npm package: @ngstack/code-editor
Description: Code editor component for Angular applications.
Author: Denys Vuika
Latest version: 9.0.0

# @ngstack/code-editor

Code editor component for Angular applications.

Based on the [Monaco](https://www.npmjs.com/package/monaco-editor) editor
that powers [VS Code](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode).

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## Installing

```sh
npm install @ngstack/code-editor
```

## Integrating with Angular CLI project

Import `CodeEditorModule` into your main application module:

```ts
import { CodeEditorModule } from '@ngstack/code-editor';

@NgModule({
  imports: [CodeEditorModule.forRoot()]
})
export class AppModule {}
```

If you want to use a specific version of the Monaco editor, use `editorVersion` parameter.
If not provided, the component is always going to use the `latest` version.

```ts
@NgModule({
  imports: [
    CodeEditorModule.forRoot({
      editorVersion: '0.44.0'
    })
  ]
})
export class AppModule {}
```

Update template to use the `ngs-code-editor`:

```html
<ngs-code-editor [theme]="theme" [codeModel]="model" [options]="options" (valueChanged)="onCodeChanged($event)"></ngs-code-editor>
```

Update component controller class and provide corresponding properties and events:

```ts
export class AppComponent {
  theme = 'vs-dark';

  model: CodeModel = {
    language: 'json',
    uri: 'main.json',
    value: '{}'
  };

  options = {
    contextmenu: true,
    minimap: {
      enabled: true
    }
  };

  onCodeChanged(value) {
    console.log('CODE', value);
  }
}
```

## Input Properties

| Name      | Type      | Default Value | Description                                                    |
| --------- | --------- | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| theme     | string    | vs            | Editor theme. Supported values: `vs`, `vs-dark` or `hc-black`. |
| options   | Object    | {...}         | Editor options.                                                |
| readOnly  | boolean   | false         | Toggles readonly state of the editor.                          |
| codeModel | CodeModel |               | Source code model.                                             |

The `codeModel` property holds the value that implements the `CodeModel` interface:

```ts
export interface CodeModel {
  language: string;
  value: string;
  uri: string;

  dependencies?: Array<string>;
  schemas?: Array<{
    uri: string;
    schema: Object;
  }>;
}
```

### Editor Options

For available options see [IEditorConstructionOptions](https://microsoft.github.io/monaco-editor/typedoc/interfaces/editor.IEditorConstructionOptions.html) docs.

The following options are used by default when Editor Component gets created:

```json
{
  "lineNumbers": true,
  "contextmenu": false,
  "minimap": {
    "enabled": false
  }
}
```

## Output Events

| Name         | Argument Type | Description                                             |
| ------------ | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| loaded       |               | Raised when editor finished loading all its components. |
| valueChanged | string        | Raised after editor value gets changed.                 |

## Typings

The editor is able to resolve typing libraries when set to the `Typescript` or `Javascript` language.

Use `dependencies` property to provide a list of libraries to resolve

```html
<ngs-code-editor [codeModel]="model" ...> </ngs-code-editor>
```

And in the controller class:

```ts
export class MyEditorComponent {
  codeModel: CodeModel = {
    language: 'typescript',
    uri: 'main.ts',
    value: '',
    dependencies: ['@types/node', '@ngstack/translate', '@ngstack/code-editor']
  };
}
```

Run your application, it may take a few seconds to resolve dependencies.
It is performed in the background (web worker), so you can type your code.

Try pasting the following snippet at runtime:

```typescript
import { TranslateModule, TranslateService } from '@ngstack/translate';
import { CodeEditorModule } from '@ngstack/code-editor';
import * as fs from 'fs';

export class MyClass {
  constructor(translate: TranslateService) {}
}
```

You should have all the types resolved and auto-completion working.

## JSON schemas

You can associate multiple schemas when working with JSON files.

```html
<ngs-code-editor [codeModel]="model" ...> </ngs-code-editor>
```

Provide the required schemas like in the example below.

```ts
export class MyEditorComponent {
  codeModel: CodeModel = {
    language: 'json',
    uri: 'main.json',
    value: '{ "test": true }',
    schemas: [
      {
        uri: 'http://custom/schema.json',
        schema: {
          type: 'object',
          properties: {
            type: {
              enum: ['button', 'textbox']
            }
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  };
}
```

The schemas get automatically installed and associated with the corresponding file.

## Offline Setup

### Editor

You can run the editor in the offline mode with your Angular CLI application using the following steps:

Install the `monaco-editor`:

```sh
npm install monaco-editor
```

Update the `angular.json` file and append the following asset rule:

```json
{
  "glob": "**/*",
  "input": "../node_modules/monaco-editor/min",
  "output": "./assets/monaco"
}
```

Update the main application module and setup the service to use the custom `baseUrl` when application starts:

```ts
import { CodeEditorModule, CodeEditorService } from '@ngstack/code-editor';

@NgModule({
  ...,
  imports: [
    ...,
    CodeEditorModule.forRoot({
      baseUrl: 'assets/monaco'
    })
  ],
  ...
})
export class AppModule {}
```

### Typings Worker

Update the `angular.json` file and append the following asset rule:

```ts
{
  "glob": "**/*.js",
  "input": "../node_modules/@ngstack/code-editor/workers",
  "output": "./assets/workers"
}
```

Then update the `CodeEditorService` configuration at the application startup:

```ts
@NgModule({
  ...,
  imports: [
    ...,
    CodeEditorModule.forRoot({
      typingsWorkerUrl: 'assets/workers/typings-worker.js'
    })
  ],
  ...
})
export class AppModule {}
```

## Lazy Loading

To enable Lazy Loading
use `CodeEditorModule.forRoot()` in the main application,
and `CodeEditorModule.forChild()` in all lazy-loaded feature modules.

For more details please refer to [Lazy Loading Feature Modules](https://angular.io/guide/lazy-loading-ngmodules)