Typescript

How to get filesize in NodeJS / TypeScript using Promisese

First, import stat from the NodeJS standard library:

import { stat } from "node:fs/promises";

Async-await style

// Async-await style:
const statResult = await stat("myfile.pdf");
const fileSizeInBytes = statResult.size;

Promise.then() style

stat("myfile.pdf").then(statResult => {
    const fileSizeInBytes = statResult.size;
    // TODO your code goes here
});

 

Posted by Uli Köhler in NodeJS, Typescript

How to fix Angular NullInjectorError: No provider for HttpClient!

In case you see the following error for your Angular application in your JS console:

main.ts:6 ERROR NullInjectorError: R3InjectorError(AppModule)[MyService -> HttpClient -> HttpClient -> HttpClient]: 
  NullInjectorError: No provider for HttpClient!
    at NullInjector.get (core.mjs:7599:27)
    at R3Injector.get (core.mjs:8020:33)
    at R3Injector.get (core.mjs:8020:33)
    at R3Injector.get (core.mjs:8020:33)
    at injectInjectorOnly (core.mjs:634:33)
    at Module.ɵɵinject (core.mjs:638:60)
    at Object.MyService_Factory [as factory] (my.service.ts:8:38)
    at R3Injector.hydrate (core.mjs:8121:35)
    at R3Injector.get (core.mjs:8009:33)
    at ChainedInjector.get (core.mjs:12179:36)

you need to add HttpClientModule to your app.module.ts.

First, import HttpClientModule at the top of app.module.ts:

import { HttpClientModule } from '@angular/common/http';

After that, add

HttpClientModule,

to the imports: [...] section of your @NgModule, for example:

@NgModule({
  declarations: [
    AppComponent,
  ],
  imports: [
    HttpClientModule,
    BrowserModule,
  ],
  providers: [],
  bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }

After that, your error should have disappeared

Posted by Uli Köhler in Angular, Typescript

Angular HttpClient JSON service minimal example

Using Angular’sHttpClient  in a service to fetch a JSON is pretty straightforward. In this example, we’ll fetch a JSON array.

Note that it’s recommended to create your own TypeScript interface for improved static typing, but nevertheless starting with any[] is often a good idea since it allows you to get started quickly.

public loadMyJSONArray(): Observable<any[]> {
  return this.http.get<any[]>(`/api/my-api`);
}

Full service example

import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
import { Observable } from 'rxjs';

@Injectable({
  providedIn: 'root'
})
export class MyService {

  constructor(private http: HttpClient) {
  }

  public loadMyJSONArray(): Observable<any[]> {
    return this.http.get<any[]>(`/api/my-api`);
  }

}

 

 

Posted by Uli Köhler in Angular, Typescript

Simple tsconfig.json template for NodeJS

Use this tsconfig.json as a starting point to setup your NodeJS TypeScript project:

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "strict": false,
    "target": "es2020",
    "module": "commonjs",
    "moduleResolution": "node",
    "esModuleInterop": true,
    "sourceMap": true,
    "resolveJsonModule": true,
    "isolatedModules": true,
    "skipLibCheck": true,
    "outDir": "./build",
    "rootDir": "./",
    "lib": [
      "esnext"
    ],
    "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true
  },
  "include": [
    "**/*.ts",
    "types/*.ts"
  ],
  "exclude": [
    "node_modules"
  ]
}

 

Posted by Uli Köhler in NodeJS, Typescript

How to import @koa/router in Typescript

import Router from '@koa/router';
import Koa from 'koa';

const app = new Koa();
const router = new Router();

 

Posted by Uli Köhler in NodeJS, Typescript

How to import Koa in Typescript

import Koa from 'koa';

const app = new Koa();

/* TODO your code goes here */

 

Posted by Uli Köhler in NodeJS, Typescript

Minimal Koa Typescript example using @koa/router and koa-body

This example showcases how to make a simple Hello World server using Koa in Typescript.

