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Angular TypeScript Snippets for VS Code

Updated for Angular 18 release

This extension for Visual Studio Code adds snippets for Angular for TypeScript and HTML.

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Usage

Type part of a snippet, press enter, and the snippet unfolds.

Alternatively, press Ctrl+Space (Windows, Linux) or Cmd+Space (macOS) to activate snippets from within the editor.

Command Palette Commands

Command	Purpose
express: Add simple Express server file to workspace	Adds Node.js express server

TypeScript Angular Snippets

Snippet	Purpose
`a-component`	component
`a-component-standalone`	standalone component
`a-component-inline`	component with inline template
`a-component-root`	root app component
`a-ctor-skip-self`	angular `NgModule`'s `skipself` constructor
`a-directive`	directive
`a-guard-can-activate`	`CanActivateFn` guard
`a-guard-can-activate-child`	`CanActivateChildFn` guard
`a-guard-can-deactivate`	`CanDeactivate` guard
`a-guard-can-match`	`CanMatch` guard
`a-httpclient-get`	`httpClient.get` with Rx Observable
`a-http-interceptor`	Empty Angular `HttpInterceptor` for `HttpClient`
`a-http-interceptor-headers`	Angular `HttpInterceptor` that sets headers for `HttpClient`
`a-http-interceptor-logging`	Angular `HttpInterceptor` that logs traffic for `HttpClient`
`a-module`	module
`a-module-root`	root app module
`a-output-event`	`@Output` event and emitter
`a-pipe`	pipe
`a-preload-opt-in-strategy`	custom preload strategy that allows choosing which routes to preload
`a-preload-network-strategy`	custom preload strategy that preloads based on network connectivity
`a-resolver`	resolver
`a-routes`	Route definition file
`a-rxjs-import`	import RxJs features
`a-rxjs-operators`	import RxJs operators
`a-route-path-404`	404 route path
`a-route-path-default`	default route path
`a-route-path-with-children`	route path with children
`a-route-path-eager`	eager route path
`a-route-path-lazy`	lazy route path
`a-router-events`	listen to one or more router events
`a-route-params-subscribe`	subscribe to route parameters
`a-service`	service with injectable provided in root
`a-service-httpclient`	service with `HttpClient`
`a-subscribe`	Rx Observable subscription
`a-trackby`	to create a trackby function in TypeScript for the `ngFor`

NgRx Snippets

Snippet	Purpose
`a-ngrx-store-module`	create an NgRx store module
`a-ngrx-create-action`	create an NgRx action with `createAction`
`a-ngrx-create-action-props`	create an NgRx action with `createAction` with props
`a-ngrx-create-reducer`	create an NgRx reducer with `createReducer`
`a-ngrx-create-effect`	create an NgRx effect with `createEffect`
`a-ngrx-create-effect-api`	create an NgRx effect with `createEffect` for an API call
`a-ngrx-create-selector`	create an NgRx selector with `createSelector`
`a-ngrx-create-selector-props`	create an NgRx selector with `createSelector` with props
`a-ngrx-data-entity-data-module-import`	add `EntityDataModule`
`a-ngrx-data-entity-metadata`	create the entity metadata for NgRx
`a-ngrx-data-entity-collection-data-service`	create a data service using NgRx

Dockerfile Snippets

Snippet	Purpose
`docker-angular-node-multi-stage`	Multi-stage Dockerfile for Node with Angular

JavaScript Snippets

Snippet	Purpose
`ex-simple-server`	Node.js Express Server

HTML Snippets

Snippet	Purpose
`a-class`	`[class]` binding
`a-select`	`<select>` control
`a-style`	`[style]` binding
`a-ngClass`	`ngClass`
`a-ngFor`	`*ngFor`
`a-ngForAsync`	`*ngFor` with async
`a-ngFor-trackBy`	`*ngFor` with trackBy
`a-form`	create a form tag with ngSubmit and form attributes
`a-formArrayName`	`formArrayName`
`a-formControlName`	`formControlName`
`a-formGroup`	`formGroup`
`a-formGroupName`	`formGroupName`
`a-form-submit`	create a submit button for a form
`a-ngIf`	`*ngIf`
`a-ngIfElse`	`*ngIf` with `else`
`a-ngModel`	`ngModel`
`a-routerLink`	`routerLink`
`a-routerLink-param`	`routerLink` with a route parameter
`a-ngStyle`	`ngStyle`
`a-ngSwitch`	`ngSwitch`
`a-prej`	show the JSON form of a model
`a-preja`	show the JSON form of a model, using async
`a-ng-container`	`<ng-container>` element
`a-ng-content`	`<ng-content>` element

VS Code Snippets

Snippet	Purpose
`a-launch-chrome`	launch/debug configuration for VS Code for Chrome
`a-launch-edge`	launch/debug configuration for VS Code for Edge
`a-task-start`	create a task configuration for starting the Angular app for VS Code

Installation

Install Visual Studio Code 1.10.0 or higher
Launch Code
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Select Install Extension
Choose the extension
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Credits

Thanks to the following contributors for the NgRx snippets: