browser-support): Learn how to make your apps compatible across a wide range of browsers. +* [Browser support](guide/browser-support): Make your apps compatible across a wide range of browsers. - * [Deployment](guide/deployment): Learn techniques for deploying your Angular application to a remote server. +* [Deployment](guide/deployment): Learn techniques for deploying your Angular application to a remote server. -
    diff --git a/aio/content/guide/architecture-services.md b/aio/content/guide/architecture-services.md index 80ca961167..d555f3577c 100644 --- a/aio/content/guide/architecture-services.md +++ b/aio/content/guide/architecture-services.md @@ -1,22 +1,32 @@ # Introduction to services and dependency injection -Service +*Service* is a broad category encompassing any value, function, or feature that an app needs. +A service is typically a class with a narrow, well-defined purpose. +It should do something specific and do it well. -_Service_ is a broad category encompassing any value, function, or feature that an app needs. A service is typically a class with a narrow, well-defined purpose. It should do something specific and do it well. -
    +Angular distinguishes components from services to increase modularity and reusability. +By separating a component's view-related functionality from other kinds of processing, +you can make your component classes lean and efficient. -Angular distinguishes components from services in order to increase modularity and reusability. +Ideally, a component's job is to enable the user experience and nothing more. +A component should present properties and methods for data binding, +in order to mediate between the view (rendered by the template) +and the application logic (which often includes some notion of a *model*). -* By separating a component's view-related functionality from other kinds of processing, you can make your component classes lean and efficient. Ideally, a component's job is to enable the user experience and nothing more. It should present properties and methods for data binding, in order to mediate between the view (rendered by the template) and the application logic (which often includes some notion of a _model_). +A component can delegate certain tasks to services, such as fetching data from the server, +validating user input, or logging directly to the console. +By defining such processing tasks in an *injectable service class*, you make those tasks +available to any component. +You can also make your app more adaptable by injecting different providers of the same kind of service, +as appropriate in different circumstances. -* A component should not need to define things like how to fetch data from the server, validate user input, or log directly to the console. Instead, it can delegate such tasks to services. By defining that kind of processing task in an injectable service class, you make it available to any component. You can also make your app more adaptable by injecting different providers of the same kind of service, as appropriate in different circumstances. - -Angular doesn't *enforce* these principles. Angular does help you *follow* these principles by making it easy to factor your -application logic into services and make those services available to components through *dependency injection*. +Angular doesn't *enforce* these principles. Angular does help you *follow* these principles +by making it easy to factor your application logic into services and make those services +available to components through *dependency injection*. ## Service examples -Here's an example of a service class that logs to the browser console: +Here's an example of a service class that logs to the browser console. @@ -24,35 +34,41 @@ Services can depend on other services. For example, here's a `HeroService` that -
    - -## Dependency injection +## Dependency injection (DI) Service +DI is wired into the Angular framework and used everywhere to provide new components with the services or other things they need. Components consume services; that is, you can *inject* a service into a component, giving the component access to that service class. -To define a class as a service in Angular, use the `@Injectable` decorator to provide the metadata that allows Angular to inject it into a component as a *dependency*. +To define a class as a service in Angular, use the `@Injectable()` decorator to provide the metadata that allows Angular to inject it into a component as a *dependency*. +Similarly, use the `@Injectable()` decorator to indicate that a component or other class (such as another service, a pipe, or an NgModule) *has* a dependency. -Similarly, use the `@Injectable` decorator to indicate that a component or other class (such as another service, a pipe, or an NgModule) _has_ a dependency. A dependency doesn't have to be a service—it could be a function, for example, or a value. +* The *injector* is the main mechanism. Angular creates an application-wide injector for you during the bootstrap process, and additional injectors as needed. You don't have to create injectors. -*Dependency injection* (often called DI) is wired into the Angular framework and used everywhere to provide new components with the services or other things they need. +* An injector creates dependencies, and maintains a *container* of dependency instances that it reuses if possible. -* The *injector* is the main mechanism. You don't have to create an Angular injector. Angular creates an application-wide injector for you during the bootstrap process. +* A *provider* is an object that tell an injector how to obtain or create a dependency. -* The injector maintains a *container* of dependency instances that it has already created, and reuses them if possible. +For any dependency that you need in your app, you must register a provider with the app's injector, +so that the injector can use the provider to create new instances. +For a service, the provider is typically the service class itself. -* A *provider* is a recipe for creating a dependency. For a service, this is typically the service class itself. For any dependency you need in your app, you must register a provider with the app's injector, so that the injector can use it to create new instances. +
    -When Angular creates a new instance of a component class, it determines which services or other dependencies that component needs by looking at the types of its constructor parameters. For example, the constructor of `HeroListComponent` needs a `HeroService`: +A dependency doesn't have to be a service—it could be a function, for example, or a value. + +
    + +When Angular creates a new instance of a component class, it determines which services or other dependencies that component needs by looking at the constructor parameter types. For example, the constructor of `HeroListComponent` needs `HeroService`. -When Angular discovers that a component depends on a service, it first checks if the injector already has any existing instances of that service. If a requested service instance does not yet exist, the injector makes one using the registered provider, and adds it to the injector before returning the service to Angular. +When Angular discovers that a component depends on a service, it first checks if the injector has any existing instances of that service. If a requested service instance doesn't yet exist, the injector makes one using the registered provider, and adds it to the injector before returning the service to Angular. When all requested services have been resolved and returned, Angular can call the component's constructor with those services as arguments. -The process of `HeroService` injection looks something like this: +The process of `HeroService` injection looks something like this.
