Add `--standalone` option to `ng new`

[Lonli-Lokli]

Command

new

Description

Right now ng new do not use standalone application bootstrap, but usual app instead. Nw option should change application to the standalone option, without AppModule

Describe the solution you'd like

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Describe alternatives you've considered

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[Lonli-Lokli]

@alan-agius4 can you vote for this as well? :)

[alan-agius4]

@Lonli-Lokli, this is already in the backlog.

[mounilKshah]

If no one else is working on this issue, can I work on it?

[alan-agius4]

@mounilKshah, thanks for offering to take this up. The new project structure is still in its design phase.

[LMFinney]

Any update on where this is on the roadmap?

[arturober]

When creating an app with this option. Will the CLI generate standalone components/directives in the project by default? (not needing --standalone flag). What about generating functional guards/interceptors/resolvers by default?

Like @LMFinney said. Is there any information regarding when / how will this be implemented? . I've been using (and teaching) these last 2 months Angular 15 with standalone components and functional guards/interceptors/resolvers, and I find it simpler and cleaner. Sadly there are many libraries (including Universal) that still don't support apps without AppModule (using bootstrapApplication) and fail when executing ng add (Bootstrap module not found).

[zjkipping]

@mounilKshah @alan-agius4 Any updates on this? Seems like a pretty major thing to not include with the CLI now that the standalone api has shipped in v15. This is a pretty major setback for myself and the others at my company when it comes to teaching any curriculum related to Angular with the standalone api since we generate a fresh angular app to workshop on with learned topics/patterns.

Unfortunately at this point, I will probably have to end up going with some version of a Nx workspace (or the angular-standalone preset Nx has). Nx has had this functionality for a while with their generators and this doesn't seem to have much priority for the Angular CLI.

[Flo0806]

I think the CLI need to have the --standalone flag, too. Is there any update?

[Flo0806]

You guys are the best! 🎊 Thx!

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