I'm trying to follow the ahead of time (AOT) compiler instructions here:
https://angular.io/guide/aot-compiler
The project I'm working on has been developed using the quickstart seed, as described here:
https://angular.io/guide/setup
The project has been working fine without using the AOT compiler, but when I try to follow the instructions to get the AOT compiler working, I get the following error (this is on Windows 8):
C:\Users\zzzzz\Desktop\quickstart>"node_modules/.bin/ngc" -p ./src
TypeError: this.compiler.analyzeModulesAsync is not a function
at CodeGenerator.codegen (C:\Users\zzzzz\Desktop\quickstart\node_modules\@angular\compiler-cli\src\codegen.js:32:14)
at codegen (C:\Users\zzzzz\Desktop\quickstart\node_modules\@angular\compiler-cli\src\main.js:13:81)
at Object.main (C:\Users\zzzzz\Desktop\quickstart\node_modules\@angular\tsc-wrapped\src\main.js:98:16)
at main (C:\Users\zzzzz\Desktop\quickstart\node_modules\@angular\compiler-cli\src\main.js:19:16)
at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\zzzzz\Desktop\quickstart\node_modules\@angular\compiler-cli\src\main.js:35:5)
at Module._compile (module.js:570:32)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:579:10)
at Module.load (module.js:487:32)
at tryModuleLoad (module.js:446:12)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:438:3)
Compilation failed
My package.json file looks like this:
{
"name": "angular-quickstart",
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "QuickStart package.json from the documentation, supplemented with testing support",
"scripts": {
"build": "tsc -p src/",
"build:watch": "tsc -p src/ -w",
"build:e2e": "tsc -p e2e/",
"serve": "lite-server -c=bs-config.json",
"serve:e2e": "lite-server -c=bs-config.e2e.json",
"prestart": "npm run build",
"start": "concurrently \"npm run build:watch\" \"npm run serve\"",
"pree2e": "npm run build:e2e",
"e2e": "concurrently \"npm run serve:e2e\" \"npm run protractor\" --kill-others --success first",
"preprotractor": "webdriver-manager update",
"protractor": "protractor protractor.config.js",
"pretest": "npm run build",
"test": "concurrently \"npm run build:watch\" \"karma start karma.conf.js\"",
"pretest:once": "npm run build",
"test:once": "karma start karma.conf.js --single-run",
"lint": "tslint ./src/**/*.ts -t verbose"
},
"keywords": [],
"author": "",
"license": "MIT",
"dependencies": {
"@angular/common": "~4.0.0",
"@angular/compiler": "~4.0.0",
"@angular/compiler-cli": "^4.2.2",
"@angular/core": "~4.0.0",
"@angular/forms": "~4.0.0",
"@angular/http": "~4.0.0",
"@angular/platform-browser": "~4.0.0",
"@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "~4.0.0",
"@angular/platform-server": "^4.2.2",
"@angular/router": "~4.0.0",
"@ngrx/core": "~1.2.0",
"@ngrx/store": "~2.2.2",
"angular-in-memory-web-api": "~0.3.0",
"core-js": "^2.4.1",
"rxjs": "5.0.1",
"systemjs": "0.19.40",
"zone.js": "^0.8.4"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@types/jasmine": "2.5.36",
"@types/node": "^6.0.46",
"canonical-path": "0.0.2",
"concurrently": "^3.2.0",
"jasmine-core": "~2.4.1",
"karma": "^1.3.0",
"karma-chrome-launcher": "^2.0.0",
"karma-cli": "^1.0.1",
"karma-jasmine": "^1.0.2",
"karma-jasmine-html-reporter": "^0.2.2",
"lite-server": "^2.2.2",
"lodash": "^4.16.4",
"protractor": "~4.0.14",
"rimraf": "^2.5.4",
"tslint": "^3.15.1",
"typescript": "~2.1.0"
},
"repository": {}
}
When I check what version of @angular/compiler I have installed, I get 4.2.2, which appears to be the most current version:
C:\Users\zzzzz\Desktop\quickstart>npm view @angular/compiler version
4.2.2
Viewing source on Github, I see that there is a function called analyzeModulesAsync in angular/packages/compiler/src/aot/compiler.ts:
https://github.com/angular/angular/blob/master/packages/compiler/src/aot/compiler.ts
However, when I do a grep on my node_modules folder for analyzeModulesAsync, I only see calls to that function. I don't see a definition for it. In fact, the class definition in the compiler.d.ts appears to have several differences from the compiler.ts file on Github.
I've tried "reinstalling" by deleting the entire node_modules folder and re-running npm install, and the error message is the same.
I do see a somewhat similar question here: Angular AOT failing at compilation (something with angular/compiler-cli), but I don't know enough about npm versioning to know what could be out of whack, or how to fix it.
Any ideas on whether I botched some instructions somewhere, or there is something deeper at work?
SOLUTION
The problem was with the mismatched versions of @angular/compiler-cli and @angular/platform-server in package.json. Once I changed those to "~4.0.0" to match the rest of the angular modules, deleted the node_modules folder and re-ran npm install, the compiler worked.
My working theory is that, because I cloned the quickstart two weeks ago, and ran this command: npm install @angular/compiler-cli @angular/platform-server --save from the tutorial yesterday, that's what lead to the version mismatch.