Learning the Angular CLI

Introduction

• Maximize productivity with Angular CLI
• What you should know
• Using the exercise files

1. Exploring the Angular CLI

• What is the Angular CLI?
• Installing the CLI
• Using the CLI

2. Updating Angular Versions

• Using the Angular Update Guide
• Using ng update: Part 1
• Using ng update: Part 2

3. Creating New Angular Projects

• The ng new command
• Understanding the config files
• Adding application assets
• Adding a CSS framework
• Challenge: Adding JavaScript libraries
• Solution: Adding JavaScript libraries

4. Serving Angular Applications for Development

• The ng serve command
• Customizing the development server

5. Generating Angular Application Code

• Creating new code with schematics
• Generating components and modules
• Generating directives
• Generating pipes
• Generating route guards
• Adding libraries using schematics
• Generating custom library
• Challenge: Generating services
• Solution: Generating services

6. Building Angular Applications

• A build pipeline for an Angular app
• The ng build command
• Configuring different build options
• Setting up build scripts
• Deploying with the Angular CLI

7. Running Tests

• Built-in test runner
• The ng test command
• Test run options
• Testing workflow

Conclusion

• Next steps