Generating Component without spec.ts file in Angular 2+

Question

Is there a way to get rid of the spec.ts file in Angular 2+, whenever I create a new component. I know this is for testing purpose but what if I don't need it.

May be there is some setting to disable this specific testing file.

Answer 1

Updated for Angular >=8 CLI

For one component use the following command:

ng generate component --skip-tests=true component-name 

For a single project, change or add the following in your angular.json:

{    "projects": {     "{PROJECT_NAME}": {       "schematics": {         "@schematics/angular:component": {           "skipTests": true         }       }     }   } } 

For a global setting for all your projects, change or add the following in your angular.json:

{    "schematics": {     "@schematics/angular:component": {       "skipTests": true     }   } } 

Or by using the command line

ng config schematics.@schematics/angular:component.skipTests true 

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< Angular 8

Inside your angular-cli.json set the spec.component parameter to false:

{    ...    "defaults" : {        ...        "spec": {            ...            "component": false        }    } } 

or use the --spec=false option during creation

ng generate component --spec=false component-name