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include ../_util-fns
:marked
Having an existing Angular 1 application doesn't mean that we can't
begin enjoying everything Angular 2 has to offer. That's because Angular 2
comes with built-in tools for migrating Angular 1 projects over to the
Angular 2 platform.
Some applications will be easier to upgrade than others, and there are
ways in which we can make it easier for ourselves. It is possible to
prepare and align Angular 1 applications with Angular 2 even before beginning
the upgrade process. These preparation steps are all about making the code
more decoupled, more maintainable, and up to speed with modern development
tools. That means the preparation work will not only make the eventual upgrade
easier, but will also generally improve our Angular 1 applications.
One of the keys to a successful upgrade is to do it incrementally,
by running the two frameworks side by side in the same application, and
porting Angular 1 components to Angular 2 one by one. This makes it possible
to upgrade even large and complex applications without disrupting other
business, because the work can be done collaboratively and spread over
a period of time. The `upgrade` module in Angular 2 has been designed to
make incremental upgrading seamless.
1. [Preparation](#preparation)
1. [Follow the Angular Style Guide](#follow-the-angular-style-guide)
2. [Using a Module Loader](#using-a-module-loader)
3. [Migrating to TypeScript](#migrating-to-typescript)
4. [Using Component Directives](#using-component-directives)
2. [Upgrading with The Upgrade Module](#upgrading-with-the-upgrade-module)
1. [How The Upgrade Module Works](#how-the-upgrade-module-works)
2. [Bootstrapping hybrid Angular 1+2 Applications](#bootstrapping-hybrid-angular-1-2-applications)
3. [Using Angular 2 Components from Angular 1 Code](#using-angular-2-components-from-angular-1-code)
4. [Using Angular 1 Component Directives from Angular 2 Code](#using-angular-1-component-directives-from-angular-2-code)
5. [Projecting Angular 1 Content into Angular 2 Components](#projecting-angular-1-content-into-angular-2-components)
6. [Transcluding Angular 2 Content into Angular 1 Component Directives](#transcluding-angular-2-content-into-angular-1-component-directives)
7. [Making Angular 1 Dependencies Injectable to Angular 2](#making-angular-1-dependencies-injectable-to-angular-2)
8. [Making Angular 2 Dependencies Injectable to Angular 1](#making-angular-2-dependencies-injectable-to-angular-1)
3. [PhoneCat Upgrade Tutorial](#phonecat-upgrade-tutorial)
1. [Switching to TypeScript](#switching-to-typescript)
2. [Installing Angular 2](#installing-angular-2)
3. [Bootstrapping a hybrid 1+2 PhoneCat](#bootstrapping-a-hybrid-1-2-phonecat)
4. [Upgrading the Phone service](#upgrading-the-phone-service)
5. [Upgrading Components](#upgrading-components)
6. [Switching To The Angular 2 Router And Bootstrap](#switching-to-the-angular-2-router-and-bootstrap)
7. [Saying Goodbye to Angular 1](#saying-goodbye-to-angular-1)
3. [Appendix: Upgrading PhoneCat Tests](#appendix-upgrading-phonecat-tests)
.l-main-section
:marked
# Preparation
There are many ways to structure Angular 1 applications. When we begin
to upgrade these applications to Angular 2, some will turn out to be
much more easy to work with than others. There are a few key techniques
and patterns that we can apply to future proof our apps even before we
begin the migration.
## Follow the Angular Style Guide
The [Angular 1 Style Guide](https://github.com/johnpapa/angular-styleguide/blob/master/a1/README.md#single-responsibility)
collects patterns and practices that have been proven to result in
cleaner and more maintainable Angular 1 applications. It contains a wealth
of information about how to write and organize Angular code - and equally
importantly - how **not** to write and organize Angular code.
Angular 2 is a reimagined version of the best parts of Angular 1. In that
sense, its goals are the same as the Angular Style Guide's: To preserve
the good parts of Angular 1, and to avoid the bad parts. There's a lot
more to Angular 2 than just that of course, but this does mean that
*following the style guide helps make your Angular 1 app more closely
aligned with Angular 2*.
There are a few rules in particular that will make it much easier to do
*an incremental upgrade* using the Angular 2 `upgrade` module:
* The [Rule of 1](https://github.com/johnpapa/angular-styleguide/blob/master/a1/README.md#single-responsibility)
states that there should be one component per file. This not only makes
components easy to navigate and find, but will also allow us to migrate
them between languages and frameworks one at a time. In this example application,
each controller, component, service, and filter is in its own source file.
* The [Folders-by-Feature Structure](https://github.com/johnpapa/angular-styleguide/blob/master/a1/README.md#folders-by-feature-structure)
and [Modularity](https://github.com/johnpapa/angular-styleguide/blob/master/a1/README.md#modularity)
rules define similar principles on a higher level of abstraction: Different parts of the
application should reside in different directories and Angular modules.
