Angular TypeScript Snippets for VS Code

Updated for Angular 18 release

This extension for Visual Studio Code adds snippets for Angular for TypeScript and HTML.

See the CHANGELOG for the latest changes

Angular Essentials

Check out the Angular Essentials extension for more great extensions for developing with JavaScript and Angular.

Usage

Type part of a snippet, press enter, and the snippet unfolds.

Alternatively, press Ctrl+Space (Windows, Linux) or Cmd+Space (macOS) to activate snippets from within the editor.

Command Palette Commands

Command	Purpose
express: Add simple Express server file to workspace	Adds Node.js express server

TypeScript Angular Snippets

Snippet	Purpose
a-component	component
a-component-standalone	standalone component
a-component-inline	component with inline template
a-component-root	root app component
a-ctor-skip-self	angular NgModule's skipself constructor
a-directive	directive
a-guard-can-activate	CanActivateFn guard
a-guard-can-activate-child	CanActivateChildFn guard
a-guard-can-deactivate	CanDeactivate guard
a-guard-can-match	CanMatch guard
a-httpclient-get	httpClient.get with Rx Observable
a-http-interceptor	Empty Angular HttpInterceptor for HttpClient
a-http-interceptor-headers	Angular HttpInterceptor that sets headers for HttpClient
a-http-interceptor-logging	Angular HttpInterceptor that logs traffic for HttpClient
a-module	module
a-module-root	root app module
a-output-event	@Output event and emitter
a-pipe	pipe
a-preload-opt-in-strategy	custom preload strategy that allows choosing which routes to preload
a-preload-network-strategy	custom preload strategy that preloads based on network connectivity
a-resolver	resolver
a-routes	Route definition file
a-rxjs-import	import RxJs features
a-rxjs-operators	import RxJs operators
a-route-path-404	404 route path
a-route-path-default	default route path
a-route-path-with-children	route path with children
a-route-path-eager	eager route path
a-route-path-lazy	lazy route path
a-router-events	listen to one or more router events
a-route-params-subscribe	subscribe to route parameters
a-service	service with injectable provided in root
a-service-httpclient	service with HttpClient
a-subscribe	Rx Observable subscription
a-trackby	to create a trackby function in TypeScript for the ngFor

NgRx Snippets

Snippet	Purpose
a-ngrx-store-module	create an NgRx store module
a-ngrx-create-action	create an NgRx action with createAction
a-ngrx-create-action-props	create an NgRx action with createAction with props
a-ngrx-create-reducer	create an NgRx reducer with createReducer
a-ngrx-create-effect	create an NgRx effect with createEffect
a-ngrx-create-effect-api	create an NgRx effect with createEffect for an API call
a-ngrx-create-selector	create an NgRx selector with createSelector
a-ngrx-create-selector-props	create an NgRx selector with createSelector with props
a-ngrx-data-entity-data-module-import	add EntityDataModule
a-ngrx-data-entity-metadata	create the entity metadata for NgRx
a-ngrx-data-entity-collection-data-service	create a data service using NgRx

Dockerfile Snippets

Snippet	Purpose
docker-angular-node-multi-stage	Multi-stage Dockerfile for Node with Angular

JavaScript Snippets

Snippet	Purpose
ex-simple-server	Node.js Express Server

HTML Snippets

Snippet	Purpose
a-class	[class] binding
a-select	<select> control
a-style	[style] binding
a-ngClass	ngClass
a-ngFor	*ngFor
a-ngForAsync	*ngFor with async
a-ngFor-trackBy	*ngFor with trackBy
a-form	create a form tag with ngSubmit and form attributes
a-formArrayName	formArrayName
a-formControlName	formControlName
a-formGroup	formGroup
a-formGroupName	formGroupName
a-form-submit	create a submit button for a form
a-ngIf	*ngIf
a-ngIfElse	*ngIf with else
a-ngModel	ngModel
a-routerLink	routerLink
a-routerLink-param	routerLink with a route parameter
a-ngStyle	ngStyle
a-ngSwitch	ngSwitch
a-prej	show the JSON form of a model
a-preja	show the JSON form of a model, using async
a-ng-container	<ng-container> element
a-ng-content	<ng-content> element

VS Code Snippets

Snippet	Purpose
a-launch-chrome	launch/debug configuration for VS Code for Chrome
a-launch-edge	launch/debug configuration for VS Code for Edge
a-task-start	create a task configuration for starting the Angular app for VS Code

Installation

1. Install Visual Studio Code 1.10.0 or higher
2. Launch Code
3. From the command palette Ctrl-Shift-P (Windows, Linux) or Cmd-Shift-P (OSX)
4. Select Install Extension
5. Choose the extension
6. Reload Visual Studio Code

Credits

Thanks to the following contributors for the NgRx snippets:

• Wes Grimes
• Tim Deschryver