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Deferred chart loading with @defer in Angular

A standalone dashboard component lazy-loads a heavy chart when it scrolls into view, with skeleton, loading, and error fallbacks.

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1import { Component, signal } from '@angular/core';
2import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
3import { RevenueChartComponent } from './revenue-chart.component';
4import { ReportService, RevenueReport } from './report.service';
5 
6@Component({
7 selector: 'app-dashboard',
8 standalone: true,
9 imports: [CommonModule, RevenueChartComponent],
10 template: `
11 <section class="dashboard">
12 <header>
13 <h1>Quarterly Revenue</h1>
14 <button (click)="refresh()">Refresh</button>
15 </header>
16 
17 @defer (on viewport; prefetch on idle) {
18 <app-revenue-chart [report]="report()" />
19 } @placeholder (minimum 300ms) {
20 <div class="chart-skeleton" aria-hidden="true"></div>
21 } @loading (after 150ms; minimum 400ms) {
22 <div class="chart-loading">Rendering chart…</div>
23 } @error {
24 <p class="chart-error">Unable to load the revenue chart.</p>
25 }
26 </section>
27 `,
28})
29export class DashboardComponent {
30 private readonly reports = inject(ReportService);
31 readonly report = signal<RevenueReport>(this.reports.snapshot());
32 
33 refresh(): void {
34 this.reports.load().subscribe((data) => this.report.set(data));
35 }
36}
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Three takeaways
  1. 1@defer lets you defer a component's download and render until a real trigger fires, keeping the initial bundle lean.
  2. 2Placeholder, loading, and error blocks with timing hints prevent flicker and give users honest feedback during async work.
  3. 3Signals turn plain state into reactive template bindings that re-render automatically when set.

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