When an application is laid out feature per feature in this way, it can also be
migrated one feature at a time. For applications that don't already look like
this, applying the rules in the Angular style guide is a highly recommended
preparation step. And this is not just for the sake of the upgrade - it is just
solid advice in general!
## Using a Module Loader
When we break application code down into one component per file, we often end
up with a project structure with a large number of relatively small files. This is
a much neater way to organize things than a small number of large files, but it
doesn't work that well if you have to load all those files to the HTML page with
<script> tags. Especially when you also have to maintain those tags in the correct
order. That's why it's a good idea to start using a *module loader*.
Using a module loader such as [SystemJS](https://github.com/systemjs/systemjs),
[Webpack](http://webpack.github.io/), or [Browserify](http://browserify.org/)
allows us to use the built-in module systems of the TypeScript or ES2015 languages in our apps.
We can use the `import` and `export` features that explicitly specify what code can
and will be shared between different parts of the application. For ES5 applications
we can use CommonJS style `require` and `module.exports` features. In both cases,
the module loader will then take care of loading all the code the application needs
in the correct order.
When we then take our applications into production, module loaders also make it easier
to package them all up into production bundles with batteries included.
:marked
## Migrating to TypeScript
If part of our Angular 2 upgrade plan is to also take TypeScript into use, it makes
sense to bring in the TypeScript compiler even before the upgrade itself begins.
This means there's one less thing to learn and think about during the actual upgrade.
It also means we can start using TypeScript features in our Angular 1 code.
Since TypeScript is a superset of ECMAScript 2015, which in turn is a superset
of ECMAScript 5, "switching" to TypeScript doesn't necessarily require anything
more than installing the TypeScript compiler and switching renaming files from
`*.js` to `*.ts`. But just doing that is not hugely useful or exciting, of course.
Additional steps like the following can give us much more bang for the buck:
* For applications that use a module loader, TypeScript imports and exports
(which are really ECMAScript 2015 imports and exports) can be used to organize
code into modules.
* Type annotations can be gradually added to existing functions and variables
to pin down their types and get benefits like build-time error checking,
great autocompletion support and inline documentation.
* JavaScript features new to ES2015, like arrow functions, `let`s and `const`s,
default function parameters, and destructuring assignments can also be gradually
added to make the code more expressive.
* Services and controllers can be turned into *classes*. That way they'll be a step
closer to becoming Angular 2 service and component classes, which will make our
life easier once we do the upgrade.
## Using Component Directives
In Angular 2, components are the main primitive from which user interfaces
are built. We define the different parts of our UIs as components, and then
compose the UI by using components in our templates.
You can also do this in Angular 1, using *component directives*. These are
directives that define their own templates, controllers, and input/output bindings -
the same things that Angular 2 components define. Applications built with
component directives are much easier to migrate to Angular 2 than applications
built with lower-level features like `ng-controller`, `ng-include`, and scope
inheritance.
To be Angular 2 compatible, an Angular 1 component directive should configure
these attributes:
* `restrict: 'E'`. Components are usually used as elements.
* `scope: {}` - an isolate scope. In Angular 2, components are always isolated
from their surroundings, and we should do this in Angular 1 too.
* `bindToController: {}`. Component inputs and outputs should be bound
to the controller instead of using the `$scope`.
* `controller` and `controllerAs`. Components have their own controllers.
* `template` or `templateUrl`. Components have their own templates.
Component directives may also use the following attributes:
* `transclude: true`, if the component needs to transclude content from elsewhere.
* `require`, if the component needs to communicate with some parent component's
controller.
Component directives **may not** use the following attributes:
* `compile`. This will not be supported in Angular 2.
* `replace: true`. Angular 2 never replaces a component element with the
component template. This attribute is also deprecated in Angular 1.
* `priority` and `terminal`. While Angular 1 components may use these,
they are not used in Angular 2 and it is better not to write code
that relies on them.
An Angular 1 component directive that is fully aligned with the Angular 2
architecture may look something like this:
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/app/hero-detail.directive.ts')
:marked
Angular 1.5 introduces the [component API](https://docs.angularjs.org/api/ng/type/angular.Module)
that makes it easier to define directives like these. It is a good idea to use
this API for component directives for several reasons:
* It requires less boilerplate code.
* It enforces the use of component best practices like `controllerAs`.
* It has good default values for directive attributes like `scope` and `restrict`.
The component directive example from above looks like this when expressed
using the component API:
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/app/upgrade-io/hero-detail.component.ts')
:marked
Controller lifecycle hook methods `$onInit()`, `$onDestroy()`, and `$onChanges()`
are another convenient feature that Angular 1.5 introduces. They all have nearly
exact [equivalents in Angular 2](lifecycle-hooks.html), so organizing component lifecycle
logic around them will ease the eventual Angular 2 upgrade process.
.l-main-section
:marked
# Upgrading with The Upgrade Module
The `upgrade` module in Angular 2 is a very useful tool for upgrading
anything but the smallest of applications. With it we can mix and match
Angular 1 and 2 components in the same application and have them interoperate
seamlessly. That means we don't have to do the upgrade work all at once,
since there's a natural coexistence between the two frameworks during the
transition period.
