@ngxd/core

NGX Dynamic

Best way to quickly use Dynamic Components with Angular

Example Usage

Use like NgComponentOutlet but with @Input/@Output auto bindings:

<ng-container *ngxComponentOutlet="component"></ng-container>

Comparison

Feature	NgxComponentOutlet	ComponentFactoryResolver	NgComponentOutlet
Friendliness	⭐⭐⭐	⭐	⭐⭐
Dynamic Components	✅	✅	✅
AOT support	✅	✅	✅
Reactivity	✅	✅	✅
Injector	✅	✅	✅
NgModule	✅	✅	✅
projectionNodes	✅	✅	✅
Component Access	✅	✅	❌
Lifecycle OnChanges	✅	⭕️ manually	❌
Binding @Input()	✅	⭕️ manually	❌
Binding @Output()	✅	⭕️ manually	❌
Activate Event	✅	⭕️ manually	❌
Deactivate Event	✅	⭕️ manually	❌

Demo

Heroes

List of heroes

Table And Form

Table of heroes with table schema form

Editable Demo

Stackblitz

Github

Getting started

Step 1: Install @ngxd/core:

NPM

npm install --save @ngxd/core

Yarn

yarn add @ngxd/core

Step 2: Import the NgxdModule:

import { NgxdModule } from '@ngxd/core';

@NgModule({
  declarations: [ AppComponent ],
  imports: [ BrowserModule, NgxdModule ],
  bootstrap: [ AppComponent ]
})
export class AppModule {}

Step 3: Create components that your want to use dynamically:

@Component({
    selector: 'app-dynamic-comp-a',
    template: `I'm Dynamic Component A. Hello, {{ name }}!`
})
export class CompAComponent {
    @HostBinding('style.color') @Input() color: string;
    @Input() name: string;
    @Output() action: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter<any>();
    
    @HostListener('click', ['$event.target'])
    onClick($event) {
        this.action.emit($event);
    }
}

@Component({
    selector: 'app-dynamic-comp-b',
    template: `I'm Dynamic Component B. Hello, {{ name }}!`
})
export class CompBComponent {
    @HostBinding('style.color') @Input() color: string;
    @Input() name: string;
    @Output() action: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter<any>();
    
    @HostListener('click', ['$event.target'])
    onClick($event) {
        this.action.emit($event);
    }
}

Step 4: Add components to declarations and entryComponents:

@NgModule({
    ...
    declarations: [ ..., CompAComponent, CompBComponent ],
    entryComponents: [ CompAComponent, CompBComponent ]
})
export class AppModule {}

Step 5: Create a host component with the same inputs/outputs:

@Component({
    selector: 'app-items',
    template: `
    <ng-container *ngFor="let item of items">
        <ng-container *ngxComponentOutlet="
            item.component;
            context: { name: item.name }
        "></ng-container>
    </ng-container>
    `
})
export class ItemsComponent {
    @Input() color: string;
    @Input() items: { name: string; component: Type<any> }[];
    @Output() action: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter<any>();
}

Step 6: Add the component to declarations:

@NgModule({
    ...
    declarations: [ ..., ItemsComponent ],
    ...
})
export class AppModule {}

Step 7: Now show dynamic component in AppComponent:

import { Component } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
    selector: 'app-root',
    template: `
        <app-items [items]="items" (action)="onAction($event)" color="red"></app-items>
    `
})
export class AppComponent {
    items = [
        {
            name: 'Angular 5!',
            component: CompAComponent
        },
        {
            name: 'Angular 6!',
            component: CompBComponent
        }
    ];
    
    onAction($event) {
        console.log($event);
    }
}

And you will have in AppModule:

import { NgxdModule } from '@ngxd/core';

@NgModule({
  imports:      [ BrowserModule, NgxdModule ],
  declarations: [ AppComponent, CompAComponent, CompBComponent, ItemsComponent ],
  entryComponents: [ CompAComponent, CompBComponent ],
  bootstrap:    [ AppComponent ]
})
export class AppModule {}

API

Input	Type	Default	Required	Description
[ngxComponentOutlet]	Type<any>	n/a	yes
[ngxComponentOutletContext]	any	n/a	no
[ngxComponentOutletInjector]	Injector	n/a	no
[ngxComponentOutletContent]	any[][]	n/a	no
[ngxComponentOutletNgModuleFactory]	NgModuleFactory<any>	n/a	no

Output	Type	Description
(ngxComponentOutletActivate)	any
(ngxComponentOutletDeactivate)	any

Advanced Use Cases

Here is a demo repository showing ngx-component-outlet and Angular in action.