[Tracking] Angular 6

[sis0k0]

Branch https://github.com/NativeScript/nativescript-angular/tree/sis0k0/ng6.

• Update nativescript-dev-webpack to support webpack 4. [Tracking] Webpack 4 nativescript-dev-webpack#492
• Enable strictMetadataEmit when [6.0.0-rc.1+] NGC fails when using classes from tns-core-modules as injection tokens angular/angular#23310 is resolved. There's a PR in the Angular repo with the fix: fix(compiler): handle undefined annotation metadata angular/angular#23349.
• ActionBarExtension e2e test is failing when running webpack with uglify without specifying mangleExcludes. More specifically, the issue is reproducible when the name ActionBar is changed.
• Verify that the unit tests are passing.
• Update apps to Angular 6, rxjs 6 and TypeScript 2.7.2.
  • sampleGroceries
  • nativescript-sdk-examples
  • tests-app-ng
  • renderer/router e2e apps
  • templates

[mr-White]

Watching this eagerly :)

[RainingNight]

Any news?

[NickIliev]

@RainingNight @mr-White the support for Angular 6 is in development but you can already test it with nativescript-angular@next (and then updating all Angular related dependencies with executing ./node_modules/.bin/update-app-ng-deps) - test with POC app here

[mr-White]

Thank you @NickIliev ! I'll have to check it out this weekend :)

To anyone who hasn't subscribed to the NativeScript newsletter, in a recent issue, it mentioned that Angular 6 support is included in upcoming NativeScript 4.1 release.

Here is an except from that Newsletter:

What’s Coming in NativeScript 4.1? 🧐

Even though NativeScript 4.0 was just released, our engineering team has taken off the brakes and is steadily working towards the 4.1 release! Truth be told, this is bigger than most point releases, as we will be providing features and improvements such as:

V8 upgrade to latest version and performance improvements on Android;
Documentation revamp - complete revamp of the current cookbook, new table of contents, new user experience;
Various fixes on debugging and LiveSync; LiveSync will work with sockets to provide more stable and predictable experience;
Support for Angular 6 and Webpack 4;
Extended CSS support with gradients, box shadow, and media queries;
Debugging on multiple iOS simulators;
New setup scripts for Windows and Mac.

Stay tuned as 4.1 is due to drop at the very end of May or early June! As a reminder, register for our upcoming webinar to learn all about the 4.1 release.

/cc @RainingNight

[RoyiNamir]

@sis0k0 Regarding RXJS6 & Angular 6 , there is a problem when importing operators in the new way.
aka

`import {map} from 'rxjs/operators'

(from 'rxjs/operators/map' is not supported anymore)

In short : all operators (from rxjs/opearators) will be imported regardless their usage. ( for dev and for bundling with webpack also)

Webpack configuration must be added with code in order not to import all unused operators

Already reported this here : NativeScript/nativescript-dev-webpack#550