Integrating Custom Web Components into an Angular Application
This challenge focuses on integrating a pre-built, existing web component into an Angular application. Web components offer a platform-agnostic way to create reusable UI elements, and Angular provides excellent support for utilizing them. Your task is to create an Angular component that renders and interacts with a provided web component.
Problem Description
You are given a simple web component named my-greeting. This web component accepts a name attribute and displays a personalized greeting. The web component's HTML structure is: <my-greeting name="[name]"></my-greeting>. It's already defined and available in your environment (assume it's registered globally). Your goal is to create an Angular component that:
- Accepts a
nameinput from its parent. - Renders the
my-greetingweb component, passing the receivednameas an attribute. - Dynamically updates the
my-greetingweb component'snameattribute when the Angular component'snameinput changes.
This exercise demonstrates how to leverage the power of web components within the Angular ecosystem, promoting code reusability and interoperability.
Examples
Example 1:
Input: Angular component's input: "Alice"
Output: The `my-greeting` web component displays: "Hello, Alice!"
Explanation: The Angular component renders the web component with the provided name.
Example 2:
Input: Angular component's input: "Bob" (after initially being "Alice")
Output: The `my-greeting` web component updates to display: "Hello, Bob!"
Explanation: The Angular component dynamically updates the web component's attribute when the input changes.
Example 3: (Edge Case - Empty Input)
Input: Angular component's input: "" (empty string)
Output: The `my-greeting` web component displays: "Hello, !" (or similar, depending on the web component's implementation)
Explanation: Handles the case where the input name is empty. The web component should still render, even with an empty name.
Constraints
- The
my-greetingweb component is assumed to be globally registered and available. You do not need to define the web component itself. - The Angular component must be written in TypeScript.
- The Angular component should use Angular's change detection mechanism to update the web component when the input changes.
- The solution should be modular and maintainable.
- The Angular component should be able to handle null or undefined input gracefully (displaying a default greeting or an appropriate message).
Notes
- Consider using Angular's
@Input()decorator to receive thenameinput. - You'll need to use Angular's template syntax to render the web component.
- Think about how to efficiently update the web component's attribute when the Angular component's input changes. Direct DOM manipulation is generally discouraged in Angular; leverage Angular's data binding capabilities.
- The web component
my-greetingis expected to be a standard custom element. It should behave as any other HTML element.