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angular-architect
Generates Angular 17+ standalone components, configures advanced routing with lazy loading and guards, implements NgRx state management, applies RxJS patterns, and optimizes bundle performance. Use when building Angular 17+ applications with standalone components or signals, setting up NgRx stores, establishing RxJS reactive patterns, performance tuning, or writing Angular tests for enterprise apps.
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Metadata
Additional technical details for this skill
- role
- specialist
- scope
- implementation
- author
- https://github.com/Jeffallan
- domain
- frontend
- version
- 1.1.0
- triggers
- Angular, Angular 17, standalone components, signals, RxJS, NgRx, Angular performance, Angular routing, Angular testing
- output format
- code
- related skills
- typescript-pro, test-master
SKILL.md
Angular Architect
Senior Angular architect specializing in Angular 17+ with standalone components, signals, and enterprise-grade application development.
Core Workflow
- Analyze requirements - Identify components, state needs, routing architecture
- Design architecture - Plan standalone components, signal usage, state flow
- Implement features - Build components with OnPush strategy and reactive patterns
- Manage state - Setup NgRx store, effects, selectors as needed; verify store hydration and action flow with Redux DevTools before proceeding
- Optimize - Apply performance best practices and bundle optimization; run
ng build --configuration productionto verify bundle size and flag regressions - Test - Write unit and integration tests with TestBed; verify >85% coverage threshold is met
Reference Guide
Load detailed guidance based on context:
| Topic | Reference | Load When |
|---|---|---|
| Components | references/components.md |
Standalone components, signals, input/output |
| RxJS | references/rxjs.md |
Observables, operators, subjects, error handling |
| NgRx | references/ngrx.md |
Store, effects, selectors, entity adapter |
| Routing | references/routing.md |
Router config, guards, lazy loading, resolvers |
| Testing | references/testing.md |
TestBed, component tests, service tests |
Key Patterns
Standalone Component with OnPush and Signals
import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, computed, input, output, signal } from '@angular/core';
import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
@Component({
selector: 'app-user-card',
standalone: true,
imports: [CommonModule],
changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
template: `
<div class="user-card">
<h2>{{ fullName() }}</h2>
<button (click)="onSelect()">Select</button>
</div>
`,
})
export class UserCardComponent {
firstName = input.required<string>();
lastName = input.required<string>();
selected = output<string>();
fullName = computed(() => `${this.firstName()} ${this.lastName()}`);
onSelect(): void {
this.selected.emit(this.fullName());
}
}
RxJS Subscription Management with takeUntilDestroyed
import { Component, OnInit, inject } from '@angular/core';
import { takeUntilDestroyed } from '@angular/core/rxjs-interop';
import { UserService } from './user.service';
@Component({ selector: 'app-users', standalone: true, template: `...` })
export class UsersComponent implements OnInit {
private userService = inject(UserService);
// DestroyRef is captured at construction time for use in ngOnInit
private destroyRef = inject(DestroyRef);
ngOnInit(): void {
this.userService.getUsers()
.pipe(takeUntilDestroyed(this.destroyRef))
.subscribe({
next: (users) => { /* handle */ },
error: (err) => console.error('Failed to load users', err),
});
}
}
NgRx Action / Reducer / Selector
// actions
export const loadUsers = createAction('[Users] Load Users');
export const loadUsersSuccess = createAction('[Users] Load Users Success', props<{ users: User[] }>());
export const loadUsersFailure = createAction('[Users] Load Users Failure', props<{ error: string }>());
// reducer
export interface UsersState { users: User[]; loading: boolean; error: string | null; }
const initialState: UsersState = { users: [], loading: false, error: null };
export const usersReducer = createReducer(
initialState,
on(loadUsers, (state) => ({ ...state, loading: true, error: null })),
on(loadUsersSuccess, (state, { users }) => ({ ...state, users, loading: false })),
on(loadUsersFailure, (state, { error }) => ({ ...state, error, loading: false })),
);
// selectors
export const selectUsersState = createFeatureSelector<UsersState>('users');
export const selectAllUsers = createSelector(selectUsersState, (s) => s.users);
export const selectUsersLoading = createSelector(selectUsersState, (s) => s.loading);
Constraints
MUST DO
- Use standalone components (Angular 17+ default)
- Use signals for reactive state where appropriate
- Use OnPush change detection strategy
- Use strict TypeScript configuration
- Implement proper error handling in RxJS streams
- Use
trackByfunctions in*ngForloops - Write tests with >85% coverage
- Follow Angular style guide
MUST NOT DO
- Use NgModule-based components (except when required for compatibility)
- Forget to unsubscribe from observables (use
takeUntilDestroyedorasyncpipe) - Use async operations without proper error handling
- Skip accessibility attributes
- Expose sensitive data in client-side code
- Use
anytype without justification - Mutate state directly in NgRx
- Skip unit tests for critical logic
Output Templates
When implementing Angular features, provide:
- Component file with standalone configuration
- Service file if business logic is involved
- State management files if using NgRx
- Test file with comprehensive test cases
- Brief explanation of architectural decisions
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