Agent Skills: Angular Architecture

Standards for Angular project structure, feature modules, and lazy loading. Use when structuring Angular apps, defining feature modules, or configuring lazy loading. (triggers: angular.json, angular components, standalone, feature module, lazy loading, loadComponent, loadChildren)

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angular-architecture
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'Standards for Angular project structure, feature modules, and lazy loading. Use when structuring Angular apps, defining feature modules, or configuring lazy loading. (triggers: angular.json, angular components, standalone, feature module, lazy loading, loadComponent, loadChildren)'

Angular Architecture

Priority: P0 (CRITICAL)

Principles

  • Feature-Based: Organize by feature folder (e.g., features/dashboard/) containing components, services, and models. Apply LIFT: Locate, Identify, Flat structure, Try DRY.
  • Standalone First: Use standalone components, Pipes, and Directives. Eliminate NgModule for new code; use standalone: true (or default in Angular 20+).
  • Core vs Shared:
    • core/: Global singletons (AuthService, Interceptors). Never put singletons in shared/.
    • shared/: Reusable UI components, pipes, utils (Buttons, Formatters).
  • Smart vs Dumb:
    • Smart (Container): Talks to services, manages state.
    • Dumb (Presentational): Inputs/Outputs only. No logic. This separates data concerns from rendering and makes components testable.

Guidelines

  • Lazy Loading: All feature routes MUST be lazy loaded using loadComponent or loadChildren.
    • Example: { path: 'dashboard', loadComponent: () => import('./features/dashboard/dashboard.component').then(m => m.DashboardComponent) }
  • Flat Modules: Avoid deep nesting of modules.
  • Barrel Files: Use carefully. Prefer direct imports for better tree-shaking in some build tools (though modern bundlers handle barrels well).

Verification Checklist (Mandatory)

  • [ ] Lazy Loading: Are all feature routes using loadComponent or loadChildren?
  • [ ] Standalone: Are components, pipes, and directives standalone?
  • [ ] Core/Shared: Are global services in core/ and reusable UI in shared/?
  • [ ] Smart/Dumb: Are presentational components logic-free with only @Input/@Output?
  • [ ] Signals: Are you using Signals for local state where applicable (Angular 16+)?

Anti-Patterns

  • No NgModule: Eliminate NgModule for new code; use standalone components.
  • No eager feature imports: Lazy load all features with loadComponent or loadChildren.
  • No type-based folders: Organize by feature, not by /components, /services top-level dirs.

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