## How The Upgrade Module Works
The primary tool provided by the upgrade module is called the `UpgradeModule`.
This is a service that can bootstrap and manage hybrid applications that support
both Angular 2 and Angular 1 code.
When we use `UpgradeModule`, what we're really doing is *running both versions
of Angular at the same time*. All Angular 2 code is running in the Angular 2
framework, and Angular 1 code in the Angular 1 framework. Both of these are the
actual, fully featured versions of the frameworks. There is no emulation going on,
so we can expect to have all the features and natural behavior of both frameworks.
What happens on top of this is that components and services managed by one
framework can interoperate with those from the other framework. This happens
in three main areas: Dependency injection, the DOM, and change detection.
### Dependency Injection
Dependency injection is front and center in both Angular 1 and
Angular 2, but there are some key differences between the two
frameworks in how it actually works.
table
tr
th Angular 1
th Angular 2
tr
td
:marked
Dependency injection tokens are always strings
td
:marked
Tokens [can have different types](../guide/dependency-injection.html).
They are often classes. They may also be strings.
tr
td
:marked
There is exactly one injector. Even in multi-module applications,
everything is poured into one big namespace.
td
:marked
There is a [tree hierarchy of injectors](../guide/hierarchical-dependency-injection.html),
with a root injector and an additional injector for each component.
:marked
Even accounting for these differences we can still have dependency injection
interoperability. The `UpgradeModule` resolves the differences and makes
everything work seamlessly:
* We can make Angular 1 services available for injection to Angular 2 code
by *upgrading* them. The same singleton instance of each service is shared
between the frameworks. In Angular 2 these services will always be in the
*root injector* and available to all components. They will always have
*string tokens* - the same tokens that they have in Angular 1.
* We can also make Angular 2 services available for injection to Angular 1 code
by *downgrading* them. Only services from the Angular 2 root injector can
be downgraded. Again, the same singleton instances are shared between the frameworks.
When we register a downgrade, we explicitly specify a *string token* that we want to
use in Angular 1.
figure.image-display
img(src="/resources/images/devguide/upgrade/injectors.png" alt="The two injectors in a hybrid application" width="700")
:marked
### Components and the DOM
What we'll find in the DOM of a hybrid application are components and
directives from both Angular 1 and Angular 2. These components
communicate with each other by using the input and output bindings
of their respective frameworks, which the `UpgradeModule` bridges
together. They may also communicate through shared injected dependencies,
as described above.
There are two key things to understand about what happens in the DOM
of a hybrid application:
1. Every element in the DOM is owned by exactly one of the two
frameworks. The other framework ignores it. If an element is
owned by Angular 1, Angular 2 treats it as if it didn't exist,
and vice versa.
2. The root of the application *is always an Angular 1 template*.
So a hybrid application begins life as an Angular 1 application,
and it is Angular 1 that processes its root template. Angular 2 then steps
into the picture when an Angular 2 component is used somewhere in
the application templates. That component's view will then be managed
by Angular 2, and it may use any number of Angular 2 components and
directives.
Beyond that, we may interleave the two frameworks as much as we need to.
We always cross the boundary between the two frameworks by one of two
ways:
1. By using a component from the other framework: An Angular 1 template
using an Angular 2 component, or an Angular 2 template using an
Angular 1 component.
2. By transcluding or projecting content from the other framework. The
`UpgradeModule` bridges the related concepts of Angular 1 transclusion
and Angular 2 content projection together.
figure.image-display
img(src="/resources/images/devguide/upgrade/dom.png" alt="DOM element ownership in a hybrid application" width="500")
:marked
Whenever we use a component that belongs to the other framework, a
switch between framework boundaries occurs. However, that switch only
happens to the *children* of the component element. Consider a situation
where we use an Angular 2 component from Angular 1 like this:
```
<ng2-component></ng2-component>
```
The DOM element `<ng2-component>` will remain to be an Angular 1 managed
element, because it's defined in an Angular 1 template. That also
means you can apply additional Angular 1 directives to it, but *not*
Angular 2 directives. It is only in the template of the `Ng2Component`
component where Angular 2 steps in. This same rule also applies when you
use Angular 1 component directives from Angular 2.
:marked
### Change Detection
Change detection in Angular 1 is all about `scope.$apply()`. After every
event that occurs, `scope.$apply()` gets called. This is done either
automatically by the framework, or in some cases manually by our own
code. It is the point in time when change detection occurs and data
bindings get updated.
In Angular 2 things are different. While change detection still
occurs after every event, no one needs to call `scope.$apply()` for
that to happen. This is because all Angular 2 code runs inside something
called the [Angular zone](../api/core/index/NgZone-class.html). Angular always
knows when the code finishes, so it also knows when it should kick off
change detection. The code itself doesn't have to call `scope.$apply()`
or anything like it.
In the case of hybrid applications, the `UpgradeModule` bridges the
Angular 1 and Angular 2 approaches. Here's what happens:
* Everything that happens in the application runs inside the Angular 2 zone.
