Error encountered resolving symbol values statically when using a provider factory

[mildfuzz]

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Versions.

@angular/cli: 1.2.4
node: 7.2.1
os: darwin x64
@angular/animations: 4.3.1
@angular/common: 4.3.1
@angular/compiler: 4.3.1
@angular/core: 4.3.1
@angular/forms: 4.3.1
@angular/http: 4.3.1
@angular/platform-browser: 4.3.1
@angular/platform-browser-dynamic: 4.3.1
@angular/router: 4.3.1
@angular/cli: 1.2.4
@angular/compiler-cli: 4.3.1
@angular/language-service: 4.3.1

Repro steps.

clone this repo:
https://github.com/mildfuzz/testProviderIssues
run ng test --single-run

The log given by the failure.

Error: Error encountered resolving symbol values statically. Calling function 'Test', function calls are not supported. Consider replacing the function or lambda with a reference to an exported function, resolving symbol TestProvider in /Users/john/Workspace/testProviderFactory/src/app/test.ts, resolving symbol TestProvider in /Users/john/Workspace/testProviderFactory/src/app/test.ts, resolving symbol AppModule in /Users/john/Workspace/testProviderFactory/src/app/app.module.ts, resolving symbol AppModule in /Users/john/Workspace/testProviderFactory/src/app/app.module.ts
at Compiler.compiler.plugin (/Users/john/Workspace/testProviderFactory/node_modules/@angular/cli/plugins/karma-webpack-throw-error.js:10:23)
at Compiler.applyPlugins (/Users/john/Workspace/testProviderFactory/node_modules/tapable/lib/Tapable.js:61:14)
at Watching._done (/Users/john/Workspace/testProviderFactory/node_modules/webpack/lib/Compiler.js:92:17)
at onCompiled (/Users/john/Workspace/testProviderFactory/node_modules/webpack/lib/Compiler.js:51:17)
at /Users/john/Workspace/testProviderFactory/node_modules/webpack/lib/Compiler.js:494:13
at next (/Users/john/Workspace/testProviderFactory/node_modules/tapable/lib/Tapable.js:184:11)
at Compiler. (/Users/john/Workspace/testProviderFactory/node_modules/webpack/lib/CachePlugin.js:62:5)
at Compiler.applyPluginsAsyncSeries (/Users/john/Workspace/testProviderFactory/node_modules/tapable/lib/Tapable.js:188:13)
at /Users/john/Workspace/testProviderFactory/node_modules/webpack/lib/Compiler.js:491:10
at Compilation.applyPluginsAsyncSeries (/Users/john/Workspace/testProviderFactory/node_modules/tapable/lib/Tapable.js:177:46)
at self.applyPluginsAsync.err (/Users/john/Workspace/testProviderFactory/node_modules/webpack/lib/Compilation.js:645:19)
at next (/Users/john/Workspace/testProviderFactory/node_modules/tapable/lib/Tapable.js:184:11)
at Compilation.compilation.plugin (/Users/john/Workspace/testProviderFactory/node_modules/webpack/lib/ProgressPlugin.js:121:6)
at Compilation.applyPluginsAsyncSeries (/Users/john/Workspace/testProviderFactory/node_modules/tapable/lib/Tapable.js:188:13)
at self.applyPluginsAsync.err (/Users/john/Workspace/testProviderFactory/node_modules/webpack/lib/Compilation.js:636:11)
at next (/Users/john/Workspace/testProviderFactory/node_modules/tapable/lib/Tapable.js:184:11)

Desired functionality.

builds / tests pass successfully when using a provider factory

I require the ability to use a provider factory that still works with constructor based injection

[mildfuzz]

I have edited the stack due to the isolated repo not being quite right at first

[deebloo]

looking at your code I think this may not currently be supported for the reasons stated in the error message.

[jiverson]

Yeah you can't do this in angular.

providers: [TestProvider()],

https://github.com/mildfuzz/testProviderIssues/blob/master/src/app/app.module.ts#L14

[alan-agius4]

Closing as this is by design when using the AOT compiler.

https://angular.io/guide/aot-compiler#function-calls-are-not-supported

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