The HTML for the docs pages is generated by Dgeni based on some
[Nunjucks][1] templates.
Previously, these templates were set up in a way that introduced a lot
excess whitespace in the generated HTML, unnecessarily bloating the
corresponding JSON files that need to be downloaded in order to view a
certain docs page. This has been discussed in #28105 and was again
observed while investigating #43285.
This commit refactors some of the templates related to API docs (which
seem to be the most affected ones) to drastically reduce the amount of
excess whitespace. More specifically, the total size of all files in
`generated/docs/api/` was reduced from ~13MB to ~7MB.
Besides the reduced payload size for each API page, this change will
also reduce the amount of memory needed by the ServiceWorker to cache
the API pages that have been visited by a user.
NOTE:
The affected files are not eagerly downloaded when navigating to
angular.io. Instead, each file is downloaded individually, as soon as a
user visits the corresponding API docs page. Therefore, the impact of
this change will be relatively small for most users.
[1]: https://mozilla.github.io/nunjucks/
PR Close#43435
* The first paragraph is now split off into the `shortDescription` property.
* Usage of `howToUse` and `whatItDoes` have been updated.
* The "Overview" heading for class is removed as it is self-evident
* The original horizontal rule styling below the main heading is removed as not part of the new design
Closes#22385
PR Close#22401
Now the overview groups the members in the following order:
* static properties
* static methods
* constructor
* instance properties
* instance members
Closes#22132
PR Close#22438
Includes:
* display ToC for API docs
* update dgeni-packages to 0.24.1
* add floating sidebar in API docs
* add breadcrumbs and structured data for Google crawler
* improved rendering of method overloads
* properties rendered in a table
* params rendered with docs
* removal of outdated "infobox" from all API docs
PR Close#21874
This has two benefits:
* it prepares the way for the API docs update, which need parameter docs
* it doesn't incorrectly report dangling links for non-latin anchors
Closes#21306
PR Close#21802
* Remove whitespace before type specifiers
* Generate `new` and `call` member info for interfaces
* Ensure that there is no double space after class names
