Unexpected Token < error encountered while bootstrapping HTTP_PROVIDERS in Angular 2 beta

After going through the 5 minute quick start guide, I started experimenting with Angular 2 beta and encountered a confusing issue.

Here is a simplified version highlighting the problem. First, let's see a hello world app working flawlessly.

package.json

{
   "name": "...",
   "version": "0.0.1",
   "description": "...",
   "author": {
   "name": "...",
   "email": "..."
    },
    "scripts": {
    "tsc": "tsc",
    "tsc:w": "tsc -w",
    "lite": "lite-server",
    "start": "concurrent \"npm run tsc:w\" \"npm run lite\" "
    },
    "license": "ISC",
    "dependencies": {
    "angular2": "2.0.0-beta.0",
    "bootstrap": "^3.3.6",
    "es6-promise": "^3.0.2",
    "es6-shim": "^0.33.3",
    "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.2",
    "rxjs": "5.0.0-beta.0",
    "systemjs": "0.19.6",
    "zone.js": "^0.5.10"
    },
    "devDependencies": {
    "concurrently": "^1.0.0",
    "lite-server": "^1.3.1",
    "typescript": "^1.7.3"
    }
}

index.html

<head>
<title>Title</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="node_modules/bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />

<!-- 1. Load libraries -->
<script src="node_modules/es6-shim/es6-shim.js"></script>
<script src="node_modules/angular2/bundles/angular2-polyfills.js">    </script>
<script src="node_modules/systemjs/dist/system.src.js"></script>
<script src="node_modules/rxjs/bundles/Rx.js"></script>
<script src="node_modules/angular2/bundles/angular2.dev.js"></script>


<!-- 2. Configure SystemJS -->
<script>
    System.config({
        packages: {
            app: {
                format: 'register',
                defaultExtension: 'js'
            }
        }
    });
    System.import('app/boot')
          .then(null, console.error.bind(console));
</script>

</head>

<!-- 3. Display the application -->
<body>
    <my-app></my-app>
</body>

app/boot.ts

import {bootstrap}    from 'angular2/platform/browser'
import {AppComponent} from './app.component'
import {AccountService} from './accounts/account.service'

bootstrap(AppComponent);

app/app.component.ts

import {Component, View} from 'angular2/core';
import {RegisterFormComponent} from './accounts/register-form.component'
@Component({
    selector: 'my-app',
})
@View({
    template: 'hello world',
})
export class AppComponent {
}

I am planning to utilize a Web Api service, so I'm following documentation on how to use Http in angular2 beta. I made changes to boot.ts as shown below:

new app/boot.ts

import {bootstrap}    from 'angular2/platform/browser'
import {AppComponent} from './app.component'
import {AccountService} from './accounts/account.service'
import {HTTP_PROVIDERS} from 'angular2/http';

bootstrap(AppComponent, [HTTP_PROVIDERS]);

However, this is where issues arise.

Upon checking Chrome, it gives me:

uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token < - http:1
uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token < - angular2-polyfills.js:138
    evaluating http://localhost:3000/angular2/http
    error loading http://localhost:3000/app/boot.js

It also fails when attempting to set HTTP_PROVIDERS as a viewProvider on my component.

Has anyone managed to successfully inject Http in the angular2 beta environment?

  • Visual Studio 2015
  • Node.JS & Node.JS tools for Visual Studio
  • Using 'NPM start' for compilation and execution

Answer №1

An issue arises when attempting to import content that is not included in the HTML file while using SystemJS. Module bundlers such as Webpack handle this process automatically.

In your specific scenario, you need to include the Http bundle as a separate entity. For example:

<script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.0/http.dev.js"></script>

A similar error may occur if you try to implement the router without adding the necessary bundle for it.

Make sure to compare the setup differences between these two configurations in @pkozlowski-opensource's repositories:

  • Utilizing SystemJS: In this case, the user would have to add the http or router bundle according to their needs.
  • Using Webpack: With Webpack, everything gets bundled into the bundle.js file automatically.

I'm glad this information was helpful to you.

Answer №2

To utilize npm, add a script tag containing the http reference to your installed location:

<script src="node_modules/angular2/bundles/http.dev.js"></script>

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