This is true whether the event originated in Angular 1 or Angular 2 code.
The zone triggers Angular 2 change detection after every event.
* The `UpgradeModule` will invoke the Angular 1 `$rootScope.$apply()` after
every turn of the Angular zone. This also triggers Angular 1 change
detection after every event.
figure.image-display
img(src="/resources/images/devguide/upgrade/change_detection.png" alt="Change detection in a hybrid application" width="600")
:marked
What this means in practice is that we do not need to call `$apply()` in
our code, regardless of whether it is in Angular 1 on Angular 2. The
`UpgradeModule` does it for us. We *can* still call `$apply()` so there
is no need to remove such calls from existing code. Those calls just don't
have any effect in a hybrid application.
:marked
When we downgrade an Angular 2 component and then use it from Angular 1,
the component's inputs will be watched using Angular 1 change detection.
When those inputs change, the corresponding properties in the component
are set. We can also hook into the changes by implementing the
[OnChanges](../api/core/index/OnChanges-class.html) interface in the component,
just like we could if it hadn't been downgraded.
Correspondingly, when we upgrade an Angular 1 component and use it from Angular 2,
all the bindings defined for the component directive's `scope` (or `bindToController`)
will be hooked into Angular 2 change detection. They will be treated
as regular Angular 2 inputs and set onto the scope (or controller) when
they change.
## Using UpgradeModule with Angular 2 _NgModules_
Both Angular 1 and Angular 2 have their own concept of modules
to help organize an application into cohesive blocks of funcionality.
Their details are quite different in architecture and implementation.
In Angular 1, you add Angular assets to the `angular.module` property.
In Angular 2, you create one or more classes adorned with an `NgModule` decorator
that describes Angular assets in metadata. The differences blossom from there.
In a hybrid application we run both versions of Angular at the same time.
That means that we need at least one module each from both Angular 1 and Angular 2.
We will import `UpgradeModule` inside our Angular 2 module, and then use it for
bootstrapping our Angular 1 module. Let's see how.
.l-sub-section
:marked
Learn more about Angular 2 modules at the [NgModule guide](ngmodule.html).
:marked
## Bootstrapping Hybrid Angular 1+2 Applications
The first step to upgrading an application using the `UpgradeModule` is
always to bootstrap it as a hybrid that supports both Angular 1 and
Angular 2.
Pure Angular 1 applications can be bootstrapped in two ways: By using an `ng-app`
directive somewhere on the HTML page, or by calling
[angular.bootstrap](https://docs.angularjs.org/api/ng/function/angular.bootstrap)
from JavaScript. In Angular 2, only the second method is possible - there is
no `ng-app` in Angular 2. This is also the case for hybrid applications.
Therefore, it is a good preliminary step to switch Angular 1 applications to use the
JavaScript bootstrap method even before switching them to hybrid mode.
Say we have an `ng-app` driven bootstrap such as this one:
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/index-ng-app.html', null, null, {otl: /(ng-app.*ng-strict-di)/})
:marked
We can remove the `ng-app` and `ng-strict-di` directives from the HTML
and instead switch to calling `angular.bootstrap` from JavaScript, which
will result in the same thing:
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/app/1-bootstrap/app.module.ts', 'bootstrap')
:marked
Now introduce Angular 2 to the project. Inspired by instructions in
[the QuickStart](../quickstart.html), you can selectively copy in material from the
<a href="https://github.com/angular/quickstart" target="_blank">QuickStart github repository</a>.
Next, create an `app.module.ts` file and add the following `NgModule` class:
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/app/1-2-hybrid-bootstrap/app.module.ts', 'ngmodule')
:marked
This bare minimum `NgModule` imports `BrowserModule`, the module every Angular browser-based app must have.
It also imports `UpgradeModule` from `@angular/upgrade/static`, and adds an override to prevent
Angular 2 from bootstrapping itself in the form of the `ngDoBootstrap` empty class method.
Now we bootstrap `AppModule` using `platformBrowserDynamic`'s `bootstrapModule` method.
Then we use dependency injection to get a hold of the `UpgradeModule` instance in `AppModule`,
and use it to bootstrap our Angular 1 app.
The `upgrade.bootstrap` method takes the exact same arguments as [angular.bootstrap](https://docs.angularjs.org/api/ng/function/angular.bootstrap):
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/app/1-2-hybrid-bootstrap/app.module.ts', 'bootstrap')
:marked
Congratulations! You're running a hybrid Angular 1+2 application! The
existing Angular 1 code works as before _and_ you're ready to run Angular 2 code.
:marked
## Using Angular 2 Components from Angular 1 Code
figure
img(src="/resources/images/devguide/upgrade/a1-to-a2.png" alt="Using an Angular 2 component from Angular 1 code" align="left" style="width:250px; margin-left:-40px;margin-right:10px" )
:marked
Once we're running a hybrid app, we can start the gradual process of upgrading
code. One of the more common patterns for doing that is to use an Angular 2 component
in an Angular 1 context. This could be a completely new component or one that was
previously Angular 1 but has been rewritten for Angular 2.
