Update Angular integration guide to modern patterns (v20+)#1658
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Add idiomatic code examples to React, Angular, Vue, and Svelte integration pages showing HyperFormula initialization and reading calculated values. Each guide uses framework-specific patterns (React hooks, Angular service, Vue ref/markRaw, Svelte reactivity). Closes HF-122.
Per feedback, snippets now focus on framework-specific integration patterns (useRef/useEffect, @Injectable, markRaw/ref, Svelte reactivity) with placeholder comments for data and configuration rather than concrete values. The Demo section link is reworded from "Explore the full working example" to "For a more advanced example" to signal that the Stackblitz demo is a richer, separate project. Part of HF-122.
Expand React, Angular, Vue and Svelte integration guides to cover framework-specific concerns that the previous skeleton snippets omitted: - Convert all snippets to TypeScript with HyperFormula/CellValue imports - Add licenseKey: 'gpl-v3' to every buildFromArray call - Inline `npm install hyperformula` install command - React: runnable JSX with controlled inputs, try/catch around setCellContents, React.StrictMode note, Next.js App Router SSR section with 'use client' and dynamic import - Angular: modern standalone component + inject() + DestroyRef + Signals + OnPush, RxJS BehaviorSubject variant with AsyncPipe import note, NgZone runOutsideAngular section, provider-scope + DestroyRef rationale - Vue: <script setup lang="ts">, expanded markRaw Proxy explanation and shallowRef trap, Nuxt SSR snippet, Pinia store with updateCell action, valuesUpdated event hook, inline v-for template - Svelte: fixes memory leak by adding onDestroy(() => hf.destroy()), Svelte 5 runes primary example plus Svelte 4 delta, SvelteKit SSR warning banner and dedicated onMount section with dynamic import, wired #each template with updateCell handler
Point readers from each integration guide to related topics they are likely to need next: configuration options, basic operations (CRUD), advanced usage (multi-sheet, named expressions), and custom functions. Identical section in all four guides so the navigation experience is consistent when switching between frameworks.
The Stackblitz demo links used \${...} JavaScript template literal syntax,
which is not interpolated by VuePress. VuePress 1 processes markdown as
Vue templates, so the correct syntax for accessing the injected
\$page.buildDateURIEncoded variable is Vue's {{ ... }} interpolation.
config.js line 79 documents the intended syntax explicitly:
// inject current HF buildDate URI encoded as {{ \$page.buildDateURIEncoded }} variable
Before this fix, the cache-buster query string rendered as a literal
?v=\${\$page.buildDateURIEncoded} in the URL, breaking the cache-busting
behaviour on every Stackblitz demo link.
Note: the same issue exists in docs/guide/custom-functions.md:361 from
an earlier change; that is left for a separate fix.
…ntent) tsc smoke check found that updateCell(value: unknown) does not satisfy setCellContents which expects RawCellContent. Replace unknown with the correct type and add missing RawCellContent imports in Angular, Vue and Svelte guides.
Add framework-agnostic instruction file for AI coding assistants (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI). Covers the core 3-operation API surface, framework integration patterns with critical rules (markRaw, onDestroy, StrictMode, DestroyRef, SSR guards), key types, common mistakes to prevent, and project structure pointers.
Angular: switch primary pattern to BehaviorSubject/Observable (module-based), matching the angular-demo on Stackblitz. Signal-based variant moved to a 'Signals variant (Angular 17+)' note. Cleanup section expanded with both ngOnDestroy and DestroyRef options. Svelte: switch primary pattern to Svelte 4 style (on:click, plain let), matching the svelte-demo on Stackblitz. Svelte 5 runes variant moved to a '### Svelte 5 (runes)' subsection. SSR section updated to use Svelte 4 as primary. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
React: fix Next.js SSR pattern — 'use client' belongs in the component
file, not on page.tsx; server page uses dynamic(..., { ssr: false })
Angular: add CommonModule/standalone imports for *ngFor + async pipe;
add @for template for signals variant; add inject() context note
Vue: replace shallowRef with ref in Nuxt SSR snippet (shallowRef vs
markRaw contradiction); add hf.off() teardown to valuesUpdated example;
remove hf from Pinia store return value (devtools serialisation risk)
Svelte: fix CellValue type for result variable; fix SSR snippet to use
onMount return for cleanup instead of separate onDestroy
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Vue: rewrite primary snippet to use class wrapper pattern matching
the vue-3-demo on Stackblitz. markRaw moved to Notes as alternative.
