A starter template for Angular 5 applications with multiple modules.
Requirements
- Angular CLI v1.5.0
- Angular v5.1.0
- Typescript v2.4.2
Demo
View a demo of the application here.
You can run a local demo by cloning this repo, running npm install, ng serve and then pointing your browser to http://localhost:4200.
Documentation
Read more about the architecture here.
FormModule
The FormModule represents a publicly accessible module which is lazy-loaded when the application is executed. There is no authorization required to view any of the pages or components within the FormModule. In a real-world application, the FormModule can be replaced with the core of the website which can be accessed by anyone - such as the homepage.
CoreModule
The CoreModule drives the Angular application. It handles the API HTTP Interceptor, Authentication Guard and Authentication Service. In addition, the CoreModule holds the Login component, not-found component and the global Header component.
HeaderComponent
The HeaderComponent independently determines the route from the URL, and the permissions set in the User Authentication token, and then appropriately displays the links in the navigation bar.
AdminModule
The AdminModule represents a privately accessible module which is lazy-loaded only upon successful user authentication via the LoginComponent and AuthenticationService in the CoreModule. In a real-world application the AdminModule would be the registered-user dasboard. In this demo, you can use any username and password to login.
SharedModule
The SharedModule contains directives and components which may be used across multiple modules and areas of the application. A good example is the RequiredLabelDirective which adds an asterisk to an input label. This directive can be used all over the application including the FormComponent and LoginComponent which are in the FormModule and CoreModule respectively.
For a more detailed explanation on the architectural decisions made in this design, read this article.
Features
- Multi-module architecture using Angular CLI conventions
- Core module, Shared module, 1x public module, 1x private module
- HTTP/API interceptor example
- Authentication guard example
- Shared directive example
Updating the demo
- Install angular-cli-ghpages by running the command
npm install -g angular-cli-ghpages - Build the Angular app and set the base-href by running the command:
ng build --prod --base-href "https://zuperm4n.github.io/angular5-starter-multi-module" - Deploy to GitHub.io by running the
angular-cli-ghpagestool (shorthand:ngh)