🚀 Angular Modern Patterns Showcase

A comprehensive demonstration of cutting-edge Angular patterns and best practices for 2025! This repository showcases the latest Angular features including Signals, NgRx integration, RxJS patterns, Web Components, performance optimizations, and accessibility implementations with a polished, production-ready user interface.

🎯 What's Inside

This showcase demonstrates real-world implementations of modern Angular patterns that every developer should know. Each section is interactive and includes detailed explanations of the underlying concepts. Now featuring 10 comprehensive demos covering everything from basic patterns to advanced optimization techniques with enhanced navigation, visual separators, and accessibility-first design!

🎨 Enhanced User Experience

• Intuitive Navigation: Fixed sidebar with active section highlighting and smooth scrolling
• Visual Clarity: Clear section separators with gradient accents for easy content distinction
• Consistent Iconography: Lucide icons throughout for professional, cohesive design
• Responsive Design: Optimized for all screen sizes from mobile to desktop
• Accessibility First: WCAG compliant with proper focus management and screen reader support

🎯 Signals Demo: Fine-grained Local Reactivity

Location: src/components/signals-demo.component.ts

Experience Angular's revolutionary Signals API in action! This interactive shopping cart demonstrates:

• ✨ WritableSignal - Reactive state management without RxJS
• 🧮 Computed Signals - Automatic derived state calculations
• 🔄 Effects - Side effects that respond to signal changes
• 📊 Real-time Updates - Watch totals, discounts, and counts update instantly

Key Patterns:

// Writable signals for state
cartItems = signal<CartItem[]>([]);

// Computed signals for derived state
totalPrice = computed(() => 
  this.cartItems().reduce((sum, item) => sum + (item.price * item.quantity), 0)
);

// Effects for side effects
effect(() => console.log('Cart updated:', this.cartItems()));

🏪 NgRx Demo: App-wide State Management

Location: src/components/ngrx-demo.component.ts

See NgRx in action with a complete user and todo management system:

• 🗄️ Centralized Store - Single source of truth for app state
• 🎬 Actions & Reducers - Predictable state updates
• 🔍 Selectors - Memoized state queries with derived data
• 🛠️ DevTools Integration - Time-travel debugging capabilities
• 🌉 Signal Bridge - Using toSignal() for template ergonomics

Key Features:

• Load and manage users with online/offline status
• Create and toggle todos with user assignment
• Real-time statistics and filtering
• Redux DevTools integration for debugging

📝 Forms + Signals Demo: Typed Models & Derived Validity

Location: src/components/forms-signals-demo.component.ts

Master modern form patterns with Angular's reactive forms and signals integration:

• 📋 Typed Form Models - Strongly typed interfaces for complex form structures
• 🔄 Signal Integration - Converting form streams to signals with toSignal()
• ✅ Derived Validity - Real-time validation state computed from form changes
• 📊 Live Dashboard - Performance metrics and validation progress tracking
• 🎯 Field-level Validation - Individual field status with custom error messages
• 💾 Form State Management - Tracking touched, dirty, and validation states

Interactive Features:

• Multi-section form with personal info, preferences, and address
• Real-time validation with visual feedback
• Form data preview with live JSON updates
• Validation progress tracking and metrics
• Sample data filling and form reset functionality

🚀 SSR & Hydration Demo: Pitfalls Checklist

Location: src/components/ssr-hydration-demo.component.ts

Navigate the complexities of server-side rendering and hydration:

• 🌐 Platform Detection - Proper use of isPlatformBrowser() and PLATFORM_ID
• 🔍 Hydration Checklist - Comprehensive checklist of common SSR pitfalls
• ⚡ Performance Monitoring - Track hydration time and performance metrics
• 🛠️ Issue Demonstrations - Live examples of common SSR problems and solutions
• 📊 Status Dashboard - Real-time monitoring of SSR/hydration health
• 🎯 Best Practices - Categorized guidelines for SEO, performance, and accessibility

Key Patterns:

• Safe localStorage/sessionStorage access
• Preventing hydration mismatches
• Browser-only content handling
• Meta tag management for SEO
• Error boundary implementation

🧭 Router + Signals Demo: Data & Prefetch Strategies

Location: src/components/router-signals-demo.component.ts

Advanced routing patterns with signals and intelligent prefetching:

• 🧭 Signal-based Routing - Converting router observables to signals
• 📊 Navigation Analytics - Track route performance and user behavior
• 🚀 Prefetch Strategies - Hover, viewport, and predictive prefetching
• 💾 Route Data Caching - Intelligent caching with cache hit rate monitoring
• ⚡ Performance Tracking - Monitor navigation speed and optimization
• 🎯 Advanced Patterns - Route resolvers, data loading, and error handling

