Building Progressive Web Application (PWA) with Angular

Introduction is a development platform for building WEB, mobile and desktop applications using HTML, CSS and TypeScript (JavaScript). Currently, Angular is at version 14 and Google is the main maintainer of the project. Angular Progressive Web Application (PWA) is a hybrid application built with common WEB technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript, that is, it works on computers and mobile phones compatible with the main browsers with the usability of a native mobile application. is a library with Angular service worker support that provides a user experience as if the application were designed to run on your operating system and hardware. @angular/pwa Prerequisites Before you start, you need to install and configure the tools: git Node.js and npm Angular CLI IDE (e.g. ) Visual Studio Code Getting started Create the Angular application Let's create the application with the Angular base structure using the with the route file and the SCSS style format. 1. @angular/cli ng new angular-pwa --routing true --style scss
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✔ Packages installed successfully.
    Successfully initialized git. Install and configure the Bootstrap CSS framework. Do steps 2 and 3 of the post . 2. Adding the Bootstrap CSS framework to an Angular application Add the library to set up the Angular service worker. 3. @angular/pwd ng add @angular/pwa
ℹ Using package manager: npm
✔ Found compatible package version: @angular/pwa@14.0.3.
✔ Package information loaded.

The package @angular/pwa@14.0.3 will be installed and executed.
Would you like to proceed? Yes
✔ Package successfully installed.
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✔ Packages installed successfully. Note: The files , and icons were added and the files , , and were changed to the application. ngsw-config.json src/manifest.webmanifest angular.json package.json src/app/app.module.ts src/index.html : configuration file allows you to configure cache strategy and files and other configurations. ngsw-config.json Service worker : Application configuration file or file allows you to configure the name, colors, icons and other configurations. src/manifest.webmanifest WEB app manifest : The service worker configuration was added. angular.json : The library was added. package.json @angular/service-worker : The service worker configuration was added. src/app/app.module.ts : Manifest file configuration and theme color was added. src/index.html Remove the contents of the class from the file. Create the method to check the browser connection status as below. 4. AppComponent src/app/app.component.ts updateOnlineStatus import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.scss'],
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit {

  isOnline: boolean;

  constructor() {
    this.isOnline = false;
  }

  public ngOnInit(): void {
    this.updateOnlineStatus();

    window.addEventListener('online',  this.updateOnlineStatus.bind(this));
    window.addEventListener('offline', this.updateOnlineStatus.bind(this));
  }

  private updateOnlineStatus(): void {
    this.isOnline = window.navigator.onLine;
    console.info(`isOnline=[${this.isOnline}]`);
  }

} Remove the contents of the file. Add the HTML code to display the browser connection status as below. 5. src/app/app.component.html <div class="container-fluid py-3">
  <h1>Angular Progressive Web Application (PWA)</h1>

  <div class="row my-5">
    <div class="col text-end">
      Status:
    </div>
    <div class="col">
      <span class="badge bg-success" *ngIf="isOnline">Online</span>
      <span class="badge bg-danger" *ngIf="!isOnline">Offline</span>
    </div>
  </div>
</div> Run the application with the command below. 6. npm start

> angular-pwa@1.0.0 start
> ng serve

✔ Browser application bundle generation complete.

Initial Chunk Files   | Names         |  Raw Size
vendor.js             | vendor        |   2.05 MB | 
styles.css, styles.js | styles        | 486.85 kB | 
polyfills.js          | polyfills     | 339.20 kB | 
scripts.js            | scripts       |  76.33 kB | 
main.js               | main          |  10.71 kB | 
runtime.js            | runtime       |   6.86 kB | 

                      | Initial Total |   2.95 MB

Build at: 2022-01-01T17:33:35.241Z - Hash: 1e50e703667ef1c0 - Time: 3557ms

** Angular Live Development Server is listening on localhost:4200, open your browser on http://localhost:4200/ **


✔ Compiled successfully. Access the URL and check if the application is working. 7. http://localhost:4200/ Change the contents of the class from the file. Import the service and create the and methods to check for available updates for the application as below. 8. AppComponent src/app/app.component.ts SwUpdate updateVersion closeVersion import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { SwUpdate, VersionReadyEvent } from '@angular/service-worker';
import { filter, map } from 'rxjs/operators';

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.scss'],
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit {

  isOnline: boolean;
  modalVersion: boolean;

  constructor(private swUpdate: SwUpdate) {
    this.isOnline = false;
    this.modalVersion = false;
  }

  public ngOnInit(): void {
    this.updateOnlineStatus();

    window.addEventListener('online',  this.updateOnlineStatus.bind(this));
    window.addEventListener('offline', this.updateOnlineStatus.bind(this));

    if (this.swUpdate.isEnabled) {
      this.swUpdate.versionUpdates.pipe(
        filter((evt: any): evt is VersionReadyEvent => evt.type === 'VERSION_READY'),
        map((evt: any) => {
          console.info(`currentVersion=[${evt.currentVersion} | latestVersion=[${evt.latestVersion}]`);
          this.modalVersion = true;
        }),
      );
    }
  }

  private updateOnlineStatus(): void {
    this.isOnline = window.navigator.onLine;
    console.info(`isOnline=[${this.isOnline}]`);
  }

  public updateVersion(): void {
    this.modalVersion = false;
    window.location.reload();
  }

  public closeVersion(): void {
    this.modalVersion = false;
  }

} Change the contents of the file. Add the HTML code to display if there are updates available for the application as below. 9. src/app/app.component.html <div class="container-fluid py-3">
  <h1>Angular Progressive Web Application (PWA)</h1>