Say we have a simple Angular 2 component that shows information about a hero:
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/app/downgrade-static/hero-detail.component.ts', null, 'hero-detail.component.ts')
:marked
If we want to use this component from Angular 1, we need to *downgrade* it
using the `downgradeComponent()` method. What we get when we do that is an Angular 1
*directive*, which we can then register into our Angular 1 module:
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/app/downgrade-static/app.module.ts', 'downgradecomponent')
:marked
Because `HeroDetailComponent` is an Angular 2 component, we must also add it to the
`declarations` in the `AppModule`.
And because this component is being used from the Angular 1 module, and is an entry point into
our Angular 2 application, we also need to add it to the `entryComponents` for our
Angular 2 module.
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/app/downgrade-static/app.module.ts', 'ngmodule')
.l-sub-section
:marked
All Angular 2 components, directives and pipes must be declared in an NgModule.
:marked
The net resulit is an Angular 1 directive called `heroDetail`, that we can
use like any other directive in our Angular 1 templates.
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/index-downgrade-static.html', 'usecomponent')
.alert.is-helpful
:marked
Note that this Angular 1 is an element directive (`restrict: 'E'`) called `heroDetail`.
An Angular 1 element directive is matched based on its _name_.
*The `selector` metadata of the downgraded Angular 2 component is ignored.*
:marked
Most components are not quite this simple, of course. Many of them
have *inputs and outputs* that connect them to the outside world. An
Angular 2 hero detail component with inputs and outputs might look
like this:
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/app/downgrade-io/hero-detail.component.ts', null, 'hero-detail.component.ts')
:marked
These inputs and outputs can be supplied from the Angular 1 template, and the
`downgradeComponent()` method takes care of bridging them over via the `inputs`
and `outputs` arrays:
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/app/downgrade-io/app.module.ts', 'downgradecomponent')
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/index-downgrade-io.html', 'usecomponent')
:marked
Note that even though we are in an Angular 1 template, **we're using Angular 2
attribute syntax to bind the inputs and outputs**. This is a requirement for downgraded
components. The expressions themselves are still regular Angular 1 expressions.
.callout.is-important
header Use kebab-case for downgraded component attributes
:marked
There's one notable exception to the rule of using Angular 2 attribute syntax
for downgraded components. It has to do with input or output names that consist
of multiple words. In Angular 2 we would bind these attributes using camelCase:
code-example(format="").
[myHero]="hero"
:marked
But when using them from Angular 1 templates, we need to use kebab-case:
code-example(format="").
[my-hero]="hero"
:marked
The `$event` variable can be used in outputs to gain access to the
object that was emitted. In this case it will be the `Hero` object, because
that is what was passed to `this.deleted.emit()`.
Since this is an Angular 1 template, we can still use other Angular 1
directives on the element, even though it has Angular 2 binding attributes on it.
For example, we can easily make multiple copies of the component using `ng-repeat`:
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/index-downgrade-io.html', 'userepeatedcomponent')
:marked
## Using Angular 1 Component Directives from Angular 2 Code
figure
img(src="/resources/images/devguide/upgrade/a2-to-a1.png" alt="Using an Angular 1 component from Angular 2 code" align="left" style="width:250px; margin-left:-40px;margin-right:10px" )
:marked
So, we can write an Angular 2 component and then use it from Angular 1
code. This is very useful when we start our migration from lower-level
components and work our way up. But in some cases it is more convenient
to do things in the opposite order: To start with higher-level components
and work our way down. This too can be done using the `UpgradeModule`.
We can *upgrade* Angular 1 component directives and then use them from
Angular 2.
Not all kinds of Angular 1 directives can be upgraded. The directive
really has to be a *component directive*, with the characteristics
[described in the preparation guide above](#using-component-directives).
Our safest bet for ensuring compatibility is using the
[component API](https://docs.angularjs.org/api/ng/type/angular.Module)
introduced in Angular 1.5.
A simple example of an upgradable component is one that just has a template
and a controller:
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/app/upgrade-static/hero-detail.component.ts', 'hero-detail', 'hero-detail.component.ts')
:marked
We can *upgrade* this component to Angular 2 using the `UpgradeComponent` class.
By creating a new Angular 2 **directive** that extends `UpgradeComponent` and doing a `super` call
inside it's constructor, we have a fully upgrade Angular 1 component to be used inside Angular 2.
All that is left is to add it to `AppModule`'s `declarations` array.
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/app/upgrade-static/hero-detail.component.ts', 'hero-detail-upgrade', 'hero-detail.component.ts')
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/app/upgrade-static/app.module.ts', 'hero-detail-upgrade', 'hero-detail.component.ts')
.alert.is-helpful
:marked
Upgraded componentes are Angular 2 **directives**, instead of **components**, because Angular 2
is unaware that Angular 1 will create elements under it. As far as Angular 2 knows, the upgraded
component is just a directive - a tag - and Angular 2 doesn't have to concern itself with
it's children.
