fix(compiler-cli): downlevel angular decorators to static properties

In v7 of Angular we removed `tsickle` from the default `ngc` pipeline.
This had the negative potential of breaking ES2015 output and SSR due
to a limitation in TypeScript.

TypeScript by default preserves type information for decorated constructor
parameters when `emitDecoratorMetadata` is enabled. For example,
consider this snippet below:

```
@directive()
export class MyDirective {
  constructor(button: MyButton) {}
}

export class MyButton {}
```

TypeScript would generate metadata for the `MyDirective` class it has
a decorator applied. This metadata would be needed in JIT mode, or
for libraries that provide `MyDirective` through NPM. The metadata would
look as followed:

```
let MyDirective = class MyDir {}

MyDirective = __decorate([
  Directive(),
  __metadata("design:paramtypes", [MyButton]),
], MyDirective);

let MyButton = class MyButton {}
```

Notice that TypeScript generated calls to `__decorate` and
`__metadata`. These calls are needed so that the Angular compiler
is able to determine whether `MyDirective` is actually an directive,
and what types are needed for dependency injection.

The limitation surfaces in this concrete example because `MyButton`
is declared after the `__metadata(..)` call, while `__metadata`
actually directly references `MyButton`. This is illegal though because
`MyButton` has not been declared at this point. This is due to the
so-called temporal dead zone in JavaScript. Errors like followed will
be reported at runtime when such file/code evaluates:

```
Uncaught ReferenceError: Cannot access 'MyButton' before initialization
```

As noted, this is a TypeScript limitation because ideally TypeScript
shouldn't evaluate `__metadata`/reference `MyButton` immediately.
Instead, it should defer the reference until `MyButton` is actually
declared. This limitation will not be fixed by the TypeScript team
though because it's a limitation as per current design and they will
only revisit this once the tc39 decorator proposal is finalized
(currently stage-2 at time of writing).

Given this wontfix on the TypeScript side, and our heavy reliance on
this metadata in libraries (and for JIT mode), we intend to fix this
from within the Angular compiler by downleveling decorators to static
properties that don't need to evaluate directly. For example:

```
MyDirective.ctorParameters = () => [MyButton];
```

With this snippet above, `MyButton` is not referenced directly. Only
lazily when the Angular runtime needs it. This mitigates the temporal
dead zone issue caused by a limitation in TypeScript's decorator
metadata output. See: microsoft/TypeScript#27519.

In the past (as noted; before version 7), the Angular compiler by
default used tsickle that already performed this transformation. We
moved the transformation to the CLI for JIT and `ng-packager`, but now
we realize that we can move this all to a single place in the compiler
so that standalone ngc consumers can benefit too, and that we can
disable tsickle in our Bazel `ngc-wrapped` pipeline (that currently
still relies on tsickle to perform this decorator processing).

This transformation also has another positive side-effect of making
Angular application/library code more compatible with server-side
rendering. In principle, TypeScript would also preserve type information
for decorated class members (similar to how it did that for constructor
parameters) at runtime. This becomes an issue when your application
relies on native DOM globals for decorated class member types. e.g.

```
@input() panelElement: HTMLElement;
```

Your application code would then reference `HTMLElement` directly
whenever the source file is loaded in NodeJS for SSR. `HTMLElement`
does not exist on the server though, so that will become an invalid
reference. One could work around this by providing global mocks for
these DOM symbols, but that doesn't match up with other places where
dependency injection is used for mocking DOM/browser specific symbols.

More context in this issue: angular#30586. The TL;DR here is that the Angular
compiler does not care about types for these class members, so it won't
ever reference `HTMLElement` at runtime.

Fixes angular#30106. Fixes angular#30586. Fixes angular#30141.
Resolves FW-2196. Resolves FW-2199.

