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 --skipTests=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