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header Angular is in developer preview
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p.
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This quickstart does not reflect the final development process for writing apps with Angular.
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The following setup is for those who want to try out Angular while it is in developer preview.
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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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This quickstart shows how to write your Angular components in TypeScript. You could instead choose
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another language such as <a href="/docs/dart/latest/quickstart.html">Dart</a>, ES5, or ES6.
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p.
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The goal of this quickstart is to write a component in TypeScript that prints a string.
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We assume you have already installed <a href="https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/installing-node">Node and npm</a>.
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p.
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To get started, create a new empty project directory. All the following commands should be run
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from this directory.
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p.
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To get the benefits of TypeScript, we want to have the type definitions available for the compiler and the editor.
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TypeScript type definitions are typically published in a repo called <a href="http://definitelytyped.org/">DefinitelyTyped</a>.
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To fetch one of the type definitions to the local directory, we use the <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/tsd">tsd package manager</a>.
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code-example.
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$ npm install -g tsd
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$ tsd query angular2 --action install
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p.
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Next, create two empty files, <code>index.html</code> and <code>app.ts</code>, both at the root of the project:
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code-example.
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$ touch app.ts index.html
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// STEP 2 - Start the TypeScript compiler ##########################
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h2#start-tsc 2. Run the TypeScript compiler
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p.
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Since the browser doesn't understand TypeScript code, we need to run a compiler to translate
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your code to browser-compliant JavaScript as you work. This quickstart uses the TypeScript
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compiler in <code>--watch</code> mode, but it is also possible to do the translation in the browser as files
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are loaded, or configure your editor or IDE to do it.
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code-example.
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$ npm install -g typescript@^1.5.0-beta
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$ tsc --watch -m commonjs -t es5 --emitDecoratorMetadata app.ts
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// STEP 3 - Import Angular ##########################
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h2#section-transpile 3. Import Angular
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p Inside of <code>app.ts</code>, import the type definitions from Angular:
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code-example.
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<reference path="typings/angular2/angular2.d.ts" >
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p Now your editor should be able to complete the available imports:
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code-example.
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import {Component, View, bootstrap} from 'angular2/angular2';
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p.
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The above import statement uses ES6 module syntax to import three symbols from the Angular module.
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The module will 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
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that has an HTML tag named <strong><code><my-app></code></strong>.
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p.
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A component consists of two parts, the <strong>component controller</strong>
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which is an ES6 class, and the <strong>decorators</strong> which tell Angular
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how to place the component into the page.
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code-example(language="javascript" format="linenums").
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// Annotation section
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@Component({
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selector: 'my-app'
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})
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@View({
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template: '<h1>Hello {{ name }}</h1>'
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})
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// Component controller
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class MyAppComponent {
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name: string;
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constructor() {
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this.name = 'Alice';
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}
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}
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h3 @Component and @View annotations
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p.
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A component annotation describes details about the component. 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>@View</code> annotation defines the HTML that represents the component. The component you wrote 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.
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code-example(language="javascript" format="linenums").
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@Component({
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selector: 'my-app' // Defines the <my-app></my-app> tag
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})
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@View({
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template: '<h1>Hello {{ name }}</h1>' // Defines the inline template for the component
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})
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p.
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The annotations above specify an HTML tag of <code><my-app></code>
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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.
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The component controller is the backing of the component's template. This component
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controller uses TypeScript <code>class</code> syntax.
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code-example(language="javascript" format="linenums").
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class MyAppComponent {
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name: string;
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constructor() {
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this.name = 'Alice';
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}
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}
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p.
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Templates read from their component controllers. Templates have access to any properties
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or functions placed on the component controller.
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p.
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The template above binds to a <code>name</code> property through
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the double-mustache syntax (<code ng-non-bindable>{{ ... }}</code>).
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The body of the constructor assigns "Alice" to the name property. When the
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template renders, "Hello Alice" appears instead of
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<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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p.
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At the bottom of <code>app.ts</code>, call the <code>bootstrap()</code> function
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to load your new component into its page:
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code-example(language="javaScript").
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bootstrap(MyAppComponent);
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p.
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The <code>bootstrap()</code> function takes a
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component as a parameter, enabling the component
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(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>,
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include the traceur-runtime and the Angular bundle.
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Instantiate the <code>my-app</code> component in the <code>body</code>.
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code-example(language="html" format="linenums").
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<!-- index.html -->
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<html>
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<head>
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<title>Angular 2 Quickstart</title>
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<script src="https://github.jspm.io/jmcriffey/bower-traceur-runtime@0.0.87/traceur-runtime.js"></script>
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<script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-alpha.22/angular2.dev.js"></script>
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</head>
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<body>
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<!-- The app component created in app.ts -->
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<my-app></my-app>
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</body>
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</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.
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To do this, we'll use the System library.
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h3 System.js
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p.
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<a href="https://github.com/systemjs/systemjs">System</a> is a third-party open-source library that
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adds ES6 module loading functionality to browsers.
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p.
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Add the System.js dependency in the <code><head></code> tag, so that
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it looks like:
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code-example(language="html" format="linenums").
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<head>
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<title>Angular 2 Quickstart</title>
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<script src="https://github.jspm.io/jmcriffey/bower-traceur-runtime@0.0.87/traceur-runtime.js"></script>
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<script src="https://jspm.io/system@0.16.js"></script>
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<script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-alpha.22/angular2.dev.js"></script>
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</head>
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p.
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Add the following module-loading code:
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code-example(language="html" format="linenums").
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<my-app></my-app>
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<script>System.import('app');</script>
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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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p Run a local HTTP server, and view <code>index.html</code>.
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p.
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If you don't already have an HTTP server,
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you can install one using <code>npm install -g http-server</code>.
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(If that results in an access error, then you might need to use
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<code><b>sudo</b> npm ...</code>)
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For example:
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code-example.
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# From the directory that contains index.html:
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npm install -g http-server # Or sudo npm install -g http-server
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http-server # Creates a server at localhost:8080
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# In a browser, visit localhost:8080/index.html
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// WHAT'S NEXT... ##########################
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h2#section-transpile Great job! We'll have the next steps out soon.
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