:marked
An upgraded component may also have inputs and outputs, as defined by
the scope/controller bindings of the original Angular 1 component
directive. When we use the component from an Angular 2 template,
we provide the inputs and outputs using **Angular 2 template syntax**,
with the following rules:
table
tr
th
th Binding definition
th Template syntax
tr
th Attribute binding
td
:marked
`myAttribute: '@myAttribute'`
td
:marked
`<my-component myAttribute="value">`
tr
th Expression binding
td
:marked
`myOutput: '&myOutput'`
td
:marked
`<my-component (myOutput)="action()">`
tr
th One-way binding
td
:marked
`myValue: '<myValue'`
td
:marked
`<my-component [myValue]="anExpression">`
tr
th Two-way binding
td
:marked
`myValue: '=myValue'`
td
:marked
As a two-way binding: `<my-component [(myValue)]="anExpression">`.
Since most Angular 1 two-way bindings actually only need a one-way binding
in practice, `<my-component [myValue]="anExpression">` is often enough.
:marked
As an example, say we have a hero detail Angular 1 component directive
with one input and one output:
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/app/upgrade-io/hero-detail.component.ts', 'hero-detail-io', 'hero-detail.component.ts')
:marked
We can upgrade this component to Angular 2, annotate inputs and outputs in the upgrade directive,
and then provide the input and output using Angular 2 template syntax:
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/app/upgrade-io/hero-detail.component.ts', 'hero-detail-io-upgrade', 'hero-detail.component.ts')
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/app/upgrade-io/container.component.ts', null, 'container.component.ts')
:marked
## Projecting Angular 1 Content into Angular 2 Components
figure
img(src="/resources/images/devguide/upgrade/a1-to-a2-with-projection.png" alt="Projecting Angular 1 content into Angular 2" align="left" style="width:250px; margin-left:-40px;margin-right:10px" )
:marked
When we are using a downgraded Angular 2 component from an Angular 1
template, the need may arise to *transclude* some content into it. This
is also possible. While there is no such thing as transclusion in Angular 2,
there is a very similar concept called *content projection*. The `UpgradeModule`
is able to make these two features interoperate.
Angular 2 components that support content projection make use of an `<ng-content>`
tag within them. Here's an example of such a component:
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/app/1-to-2-projection/hero-detail.component.ts', null, 'hero-detail.component.ts')
:marked
When using the component from Angular 1, we can supply contents for it. Just
like they would be transcluded in Angular 1, they get projected to the location
of the `<ng-content>` tag in Angular 2:
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/index-1-to-2-projection.html', 'usecomponent')
.alert.is-helpful
:marked
When Angular 1 content gets projected inside an Angular 2 component, it still
remains in "Angular 1 land" and is managed by the Angular 1 framework.
:marked
## Transcluding Angular 2 Content into Angular 1 Component Directives
figure
img(src="/resources/images/devguide/upgrade/a2-to-a1-with-transclusion.png" alt="Projecting Angular 2 content into Angular 1" align="left" style="width:250px; margin-left:-40px;margin-right:10px" )
:marked
Just like we can project Angular 1 content into Angular 2 components,
we can *transclude* Angular 2 content into Angular 1 components, whenever
we are using upgraded versions from them.
When an Angular 1 component directive supports transclusion, it may use
the `ng-transclude` directive in its template to mark the transclusion
point:
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/app/2-to-1-transclusion/hero-detail.component.ts', null, 'hero-detail.component.ts')
.alert.is-helpful
:marked
The directive also needs to have the `transclude: true` option enabled.
It is on by default for component directives defined with the
1.5 component API.
:marked
If we upgrade this component and use it from Angular 2, we can populate
the component tag with contents that will then get transcluded:
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/app/2-to-1-transclusion/container.component.ts', null, 'container.component.ts')
:marked
## Making Angular 1 Dependencies Injectable to Angular 2
When running a hybrid app, we may bump into situations where we need to have
some Angular 1 dependencies to be injected to Angular 2 code. This may be
because we have some business logic still in Angular 1 services, or because
we need some of Angular 1's built-in services like `$location` or `$timeout`.
In these situations, it is possible to *upgrade* an Angular 1 provider to
Angular 2. This makes it possible to then inject it somewhere in Angular 2
code. For example, we might have a service called `HeroesService` in Angular 1:
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/app/1-to-2-providers/heroes.service.ts', null, 'heroes.service.ts')
:marked
We can upgrade the service using a Angular 2 [Factory provider](../guide/dependency-injection.html#factory-providers)
that requests the service from the Angular 1 `$injector`. The name of the Angular 2 dependency is up to you:
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/app/1-to-2-providers/app.module.ts', 'register', 'app.module.ts')
:marked
We can then inject it in Angular 2 using a string token:
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/app/1-to-2-providers/hero-detail.component.ts', null, 'hero-detail.component.ts')
.alert.is-helpful
:marked
In this example we upgraded a service class, which has the added benefit that
we can use a TypeScript type annotation when we inject it. While it doesn't
affect how the dependency is handled, it enables the benefits of static type
checking. This is not required though, and any Angular 1 service, factory, or
provider can be upgraded.
