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ng generate

Generates and/or modifies files based on a schematic.

ng generate <schematic> [options]

ng g <schematic> [options]

Arguments

Argument Description Value Type
<schematic>

The schematic or collection:schematic to generate.

This option can take one of the following sub-commands:

 string

Options

Option Description Value Type Default Value
--defaults

Disable interactive input prompts for options with a default.

 boolean
--dry-run

Run through and reports activity without writing out results.

Aliases: -d

 boolean false
--force

Force overwriting of existing files.

Aliases: -f

 boolean false
--help

Shows a help message for this command in the console.

 true|false|json|JSON false
--interactive

Enable interactive input prompts.

 boolean

Schematic commands

app-shell

ng generate app-shell [options]

ng g app-shell [options]

Generates an app shell for running a server-side version of an app.

Options

Option Description Value Type Default Value
--app-dir

The name of the application directory.

 string app
--app-id

The app ID to use in withServerTransition().

 string serverApp
--client-project

The name of the related client app.

 string
--main

The name of the main entry-point file.

 string main.server.ts
--root-module-class-name

The name of the root module class.

 string AppServerModule
--root-module-file-name

The name of the root module file

 string app.server.module.ts
--route

Route path used to produce the app shell.

 string shell

application

ng generate application <name> [options]

ng g application <name> [options]

Generates a new basic app definition in the "projects" subfolder of the workspace.

Arguments

Argument Description Value Type
<name>

The name of the new app.

 string

Options

Option Description Value Type Default Value
--inline-style

Include styles inline in the root component.ts file. Only CSS styles can be included inline. Default is false, meaning that an external styles file is created and referenced in the root component.ts file.

Aliases: -s

 boolean
--inline-template

Include template inline in the root component.ts file. Default is false, meaning that an external template file is created and referenced in the root component.ts file.

Aliases: -t

 boolean
--legacy-browsers

Add support for legacy browsers like Internet Explorer using differential loading.

 boolean false
--lint-fix

Deprecated: Use "ng lint --fix" directly instead.

Apply lint fixes after generating the application.

 boolean
--minimal

Create a bare-bones project without any testing frameworks. (Use for learning purposes only.)

 boolean false
--prefix

A prefix to apply to generated selectors.

Aliases: -p

 string app
--routing

Create a routing NgModule.

 boolean false
--skip-install

Skip installing dependency packages.

 boolean false
--skip-package-json

Do not add dependencies to the "package.json" file.

 boolean false
--skip-tests

Do not create "spec.ts" test files for the application.

Aliases: -S

 boolean false
--strict

Creates an application with stricter bundle budgets settings.

 boolean false
--style

The file extension or preprocessor to use for style files.

 css|scss|sass|less|styl css
--view-encapsulation

The view encapsulation strategy to use in the new app.

 Emulated|None|ShadowDom

class

ng generate class <name> [options]

ng g class <name> [options]

Creates a new generic class definition in the given or default project.

Arguments

Argument Description Value Type
<name>

The name of the new class.

 string

Options

Option Description Value Type Default Value
--lint-fix

Deprecated: Use "ng lint --fix" directly instead.

Apply lint fixes after generating the class.

 boolean false
--project

The name of the project.

 string
--skip-tests

Do not create "spec.ts" test files for the new class.

 boolean false
--type

Adds a developer-defined type to the filename, in the format "name.type.ts".

 string

component

ng generate component <name> [options]

ng g component <name> [options]

Creates a new generic component definition in the given or default project.

Arguments

Argument Description Value Type
<name>

The name of the component.

 string

Options

Option Description Value Type Default Value
--change-detection

The change detection strategy to use in the new component.

Aliases: -c

 Default|OnPush Default
--display-block

Specifies if the style will contain :host { display: block; }.

Aliases: -b

 boolean false
--entry-component

Deprecated: Since version 9.0.0 with Ivy, entryComponents is no longer necessary.

The new component is the entry component of the declaring NgModule.

 boolean false
--export

The declaring NgModule exports this component.

 boolean false
--flat

Create the new files at the top level of the current project.

 boolean false
--inline-style

Include styles inline in the component.ts file. Only CSS styles can be included inline. By default, an external styles file is created and referenced in the component.ts file.

