Framework Migration
Skill 70 of 183
Migrate from AngularJS to Angular using hybrid mode, incremental component rewriting, and dependency injection updates.
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Install
npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill angular-migrationnpx skills add wshobson/agents/plugin marketplace add wshobson/agentsThe first command installs just this skill, by the name in its SKILL.md; the second installs the whole repository.
Master AngularJS to Angular migration, including hybrid apps, component conversion, dependency injection changes, and routing migration.
// main.ts - Bootstrap hybrid app
import { platformBrowserDynamic } from "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic";
import { UpgradeModule } from "@angular/upgrade/static";
import { AppModule } from "./app/app.module";
platformBrowserDynamic()
.bootstrapModule(AppModule)
.then((platformRef) => {
const upgrade = platformRef.injector.get(UpgradeModule);
// Bootstrap AngularJS
upgrade.bootstrap(document.body, ["myAngularJSApp"], { strictDi: true });
});// app.module.ts
import { NgModule } from "@angular/core";
import { BrowserModule } from "@angular/platform-browser";
import { UpgradeModule } from "@angular/upgrade/static";
@NgModule({
imports: [BrowserModule, UpgradeModule],
})
export class AppModule {
constructor(private upgrade: UpgradeModule) {}
ngDoBootstrap() {
// Bootstrapped manually in main.ts
}
}// Before: AngularJS controller
angular
.module("myApp")
.controller("UserController", function ($scope, UserService) {
$scope.user = {};
$scope.loadUser = function (id) {
UserService.getUser(id).then(function (user) {
$scope.user = user;
});
};
$scope.saveUser = function () {
UserService.saveUser($scope.user);
};
});// After: Angular component
import { Component, OnInit } from "@angular/core";
import { UserService } from "./user.service";
@Component({
selector: "app-user",
template: `
<div>
<h2>{{ user.name }}</h2>
<button (click)="saveUser()">Save</button>
</div>
`,
})
export class UserComponent implements OnInit {
user: any = {};
constructor(private userService: UserService) {}
ngOnInit() {
this.loadUser(1);
}
loadUser(id: number) {
this.userService.getUser(id).subscribe((user) => {
this.user = user;
});
}
saveUser() {
this.userService.saveUser(this.user);
}
}// Before: AngularJS directive
angular.module("myApp").directive("userCard", function () {
return {
restrict: "E",
scope: {
user: "=",
onDelete: "&",
},
template: `
<div class="card">
<h3>{{ user.name }}</h3>
<button ng-click="onDelete()">Delete</button>
</div>
`,
};
});// After: Angular component
import { Component, Input, Output, EventEmitter } from "@angular/core";
@Component({
selector: "app-user-card",
template: `
<div class="card">
<h3>{{ user.name }}</h3>
<button (click)="delete.emit()">Delete</button>
</div>
`,
})
export class UserCardComponent {
@Input() user: any;
@Output() delete = new EventEmitter<void>();
}
// Usage: <app-user-card [user]="user" (delete)="handleDelete()"></app-user-card>// Before: AngularJS service
angular.module("myApp").factory("UserService", function ($http) {
return {
getUser: function (id) {
return $http.get("/api/users/" + id);
},
saveUser: function (user) {
return $http.post("/api/users", user);
},
};
});// After: Angular service
import { Injectable } from "@angular/core";
import { HttpClient } from "@angular/common/http";
import { Observable } from "rxjs";
@Injectable({
providedIn: "root",
})
export class UserService {
constructor(private http: HttpClient) {}
getUser(id: number): Observable<any> {
return this.http.get(`/api/users/${id}`);
}
saveUser(user: any): Observable<any> {
return this.http.post("/api/users", user);
}
}// Angular service
import { Injectable } from "@angular/core";
@Injectable({ providedIn: "root" })
export class NewService {
getData() {
return "data from Angular";
}
}
// Make available to AngularJS
import { downgradeInjectable } from "@angular/upgrade/static";
angular.module("myApp").factory("newService", downgradeInjectable(NewService));
// Use in AngularJS
angular.module("myApp").controller("OldController", function (newService) {
console.log(newService.getData());
});// AngularJS service
angular.module('myApp').factory('oldService', function() {
return {
getData: function() {
return 'data from AngularJS';
}
};
});
// Make available to Angular
import { InjectionToken } from '@angular/core';
export const OLD_SERVICE = new InjectionToken<any>('oldService');
@NgModule({
providers: [
{
provide: OLD_SERVICE,
useFactory: (i: any) => i.get('oldService'),
deps: ['$injector']
}
]
})
// Use in Angular
@Component({...})
export class NewComponent {
constructor(@Inject(OLD_SERVICE) private oldService: any) {
console.log(this.oldService.getData());
}
}// Before: AngularJS routing
angular.module("myApp").config(function ($routeProvider) {
$routeProvider
.when("/users", {
template: "<user-list></user-list>",
})
.when("/users/:id", {
template: "<user-detail></user-detail>",
});
});// After: Angular routing
import { NgModule } from "@angular/core";
import { RouterModule, Routes } from "@angular/router";
const routes: Routes = [
{ path: "users", component: UserListComponent },
{ path: "users/:id", component: UserDetailComponent },
];
@NgModule({
imports: [RouterModule.forRoot(routes)],
exports: [RouterModule],
})
export class AppRoutingModule {}More detailed templates and worked examples live in references/details.md. Read that file for the full pattern library.
Migrate from AngularJS to Angular using hybrid mode, incremental component rewriting, and dependency injection updates. Use when upgrading AngularJS applications, planning framework migrations, or modernizing legacy Angular code.
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