v18.0.0

18.0.0 (2024-05-22)

@schematics/angular

Commit	Description
	allow application migration to use new build package in projects where possible
	replace assets with public directory
	use eventCoalescing option by default (standalone bootstrap)
	use ngZoneEventCoalescing option by default (module bootstrap)
	use TypeScript bundler module resolution for new projects
	add less dependency in application migration if needed
	add postcss dependency in application migration if needed
	add spaces around eventCoalescing option
	keep deployUrl option when migrating to application builder

@angular/cli

Commit	Description
	add ng dev alias to ng serve
	support for Node.js v22
	add --version option
	add @angular/build package to update group list
	change update guide link to angular.dev
	eliminate prompts during ng version command
	keep cli package first in update package group metadata
	only add --version option on default command
	remove ng doc command
	remove support for Node.js versions <18.19.1 and <20.11.1

@angular-devkit/architect

Commit	Description
	resolve builder aliases from containing package

@angular-devkit/build-angular

Commit	Description
	add support for the poll option in the library builder
	enhance Sass rebasing importer for resources URL defined in variables and handling of external paths
	inject event-dispatch in SSR HTML page
	move i18n extraction for application builder to new build system package
	move Vite-based dev-server for application builder to new build system package
	support native async/await when app is zoneless
	disable Vite prebundling when script optimizations are enabled
	do not generate an index.html file in the browser directory when using SSR.
	handle wrapping of class expressions emitted by esbuild
	remove Sass legacy implementation

@angular-devkit/schematics

Commit	Description
	deprecate NodePackageLinkTask

@angular/build

Commit	Description
	introduce new official build system package
	add a maximum rendering timeout for SSG
	add console note about development server raw file size
	add missing ansi-colors and picomatch dependencies
	check both potential build packages in Angular version check
	correctly wrap class expressions with static properties or blocks emitted by esbuild
	decode URL pathname decoding during SSG fetch
	disable Vite prebundling when script optimizations are enabled
	emit error for invalid self-closing element in index HTML
	ensure input index HTML file triggers rebuilds when changed
	ensure recreated files are watched
	format sizes using decimal byte units consistently
	only generate shallow preload links for initial files
	properly configure headers for media resources and HTML page
	properly rebase Sass url() values with leading interpolations
	add persistent caching of JavaScript transformations
	improve rebuild time for file loader usage with prebundling

Breaking Changes

@angular/cli

• The ng doc command has been removed without a replacement. To perform searches, please visit www.angular.dev
• Node.js support for versions <18.19.1 and <20.11.1 has been removed.

@angular-devkit/build-angular

• By default, the index.html file is no longer emitted in the browser directory when using the application builder with SSR. Instead, an index.csr.html file is emitted. This change is implemented because in many cases server and cloud providers incorrectly treat the index.html file as a statically generated page. If you still require the old behavior, you can use the index option to specify the output file name.

  "architect": {
    "build": {
      "builder": "@angular-devkit/build-angular:application",
      "options": {
        "outputPath": "dist/my-app",
        "index": {
          "input": "src/index.html",
          "output": "index.html"
        }
      }
    }
  }

• The support for the legacy Sass build pipeline, previously accessible via NG_BUILD_LEGACY_SASS when utilizing webpack-based builders, has been removed.

Deprecations

@angular-devkit/schematics

• NodePackageLinkTask in @angular-devkit/schematics. A custom task should be created instead.