Aliases: -s

 boolean false
--inline-template

Include template inline in the component.ts file. By default, an external template file is created and referenced in the component.ts file.

Aliases: -t

 boolean false
--lint-fix

Deprecated: Use "ng lint --fix" directly instead.

Apply lint fixes after generating the component.

 boolean
--module

The declaring NgModule.

Aliases: -m

 string
--prefix

The prefix to apply to the generated component selector.

Aliases: -p

 string
--project

The name of the project.

 string
--selector

The HTML selector to use for this component.

 string
--skip-import

Do not import this component into the owning NgModule.

 boolean false
--skip-selector

Specifies if the component should have a selector or not.

 boolean false
--skip-tests

Do not create "spec.ts" test files for the new component.

 boolean false
--style

The file extension or preprocessor to use for style files.

 css|scss|sass|less|styl css
--type

Adds a developer-defined type to the filename, in the format "name.type.ts".

 string Component
--view-encapsulation

The view encapsulation strategy to use in the new component.

Aliases: -v

 Emulated|None|ShadowDom

directive

ng generate directive <name> [options]

ng g directive <name> [options]

Creates a new generic directive definition in the given or default project.

Arguments

Argument Description Value Type
<name>

The name of the new directive.

 string

Options

Option Description Value Type Default Value
--export

The declaring NgModule exports this directive.

 boolean false
--flat

When true (the default), creates the new files at the top level of the current project.

 boolean true
--lint-fix

Deprecated: Use "ng lint --fix" directly instead.

Apply lint fixes after generating the directive.

 boolean
--module

The declaring NgModule.

Aliases: -m

 string
--prefix

A prefix to apply to generated selectors.

Aliases: -p

 string
--project

The name of the project.

 string
--selector

The HTML selector to use for this directive.

 string
--skip-import

Do not import this directive into the owning NgModule.

 boolean false
--skip-tests

Do not create "spec.ts" test files for the new class.

 boolean false

enum

ng generate enum <name> [options]

ng g enum <name> [options]

Generates a new, generic enum definition for the given or default project.

Arguments

Argument Description Value Type
<name>

The name of the enum.

 string

Options

Option Description Value Type Default Value
--lint-fix

Deprecated: Use "ng lint --fix" directly instead.

Apply lint fixes after generating the enum.

 boolean
--project

The name of the project in which to create the enum. Default is the configured default project for the workspace.

 string

guard

ng generate guard <name> [options]

ng g guard <name> [options]

Generates a new, generic route guard definition in the given or default project.

Arguments

Argument Description Value Type
<name>

The name of the new route guard.

 string

Options

Option Description Value Type Default Value
--flat

When true (the default), creates the new files at the top level of the current project.

 boolean true
--implements

Specifies which interfaces to implement.

 array
--lint-fix

Deprecated: Use "ng lint --fix" directly instead.

Apply lint fixes after generating the guard.

 boolean
--project

The name of the project.

 string
--skip-tests

Do not create "spec.ts" test files for the new guard.

 boolean false

interceptor

ng generate interceptor <name> [options]

ng g interceptor <name> [options]

Creates a new, generic interceptor definition in the given or default project.

Arguments

Argument Description Value Type
<name>

The name of the interceptor.

 string

Options

Option Description Value Type Default Value
--flat

When true (the default), creates files at the top level of the project.

 boolean true
--lint-fix

Deprecated: Use "ng lint --fix" directly instead.

Apply lint fixes after generating the interceptor.

 boolean
--project

The name of the project.

 string
--skip-tests

Do not create "spec.ts" test files for the new interceptor.

 boolean false

interface

ng generate interface <name> <type> [options]

ng g interface <name> <type> [options]

Creates a new generic interface definition in the given or default project.

Arguments

Argument Description Value Type
<name>

The name of the interface.

 string
<type>

Adds a developer-defined type to the filename, in the format "name.type.ts".

 string

Options

Option Description Value Type Default Value
--lint-fix

Deprecated: Use "ng lint --fix" directly instead.

