Initialize sidebar using systemjs in Angular Sidebar component

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Sidebar can also be initialized using SystemJS as follows

Installation and configuration

To setup basic Angular sample use the following commands.

 git clone https://github.com/angular/quickstart.git quickstart
 cd quickstart
 npm install

For more information, refer to Angular sample setup.

Install Syncfusion Sidebar packages using the below command.
```
 npm install @syncfusion/ej2-angular-navigations --save
```

The above package installs Sidebar dependencies which are required to render the component in an Angular environment.

Syncfusion ej2-angular-navigations packages need to be mapped in systemjs.config.js configuration file.

/**
 * System configuration for Angular samples
 * Adjust as necessary for your application needs.
 */
(function (global) {
  System.config({
    paths: {
      // paths serve as alias
      'npm:': 'node_modules/',
      "syncfusion:": "node_modules/@syncfusion/", // syncfusion alias

    },
    // map tells the System loader where to look for things
    map: {
      // our app is within the app folder
      'app': 'app',

      // angular bundles
      '@angular/core': 'npm:@angular/core/bundles/core.umd.js',
      '@angular/common': 'npm:@angular/common/bundles/common.umd.js',
      '@angular/compiler': 'npm:@angular/compiler/bundles/compiler.umd.js',
      '@angular/platform-browser': 'npm:@angular/platform-browser/bundles/platform-browser.umd.js',
      '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic': 'npm:@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/bundles/platform-browser-dynamic.umd.js',
      '@angular/http': 'npm:@angular/http/bundles/http.umd.js',
      '@angular/router': 'npm:@angular/router/bundles/router.umd.js',
      '@angular/forms': 'npm:@angular/forms/bundles/forms.umd.js',

      // syncfusion bundles
      "@syncfusion/ej2-base": "syncfusion:ej2-base/dist/ej2-base.umd.min.js",
      "@syncfusion/ej2-data": "syncfusion:ej2-data/dist/ej2-data.umd.min.js",
      "@syncfusion/ej2-navigations": "syncfusion:ej2-navigations/dist/ej2-navigations.umd.min.js",
      "@syncfusion/ej2-inputs": "syncfusion:ej2-inputs/dist/ej2-inputs.umd.min.js",
      "@syncfusion/ej2-lists": "syncfusion:ej2-lists/dist/ej2-lists.umd.min.js",
      "@syncfusion/ej2-popups": "syncfusion:ej2-popups/dist/ej2-popups.umd.min.js",
      "@syncfusion/ej2-buttons": "syncfusion:ej2-buttons/dist/ej2-buttons.umd.min.js",
      "@syncfusion/ej2-splitbuttons": "syncfusion:ej2-splitbuttons/dist/ej2-splitbuttons.umd.min.js",
      "@syncfusion/ej2-angular-base": "syncfusion:ej2-angular-base/dist/ej2-angular-base.umd.min.js",
      "@syncfusion/ej2-angular-navigations": "syncfusion:ej2-angular-navigations/dist/ej2-angular-navigations.umd.min.js",

      // other libraries
      'rxjs':                      'npm:rxjs',
      'angular-in-memory-web-api': 'npm:angular-in-memory-web-api/bundles/in-memory-web-api.umd.js'
    },
    // packages tells the System loader how to load when no filename and/or no extension
    packages: {
      app: {
        defaultExtension: 'js',
        meta: {
          './*.js': {
            loader: 'systemjs-angular-loader.js'
          }
        }
      },
      rxjs: {
        defaultExtension: 'js'
      }
    }
  });
})(this);

To render the Sidebar component, need to import Sidebar and its dependent component’s styles as given below in style.css.

@import '../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css';
@import '../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-angular-navigations/styles/material.css';

Note: If you want to refer the combined component styles, please make use of our CRG (Custom Resource Generator) in your application.

Refer the following code to include the Sidebar in application .

Create an Angular component with Sidebar. Add the following sidebar template in component template of
app.component.ts

<ejs-sidebar id="default-sidebar" >
    <div class="title"> Sidebar content</div>
</ejs-sidebar>
<div>
    <div class="title">Main content</div>
    <div class="sub-title">
        Content goes here.
    </div>
</div>

Create an Angular module and include the above Sidebar component.
In the module, declare the Component and Directives required to render the Sidebar.
Bootstrap the application with the above module.

Refer to the following snippet to import the sidebar module in app.module.ts from the @syncfusion/ej2-angular-navigations.

import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';

import { SidebarModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-navigations';

@NgModule({
    imports: [SidebarModule, BrowserModule],
    declarations: [AppComponent],
    bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }

systemjs.config.js file should be configured as described in the Installation and configuration section.

Run the application

Use the npm run start command to run the application in the browser.

npm start

The following samples shows the sidebar component in browser.

app.component.ts
app.module.ts
main.ts
import { Component, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
import { SidebarComponent } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-navigations';

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  styleUrls: ['./app.component.css'],
  template: ` <ejs-sidebar id="default-sidebar" #sidebar (created)="onCreated($event)" style="visibility: hidden">
                <div class="title"> Sidebar content</div>
              </ejs-sidebar>
              <div>
                <div class="title">Main content</div>
                <div class="sub-title">
                    Content goes here.
                </div>
              </div>`
})
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild('sidebar') sidebar?: SidebarComponent;
    public onCreated(args: any) {
      (this.sidebar as SidebarComponent).element.style.visibility = '';
    }
}
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';

import { SidebarModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-navigations';

@NgModule({
    imports: [SidebarModule, BrowserModule],
    declarations: [AppComponent],
    bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }
import { platformBrowserDynamic } from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic';
import { enableProdMode } from '@angular/core';
import { AppModule } from './app.module';

import 'zone.js';
enableProdMode();
platformBrowserDynamic().bootstrapModule(AppModule);

Initialize sidebar using systemjs in Angular Sidebar component

Installation and configuration

Create a simple Sidebar

Run the application