Author: devversion

packages/bazel/src/ngc-wrapped/index.ts

@@ -191,23 +191,8 @@ export function compile({
     fileLoader = new UncachedFileLoader();
   }
 
-  compilerOpts.annotationsAs = 'static fields';
-  if (!bazelOpts.es5Mode) {
-    if (bazelOpts.workspaceName === 'google3') {
-      compilerOpts.annotateForClosureCompiler = true;
-    } else {
-      compilerOpts.annotateForClosureCompiler = false;
-    }
-  }
-
   // Detect from compilerOpts whether the entrypoint is being invoked in Ivy mode.
   const isInIvyMode = !!compilerOpts.enableIvy;
-
-  // Disable downleveling and Closure annotation if in Ivy mode.
-  if (isInIvyMode) {
-    compilerOpts.annotationsAs = 'decorators';
-  }
-
   if (!compilerOpts.rootDirs) {
     throw new Error('rootDirs is not set!');
   }
@@ -264,9 +249,6 @@ export function compile({
   }
 
   if (isInIvyMode) {
-    // Also need to disable decorator downleveling in the BazelHost in Ivy mode.
-    bazelHost.transformDecorators = false;
-
     const delegate = bazelHost.shouldSkipTsickleProcessing.bind(bazelHost);
     bazelHost.shouldSkipTsickleProcessing = (fileName: string) => {
       // The base implementation of shouldSkipTsickleProcessing checks whether `fileName` is part of
@@ -277,12 +259,29 @@ export function compile({
     };
   }
 
+  // Always disable tsickle decorator transforming in the tsickle compiler host. The
+  // Angular compilers have their own logic for decorator processing and we wouldn't
+  // want tsickle to interfere with that.
+  bazelHost.transformDecorators = false;
+
+  // By default in the `prodmode` output, we do not add annotations for closure compiler.
+  // Though, if we are building inside `google3`, closure annotations are desired for
+  // prodmode output, so we enable it by default. The defaults can be overridden by
+  // setting the `annotateForClosureCompiler` compiler option in the user tsconfig.
+  if (!bazelOpts.es5Mode && compilerOpts.annotateForClosureCompiler === undefined) {
+    if (bazelOpts.workspaceName === 'google3') {
+      compilerOpts.annotateForClosureCompiler = true;
+    } else {
+      compilerOpts.annotateForClosureCompiler = false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // The `annotateForClosureCompiler` Angular compiler option is not respected by default
+  // as ngc-wrapped handles tsickle emit on its own. This means that we need to update
+  // the tsickle compiler host based on the `annotateForClosureCompiler` flag.
   if (compilerOpts.annotateForClosureCompiler) {
     bazelHost.transformTypesToClosure = true;
   }
-  if (compilerOpts.annotateForClosureCompiler || compilerOpts.annotationsAs === 'static fields') {
-    bazelHost.transformDecorators = true;
-  }
 
   const origBazelHostFileExist = bazelHost.fileExists;
   bazelHost.fileExists = (fileName: string) => {

packages/bazel/test/ng_package/example_package.golden

@@ -253,10 +253,10 @@ Hello
     var MySecondService = /** @class */ (function () {
         function MySecondService() {
         }
+        MySecondService.ɵprov = i0.ɵɵdefineInjectable({ factory: function MySecondService_Factory() { return new MySecondService(); }, token: MySecondService, providedIn: "root" });
         MySecondService.decorators = [
             { type: i0.Injectable, args: [{ providedIn: 'root' },] }
         ];
-        MySecondService.ɵprov = i0.ɵɵdefineInjectable({ factory: function MySecondService_Factory() { return new MySecondService(); }, token: MySecondService, providedIn: "root" });
         return MySecondService;
     }());
 
@@ -271,14 +271,13 @@ Hello
         function MyService(secondService) {
             this.secondService = secondService;
         }
+        MyService.ɵprov = i0.ɵɵdefineInjectable({ factory: function MyService_Factory() { return new MyService(i0.ɵɵinject(MySecondService)); }, token: MyService, providedIn: "root" });
         MyService.decorators = [
             { type: i0.Injectable, args: [{ providedIn: 'root' },] }
         ];
-        /** @nocollapse */
         MyService.ctorParameters = function () { return [
             { type: MySecondService }
         ]; };
-        MyService.ɵprov = i0.ɵɵdefineInjectable({ factory: function MyService_Factory() { return new MyService(i0.ɵɵinject(MySecondService)); }, token: MyService, providedIn: "root" });
         return MyService;
     }());
 
@@ -317,7 +316,7 @@ Hello
      *
      * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
      * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
-     */var n=function(){function e(){}return e.decorators=[{type:t.Injectable,args:[{providedIn:"root"}]}],e.ɵprov=t.ɵɵdefineInjectable({factory:function t(){return new e},token:e,providedIn:"root"}),e}(),r=function(){function e(e){this.secondService=e}return e.decorators=[{type:t.Injectable,args:[{providedIn:"root"}]}],e.ctorParameters=function(){return[{type:n}]},e.ɵprov=t.ɵɵdefineInjectable({factory:function r(){return new e(t.ɵɵinject(n))},token:e,providedIn:"root"}),e}();
+     */var n=function(){function e(){}return e.ɵprov=t.ɵɵdefineInjectable({factory:function t(){return new e},token:e,providedIn:"root"}),e.decorators=[{type:t.Injectable,args:[{providedIn:"root"}]}],e}(),r=function(){function e(e){this.secondService=e}return e.ɵprov=t.ɵɵdefineInjectable({factory:function r(){return new e(t.ɵɵinject(n))},token:e,providedIn:"root"}),e.decorators=[{type:t.Injectable,args:[{providedIn:"root"}]}],e.ctorParameters=function(){return[{type:n}]},e}();
 /**
      * @license
      * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
@@ -602,18 +601,17 @@ let MyService = /** @class */ (() => {
             this.secondService = secondService;
         }
     }
+    MyService.ɵprov = i0.ɵɵdefineInjectable({ factory: function MyService_Factory() { return new MyService(i0.ɵɵinject(i1.MySecondService)); }, token: MyService, providedIn: "root" });
     MyService.decorators = [
         { type: Injectable, args: [{ providedIn: 'root' },] }
     ];
-    /** @nocollapse */
     MyService.ctorParameters = () => [
         { type: MySecondService }
     ];
-    MyService.ɵprov = i0.ɵɵdefineInjectable({ factory: function MyService_Factory() { return new MyService(i0.ɵɵinject(i1.MySecondService)); }, token: MyService, providedIn: "root" });
     return MyService;
 })();
 export { MyService };
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 --- esm2015/imports/second.js ---
 
@@ -629,14 +627,14 @@ import * as i0 from "@angular/core";
 let MySecondService = /** @class */ (() => {
     class MySecondService {
     }
+    MySecondService.ɵprov = i0.ɵɵdefineInjectable({ factory: function MySecondService_Factory() { return new MySecondService(); }, token: MySecondService, providedIn: "root" });
     MySecondService.decorators = [
         { type: Injectable, args: [{ providedIn: 'root' },] }
     ];
-    MySecondService.ɵprov = i0.ɵɵdefineInjectable({ factory: function MySecondService_Factory() { return new MySecondService(); }, token: MySecondService, providedIn: "root" });
     return MySecondService;
 })();
 export { MySecondService };
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 --- esm2015/index.js ---
 
@@ -800,7 +798,7 @@ export { A11yModule };
  * License: MIT
  */
 
-import { Injectable, ɵɵdefineInjectable, ɵɵinject } from '@angular/core';
+import { ɵɵdefineInjectable, Injectable, ɵɵinject } from '@angular/core';
 
 /**
  * @license
@@ -812,10 +810,10 @@ import { Injectable, ɵɵdefineInjectable, ɵɵinject } from '@angular/core';
 let MySecondService = /** @class */ (() => {
     class MySecondService {
     }
+    MySecondService.ɵprov = ɵɵdefineInjectable({ factory: function MySecondService_Factory() { return new MySecondService(); }, token: MySecondService, providedIn: "root" });
     MySecondService.decorators = [
         { type: Injectable, args: [{ providedIn: 'root' },] }
     ];
-    MySecondService.ɵprov = ɵɵdefineInjectable({ factory: function MySecondService_Factory() { return new MySecondService(); }, token: MySecondService, providedIn: "root" });
     return MySecondService;
 })();
 