import Router from '@koa/router';
import koaBody from 'koa-body';
import Koa from 'koa';

const router = new Router();
const app = new Koa();

app.use(koaBody());

router.get('/', (ctx)  => {
    ctx.body = "Hello world";
});

app
    .use(router.routes())
    .use(router.allowedMethods());

if (!module.parent) app.listen(3000);
{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "strict": true,
    "target": "es2020",
    "module": "commonjs",
    "moduleResolution": "node",
    "esModuleInterop": true,
    "sourceMap": true,
    "resolveJsonModule": true,
    "isolatedModules": true,
    "skipLibCheck": true,
    "outDir": "./build",
    "rootDir": "./",
    "lib": [
      "esnext"
    ],
    "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true
  },
  "include": [
    "**/*.ts",
    "types/*.ts"
  ],
  "exclude": [
    "node_modules"
  ]
}
{
  "name": "KoaTypescriptTest",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "",
  "scripts": {
    "start": "./node_modules/.bin/tsnd --respawn server.ts",
    "build": "./node_modules/.bin/tsc -b tsconfig.json"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@koa/router": "^12.0.0",
    "koa": "^2.14.1",
    "koa-body": "^6.0.1"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@types/koa": "^2.13.5",
    "@types/koa__router": "^12.0.0",
    "@types/node": "^18.11.17",
    "ts-node-dev": "^1.1.8",
    "typescript": "^4.9.4"
  }
}

 

Posted by Uli Köhler in NodeJS, Typescript

Angular HttpClient plaintext (text/plain) minimal example

In order for Angular’s HttpClient to process plaintext responses and not result in an error, you need to set responseType: 'text' in the options(which is the second parameter to .get(). Otherwise, Angular will try to parse the plaintext response, even if the response MIME type is set to text/plain.

getPlaintext(command: string): Observable<string> {
  return this.http.get(`/api/text`, { responseType: 'text' });
}

Full service example

import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import { Observable } from 'rxjs';

@Injectable({
  providedIn: 'root'
})
export class PlaintextService {

  constructor(private http: HttpClient) { }
  
  getPlaintext(command: string): Observable<string> {
    return this.http.get(`/api/text`, { responseType: 'text' });
  }
}

 

Posted by Uli Köhler in Angular, Typescript

Angular HttpClient GET query parameter minimal example

sendCommand(command: string): Observable<any> {
  return this.http.get<any>(`/api/command`, {
    params: {"command": command}
  });
}

Running

sendCommand("test")

will send a HTTP GET request to /api/command?command=test.

Full service example

import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import { Observable } from 'rxjs';

@Injectable({
  providedIn: 'root'
})
export class CommandService {

  constructor(private http: HttpClient) { }

  sendSerialCommand(command: string): Observable<any> {
    return this.http.get<any>(`/api/command`, {
      params: {"command": command}
    });
  }

}

 

Posted by Uli Köhler in Angular, Typescript

How to fix Angular Service ngOnInit() not being called

Problem:

You have an Angular service implementing OnInit:

import { Injectable, OnInit } from '@angular/core';

@Injectable()
export class MyService implements OnInit {

  constructor() { }
  
  ngOnInit() {
    console.log("MyService initializing");
  }
}

but it never prints MyService initializing – i.e. the ngOnInit() function is never actually being called.

Solution:

Services should not implement OnInit, the function is deliberately never called. Instead, add the code from ngOnInit() in the constructor() and remove implements OnInit and ngOnInit():

import { Injectable, OnInit } from '@angular/core';

@Injectable()
export class MyService {

  constructor() {
    console.log("MyService initializing");
  }
  
}

 

Posted by Uli Köhler in Angular, Typescript

How to fix Angular HttpClient toPromise() deprecated (rxjs)

Problem:

You have angular HTTP client code like

this.http.get<MyType>(`${this.baseURL}/api/myAPI`).toPromise()

but toPromise() is deprecated in recent versions of angular / rxjs.

/** @deprecated Replaced with {@link firstValueFrom} and {@link lastValueFrom}. Will be removed in v8. Details: https://rxjs.dev/deprecations/to-promise */
toPromise(): Promise<T | undefined>;

Solution:

In most cases, for HttpClient, you want to use rxjs’s firstValueFrom() since the HttpClient Observables typically only return one value anyway.