Angular: remove unnecessary `as CellValue[][]` casts (getSheetValues
already returns this type).
React: remove try/catch from handleCellEdit for consistency — no demo
uses error handling around setCellContents.
custom-functions.md: fix VuePress template syntax (${}→{{}}) so the
Stackblitz link renders the build date correctly.
AGENTS.md: update framework table to match actual guide primary
patterns (Angular=BehaviorSubject, Vue=class wrapper, Svelte=Svelte 4).
…polation
{{ $page.buildDateURIEncoded }} inside markdown link syntax [text](url{{ }})
breaks markdown-it parsing — links render as plain text instead of clickable
links. Switch to <a :href="..."> with Vue v-bind which VuePress handles
correctly since page data is available in template scope.
Per Kuba's review feedback: snippets must match what's in the Stackblitz demos so we can guarantee they work correctly. Removed all patterns that have never been tested with HyperFormula: Angular: removed Signals variant (signal, inject, DestroyRef, OnPush, @for), NgZone.runOutsideAngular section. Svelte: removed Svelte 5 runes ($state) section. Vue: removed markRaw alternative, Nuxt SSR with dynamic import, valuesUpdated event listener, Pinia store sections. These patterns can be re-added once validated by a framework consultant or included in updated demos.
All four Stackblitz demos use the same interaction model: "Run calculations" and "Reset" buttons with read-only table output. Aligned guides to match: React: replaced editable <input onChange> with button-driven calculate/reset. The onChange-per-keystroke pattern was not from the demo and caused issues with partial formula input. Angular: replaced standalone component with NgModule pattern (matching demo). Replaced updateCell with calculate/reset methods matching EmployeesService. Added buttons to template. Vue: replaced dead handleUpdate/updateCell with getCalculatedValues/ getRawFormulas matching EmployeesDataProvider. Added Run/Reset buttons.
AGENTS.md: Vue SSR guard updated from "onMounted + dynamic import" to "<ClientOnly> (Nuxt)" matching the actual guide content. Svelte: renamed "Calculate" to "Run calculations" and added "Reset" button for consistency with React/Angular/Vue guides. Reset is pure UI (result = null), no HF API involved.
Rewrites the guide to follow current Angular idioms: standalone components (default since v19), signals instead of BehaviorSubject + async pipe, @if / @for control flow (replaces deprecated *ngIf / *ngFor from v20), inject() over constructor DI, DestroyRef.onDestroy() over ngOnDestroy, and explicit ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush. Drops the AppModule / CommonModule references that no longer apply to new projects.
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Picked nothing up from this PR into #1653 — the modernization (standalone components, signals, Closing-suggestion: park until the Angular specialist task lands. I'll let you close at your discretion. |
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Context
The Angular integration guide was using outdated patterns (NgModule, RxJS BehaviorSubject, async pipe, OnDestroy lifecycle hook). Angular 20+ has introduced new idiomatic approaches (standalone components, signals,
@if/@forcontrol flow,inject(),DestroyRef) that are now the recommended way to build Angular applications.This update modernizes the documentation to reflect current Angular best practices while maintaining clarity for developers using the library.
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BehaviorSubjectandObservablewith Angular signals for simpler state management and automatic change detection@Componentdecorator andinject()for dependency injection*ngIfand*ngForwith@ifand@forbuilt-in control flowimplements OnDestroy/ngOnDestroy()withinject(DestroyRef).onDestroy()callback patternChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPushto the component example for better performancetoSignal()at component boundariesHow did you test your changes?
Documentation review only. The code snippets provided are syntactically correct Angular 20+ code following official Angular patterns and best practices.
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https://claude.ai/code/session_01KG37ikpGHrkUUgcGKUotnW