@angular-devkit/build-angular
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Package description
The @angular-devkit/build-angular package is a set of tools and build configurations used to compile and build Angular applications. It is part of the Angular DevKit and is designed to work with the Angular CLI to provide a smooth development experience. It includes features for building, bundling, optimizing, and serving Angular applications.
Building Angular Applications
Compiles an Angular app into an output directory. The build artifacts will be stored in the dist/ directory by default.
ng buildDevelopment Server
Builds the application and starts a web server. You can view your application in the browser by navigating to the provided localhost address.
ng serveCode Optimization
Performs ahead-of-time compilation, tree-shaking, minification, and other optimizations to produce a production-ready application.
ng build --prodSass/SCSS Compilation
Allows you to use Sass/SCSS stylesheets with your Angular components, which will be compiled to CSS during the build process.
ng build --style=scssInternationalization (i18n)
Builds the application with i18n support. It can generate multiple versions of your application, one for each locale you support.
ng build --localizeWebpack is a powerful module bundler that can be used for building Angular applications. It is more generic than @angular-devkit/build-angular and can be used with various frameworks and libraries. It requires more configuration but is highly customizable.
Parcel is a fast, zero-configuration web application bundler that can also be used with Angular. It is simpler to set up than Webpack but may not offer the same level of control for complex build configurations.
Rollup is a module bundler for JavaScript that compiles small pieces of code into something larger and more complex, such as a library or application. It is known for its tree-shaking capabilities and is often used for building libraries. It can be used with Angular but is not as integrated as @angular-devkit/build-angular.
Gulp is a toolkit for automating painful or time-consuming tasks in your development workflow. While it can be used to build Angular applications, it is more of a task runner than a specialized Angular build tool and requires more setup for Angular-specific tasks.
Changelog
16.2.0 (2023-08-09)
| Commit | Type | Description |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| e6b377436 | feat | add ssr option in application builder |
| c05c83be7 | feat | add initial application builder implementation |
| 095f5aba6 | feat | add initial support for server bundle generation using esbuild |
| cb165a75d | feat | add pre-rendering (SSG) and App-shell support generation to application builder |
| 2a3fc6846 | feat | add preload hints based on transitive initial files |
| 099cec758 | feat | add support for serving SSR with dev-server when using the application builder |
| 449e21b3a | fix | correctly load dev server assets with vite 4.4.0+ |
| f42f10135 | fix | ensure preload hints for external stylesheets are marked as styles |
| 7defb3635 | fix | ensure that server dependencies are loaded also in ssr entrypoint |
| 05f31bd28 | fix | prevent race condition in setting up sass worker pool |
| 5048f6e82 | fix | Set chunk names explicitly |
| 974748cdf | perf | filter postcss usage based on content in esbuild builder |
| 61a652d91 | perf | inject Sass import/use directive importer information when resolving |
| a0a2c7aef | perf | only load browserslist in babel preset if needed |
| 6bfd1800e | perf | use in-memory Sass module resolution cache |
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Readme
This package contains Architect builders used to build and test Angular applications and libraries.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| app-shell | Build an Angular App shell. |
| browser | Build an Angular application targeting a browser environment. |
| dev-server | A development server that provides live reloading. |
| extract-i18n | Extract i18n messages from an Angular application. |
| karma | Execute unit tests using Karma test runner. |
| ng-packagr | Build and package an Angular library in Angular Package Format (APF) format using ng-packagr. |
| server | Build an Angular application targeting a Node.js environment. |
| protractor | Deprecated - Run end-to-end tests using Protractor framework. |
While the builders when executed via the Angular CLI and their associated options are considered stable, the programmatic APIs are not considered officially supported and are not subject to the breaking change guarantees of SemVer.
FAQs
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The npm package @angular-devkit/build-angular receives a total of 2,234,158 weekly downloads. As such, @angular-devkit/build-angular popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @angular-devkit/build-angular demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 2 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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