Angular 2 rc 6
, typescript 2
, node 4.5.0
, npm 2.15.9
on Windows 7
I'm trying to move from Just-in-Time to Ahead-of-Time compilation and I'm relying on these resources:
- Angular 2 - Ahead-of-time compilation how to
- https://github.com/angular/angular/tree/master/modules/@angular/compiler-cli#angular-template-compiler
I understand that I need to run the compiler ngc
to generate ngfactory.ts
files, and that I need to change main.ts
to use platformBrowser
instead of platformBrowserDynamic
to bootstrap. I've hit a roadblock though and don't know how to proceed.
1. I've confirmed that the App runs without errors using Just-in-Time compilation. My main.ts
is:
enableProdMode();
platformBrowserDynamic().bootstrapModule(AppModule);
2. I clear all my app files from my production folder, but keep 3rd party libraries (eg: Angular 2, Angular 2 Material)
3. I run "node_modules/.bin/ngc" -p ./
This runs with no output to the console. I see an .ngfactory.ts
file for each of my .ts
components and modules. I also see a .css.shim.ts
file for each of my .css
that held component styles. In addition, .js
and .js.map
files have been transpiled and placed in the production directory
4. If I try to run the app at this point, I see 404 not found
errors for all the .html
files that held component templates
5. I manually move all template files (.html
) to production dir and run the App. It runs fine, but it still uses Just-in-Time compilation (255 requests, including compiler.umd.js
)
6. I change my main.ts
to:
enableProdMode();
platformBrowser().bootstrapModuleFactory(AppModuleNgFactory);
On its own, this makes no difference since the new code has not been compiled. However, I don't know what to do from here.
Should I run ngc
again? If so I get lots of errors of the type:
Error at C:/path/to/notify.component.ngfactory.ts:113:41: Property 'visible' is private and only accessible within class 'NotifyComponent'
... (many more like that with lots of properties from lots of components)
Compilation failed
Does using AoT compilation mean that I must make all my class properties public? Am I missing a step?