    Service @@ -60,35 +76,41 @@ The process of `HeroService` injection looks something like this: ### Providing services -You must register at least one *provider* of any service you are going to use. A service can register providers itself, making it available everywhere, or you can register providers with specific modules or components. You register providers in the metadata of the service (in the `@Injectable` decorator), or in the `@NgModule` or `@Component` metadata +You must register at least one *provider* of any service you are going to use. +The provider can be part of the service's own metadata, making that service available everywhere, +or you can register providers with specific modules or components. +You register providers in the metadata of the service (in the `@Injectable()` decorator), +or in the `@NgModule()` or `@Component()` metadata -* By default, the Angular CLI command `ng generate service` registers a provider with the root injector for your service by including provider metadata in the `@Injectable` decorator. The tutorial uses this method to register the provider of HeroService class definition: +* By default, the Angular CLI command `ng generate service` registers a provider with the root injector for your service by including provider metadata in the `@Injectable()` decorator. The tutorial uses this method to register the provider of HeroService class definition. -``` -@Injectable({ - providedIn: 'root', -}) -``` + ``` + @Injectable({ + providedIn: 'root', + }) + ``` - When you provide the service at the root level, Angular creates a single, shared instance of HeroService and injects into any class that asks for it. Registering the provider in the `@Injectable` metadata also allows Angular to optimize an app by removing the service if it turns out not to be used after all. + When you provide the service at the root level, Angular creates a single, shared instance of `HeroService` + and injects it into any class that asks for it. + Registering the provider in the `@Injectable()` metadata also allows Angular to optimize an app + by removing the service from the compiled app if it isn't used. -* When you register a provider with a [specific NgModule](guide/architecture-modules), the same instance of a service is available to all components in that NgModule. To register at this level, use the `providers` property of the `@NgModule` decorator: +* When you register a provider with a [specific NgModule](guide/architecture-modules), the same instance of a service is available to all components in that NgModule. To register at this level, use the `providers` property of the `@NgModule()` decorator, -``` -@NgModule({ - providers: [ - BackendService, - Logger - ], - ... -}) -``` + ``` + @NgModule({ + providers: [ + BackendService, + Logger + ], + ... + }) + ``` * When you register a provider at the component level, you get a new instance of the -service with each new instance of that component. At the component level, register a service provider in the `providers` property of the `@Component` metadata: +service with each new instance of that component. +At the component level, register a service provider in the `providers` property of the `@Component()` metadata. - + For more detailed information, see the [Dependency Injection](guide/dependency-injection) section. - -
    diff --git a/aio/content/guide/architecture.md b/aio/content/guide/architecture.md index 59476836a1..2cb91390d5 100644 --- a/aio/content/guide/architecture.md +++ b/aio/content/guide/architecture.md @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ # Architecture overview Angular is a platform and framework for building client applications in HTML and TypeScript. -Angular is itself written in TypeScript. It implements core and optional functionality as a set of TypeScript libraries that you import into your apps. +Angular is written in TypeScript. It implements core and optional functionality as a set of TypeScript libraries that you import into your apps. -The basic building blocks of an Angular application are _NgModules_, which provide a compilation context for _components_. NgModules collect related code into functional sets; an Angular app is defined by a set of NgModules. An app always has at least a _root module_ that enables bootstrapping, and typically has many more _feature modules_. +The basic building blocks of an Angular application are *NgModules*, which provide a compilation context for *components*. NgModules collect related code into functional sets; an Angular app is defined by a set of NgModules. An app always has at least a *root module* that enables bootstrapping, and typically has many more *feature modules*. -* Components define *views*, which are sets of screen elements that Angular can choose among and modify according to your program logic and data. Every app has at least a root component. +* Components define *views*, which are sets of screen elements that Angular can choose among and modify according to your program logic and data. * Components use *services*, which provide specific functionality not directly related to views. Service providers can be *injected* into components as *dependencies*, making your code modular, reusable, and efficient. @@ -13,19 +13,19 @@ Both components and services are simply classes, with *decorators* that mark the * The metadata for a component class associates it with a *template* that defines a view. A template combines ordinary HTML with Angular *directives* and *binding markup* that allow Angular to modify the HTML before rendering it for display. -* The metadata for a service class provides the information Angular needs to make it available to components through *Dependency Injection (DI)*. +* The metadata for a service class provides the information Angular needs to make it available to components through *dependency injection (DI)*. An app's components typically define