First, import firstValueFrom from rxjs:

import { firstValueFrom } from 'rxjs';

then remove the .toPromise() call:

// Before
this.http.get<MyType>(`${this.baseURL}/api/myAPI`).toPromise()
// After
this.http.get<MyType>(`${this.baseURL}/api/myAPI`)

and surround the entire statement with firstValueFrom:

// Before
this.http.get<MyType>(`${this.baseURL}/api/myAPI`)
// After
firstValueFrom(this.http.get<MyType>(`${this.baseURL}/api/myAPI`).toPromise())

This will fix the issue.

Posted by Uli Köhler in Angular, Typescript

Angular HTTPClient ReplaySubject example without query parameters

import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import { ReplaySubject } from 'rxjs';
import { MyType } from './my-type';

@Injectable()
export class MyService {
  baseURL = "http://localhost:18674";

  // Replay subject: New subscribers will get previous values
  public nodes = new ReplaySubject<MyType>();

  constructor(private http: HttpClient) {
    // Currently only acquire nodes once
    this.http.get<MyType>(`${this.baseURL}/api/myapi`).subscribe(value => 
      this.values.next(value);
    });
  }
}

 

Posted by Uli Köhler in Angular, Javascript, Typescript

How to fix Angular 9 @ViewChild Expected 2 arguments, but got 1: An argument for ‘opts’ was not provided.

Problem:

You are trying to compile your Angular 9.x application, but you see an error message like

app/my-component/my-component.component.ts:24:4 - error TS2554: Expected 2 arguments, but got 1.

24   @ViewChild(MyOtherComponent) myOtherComponent: MyOtherComponent;
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  ../node_modules/@angular/core/core.d.ts:7888:47
    7888     (selector: Type<any> | Function | string, opts: {
                                                       ~~~~~~~
    7889         read?: any;
         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    7890         static: boolean;
         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    7891     }): any;
         ~~~~~
    An argument for 'opts' was not provided.

Solution:

Find this line in your code at the location specified in the error message:

@ViewChild(MyOtherComponent) myOtherComponent: MyOtherComponent;

and add

{static: false}

as second argument to the @ViewChild() declaration:

@ViewChild(MyOtherComponent, {static: false}) myOtherComponent: MyOtherComponent;

In most cases, you want to use static: false. See this post on StackOverflow for details on when to use static: true as opposed to static: false.

Posted by Uli Köhler in Angular, Javascript, Typescript

How to fix Angular ‘Cannot find control with unspecified name attribute’

Problem:

In your Angular2/4/5 application you see this error message:

Cannot find control with unspecified name attribute

Solution:

Look for a statement in the HTML angular template like this:

[formControl]="myCtrl"

The error message means that myCtrl can’t be found. Check if this variable is present in your class – it needs be a FormControl which you can import from @angular/forms:

import { FormControl } from '@angular/forms';

In my case, changing it to

[formControl]="myControl"

fixed the issue

Posted by Uli Köhler in Angular, Javascript, Typescript

How to fix Angular4/5/6 ‘No provider for ControlContainer’

Problem:

In your Angular2/4/5 application you’re getting the following error message:

No provider for ControlContainer ("<div class="recall-container mat-elevation-z8">

Solution:

You have not added the @angular/forms FormsModule to your module’s import list.

Go to your app.module.ts and add this line to the imports:

import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';

and look for a line like this in your module definition:

imports: [ /* several import modules may be listed here */ ],

and add FormsModule like this (if there are already imports, add FormsModule to the list):

imports: [ FormsModule ],
Posted by Uli Köhler in Angular, Javascript, Typescript

How to fix error TS2339: Property ‘userLanguage’ does not exist on type ‘Navigator’.

Problem:

When developing with typescript,  e.g. with Angular2, you get an error message similar to this one:

error TS2339: Property 'userLanguage' does not exist on type 'Navigator'.

Solution:

Check the error message for the correct file and line. Look for a statement like

window.navigator.userLanguage

Currently typescript does not have userLanguage as a property (tested with typescript up to 2.7.1), although it should already be fixed according to this issue.

You can work around this by simply replacing the statement listed above by

window.navigator['userLanguage']

Using this approach, Typescript will simply not check if the attribute is present or not.

Posted by Uli Köhler in Typescript