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Tools documentation

This document contains information about the tools section of the angular2-seed.

General Information

The root of this folder contains the following files:

Filename Description
.gitignore Adds the generated *.js and .js.map files to the list of ignores files for git
config.ts Exports the project configuration, which contains of the basic configuration provided by /config/seed.config.ts and the project specific overrides defined by /config/project.config.ts
debug.ts Provides the ability to debug a specific build task
README.md The documentation of the tools section
utils.ts Exports the utilities provided by the seed barrel file (/utils/seed.utils.ts) and the project specific barrel file (/utils/project.utils.ts)

The subfolders provide further folders to distinguish between files which are provided by the seed (located in the corresponding seed folder) and files which can be specific by project (to be located in the corresponding project folder). This helps you to include updates from the angular2-seed without causing conflicts with you personal customisations.

Configuration

The configuration of the seed contains of a basic configuration provided by /config/seed.config.ts file. You can add your own custom configuration within the /config/project.config.ts file, which extends the seed configuration.

Environment Configuration

The environment configuration files in /tools/env provide a way for you to set and override configuration settings based on a given environment. The /tools/env/base.ts configuration is set up in all environments (dev|test|staging|prod), whereas the /tools/env/dev.ts is specific to the dev environment, as is /tools/env/prod.ts specific to the prod environment.

Manual Typings

The manual_typings folder contains of manual TypeScript typings provided by the seed (/manual_typings/seed) and project specific TypeScript typings (/manual_typings/project). As for the project specific typings there is a sample provided (/manual_typings/project/sample.package.d.ts) to help you get started.

Tasks

The tasks folder contains of tasks provided by the seed (/tasks/seed) and project specific tasks (/tasks/project). As for the project specific tasks there is a sample provided (/tasks/project/sample.task.ts) to help you get started.

The seed provides the following tasks:

Filename Description
build.assets.dev.ts Copies the assets (located in src/client/assets) over to the dist/dev/assets directory
build.assets.prod.ts Copies the assets (located in src/client/assets) over to the dist/prod/assets directory
build.bundles.app.ts Bundles the JavaScript files using the SystemJS Builder
build.bundles.ts Bundles the JavaScript shim dependencies
build.docs.ts Builds the documentation for the TypeScript files using typedoc
build.html_css.ts Builds the html and css files and applies CSS postprocessing
build.index.dev.ts Builds the index.html for the dev environment
build.index.prod.ts Builds the index.html for the prod environment
build.js.dev.ts Transpiles the TypeScript files (excluding specs and e2e specs) for the dev environment
build.js.e2e.ts Transpiles the TypeScript files (excluding specs and e2e specs) for the e2e environment
build.js.prod.ts Transpiles the TypeScript files (excluding specs and e2e specs) for the prod environment
build.js.test.ts Transpiles the TypeScript files (excluding specs and e2e specs) for the test environment
build.js.tools.ts Transpiles the TypeScript files located in /tools
check.versions.ts Checks if the required Node and NPM (as defined in /config/seed.config.ts) are installed
clean.all.ts Cleans all files within the /dist directory
clean.coverage.ts Cleans all files within the /coverage directory
clean.dev.ts Cleans all files within the /dist/dev directory
clean.prod.ts Cleans all files within the /dist/prod directory
clean.tools.ts Cleans all JavaScript files (which got transpiled from the TypeScript files) within the /tools directory
copy.js.prod.ts Copies all TypeScript files (excluding specs and e2e specs) over to the /tmp dir
css-lint.ts Lints all css files using stylelint
e2e.ts Runs all e2e specs using protractor
generate.manifest.ts Generates a manifest file for the application
karma.start.ts Starts the unit tests using karma
serve.coverage.ts Serves the unit test coverage report using an express server
serve.docs.ts Serves the application documentation using an express server
server.prod.ts Serves the files from /dist/prod using an express server
server.start.ts Serves the files from /dist/dev using an express server
tslint.ts Lints the TypeScript files using codelyzer
watch.dev.ts Watches for code changes and rebuilds the files in /dist/dev
watch.e2e.ts Watches for code changes and rebuilds the files in /dist/e2e
watch.test.ts Watches for code changes and rebuilds the files in /dist/test
webdriver.ts Installs the Selenium webdriver used for the Protractor e2e specs

Utilities

The utils folder contains of utilities provided by the seed (/utils/seed) and project specific utilities (/utils/project). As for the project specific utilities there is a sample provided (/utils/project/sample_util.ts) to help you get started.

The utilities are exported by the barrel files project.utils.ts (for the project specific utilities) and seed.utils.ts (for the utilities provided by the seed).

The seed provides the following utilities:

Filename Description
clean.ts Provides a utility to clean files and directories
code_change_tools.ts Provides utilities to make use of BrowserSync to refresh the browser after a code change
server.ts Provides utilities to start express servers for the application, the documentation and the unit test coverage
task_tools.ts Provides utilities to start tasks (matching task names as string input parameters from the gulpfile.ts to the corresponding files)
template_locals.ts Provides a utility for template locals
tsproject.ts Provides a utility to configure the TypeScript transpilation
watch.ts Provides a utility to watch for file changes and notify live reloads