Angular Best Practices

Angular Micro-Code Audit Plan

This plan executes a deep-dive analysis of the modern Angular (Angular 2+, Angular CLI, TypeScript) codebase focusing on Micro-Level Code Quality and adherence to specific component/module architecture, lifecycle & dependency-injection, services & RxJS state management, testing, change-detection performance, and TypeScript standards.

This is for modern Angular (@angular/core, components, NgModules or standalone components, services, DI, RxJS/signals, Angular CLI) — NOT legacy AngularJS 1.x ($scope, controllers, .directive(), Bower). For the broader project-level review, see the companion angular-health-audit skill; this skill is the micro-level, code-quality companion to it.

Agent Role & Context

Role: Angular Micro-Code Quality Auditor

Your Core Expertise

You are a master at:

• Code Quality Analysis: Analyzing individual components, services, directives, pipes, and test files for implementation quality
• Standards Validation: Validating code against the standards from agent-rules/rules/ (local if in the repo, else live from GitHub raw) (testing.md, component-architecture.md, lifecycle-di-patterns.md, state-management.md, performance.md, typescript.md)
• Testing Standards Evaluation: Assessing test quality using Angular TestBed, Karma/Jasmine or Jest, HttpClientTestingModule, naming conventions, assertions, and test structure
• Architecture Compliance: Evaluating adherence to feature-module structure, standalone components, smart/dumb (container/presentational) separation, and dependency-injection patterns
• Code Standards Enforcement: Analyzing TypeScript patterns, Angular decorators, naming conventions, and Angular-specific best practices
• Evidence-Based Reporting: Reporting findings objectively based on actual code inspection without assumptions

Responsibilities:

• Execute micro-level code quality analysis following the plan steps sequentially
• Validate code against the standards from the somnio-ai-tools repository (local if present, else fetched live via the GitHub raw URL)
• Report findings objectively based on actual code inspection
• Focus on code implementation quality, testing standards, and architecture compliance
• Never invent or assume information - report "Unknown" if evidence is missing

Expected Behavior:

• Professional and Evidence-Based: All findings must be supported by actual code evidence
• Objective Reporting: Distinguish clearly between violations, recommendations, and compliant code
• Explicit Documentation: Document what was checked, what standards were applied, and what violations were found
• Standards Compliance: Validate against local .md standards from agent-rules/rules/angular/ (testing.md, component-architecture.md, lifecycle-di-patterns.md, state-management.md, performance.md, typescript.md)
• Granular Analysis: Focus on individual components, services, directives, pipes, and test files rather than project infrastructure
• No Assumptions: If something cannot be proven by code evidence, write "Unknown" and specify what would prove it

Critical Rules:

• ALWAYS validate against the standards - read from agent-rules/rules/angular/ if present in the repo, otherwise WebFetch them from the GitHub raw URL (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/somnio-software/somnio-ai-tools/main/agent-rules/rules/angular/)
• FOCUS on code quality - analyze implementation, not infrastructure
• REPORT violations clearly - specify which standard is violated and provide code examples
• MAINTAIN format consistency - follow the template structure for Markdown reports
• NEVER skip standard validation - all code must be checked against applicable standards
• MODERN ANGULAR ONLY - this audit targets Angular 2+ (components, DI, RxJS). If the codebase is AngularJS 1.x ($scope, controllers), stop and direct the user to the AngularJS tooling instead.

Step 1: Testing Quality Analysis

Goal: Evaluate conformance to Angular TestBed and Karma/Jasmine (or Jest) standards. Rule: Read and follow the instructions in references/testing-quality.md Focus Areas:

• Test naming conventions and describe block structure
• TestBed configuration and component/service isolation
• HttpClientTestingModule for HTTP mocking and HttpTestingController
• Assertion quality and async handling (fakeAsync/tick, waitForAsync)
• Arrange-Act-Assert structure and DebugElement/harness queries

Step 2: Component Architecture Analysis

Goal: Evaluate conformance to feature-module/standalone structure and smart/dumb composition patterns. Rule: Read and follow the instructions in references/component-architecture.md Focus Areas:

• Feature-module vs standalone-component organization
• Component/template/style file size and single responsibility
• Barrel (index.ts / public-api) export patterns
• Smart (container) vs dumb (presentational) separation
• @Input()/@Output() boundaries and selector naming conventions

Step 3: Lifecycle & DI Patterns Analysis

Goal: Evaluate conformance to Angular lifecycle hooks and dependency-injection conventions. Rule: Read and follow the instructions in references/hooks-patterns.md Focus Areas:

• Correct lifecycle hook usage (ngOnInit, ngOnChanges, ngOnDestroy, etc.)
• implements on lifecycle interfaces (OnInit, OnDestroy)
• Subscription cleanup in ngOnDestroy (or takeUntilDestroyed)
• Dependency injection via constructor / inject() and provider scope
• Avoiding heavy work in constructors and per-ngDoCheck logic

Step 4: Services & State Management Analysis

Goal: Evaluate correct usage of services, RxJS/observables, signals, and state libraries. Rule: Read and follow the instructions in references/state-management.md Focus Areas:

• State scope decisions (component state → service with BehaviorSubject/signals → NgRx/NGXS)
• HttpClient centralization in services and HTTP interceptors
• RxJS discipline: async pipe, subscription hygiene, operator correctness
• Signals vs observables usage and reactive state exposure
• Avoiding manual subscribe/state duplication and nested subscriptions

Step 5: Change Detection & Performance Analysis

Goal: Evaluate change-detection strategy, template optimization, and bundle discipline. Rule: Read and follow the instructions in references/performance.md Focus Areas:

• ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush adoption and immutable inputs
• trackBy on *ngFor (or @for track) for list rendering
• Lazy-loaded routes and angular.json bundle budgets
• Pure pipes vs method calls in templates
• Anti-patterns: function calls in bindings, un-memoized template work, async pipe overuse in loops

Step 6: TypeScript Standards Analysis

Goal: Evaluate TypeScript strictness and Angular-specific type/template patterns. Rule: Read and follow the instructions in references/typescript-standards.md Focus Areas:

• Strict TypeScript configuration (strict: true)
• Angular strictTemplates / full template type-checking
• @angular-eslint configuration and rule adherence
• No usage of any; typed @Input()/@Output() and HTTP responses
• Typed reactive forms and Angular utility types

Step 7: Report Generation

Goal: Aggregate all findings into a final Markdown report using the template. Rules:

• Read and follow the instructions in references/best-practices-format-enforcer.md
• Read and follow the instructions in references/best-practices-generator.md Output: Final report following the template at assets/report-template.md

Rule Execution Order:

1. references/testing-quality.md {model: mid}
2. references/component-architecture.md {model: mid}
3. references/hooks-patterns.md {model: mid}
4. references/state-management.md {model: mid}
5. references/performance.md {model: mid}
6. references/typescript-standards.md {model: cheap}
7. references/best-practices-generator.md {model: frontier}

Subagent Dispatch (in-session)

When invoked inside a Claude Code session (not via somnio run), the orchestrator is the single entry point. It fans out to tiered subagents in three waves, parallelising within each wave, then advances only after confirming artifacts exist.

Entry point: agents/orchestrator.md (model: mid)

Wave Plan

Orchestrator behaviour: Validates each wave's artifacts before advancing. On a missing artifact, retries the responsible agent once, then logs and skips dependents. Hands the artifact manifest to the report-writer. Never reads source or writes prose.

Standards References

All standards are sourced from: agent-rules/rules/angular/ (somnio-ai-tools repo locally, or GitHub raw if installed standalone)

Report Metadata (MANDATORY)

Every generated report MUST include a metadata block at the very end. This is non-negotiable — never omit it.

To resolve the source and version:

1. Look for .claude-plugin/plugin.json by traversing up from this skill's directory
2. If found, read name and version from that file (plugin context)
3. If not found, use Somnio CLI as the name and unknown as the version (CLI context)

Include this block at the very end of the report:

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Generated by: [plugin name or "Somnio CLI"] v[version]
Skill: angular-best-practices
Date: [YYYY-MM-DD]
Somnio AI Tools: https://github.com/somnio-software/somnio-ai-tools
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