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My Angular project isn't loading the scripts declared in the angular.json file

After running the project scripts declared in angular.json file are not loading
"scripts": [
"node_modules/#webcomponents/webcomponentsjs/custom-elements-es5-adapter.js",
"node_modules/#webcomponents/webcomponentsjs/webcomponents-bundle.js",
"node_modules/#clr/icons/clr-icons.min.js",
"src/assets/js/app-info-parser.min.js",
"node_modules/lz-string/libs/lz-string.min.js"
],
Tried to to re-install few library but it does not seems to be working.

You should add them under build architect
"architect": {
"build": {
"options": {
"scripts": []
After run the project,
they should be part of the scripts.js file.

package.json - how to determine what parts of the module are installed

I have a project structure like this:
__tests__
example
src
.bablerc
.eslintignore
.eslintrd
.gitignore
package.json
package-lock.json
README.md
and package.json parameters like:
{
"name": "",
"version": "0.0.1",
"description": "",
"main": "src/index.js",
"scripts": {
"test": "jest"
},
"files": [
"src/"
],
"repository": {
"type": "git",
"url": "url"
},
"jest": {
},
"devDependencies": {
},
"peerDependencies": {
}
}
When I npm install this modules I only get src folder with an empty index.js file. The goal was to only have the user install all of the src folder and not the example part since that is an example app. I thought that "files": ["src/"], would solve this. However it's not doing what I would expect. I don't see anything that is in the src folder. It's empty!
npm docs say:
The optional files field is an array of file patterns that describes
the entries to be included when your package is installed as a
dependency. File patterns follow a similar syntax to .gitignore, but
reversed: including a file, directory, or glob pattern (*, **/, and
such) will make it so that file is included in the tarball when it’s
packed. Omitting the field will make it default to [""], which means
it will include all file
How do I allow the user to install all of the src folder and ignore the example folder?
I'm on npm 5.6.0 and node v9.11.2

Almost there! Files entry behave like in a line a .gitignore. That works:
"files": ["src"]
For testing purposes, you can run npm pack --dry-run to check in the pack reports what files would be included when running npm install on the package you're developing.

Angular - Adding -js fle getting Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected string

I have an angular 6 app, I'm trying to setup my own style library...
This is how looks angular.json file:
"root": "",
"sourceRoot": "src",
"projectType": "application",
"prefix": "app",
"schematics": {
"#schematics/angular:component": {
"styleext": "scss"
}
},
"architect": {
"build": {
"builder": "#angular-devkit/build-angular:browser",
"options": {
"outputPath": "dist/adm-auth-frontend",
"index": "src/index.html",
"main": "src/main.ts",
"polyfills": "src/polyfills.ts",
"tsConfig": "src/tsconfig.app.json",
"assets": [
"src/favicon.ico",
"src/assets"
],
"styles": [
"node_modules/bootstrap/scss/bootstrap.scss",
"src/styles.scss"
],
"scripts": [
"src/assets/scripts/index.js"
]
},
"configurations": {
As you can see, the project was setup with sass and its working good.
The problem is that I need some scripts files, I've added those files on the scripts sections but when I run execute ng serve get the following error and still now working :(
See error
I've tried to add it on webpack config file by using ng eject but..
The `eject` command has been temporarily disabled, as it is not yet compatible with the new `angular.json` format. The new configuration format provides further flexibility to modify the configuration of your workspace without ejecting. Ejection will be re-enabled in a future release of the CLI.If you need to eject today, use CLI 1.7 to eject your project.
index.js file:
#import './spec/settings/index.scss';
#import './spec/tools/index.scss';
#import 'bootstrap/scss/bootstrap.scss';
#import './spec/index.scss';
#import './vendor/index.scss';
How can I add these .js files?

Angular scripts added on angular.json file are run only once
when angular took over the application it will read those scripts once and loaded
so it is not recommend to use js files with angular cus they are not functioning again unless manually re-triggered upon change to the HTML.
instead use typescript libraries like ng-bootstrap or
Temporary solution is add manual tag on index.html,
this worked but isn't good enough.

Angular cli build without converting scss/less to .css or .js

I have angular 4 app which uses less as a preprocessor. When I do "ng build", it converts all my less files to the .js files which load these stylesheets. I want to build this application in such a way that it doesn't generate/convert the scss files.
Is there any way where i can avoid this conversion? I followed the documentation of angular-cli but no luck.
Any pointer would be helpful.

You can try
ng build --ec.
This will compress the styles to a styles.css and then you can include it in your index file.

You can put scss in the assets folder and load from there, ng build does not touch assets folder

Here is the procedure to switch to CSS:
1/ Delete node_module
2/ In angular.json file
2.1/ Edit this line
"schematics": {
"#schematics/angular:component": {
"style": "less"
}
},
To this line
"projectType": "application",
"schematics": {
"#schematics/angular:component": {
"style": "css"
}
},
2.2/ Edit this line (always on angular.json)
"styles": [
"src/styles.less"
],
With this line
"styles": [
"src/styles.css"
],
For information: There ara 2 lines "src/styles.less" on angular.json (Don't forget to modify the two lines)
3/ Close all open windows on visual studio code
4/ npm i

Angular Cli Webpack, How to add or bundle external js files?