@@ -832,14 +830,13 @@ let MyService = /** @class */ (() => {
             this.secondService = secondService;
         }
     }
+    MyService.ɵprov = ɵɵdefineInjectable({ factory: function MyService_Factory() { return new MyService(ɵɵinject(MySecondService)); }, token: MyService, providedIn: "root" });
     MyService.decorators = [
         { type: Injectable, args: [{ providedIn: 'root' },] }
     ];
-    /** @nocollapse */
     MyService.ctorParameters = () => [
         { type: MySecondService }
     ];
-    MyService.ɵprov = ɵɵdefineInjectable({ factory: function MyService_Factory() { return new MyService(ɵɵinject(MySecondService)); }, token: MyService, providedIn: "root" });
     return MyService;
 })();
 

packages/compiler-cli/BUILD.bazel

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ ts_library(
         "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/file_system",
         "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/indexer",
         "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/perf",
+        "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/reflection",
         "//packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/typecheck",
         "@npm//@bazel/typescript",
         "@npm//@types/node",

packages/compiler-cli/src/main.ts

@@ -89,18 +89,9 @@ export function mainDiagnosticsForTest(
 }
 
 function createEmitCallback(options: api.CompilerOptions): api.TsEmitCallback|undefined {
-  const transformDecorators =
-      (options.enableIvy === false && options.annotationsAs !== 'decorators');
-  const transformTypesToClosure = options.annotateForClosureCompiler;
-  if (!transformDecorators && !transformTypesToClosure) {
+  if (!options.annotateForClosureCompiler) {
     return undefined;
   }
-  if (transformDecorators) {
-    // This is needed as a workaround for https://github.com./angular/tsickle/issues/635
-    // Otherwise tsickle might emit references to non imported values
-    // as TypeScript elided the import.
-    options.emitDecoratorMetadata = true;
-  }
   const tsickleHost: Pick<
       tsickle.TsickleHost,
       'shouldSkipTsickleProcessing'|'pathToModuleName'|'shouldIgnoreWarningsForPath'|
@@ -115,41 +106,29 @@ function createEmitCallback(options: api.CompilerOptions): api.TsEmitCallback|un
     googmodule: false,
     untyped: true,
     convertIndexImportShorthand: false,
-    transformDecorators,
-    transformTypesToClosure,
+    // Decorators are transformed as part of the Angular compiler programs. To avoid
+    // conflicts, we disable decorator transformations for tsickle.
+    transformDecorators: false,
+    transformTypesToClosure: true,
   };
 
-  if (options.annotateForClosureCompiler || options.annotationsAs === 'static fields') {
-    return ({
-             program,
-             targetSourceFile,
-             writeFile,
-             cancellationToken,
-             emitOnlyDtsFiles,
-             customTransformers = {},
-             host,
-             options
-           }) =>
-               // tslint:disable-next-line:no-require-imports only depend on tsickle if requested
-        require('tsickle').emitWithTsickle(
-            program, {...tsickleHost, options, host, moduleResolutionHost: host}, host, options,
-            targetSourceFile, writeFile, cancellationToken, emitOnlyDtsFiles, {
-              beforeTs: customTransformers.before,
-              afterTs: customTransformers.after,
-            });
-  } else {
-    return ({
-             program,
-             targetSourceFile,
-             writeFile,
-             cancellationToken,
-             emitOnlyDtsFiles,
-             customTransformers = {},
-           }) =>
-               program.emit(
-                   targetSourceFile, writeFile, cancellationToken, emitOnlyDtsFiles,
-                   {after: customTransformers.after, before: customTransformers.before});
-  }
+  return ({
+           program,
+           targetSourceFile,
+           writeFile,
+           cancellationToken,
+           emitOnlyDtsFiles,
+           customTransformers = {},
+           host,
+           options
+         }) =>
+             // tslint:disable-next-line:no-require-imports only depend on tsickle if requested
+      require('tsickle').emitWithTsickle(
+          program, {...tsickleHost, options, host, moduleResolutionHost: host}, host, options,
+          targetSourceFile, writeFile, cancellationToken, emitOnlyDtsFiles, {
+            beforeTs: customTransformers.before,
+            afterTs: customTransformers.after,
+          });
 }
 
 export interface NgcParsedConfiguration extends ParsedConfiguration {

packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/core/src/compiler.ts

@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ export class NgCompiler {
 /**
  * Determine if the given `Program` is @angular/core.
  */
-function isAngularCorePackage(program: ts.Program): boolean {
+export function isAngularCorePackage(program: ts.Program): boolean {
   // Look for its_just_angular.ts somewhere in the program.
   const r3Symbols = getR3SymbolsFile(program);
   if (r3Symbols === null) {