SEED Angular

Prerequisites

• Node v22+
• pnpm

Setup

1. Install Node v22 or newer
2. Install pnpm globally: npm i -g pnpm
3. Install the project dependencies: pnpm i
4. Create a .env file in the root of the project directory that matches the format of .env.example
   1. Add your Lokalise API key
   2. If your SEED instance is running at a location other than http://127.0.0.1:8000, set SEED_HOST in the .env file

Actions

Run with Angular hot reloading

1. Run pnpm start
2. Browse to localhost:4200

The Angular development server proxies /api/ and /media/ requests to Django. By default it expects Django at http://127.0.0.1:8000.

Run through Django

1. Start Django in one terminal
2. Run pnpm watch in this directory
3. Browse to localhost:8000/ng-app/

Use pnpm watch while actively developing:

• Keeps running
• Rebuilds automatically on file save
• Best for local UI changes

Use pnpm build when you only need a one-time output:

• Runs once and exits
• Does not rebuild automatically
• Best for quick verification or production-like builds

Both commands write Angular output under ../../collected_static/ng-app. The Django /ng-app/ route serves those files; it does not start the Angular development server.

If Django returns this error:

Page not found (404)
seed-angular static files not found

follow this checklist:

1. In ng_seed/seed-angular, run pnpm watch (recommended for dev) or pnpm build.
2. Confirm Angular output exists under ../../collected_static/ng-app.
3. If your output is under ../../collected_static/ng-app/browser/index.html (instead of ../../collected_static/ng-app/index.html) and Django still shows 404, your backend static-file lookup may only be checking the non-browser path.
4. If that happens, use the current backend static-file convention in your branch or update the backend lookup to support the browser subdirectory.

Tip: for everyday development through Django, keep pnpm watch running in a dedicated terminal.

Lint

1. Run pnpm lint, or pnpm lint:fix to automatically fix issues

Update Translations

1. Run pnpm update-translations

Coding Standards

Refer to DEVELOPER.md for all coding standards and guidelines.