Apply lint fixes after generating the interface.

 boolean
--prefix

A prefix to apply to generated selectors.

 string
--project

The name of the project.

 string

library

ng generate library <name> [options]

ng g library <name> [options]

Creates a new generic library project in the current workspace.

Arguments

Argument Description Value Type
<name>

The name of the library.

 string

Options

Option Description Value Type Default Value
--entry-file

The path at which to create the library's public API file, relative to the workspace root.

 string public-api
--lint-fix

Deprecated: Use "ng lint --fix" directly instead.

Apply lint fixes after generating the library.

 boolean
--prefix

A prefix to apply to generated selectors.

Aliases: -p

 string lib
--skip-install

Do not install dependency packages.

 boolean false
--skip-package-json

Do not add dependencies to the "package.json" file.

boolean false
--skip-ts-config

Do not update "tsconfig.json" to add a path mapping for the new library. The path mapping is needed to use the library in an app, but can be disabled here to simplify development.

 boolean false

module

ng generate module <name> [options]

ng g module <name> [options]

Creates a new generic NgModule definition in the given or default project.

Arguments

Argument Description Value Type
<name>

The name of the NgModule.

 string

Options

Option Description Value Type Default Value
--flat

Create the new files at the top level of the current project root.

boolean false
--lint-fix

Deprecated: Use "ng lint --fix" directly instead.

Apply lint fixes after generating the module.

 boolean
--module

The declaring NgModule.

Aliases: -m

 string
--project

The name of the project.

 string
--route

The route path for a lazy-loaded module. When supplied, creates a component in the new module, and adds the route to that component in the Routes array declared in the module provided in the --module option.

 string
--routing

Create a routing module.

 boolean false
--routing-scope

The scope for the new routing module.

 Child|Root Child

pipe

ng generate pipe <name> [options]

ng g pipe <name> [options]

Creates a new generic pipe definition in the given or default project.

Arguments

Argument Description Value Type
<name>

The name of the pipe.

 string

Options

Option Description Value Type Default Value
--export

The declaring NgModule exports this pipe.

 boolean false
--flat

When true (the default) creates files at the top level of the project.

 boolean true
--lint-fix

Deprecated: Use "ng lint --fix" directly instead.

Apply lint fixes after generating the pipe.

 boolean false
--module

The declaring NgModule.

Aliases: -m

 string
--project

The name of the project.

 string
--skip-import

Do not import this pipe into the owning NgModule.

 boolean false
--skip-tests

Do not create "spec.ts" test files for the new pipe.

 boolean false

resolver

ng generate resolver <name> [options]

ng g resolver <name> [options]

Generates a new, generic resolver definition in the given or default project.

Arguments

Argument Description Value Type
<name>

The name of the new resolver.

 string

Options

Option Description Value Type Default Value
--flat

When true (the default), creates the new files at the top level of the current project.

 boolean true
--project

The name of the project.

 string
--skip-tests

Do not create "spec.ts" test files for the new resolver.

 boolean false

service

ng generate service <name> [options]

ng g service <name> [options]

Creates a new, generic service definition in the given or default project.

Arguments

Argument Description Value Type
<name>

The name of the service.

 string

Options

Option Description Value Type Default Value
--flat

When true (the default), creates files at the top level of the project.

 boolean true
--lint-fix

Deprecated: Use "ng lint --fix" directly instead.

Apply lint fixes after generating the service.

 boolean
--project

The name of the project.

 string
--skip-tests

Do not create "spec.ts" test files for the new service.

 boolean false

service-worker

ng generate service-worker [options]

ng g service-worker [options]

Pass this schematic to the "run" command to create a service worker

Options

Option Description Value Type Default Value
--configuration

The configuration to apply service worker to.

 string production
--project

The name of the project.

 string
--target

The target to apply service worker to.

 string build

web-worker

ng generate web-worker <name> [options]

ng g web-worker <name> [options]

Creates a new generic web worker definition in the given or default project.

Arguments

Argument Description Value Type
<name>

The name of the worker.

 string

Options

Option Description Value Type Default Value
--project

The name of the project.

 string
--snippet

Add a worker creation snippet in a sibling file of the same name.

 boolean true
--target

The target to apply web worker to.

 string build

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