Project Dependencies

This page seeks to document all the dependencies / tools used by our project along with the reason(s) why they are being used.

These dependencies are pulled in via our package.json.

• Core dependencies (dependencies in package.json):
  • angular2 - UI framework (obviously)
  • angular2-universal-preview (Angular Universal) - Provides server-side Javascript rendering (i.e. "universal" or isomorphic javascript) for Angular 2
  • angular2-websocket
  • express
  • jquery
  • preboot
  • rxjs
  • zone.js
• Development dependencies (devDependencies in package.json):
  • bootstrap-loader
  • bootstrap-sass
  • bootstrap-sass-loader
  • commander
  • concurrently
  • css-loader
  • file-loader
  • http-proxy
  • node-sass
  • nodemon - used to automatically restart the server when source code changes. See also our nodemon.json for configuration.
  • resolve-url-loader
  • rimraf
  • sass-loader
  • ssl-root-cas
  • style-loader
  • ts-loader
  • typescript - We use the TypeScript language to build all UI components. See also our TypeScript Guidelines and our tsconfig.json configuration file.
  • typings - Manages / pulls in all third-party TypeScript definitions. See also our typings.json for configuration.
  • url-loader
  • webpack
  • webpack-dev-server
  • webpack-merge
  • ws