many views, arranged hierarchically. Angular provides the `Router` service to help you define navigation paths among views. The router provides sophisticated in-browser navigational capabilities. ## Modules -Angular defines the `NgModule`, which differs from and complements the JavaScript (ES2015) module. An NgModule declares a compilation context for a set of components that is dedicated to an application domain, a workflow, or a closely related set of capabilities. An NgModule can associate its components with related code, such as services, to form functional units. +Angular *NgModules* differ from and complement JavaScript (ES2015) modules. An NgModule declares a compilation context for a set of components that is dedicated to an application domain, a workflow, or a closely related set of capabilities. An NgModule can associate its components with related code, such as services, to form functional units. -Every Angular app has a _root module_, conventionally named `AppModule`, which provides the bootstrap mechanism that launches the application. An app typically contains many functional modules. +Every Angular app has a *root module*, conventionally named `AppModule`, which provides the bootstrap mechanism that launches the application. An app typically contains many functional modules. Like JavaScript modules, NgModules can import functionality from other NgModules, and allow their own functionality to be exported and used by other NgModules. For example, to use the router service in your app, you import the `Router` NgModule. -Organizing your code into distinct functional modules helps in managing development of complex applications, and in designing for reusability. In addition, this technique lets you take advantage of _lazy-loading_—that is, loading modules on demand—in order to minimize the amount of code that needs to be loaded at startup. +Organizing your code into distinct functional modules helps in managing development of complex applications, and in designing for reusability. In addition, this technique lets you take advantage of *lazy-loading*—that is, loading modules on demand—to minimize the amount of code that needs to be loaded at startup.
    @@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ Organizing your code into distinct functional modules helps in managing developm ## Components -Every Angular application has at least one component, the *root component* that connects a component hierarchy with the page DOM. Each component defines a class that contains application data and logic, and is associated with an HTML *template* that defines a view to be displayed in a target environment. +Every Angular application has at least one component, the *root component* that connects a component hierarchy with the page document object model (DOM). Each component defines a class that contains application data and logic, and is associated with an HTML *template* that defines a view to be displayed in a target environment. -The `@Component` decorator identifies the class immediately below it as a component, and provides the template and related component-specific metadata. +The `@Component()` decorator identifies the class immediately below it as a component, and provides the template and related component-specific metadata.
    - Decorators are functions that modify JavaScript classes. Angular defines a number of such decorators that attach specific kinds of metadata to classes, so that it knows what those classes mean and how they should work. + Decorators are functions that modify JavaScript classes. Angular defines a number of decorators that attach specific kinds of metadata to classes, so that the system knows what those classes mean and how they should work. Learn more about decorators on the web. @@ -49,15 +49,18 @@ The `@Component` decorator identifies the class immediately below it as a compon ### Templates, directives, and data binding -A template combines HTML with Angular markup that can modify the HTML elements before they are displayed. -Template *directives* provide program logic, and *binding markup* connects your application data and the document object model (DOM). +A template combines HTML with Angular markup that can modify HTML elements before they are displayed. +Template *directives* provide program logic, and *binding markup* connects your application data and the DOM. +There are tow types of data binding: * *Event binding* lets your app respond to user input in the target environment by updating your application data. * *Property binding* lets you interpolate values that are computed from your application data into the HTML. -Before a view is displayed, Angular evaluates the directives and resolves the binding syntax in the template to modify the HTML elements and the DOM, according to your program data and logic. Angular supports *two-way data binding*, meaning that changes in the DOM, such as user choices, can also be reflected back into your program data. +Before a view is displayed, Angular evaluates the directives and resolves the binding syntax in the template to modify the HTML elements and the DOM, according to your program data and logic. Angular supports *two-way data binding*, meaning that changes in the DOM, such as user choices, are also reflected in your program data. -Your templates can also use *pipes* to improve the user experience by transforming values for display. Use pipes to display, for example, dates and currency values in a way appropriate to the user's locale. Angular provides predefined pipes for common transformations, and you can also define your own. +Your templates can use *pipes* to improve the user experience by transforming values for display. +For example, use pipes to display dates and currency values that are appropriate for a user's locale. +Angular provides predefined pipes for common transformations, and you can also define your own pipes.