  <div class="row my-5">
    <div class="col text-end">
      Status:
    </div>
    <div class="col">
      <span class="badge bg-success" *ngIf="isOnline">Online</span>
      <span class="badge bg-danger" *ngIf="!isOnline">Offline</span>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="w-100 position-absolute top-0" *ngIf="modalVersion">
  <div class="alert alert-secondary m-2">
    <button type="button" class="btn-close position-absolute top-0 end-0 m-1" aria-label="Close" (click)="closeVersion()"></button>
    A new version of this app is available. <a href="" (click)="updateVersion()">Update now</a>
  </div>
</div> Access the URL and check if the application is working. 10. http://localhost:4200/ Install the library. 11. @angular/cdk npm install @angular/cdk Change the contents of the class from the file. Import the service and create the , and methods to check the operational system and the browser and display how to add the application as below. 12. AppComponent src/app/app.component.ts Platform loadModalPwa addToHomeScreen closePwa import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { Platform } from '@angular/cdk/platform';
import { SwUpdate, VersionReadyEvent } from '@angular/service-worker';
import { filter, map } from 'rxjs/operators';

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.scss'],
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit {

  isOnline: boolean;
  modalVersion: boolean;
  modalPwaEvent: any;
  modalPwaPlatform: string|undefined;

  constructor(private platform: Platform,
              private swUpdate: SwUpdate) {
    this.isOnline = false;
    this.modalVersion = false;
  }

  public ngOnInit(): void {
    this.updateOnlineStatus();

    window.addEventListener('online',  this.updateOnlineStatus.bind(this));
    window.addEventListener('offline', this.updateOnlineStatus.bind(this));

    if (this.swUpdate.isEnabled) {
      this.swUpdate.versionUpdates.pipe(
        filter((evt: any): evt is VersionReadyEvent => evt.type === 'VERSION_READY'),
        map((evt: any) => {
          console.info(`currentVersion=[${evt.currentVersion} | latestVersion=[${evt.latestVersion}]`);
          this.modalVersion = true;
        }),
      );
    }

    this.loadModalPwa();
  }

  private updateOnlineStatus(): void {
    this.isOnline = window.navigator.onLine;
    console.info(`isOnline=[${this.isOnline}]`);
  }

  public updateVersion(): void {
    this.modalVersion = false;
    window.location.reload();
  }

  public closeVersion(): void {
    this.modalVersion = false;
  }

  private loadModalPwa(): void {
    if (this.platform.ANDROID) {
      window.addEventListener('beforeinstallprompt', (event: any) => {
        event.preventDefault();
        this.modalPwaEvent = event;
        this.modalPwaPlatform = 'ANDROID';
      });
    }

    if (this.platform.IOS && this.platform.SAFARI) {
      const isInStandaloneMode = ('standalone' in window.navigator) && ((<any>window.navigator)['standalone']);
      if (!isInStandaloneMode) {
        this.modalPwaPlatform = 'IOS';
      }
    }
  }

  public addToHomeScreen(): void {
    this.modalPwaEvent.prompt();
    this.modalPwaPlatform = undefined;
  }

  public closePwa(): void {
    this.modalPwaPlatform = undefined;
  }

} Change the contents of the file. Add the HTML code to display how to add the application as below. 13. src/app/app.component.html <div class="container-fluid py-3">
  <h1>Angular Progressive Web Application (PWA)</h1>

  <div class="row my-5">
    <div class="col text-end">
      Status:
    </div>
    <div class="col">
      <span class="badge bg-success" *ngIf="isOnline">Online</span>
      <span class="badge bg-danger" *ngIf="!isOnline">Offline</span>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="w-100 position-absolute top-0" *ngIf="modalVersion">
  <div class="alert alert-secondary m-2">
    <button type="button" class="btn-close position-absolute top-0 end-0 m-1" aria-label="Close" (click)="closeVersion()"></button>
    A new version of this app is available. <a href="" (click)="updateVersion()">Update now</a>
  </div>
</div>

<div class="w-100 position-absolute bottom-0" *ngIf="modalPwaPlatform === 'ANDROID' || modalPwaPlatform === 'IOS'">
  <div class="alert alert-secondary m-2">
    <button type="button" class="btn-close position-absolute top-0 end-0 m-1" aria-label="Close" (click)="closePwa()"></button>
    
    <div *ngIf="modalPwaPlatform === 'ANDROID'" (click)="addToHomeScreen()">
      Add this WEB app to home screen
    </div>
    
    <div *ngIf="modalPwaPlatform === 'IOS'">
      To install this WEB app on your device, tap the "Menu" button
      <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/rodrigokamada/image/upload/v1641089482/Blog/angular-pwa/safari_action_button_38x50.png" class="ios-menu m-0" />
      and then "Add to home screen" button
      <i class="bi bi-plus-square"></i>
    </div>
  </div>
</div> Add the style in the file as below. 14. src/app/app.component.scss .ios-menu {
  width: 14px;
} Ready! Access the URL and check if the application is working. See the application working on and . 15. http://localhost:4200/ GitHub Pages Stackblitz Android version 15.1. Modal to add to home screen Confirmation to add to home screen iOS version 15.2. Modal to add to home screen Menu to add to home screen The application repository is available at . https://github.com/rodrigokamada/angular-pwa This tutorial was posted on my in Portuguese. blog

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