Interactive Features:

• Simulated route navigation with performance metrics
• Multiple prefetch strategies with real-time status
• Cache management and hit rate tracking
• Navigation history and timing analysis
• Code examples for advanced router patterns

⚡ Performance Lab: Render Strategies at Scale

Location: src/components/performance-lab-demo.component.ts

Comprehensive performance testing and optimization laboratory:

• 🧪 Strategy Comparison - Side-by-side testing of render strategies
• 📊 Real-time Metrics - Live performance monitoring and FPS tracking
• 🎛️ Interactive Testing - Configurable test scenarios with different scales
• 📈 Performance Charts - Visual representation of performance data
• 🔬 Detailed Analysis - Memory usage, render time, and change detection cycles
• 🎯 Optimization Guide - Comprehensive strategies for different use cases

Testing Scenarios:

• Default change detection vs OnPush vs Signals vs Virtual Scrolling
• Scalability testing from 1K to 25K items
• Memory usage and FPS monitoring
• Interactive stress testing
• Real-world performance recommendations

🌊 RxJS Demo: Complex Async Composition

Location: src/components/rxjs-demo.component.ts

Master advanced RxJS patterns with real-world scenarios:

• 🔌 WebSocket Simulation - Real-time message streaming
• 📦 Buffer Operator - Batching messages every 2 seconds
• 🎛️ Throttle & Debounce - Managing high-frequency events
• 🔄 SwitchMap - Canceling previous requests
• 📡 Multicasting - Sharing streams efficiently
• 🎯 Backpressure Handling - Managing overwhelming data flows

Interactive Examples:

• Live WebSocket message batching
• Mouse tracking with throttling
• Debounced search with API simulation
• Click counting and double-click detection

🧩 Web Components Demo: Framework-Agnostic Components

Location: src/components/web-components-demo.component.ts

Explore the power of Web Components and Angular Elements:

• 🎨 Custom Elements - Native web components
• 🌑 Shadow DOM - Style encapsulation
• 🎰 Slots - Flexible content projection
• 🎭 CSS Custom Properties - Themeable components
• ⚡ Angular Elements - Convert Angular components to custom elements

Live Components:

• Custom progress ring with configurable styling
• Flexible card component with slots
• Interactive toggle switches with events

⚡ Performance Demo: Optimization Techniques

Location: src/components/performance-demo.component.ts

Learn performance optimization with hands-on examples:

• 🔄 OnPush Change Detection - Reducing unnecessary checks
• 🏷️ TrackBy Functions - Efficient list updates
• 💾 Memoized Computations - Cached expensive operations
• 📄 Virtual Scrolling - Handling large datasets
• 🧠 Smart Filtering - Optimized search and filtering
• 📊 Performance Metrics - Real-time render time tracking

Interactive Features:

• Generate and manage thousands of items
• Real-time performance metrics
• Fibonacci calculation with memoization
• Prime factorization caching

♿ Accessibility Demo: A11y Best Practices

Location: src/components/accessibility-demo.component.ts

Master accessibility with comprehensive examples:

• 🏷️ Semantic HTML - Proper use of headings, labels, and landmarks
• 🎭 ARIA Attributes - Enhanced semantics for screen readers
• ⌨️ Keyboard Navigation - Full keyboard support
• 🎯 Focus Management - Proper focus trapping and indicators
• 📢 Live Regions - Dynamic content announcements
• 🔄 Roving Tabindex - Efficient composite widget navigation

Interactive Components:

• Accessible forms with validation
• Keyboard-navigable menus and tabs
• Focus-trapped modal dialogs
• Live status message system

🏗️ Architecture & File Structure

src/
├── components/           # Demo components
│   ├── signals-demo.component.ts
│   ├── ngrx-demo.component.ts
│   ├── rxjs-demo.component.ts
│   ├── web-components-demo.component.ts
│   ├── performance-demo.component.ts
│   ├── accessibility-demo.component.ts
│   ├── forms-signals-demo.component.ts
│   ├── ssr-hydration-demo.component.ts
│   ├── router-signals-demo.component.ts
│   └── performance-lab-demo.component.ts
├── store/               # NgRx state management
│   ├── app.state.ts     # Actions, reducers, initial state
│   └── app.selectors.ts # Memoized selectors
├── types/               # TypeScript interfaces
│   └── index.ts         # Shared type definitions
├── main.ts              # App bootstrap with providers
└── global_styles.css    # Global styles and utilities

🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the repository

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd angular-modern-patterns-showcase

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Start the development server

   npm start

4. Open your browser Navigate to http://localhost:4200 and explore the demos! Use the sidebar navigation to jump between sections, or scroll naturally through the showcase.

