To control Angular's Ahead-of-Time (AOT) compilation, you can utilize several methods that allow for customization and optimization of the compilation process. Here are the primary ways to control AOT compilation:
Compiler Options in the tsconfig.json File:
You can specify various compiler options in the tsconfig.json file to tailor how the AOT compilation behaves. This includes settings that can optimize performance, handle metadata, and configure the output of the compilation process[7].
Command Line Flags:
When running Angular CLI commands such as ng build or ng serve, you can use the --aot flag to explicitly enable or disable AOT compilation. For example, ng build --aot=true or ng serve --aot=true[3].
Additional flags can be used to further control the behavior, such as --prod for production builds, which typically enables AOT by default along with other optimization settings.
Angular.json Configuration:
The angular.json configuration file allows you to set project-wide compilation options. You can specify whether to use AOT compilation by default for various build configurations. This is useful for setting up different behaviors for development and production environments[5].
