The root folder application contains subfolders e2e, node_modules and src. It also contains a few configuration files.
.editorconfig: This is the configuration file for the Visual Studio code editor. You can visit http://editorconfig.org for more information.
.gitignore: Git configuration to make sure autogenerated files are not committed to source control.
angular.json: This is the configuration file for Angular CLI. The older versions of Angular used the file angular-cli.json
browserslist: Ensures the compatibility of the Angular app with different browsers.
karma.conf.js: The Configuration file for the karma test runner.
package.json: The package.json is an npm configuration file, that lists the third-party packages that your project depends on. We also have package-lock.json
README.md: The Read me file
tsconfig.json, tsconfig.app.json & tsconfig.spec.json are Typescript configuration files. The tsconfig.json is the Typescript compiler configuration file. This file specifies the compiler options required for the Typescript to compile (transpile) the project. The tsconfig.app.json is used for compiling the code, while tsconfig.spec.json for compiling the tests
tslint.json: tslint is a static code analysis tool. We use this to check Typescript code quality. To check if TypeScript source code complies with coding rules. TSLint checks your TypeScript code for readability, maintainability, and functionality errors
e2e
This folder contains the files required for end-to-end tests by the protractor. Protractor allows us to test our application against a real browser. You can learn more about protractors from this link
node_modules
All our external dependencies are downloaded and copied here by NPM Package Manager.
src
This is where our application lives.
app folder
The Angular CLI has created a simple application, which works out of the box. It creates the root component, a root module, a unit test class to test the component. Now let us see each component of the application one at a time
The src folder is where our application lives.
Note: TO find out how to create a new Angular project refer to How to Create a new project in Angular