Introduction
Welcome aboard, Angular aficionados! You’ve embarked on a journey to supercharge your Angular project with some configurations and tools I like to use.
In this tutorial, we’ll guide you through setting up essential configurations, integrating handy tools, and optimizing your workflow for a smoother development experience. Get ready to elevate your Angular game to the next level!
Setting Up Your Angular Project
To kick things off, let’s create a new Angular project using the Angular CLI.
Open your terminal and run the following command:
This command initializes a new Angular project named ‘your_project’ with minimal setup (without tests) using standalone and ‘pnpm’ as the package manager (pnpm site). Ignore this flag if you prefer using npm or yarn.
Integrating Tailwind CSS
Tailwind CSS offers a utility-first approach to styling your applications. Let’s integrate it into our project. Run the following commands in your terminal:
pnpm install -D tailwindcss postcss autoprefixer
npx tailwindcss init
These commands install Tailwind CSS and its dependencies and initialize a Tailwind configuration file.
Add to your style.scss:
@tailwind components;
@tailwind utilities;
Don’t forget to add to tailwind.config.js:
Adding ESLint for Code Linting
Code quality matters! Let’s add ESLint, a popular code linter, to our project. Execute the following command:
This command integrates ESLint into your Angular project seamlessly.
Incorporating Prettier for Code Formatting
Next up, let’s enhance code formatting using Prettier. Run the following command to install Prettier:
Additionally, we need to prevent conflicts between Prettier and ESLint. Execute the following commands to install necessary plugins:
Fine-tuning Tailwind CSS with Prettier
Tailwind CSS and Prettier can work harmoniously together. Let’s ensure Tailwind classes are formatted correctly. Install the Tailwind Prettier plugin using the command:
Optimizing Configuration Files
Now, let’s optimize our configuration files for a seamless development experience. Follow the steps below:
Add a .prettierignore file and copy-paste the contents of your .gitignore file into it.
Ignore node_modules in ESLint by echoing “node_modules” > .eslintignore into your terminal.
Verify and update your .eslintrc file with the provided JSON configuration.
“root”: true,
“ignorePatterns”: [“projects/**/*”],
“overrides”: [
{
“files”: [“*.ts”],
“extends”: [
“eslint:recommended”,
“plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended”,
“plugin:@angular-eslint/recommended”,
“plugin:@angular-eslint/template/process-inline-templates”,
“plugin:prettier/recommended”
],
“rules”: {
“@angular-eslint/directive-selector”: [
“error”,
{
“type”: “attribute”,
“prefix”: “app”,
“style”: “camelCase”
}
],
“@angular-eslint/component-selector”: [
“error”,
{
“type”: “element”,
“prefix”: “app”,
“style”: “kebab-case”
}
]
}
},
{
“files”: [“*.html”],
“extends”: [
“plugin:@angular-eslint/template/recommended”,
“plugin:@angular-eslint/template/accessibility”,
“plugin:@angular-eslint/template/recommended”
],
“rules”: {}
}
]
}
Enhancing Visual Studio Code Setup
Visual Studio Code is our development playground. Let’s configure it for optimal productivity. Update your .vscode/extensions.json and .vscode/settings.json files with the provided configurations.
Add to .vscode/extensions.json to recommend and install extensions:
“recommendations”: [
“angular.ng-template”,
“dbaeumer.vscode-eslint”,
“esbenp.prettier-vscode”,
“bradlc.vscode-tailwindcss”
]
}
Add to .vscode/extensions.json:
“editor.formatOnSave”: true,
“eslint.validate”: [“json”],
“files.autoSave”: “onFocusChange”,
“[html, scss]”: {
“editor.defaultFormatter”: “esbenp.prettier-vscode”
},
“[typescript]”: {
“editor.defaultFormatter”: “dbaeumer.vscode-eslint”
},
“search.exclude”: {
“**/node_modules”: true,
“**/dist”: true},
“files.exclude”: {
“node_modules/”: true,
“dist/”: false,
“.angular/”: true}
}
The files.exclude true option helps to save memory during builds.
Optimizing Angular Schematics
Customize Angular schematics to generate elements in the format that interests us. Update your angular.json file with the provided schematics configurations.
“@schematics/angular:component”: {
“inlineTemplate”: false,
“inlineStyle”: false,
“style”: “scss”,
“skipTests”: true,
“standalone”: true,
“changeDetection”: “OnPush”
},
“@schematics/angular:class”: {
“skipTests”: true},
“@schematics/angular:directive”: {
“skipTests”: true,
“standalone”: true},
“@schematics/angular:guard”: {
“skipTests”: true,
“functional”: true},
“@schematics/angular:interceptor”: {
“skipTests”: true},
“@schematics/angular:pipe”: {
“skipTests”: true,
“standalone”: true},
“@schematics/angular:resolver”: {
“skipTests”: true,
“functional”: true},
“@schematics/angular:service”: {
“skipTests”: true}
}
Adding Pre-commit Hooks and lint-staged
Ensure code quality before each commit using pre-commit hooks. Install Husky and lint-staged with the commands:
npx husky init
Add at the end of your package.json:
“*.(ts|js|html|css|scss|json|md)”: [
“prettier –write”
],
“*.(ts|js)”: [
“eslint –fix”
]
}
Then, update your .husky/pre-commit file with the provided script:
. “$(dirname — “$0“)/_/husky.sh”
npx lint-staged
Implementing Commit Linting
Maintain a consistent commit message format with commitlint.
Create a commitlint.config.js file with the provided configuration.
And add it:
extends: [‘@commitlint/config-conventional‘]
};
Additionally, update your .husky/commit-msg file with the provided script:
. “$(dirname — “$0“)/_/husky.sh”
npx –no — commitlint –edit ${1}
Conclusion
Congratulations! You’ve successfully configured your Angular project with essential tools and optimizations. With Tailwind CSS for styling, ESLint and Prettier for code quality, and seamless integration of pre-commit hooks and commit linting, your development workflow is now smoother and more efficient than ever.
Let us know in the comments if there are any tools or configurations you like to use in your projects?
Happy coding!
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