:marked
## Making Angular 2 Dependencies Injectable to Angular 1
In addition to upgrading Angular 1 dependencies, we can also *downgrade*
Angular 2 dependencies, so that we can use them from Angular 1. This can be
useful when we start migrating services to Angular 2 or creating new services
in Angular 2 while we still have components written in Angular 1.
For example, we might have an Angular 2 service called `Heroes`:
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/app/2-to-1-providers/heroes.ts', null, 'heroes.ts')
:marked
Again, as with Angular 2 components, register the provider with the `NgModule` by adding it to the module's `providers` list.
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/app/2-to-1-providers/app.module.ts', 'ngmodule', 'app.module.ts')
:marked
Now wrap the Angular 2 `Heroes` in an *Angular 1 factory function* using `downgradeInjectable()`.
and plug the factory into an Angular 1 module.
The name of the Angular 1 dependency is up to you:
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/app/2-to-1-providers/app.module.ts', 'register', 'app.module.ts')
:marked
After this, the service is injectable anywhere in our Angular 1 code:
+makeExample('upgrade-module/ts/app/2-to-1-providers/hero-detail.component.ts', null, 'hero-detail.component.ts')
.l-main-section
:marked
# PhoneCat Upgrade Tutorial
In this section and we will look at a complete example of
preparing and upgrading an application using the `upgrade` module. The app
we're going to work on is [Angular PhoneCat](https://github.com/angular/angular-phonecat)
from [the original Angular 1 tutorial](https://docs.angularjs.org/tutorial),
which is where many of us began our Angular adventures. Now we'll see how to
bring that application to the brave new world of Angular 2.
During the process we'll learn how to apply the steps outlined in the
[preparation guide](#preparation) in practice: We'll align the application
with Angular 2 and also take TypeScript into use.
To follow along with the tutorial, clone the
[angular-phonecat](https://github.com/angular/angular-phonecat) repository
and apply the steps as we go.
In terms of project structure, this is where our work begins:
.filetree
.file angular-phonecat
.children
.file bower.json
.file karma.conf.js
.file package.json
.file app
.children
.file core
.children
.file checkmark
.children
.file checkmark.filter.js
.file checkmark.filter.spec.js
.file phone
.children
.file phone.module.js
.file phone.service.js
.file phone.service.spec.js
.file core.module.js
.file phone-detail
.children
.file phone-detail.component.js
.file phone-detail.component.spec.js
.file phone-detail.module.js
.file phone-detail.template.html
.file phone-list
.children
.file phone-list.component.js
.file phone-list.component.spec.js
.file phone-list.module.js
.file phone-list.template.html
.file img
.children
.file ...
.file phones
.children
.file ...
.file app.animations.js
.file app.config.js
.file app.css
.file app.module.js
.file index.html
.file e2e-tests
.children
.file protractor-conf.js
.file scenarios.js
:marked
This is actually a pretty good starting point. The code uses the Angular 1.5
component API and the organization follows the
[Angular 1 Style Guide](https://github.com/johnpapa/angular-styleguide/blob/master/a1/README.md),
which is an important [preparation step](#following-the-angular-style-guide) before
a successful upgrade.
* Each component, service, and filter is in its own source file, as per the
[Rule of 1](https://github.com/johnpapa/angular-styleguide/blob/master/a1/README.md#single-responsibility).
* The `core`, `phone-detail`, and `phone-list` modules are each in their
own subdirectory. Those subdirectories contain the JavaScript code as well as
the HTML templates that go with each particular feature. This is in line with the
[Folders-by-Feature Structure](https://github.com/johnpapa/angular-styleguide/blob/master/a1/README.md#style-y152)
and [Modularity](https://github.com/johnpapa/angular-styleguide/blob/master/a1/README.md#modularity)
rules.
* Unit tests are located side-by-side with application code where they are easily
found, as described in the rules for
[Organizing Tests](https://github.com/johnpapa/angular-styleguide/blob/master/a1/README.md#style-y197).
:marked
## Switching to TypeScript
Since we're going to be writing our Angular 2 code in TypeScript, it makes sense to
bring in the TypeScript compiler even before we begin upgrading.
We will also start to gradually phase out the Bower package manager in favor
of NPM. We'll install all new dependencies using NPM, and will eventually be
able to remove Bower from the project.
Let's begin by installing TypeScript to the project.
code-example(format="").
npm i typescript --save-dev
:marked
Let's also add run scripts for the `tsc` TypeScript compiler to `package.json`:
+makeJson('upgrade-phonecat-1-typescript/ts/package.json', {paths: 'scripts.tsc, scripts.tsc:w'}, 'package.json')
:marked
We can now install type definitions for the existing libraries that
we're using but that don't come with prepackaged types: Angular 1 and the
Jasmine unit test framework.
code-example(format="").
npm install @types/jasmine @types/angular @types/angular-animate @types/angular-cookies @types/angular-mocks @types/angular-resource @types/angular-route @types/angular-sanitize --save-dev
:marked
We should also configure the TypeScript compiler so that it can understand our
project. We'll add a `tsconfig.json` file to the project directory, just like we do
in the [Quickstart](../quickstart.html). It instructs the TypeScript compiler how
to interpret our source files.
