APP_INITIALIZER Token in Angular (Advanced, 2022)

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[@DenisBendrikov]

Thanks a lot for showing how it works under the hood. Also it is worth mentioning that APP_INITIALIZER doesn't work if used in lazy loaded feature modules

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Thank you for the addition! You are absolutely right. Regarding 'under the hood' stuff, should I do dive more in the source code? :)

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Hi, could you please explain the benefits of assigning the response results to an observable instead of just using an array? Thank you! loving your vid by the way! :D

[@ayoubalfurjani4531]

This video was just right!, and my use case was exactly the same as the one mentioned in the example. Overall a great video. Keep it up

[@volodimiryemshyn715]

Nice, thanks you. Lately I had problem with one task. I used resolver but I can't use it in app component, this way will help me. You are really nice person!!!)

[@davidrestrepo8176]

Nice tutorial, something I've trying to do is to show a loader while the initial config of the app is being loaded but I haven't found a way to implement it

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Thank you, I will

[@MP3D2Y]

Nice video! Now I can understand better what is happening behind scenes when using that token privider

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Thanks! Glad you liked it:)

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I don’t think it’s a good idea to subscribe inside service, u could do it inside tap operator

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Thanks, will do! :)

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Great, now how do I preload my LCP image

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Hello, first of all, thank you for all the amazing content. I wanted to know if there's a way to show some loader while APP_INITIALIZER is doing its job.

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[@deniskoliban6664]

Great video, thank you Dmytro😃. I think you don't need to use asObservable() if you use pipe() on BS, because pipe returns an observable)

[@DecodedFrontend]

Hi Denis! it is a good point that made me actually investigate this a little bit this question and I found something interesting :) It turns out, that .asObservable() and .pipe() are not completely equivalent. The pipe() on BS returns actually the BehaviorSubject but the trick is that the .pipe() method narrows the return type to Observable, so TypeScript won't allow you to call the next() method though it actually BS. You can hack it using something like that `(this.endpoints.pipe() as any).next('value')` and in such a way emit a new value to the stream. But when you do `(this.endpoints.asObservable() as any).next('value')` you will get an runtime error because asObservable() returns actually the Observable that doesn't have next() method at all :) So... it seems like asObservable() is safer/stricter but while you use TypeScript I think it is ok to use both approaches.

[@jakubdrewniak2668]

that is really nice approach, I didn't know that. but how does it different from making this kind of initialization in AppModule constructor? are there any advantages besides blocking app initialization before data from api is resolved? (of course this is huge advantage, I'm just wondering if there are more?)

[@alpinestylecom]

Great Video. Why not just use a classic resolver for App Component instead?

[@DecodedFrontend]

Thanks for the question! A couple of reasons: 1) Resolvers will be invoked after the App Component is created. 2) Resolvers are used when you resolve some data for some certain route but app config usually isn't something that depends on the Router.

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Thanks for the feedback! Yes, I plan also the course about CDK :)

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I'm wondering what is the benefit from using asObservable in service?

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Why do you need to convert a behaviourSubject, which is an observable, to an observable using asObservable( ) method ? To use a copy of it, similar to the slice ( ) method on array ?

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But why app_initilazier doesn't block imported modules?

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@Decoded Frontend - I want to know how you are able to see the actual code implementation instead of d.ts files. Can you provide steps to do it

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[@beratsulimani9823]

Hi Dimitry, Thanks for the great content, can APP_INITIALIZER be used for a fully standalone project.

[@DecodedFrontend]

Do you mean if the project uses standalone components?

[@beratsulimani9823]

@@DecodedFrontend Yes Dimitry, without ngModules how APP_INITIALIZER can be used?

[@DecodedFrontend]

@@beratsulimani9823 then you have to provide APP_INITIALIZER token in the ``` bootstrapApplication(AppComponent, { providers: [ { provide: APP_INITIALIZER... } ] }) ``` like that

[@DecodedFrontend]

it is inside main.ts file

[@beratsulimani9823]

Thanks a lot Dimitry.

[@exsitewebsolution6803]

hi great tut as usual! Could app_intializer be used to create a webmanifest dynamically? so that we can white label our APP to suit multiple customers.

[@Alessandro_Russo]

When a complete overview about providers?

[@DecodedFrontend]

What do you mean?

[@Alessandro_Russo]

An explanation of how providers work. I found it already you did thanks.

[@denysdzhelomanov2633]

You don't need to write asObservable function before pipe, pipe func does the same job

[@DecodedFrontend]

Hi Denys! Thanks for your comment :) I already answered a similar comment, so if you don't mind I will just duplicate the answer here: "it is a good point that made me actually investigate this a little bit this question and I found something interesting :) It turns out, that .asObservable() and .pipe() are not completely equivalent. The pipe() on BS returns actually the BehaviorSubject but the trick is that the .pipe() method narrows the return type to Observable, so TypeScript won't allow you to call the next() method though it actually BS. You can hack it using something like that `(this.endpoints.pipe() as any).next('value')` and in such a way emit a new value to the stream. But when you do `(this.endpoints.asObservable() as any).next('value')` you will get an runtime error because asObservable() returns actually the Observable that doesn't have next() method at all. So... it seems like asObservable() is safer/stricter but while you use TypeScript I think it is ok to use both approaches"

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[@MrBan001]

What do i have to do if i want to use that config in another APP_Initializer?

[@DecodedFrontend]

You could save the fetched config in a separate service which is provided for the same injector where APP_Initializer token.

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brutal video, if you ever need a liver or heart, let me know

[@hubert.t4243]

Hi Dymitro. To go further up the tree, can I also use PLATFORM_INITIALIZER within the argument of platformBrowserDynamic in the main.ts and this will resolve before anything resolved within the APP_INITIALIZER. Thanks

[@DecodedFrontend]

Yes, it is. PLATFORM_INITIALIZERs are being executed befor APP_INITIALIZERs :)