    @@ -70,13 +73,13 @@ Your templates can also use *pipes* to improve the user experience by transformi ## Services and dependency injection -For data or logic that is not associated with a specific view, and that you want to share across components, you create a *service* class. A service class definition is immediately preceded by the `@Injectable` decorator. The decorator provides the metadata that allows your service to be *injected* into client components as a dependency. +For data or logic that isn't associated with a specific view, and that you want to share across components, you create a *service* class. A service class definition is immediately preceded by the `@Injectable()` decorator. The decorator provides the metadata that allows your service to be *injected* into client components as a dependency. - *Dependency injection* (or DI) lets you keep your component classes lean and efficient. They don't fetch data from the server, validate user input, or log directly to the console; they delegate such tasks to services. + *Dependency injection* (DI) lets you keep your component classes lean and efficient. They don't fetch data from the server, validate user input, or log directly to the console; they delegate such tasks to services.
    - For a more detailed discusssion, see [Introduction to services and DI](guide/architecture-services). + For a more detailed discussion, see [Introduction to services and DI](guide/architecture-services).
    @@ -85,14 +88,16 @@ For data or logic that is not associated with a specific view, and that you want The Angular `Router` NgModule provides a service that lets you define a navigation path among the different application states and view hierarchies in your app. It is modeled on the familiar browser navigation conventions: * Enter a URL in the address bar and the browser navigates to a corresponding page. + * Click links on the page and the browser navigates to a new page. + * Click the browser's back and forward buttons and the browser navigates backward and forward through the history of pages you've seen. The router maps URL-like paths to views instead of pages. When a user performs an action, such as clicking a link, that would load a new page in the browser, the router intercepts the browser's behavior, and shows or hides view hierarchies. -If the router determines that the current application state requires particular functionality, and the module that defines it has not been loaded, the router can _lazy-load_ the module on demand. +If the router determines that the current application state requires particular functionality, and the module that defines it hasn't been loaded, the router can *lazy-load* the module on demand. -The router interprets a link URL according to your app's view navigation rules and data state. You can navigate to new views when the user clicks a button, selects from a drop box, or in response to some other stimulus from any source. The Router logs activity in the browser's history journal, so the back and forward buttons work as well. +The router interprets a link URL according to your app's view navigation rules and data state. You can navigate to new views when the user clicks a button or selects from a drop box, or in response to some other stimulus from any source. The router logs activity in the browser's history, so the back and forward buttons work as well. To define navigation rules, you associate *navigation paths* with your components. A path uses a URL-like syntax that integrates your program data, in much the same way that template syntax integrates your views with your program data. You can then apply program logic to choose which views to show or to hide, in response to user input and your own access rules. @@ -119,19 +124,26 @@ You've learned the basics about the main building blocks of an Angular applicati Each of these subjects is introduced in more detail in the following pages. -* [Modules](guide/architecture-modules) -* [Components](guide/architecture-components) - * [Templates](guide/architecture-components#templates-and-views) - * [Metadata](guide/architecture-components#component-metadata) +* [Introduction to Modules](guide/architecture-modules) + +* [Introduction to Components](guide/architecture-components) + + * [Templates and views](guide/architecture-components#templates-and-views) + + * [Component metadata](guide/architecture-components#component-metadata) + * [Data binding](guide/architecture-components#data-binding) + * [Directives](guide/architecture-components#directives) + * [Pipes](guide/architecture-components#pipes) -* [Services and dependency injection](guide/architecture-services) + +* [Introduction to services and dependency injection](guide/architecture-services)
    Note that the code referenced on these pages is available as a .
    -When you are familiar with these fundamental building blocks, you can explore them in more detail in the documentation. To learn about more tools and techniques that are available to help you build and deploy Angular applications, see [Next steps](guide/architecture-next-steps). +When you're familiar with these fundamental building blocks, you can explore them in more detail in the documentation. To learn about more tools and techniques that are available to help you build and deploy Angular applications, see [Next steps: tools and techniques](guide/architecture-next-steps).