I am not sure how to include JS files (vendors) after switching Angular Cli from SystemJs to Webpack.
For example
Option A
I have some js files that were installed via npm. Adding script tags to the head tag like this does not work. Nor does it seem like the best way.
<head>
<script src="node_modules/some_package/somejs.js">
</head>
//With systemJs I could do this
<head>
<script src="vendor/some_package/somejs.js">
</head>
Option B
Include these js files as part of the webpack bundle. This seems like the way it probably should be done. However I am not sure how to do this as all of the webpack code seems to be hidden behind the angular-cli-webpack node package. I was thinking maybe there is another webpack config that we might have access to. But I am not sure as I didn't see one when creating a new angular-cli-webpack project.
More Info:
The js files I am trying to include need to be included before the Angular project. For example jQuery and a third party js lib that isn't really setup for module loading or typescript.
References
https://github.com/angular/angular-cli/blob/master/WEBPACK_UPDATE.md
https://github.com/angular/angular-cli/tree/webpack

Last tested using angular-cli 11.x.x with Angular 11.x.x
This can be accomplished using scripts:[] in angular.json.
{
"project": {
"version": "1.0.0",
"name": "my-project"
},
"apps": [
{
"root": "src",
"outDir": "dist",
"assets": ["assets"],
"index": "index.html",
"main": "main.ts",
"polyfills": "polyfills.ts",
"test": "test.ts",
"tsconfig": "tsconfig.json",
"prefix": "app",
"mobile": false,
"styles": [
"styles.css"
],
"scripts": [
"../node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery.js"
],
"environments": {
"source": "environments/environment.ts",
"dev": "environments/environment.ts",
"prod": "environments/environment.prod.ts"
}
}
],
"addons": [],
"packages": [],
"e2e": {
"protractor": {
"config": "./protractor.conf.js"
}
},
"test": {
"karma": {
"config": "./karma.conf.js"
}
},
"defaults": {
"styleExt": "css",
"prefixInterfaces": false
}
}
Note: As the documentation suggests in the global library installation: if you change the value of your styles (or scripts!) property, then:
Restart ng serve if you're running it,
..to see the scripts executed in a **globalcontext via the scripts.bundle.js file.
Note: As discussed in the comments below. JS libs that support UMD modules via es6 imports such as jQuery can also be imported into your typescript files using the es6 import syntax. For example: import $ from 'jquery';.

There is a subtle difference to using scripts:[] then to adding something to the <head> with <script>. Scripts from scripts:[] get added to the scripts.bundle.js that gets always loaded in the body tag and will thus be loaded AFTER scripts in <head>. Thus if script loading order matters (i.e. you need to load a global polyfill), then your only option is to manually copy scripts to a folder (e.g. with a npm script) and add this folder as an asset to .angular-cli.json.
So if you really depend on something being loaded before angular itself (Option A), then you need to copy it manually to a folder that will be included in the angular build and then you can load it manually with a <script> in <head>.
Thus, for achieving option a you have to:
create a vendor folder in src/
add this folder as an asset to .angular-cli.json:
"assets": [
"assets",
"favicon.ico",
"vendor"
]
copy your vendor script node_modules/some_package/somejs.js to vendor
load it manually in index.html:
<head>
<script src="vendor/some_package/somejs.js">
</head>
However most of the time you only need this approach for packages, that need to be available globally, before everything else (i.e. certain polyfills). Kris' answer holds true for Option B and you get the benefit of the webpack build (Minification, Hashes, ...).
However if your scripts need not be globally available and if they are module-ready you can import them in src/polyfills.ts or even better import them only when you need them in your specific components.
Making scripts globally available via scripts:[] or via manually loading them brings it own set of problems and should really only be used, when it is absolutely necessary.

You need to open file .angular-cli.json file and need to search for
"scripts:" or if you want to add external css you need to find the word "styles": in the same file.
as an example shown below you will see how the bootstrap Js(bootstrap.min.js) and bootstrap CSS(bootstrap.min.css) includes in .angular-cli.json:
"styles": [
"styles.css",
"../node_modules/bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css"
],
"scripts": [
"../node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery.min.js",
"../node_modules/bootstrap/dist/js/bootstrap.min.js"
],
For sure if you have your own js file you can add your file path here in .angular-cli.json at the same place(in "scripts":[]).

You might want to have a look at this page:
https://github.com/angular/angular-cli#global-library-installation
It show the basics of how to include .js and .css files
Some javascript libraries need to be added to the global scope, and loaded as if they were in a script tag. We can do this using the apps[0].scripts and apps[0].styles properties of angular-cli.json.

I havn't used angular-cli before but I'm currently working with an Angular/Webpack build. In order to provide my application with jQuery and other vendors I use webpack's plugin, ProvidePlugin(). This will typically sit in your webpack.config.js: Here's an example for jquery, lodash and moment libraries. Here's a link to the documentation (which is vague at best)
plugins: [
new webpack.ProvidePlugin({
$: 'jquery',
_: 'lodash',
moment: 'moment',
})
]
Incredibly, it actually allows you to use it right away, providing all other webpack setup has been done correctly and have been installed with npm.