🧭 Navigation Features

• Fixed Sidebar: Always-visible navigation with section icons and labels
• Active Section Tracking: Automatic highlighting of current section during scroll
• Smooth Scrolling: Click any navigation item for smooth transitions
• Visual Separators: Clear boundaries between demo sections
• Responsive Layout: Collapsible navigation on mobile devices

🛠️ Key Technologies

• Angular 20 - Latest version with standalone components
• TypeScript 5.8 - Strong typing and modern JavaScript features
• NgRx 20 - Reactive state management
• RxJS 7.8 - Reactive programming library
• Signals API - Angular's new reactivity primitive
• Lucide Angular - Modern icon library for consistent UI elements

📚 Learning Outcomes

After exploring this showcase, you'll understand:

🎯 When to Use Signals vs NgRx

• Signals: Fine-grained local reactivity, component state, derived calculations
• NgRx: App-wide state, complex side effects, time-travel debugging

📝 Modern Form Patterns

• Typed Models: Strongly typed form interfaces with nested structures
• Signal Integration: Real-time form state with toSignal() conversion
• Derived Validation: Computed validation states and progress tracking

🚀 SSR & Hydration Mastery

• Platform Safety: Proper browser/server code separation
• Hydration Optimization: Preventing mismatches and performance issues
• SEO Excellence: Meta tags, structured data, and search optimization

🧭 Advanced Routing

• Signal-based Navigation: Converting router streams to reactive signals
• Intelligent Prefetching: Multiple strategies for optimal performance
• Performance Monitoring: Track and optimize navigation performance

⚡ Performance Laboratory

• Strategy Comparison: Empirical testing of different render approaches
• Real-time Monitoring: Live performance metrics and optimization
• Scalability Testing: Performance characteristics at different scales

🌊 RxJS Best Practices

• Managing backpressure with operators
• Proper subscription handling and cleanup
• Multicasting for performance
• Error handling and retry strategies

🧩 Web Components Integration

• Creating reusable, framework-agnostic components
• Shadow DOM styling strategies
• Event handling across component boundaries
• Angular Elements for component portability

⚡ Performance Optimization

• Change detection strategies
• Efficient list rendering with TrackBy
• Memoization and caching techniques
• Virtual scrolling for large datasets

♿ Accessibility Implementation

• WCAG compliance techniques
• Screen reader optimization
• Keyboard navigation patterns
• Focus management strategies

🎨 Design Philosophy

This showcase follows modern design principles:

• Apple-level aesthetics - Clean, sophisticated visual presentation
• Consistent iconography - Lucide icons with proper alignment and sizing
• Responsive design - Works beautifully on all screen sizes
• Micro-interactions - Thoughtful animations and hover states
• Accessibility-first - WCAG compliant with proper contrast ratios
• Performance-focused - Optimized for speed and efficiency
• Visual hierarchy - Clear section separation and navigation structure

🤝 Contributing

This is a showcase repository for educational purposes. Feel free to:

• 🐛 Report issues or bugs
• 💡 Suggest improvements
• 📖 Use as reference for your own projects
• 🎓 Learn from the implementation patterns

📝 Article Series

This repository accompanies a comprehensive article series on modern Angular patterns. Each demo section corresponds to detailed explanations of:

• Implementation strategies
• Best practices and gotchas
• Performance considerations
• Real-world use cases
• Migration strategies from older patterns

🏆 Key Takeaways

🎯 Signals vs NgRx

Use Signals for fine-grained local reactivity; NgRx for app-wide state and complex effects

📝 Forms + Signals Integration

Combine reactive forms with signals for real-time validation and type safety

🚀 SSR & Hydration Excellence

Master platform detection, consistent rendering, and performance optimization

🧭 Router Performance Optimization

Implement intelligent prefetching and signal-based navigation patterns

⚡ Performance Strategy Selection

Choose the right render strategy based on empirical testing and use case analysis

🌊 When to Use RxJS

External streams, backpressure handling, multicasting, complex async composition

🧩 Web Components Strategy

Angular Elements for creation; mind Shadow DOM styling and event contracts

⚡ Performance Priorities

TrackBy functions, memoization, OnPush strategy, defer non-critical work

♿ Accessibility Essentials

Semantic HTML first, roving tabindex, visible focus, comprehensive testing

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Happy coding! 🚀

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