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33 changes: 26 additions & 7 deletions docs/documentation/stories/configure-hmr.md
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Expand Up @@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ Next we need to update the bootstrap process of our app to enable the
Create a file called `src/environments/environment.hmr.ts` with the following contents:

```typescript

export const environment = {
production: false,
hmr: true
Expand All @@ -40,21 +39,33 @@ export const environment = {
};
```

Update `angular.json` to include an hmr build configuration as explained [here](./stories-application-environments)
and add a configuration within serve to enable hmr.

Update `angular.json` to include an hmr environment as explained [here](./application-environments) and add a configuration within serve to enable hmr.
Change the `myapp` reference accordingly...

```json
"serve": {
"configuration": {
"build": {
...
"configurations": {
...
"hmr": {
"hmr": true,
"fileReplacements": [
{
"replace": "src/environments/environment.ts",
"with": "src/environments/environment.hmr.ts"
}
],
]
}
}
},
"serve": {
...
"configurations": {
...
"hmr": {
"browserTarget": "myapp:build:hmr",
"hmr": true
}
}
}
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -138,6 +149,15 @@ if (environment.hmr) {
}
```

Run `ng build`. If it outputs `error TS2304: Cannot find name 'module'`,
then add node types to `src/tsconfig.app.json`:

```json
"compilerOptions": {
...
"types": ["node"]
}
```

### Starting the development environment with HMR enabled

Expand All @@ -155,4 +175,3 @@ When starting the server Webpack will tell you that it’s enabled:

Now if you make changes to one of your components they changes should be visible automatically without a complete browser refresh.