+makeJson('upgrade-phonecat-1-typescript/ts/tsconfig.ng1.json', null, 'tsconfig.json')
:marked
We are telling the TypeScript compiler to turn our TypeScript files to ES5 code
bundled into CommonJS modules.
We can now launch the TypeScript compiler from the command line. It will watch
our `.ts` source files and compile them to JavaScript on the fly. Those compiled
`.js` files are then loaded into the browser by SystemJS. This is a process we'll
want to have continuously running in the background as we go along.
code-example(format="").
npm run tsc:w
:marked
The next thing we'll do is convert our JavaScript files to TypeScript. Since
TypeScript is a superset of ECMAScript 2015, which in turn is a superset
of ECMAScript 5, we can simply switch the file extensions from `.js` to `.ts`
and everything will work just like it did before. As the TypeScript compiler
runs, it emits the corresponding `.js` file for every `.ts` file and the
compiled JavaScript is what actually gets executed. If you start
the project HTTP server with `npm start`, you should see the fully functional
application in your browser.
Now that we have TypeScript though, we can start benefiting from some of its
features. There's a lot of value the language can provide to Angular 1 applications.
For one thing, TypeScript is a superset of ES2015. Any app that has previously
been written in ES5 - like the PhoneCat example has - can with TypeScript
start incorporating all of the JavaScript features that are new to ES2015.
These include things like `let`s and `const`s, arrow functions, default function
parameters, and destructuring assignments.
Another thing we can do is start adding *type safety* to our code. This has
actually partially already happened because of the Angular 1 typings we installed.
TypeScript are checking that we are calling Angular 1 APIs correctly when we do
things like register components to Angular modules.
But we can also start adding *type annotations* for our own code to get even more
out of TypeScript's type system. For instance, we can annotate the checkmark
filter so that it explicitly expects booleans as arguments. This makes it clearer
what the filter is supposed to do.
+makeExample('upgrade-phonecat-1-typescript/ts/app/core/checkmark/checkmark.filter.ts', null, 'app/core/checkmark/checkmark.filter.ts')
:marked
In the `Phone` service we can explicitly annotate the `$resource` service dependency
as an `angular.resource.IResourceService` - a type defined by the Angular 1 typings.
+makeExample('upgrade-phonecat-1-typescript/ts/app/core/phone/phone.service.ts', null, 'app/core/phone/phone.service.ts')
:marked
We can apply the same trick to the application's route configuration file in `app.config.ts`,
where we are using the location and route services. By annotating them accordingly TypeScript
can verify we're calling their APIs with the correct kinds of arguments.
+makeExample('upgrade-phonecat-1-typescript/ts/app/app.config.ts', null, 'app/app.config.ts')
.l-sub-section
:marked
The [Angular 1.x type definitions](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@types/angular)
we installed are not officially maintained by the Angular team,
but are quite comprehensive. It is possible to make an Angular 1.x application
fully type-annotated with the help of these definitions.
If this is something we wanted to do, it would be a good idea to enable
the `noImplicitAny` configuration option in `tsconfig.json`. This would
cause the TypeScript compiler to display a warning when there's any code that
does not yet have type annotations. We could use it as a guide to inform
us about how close we are to having a fully annotated project.
:marked
Another TypeScript feature we can make use of is *classes*. In particular, we
can turn our component controllers into classes. That way they'll be a step
closer to becoming Angular 2 component classes, which will make our life
easier once we do the upgrade.
Angular 1 expects controllers to be constructor functions. That's exactly what
ES2015/TypeScript classes are under the hood, so that means we can just plug in a
class as a component controller and Angular 1 will happily use it.
Here's what our new class for the phone list component controller looks like:
+makeExample('upgrade-phonecat-1-typescript/ts/app/phone-list/phone-list.component.ts', null, 'app/phone-list/phone-list.component.ts')
:marked
What was previously done in the controller function is now done in the class
constructor function. The dependency injection annotations are attached
to the class using a static property `$inject`. At runtime this becomes the
`PhoneListController.$inject` property.
The class additionally declares three members: The array of phones, the name of
the current sort key, and the search query. These are all things we have already
been attaching to the controller but that weren't explicitly declared anywhere.
The last one of these isn't actually used in the TypeScript code since it's only
referred to in the template, but for the sake of clarity we want to define all the
members our controller will have.
In the Phone detail controller we'll have two members: One for the phone
that the user is looking at and another for the URL of the currently displayed image:
+makeExample('upgrade-phonecat-1-typescript/ts/app/phone-detail/phone-detail.component.ts', null, 'app/phone-detail/phone-detail.component.ts')