Angular Core Implementation

Angular Core Implementation Skill

Quick Start

Component Basics

import { Component, Input, Output, EventEmitter } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
  selector: 'app-user-card',
  template: `
    <div class="card">
      <h2>{{ user.name }}</h2>
      <p>{{ user.email }}</p>
      <button (click)="onDelete()">Delete</button>
    </div>
  `,
  styles: [`
    .card { border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 16px; }
  `]
})
export class UserCardComponent {
  @Input() user!: User;
  @Output() deleted = new EventEmitter<void>();

  onDelete() {
    this.deleted.emit();
  }
}

Service Creation

import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
import { Observable } from 'rxjs';

@Injectable({
  providedIn: 'root' // Singleton service
})
export class UserService {
  private apiUrl = '/api/users';

  constructor(private http: HttpClient) {}

  getUsers(): Observable<User[]> {
    return this.http.get<User[]>(this.apiUrl);
  }

  getUser(id: number): Observable<User> {
    return this.http.get<User>(`${this.apiUrl}/${id}`);
  }

  createUser(user: User): Observable<User> {
    return this.http.post<User>(this.apiUrl, user);
  }
}

Dependency Injection

@Injectable()
export class NotificationService {
  constructor(
    private logger: LoggerService,
    private config: ConfigService
  ) {}

  notify(message: string) {
    this.logger.log(message);
  }
}

Core Concepts

Lifecycle Hooks

export class UserListComponent implements
  OnInit,
  OnChanges,
  OnDestroy
{
  @Input() users: User[] = [];

  ngOnInit() {
    // Initialize component, fetch data
    this.loadUsers();
  }

  ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges) {
    // Respond to input changes
    if (changes['users']) {
      this.onUsersChanged();
    }
  }

  ngOnDestroy() {
    // Cleanup subscriptions, remove listeners
    this.subscription?.unsubscribe();
  }

  private loadUsers() { /* ... */ }
  private onUsersChanged() { /* ... */ }
}

Lifecycle Order: 1. ngOnChanges - When input properties change 2. ngOnInit - After first ngOnChanges 3. ngDoCheck - Every change detection cycle 4. ngAfterContentInit - After content is initialized 5. ngAfterContentChecked - After content is checked 6. ngAfterViewInit - After view is initialized 7. ngAfterViewChecked - After view is checked 8. ngOnDestroy - When component is destroyed

Modules

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';

@NgModule({
  declarations: [
    UserListComponent,
    UserDetailComponent,
    UserFormComponent
  ],
  imports: [
    CommonModule,
    FormsModule
  ],
  exports: [
    UserListComponent,
    UserDetailComponent
  ]
})
export class UserModule { }

Lazy Loading

const routes: Routes = [
  { path: 'users', loadChildren: () =>
      import('./users/users.module').then(m => m.UsersModule)
  }
];

Advanced Patterns

Content Projection

// Parent component
<app-card>
  <div class="header">Card Title</div>
  <div class="content">Card content</div>
</app-card>

// Card component
@Component({
  selector: 'app-card',
  template: `
    <div class="card">
      <ng-content select=".header"></ng-content>
      <ng-content select=".content"></ng-content>
      <ng-content></ng-content>
    </div>
  `
})
export class CardComponent { }

ViewChild and ContentChild

@Component({
  selector: 'app-form',
  template: `<app-input #firstInput></app-input>`
})
export class FormComponent implements AfterViewInit {
  @ViewChild('firstInput') firstInput!: InputComponent;

  ngAfterViewInit() {
    this.firstInput.focus();
  }
}

Custom Directive

@Directive({
  selector: '[appHighlight]'
})
export class HighlightDirective {
  constructor(private el: ElementRef) {
    this.el.nativeElement.style.backgroundColor = 'yellow';
  }
}

// Usage: <p appHighlight>Highlighted text</p>

Encapsulation

View Encapsulation Modes

@Component({
  selector: 'app-card',
  template: `<div class="card">...</div>`,
  styles: [`.card { color: blue; }`],
  encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.Emulated // Default
})
export class CardComponent { }

• Emulated (default): CSS scoped to component
• None: Global styles
• ShadowDom: Uses browser shadow DOM

Change Detection

OnPush Strategy

@Component({
  selector: 'app-user',
  template: `<div>{{ user.name }}</div>`,
  changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush
})
export class UserComponent {
  @Input() user!: User;

  constructor(private cdr: ChangeDetectorRef) {}

  manualDetection() {
    this.cdr.markForCheck();
  }
}

Provider Patterns

Multi-Provider

@NgModule({
  providers: [
    { provide: VALIDATORS, useValue: emailValidator, multi: true },
    { provide: VALIDATORS, useValue: minLengthValidator, multi: true }
  ]
})
export class ValidatorsModule { }

Factory Pattern

@NgModule({
  providers: [
    {
      provide: ConfigService,
      useFactory: (env: EnvironmentService) => {
        return env.production ?
          new ProdConfigService() :
          new DevConfigService();
      },
      deps: [EnvironmentService]
    }
  ]
})
export class AppModule { }

Testing Components

describe('UserCardComponent', () => {
  let component: UserCardComponent;
  let fixture: ComponentFixture<UserCardComponent>;

  beforeEach(async () => {
    await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
      declarations: [UserCardComponent]
    }).compileComponents();

    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(UserCardComponent);
    component = fixture.componentInstance;
  });

  it('should emit deleted when delete button clicked', () => {
    spyOn(component.deleted, 'emit');
    component.user = { id: 1, name: 'John', email: 'john@example.com' };
    fixture.detectChanges();

    fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('button')).nativeElement.click();
    expect(component.deleted.emit).toHaveBeenCalled();
  });
});

Performance Optimization

1. Use OnPush: Reduces change detection cycles 2. Unsubscribe: Prevent memory leaks 3. TrackBy: Optimize ngFor rendering 4. Lazy Load: Load modules on demand 5. Avoid property binding in templates*: Use async pipe

// Bad
users: User[] = [];

// Good
users$ = this.userService.getUsers();

<!-- Template -->
<app-user *ngFor="let user of users$ | async; trackBy: trackByUserId">
</app-user>

Best Practices

1. Smart vs Presentational: Container components handle logic 2. One Responsibility: Each component has a single purpose 3. Input/Output: Use @Input/@Output for communication 4. Services: Handle business logic and HTTP 5. DI: Always use dependency injection 6. OnDestroy: Clean up subscriptions

Resources

• Angular Documentation
• Angular Best Practices
• Component Interaction

Assets

Templates and reusable assets for core skill.

core Guide

Angular Lifecycle Hooks Quick Reference

Hook Execution Order

1. constructor()
2. ngOnChanges()      ← Input changes
3. ngOnInit()         ← Initialize
4. ngDoCheck()        ← Every CD cycle
5. ngAfterContentInit()
6. ngAfterContentChecked()
7. ngAfterViewInit()
8. ngAfterViewChecked()
9. ngOnDestroy()      ← Cleanup

When to Use Each Hook

Best Practices

export class MyComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
  private destroy$ = new Subject<void>();

  ngOnInit(): void {
    this.dataService.getData()
      .pipe(takeUntil(this.destroy$))
      .subscribe(data => this.data = data);
  }

  ngOnDestroy(): void {
    this.destroy$.next();
    this.destroy$.complete();
  }
}

References

Documentation references for core skill.

Scripts

Automation scripts for core skill.