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.

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Answer 1

Just adding this bit of information because I found myself struggling with the same issue and could not fix it by using the current answer(s), plus I did not want to make the changes on the angular-cli.json file. It appears the recent version of Angular CLI --spec=false is depreciated and therefore no longer works, use --skipTests instead.

Test on:

Angular CLI: 9.1.1
Node: 12.16.1
OS: win32 x64

Your command with then be: ng g c mycomponent --skipTests instead of ng g c mycomponent --spec=false

PS: Always test your commands using the --dry-run option to test your output.

Answer 2

For angular 8+ you just need to add

--skipTests=true

in the end

ng g c component-name --skipTests=true

g is abbreviated to generate. c is abbreviated to component

you can also use

ng generate component component-name --skipTests=true

Answer 3

When using angular-cli there is a bunch of options to pass. To generate a new component without tests, you can simply add --spec=false like so:

ng generate component --spec=false my-component

There is also an option in the angular-cli.json for which types you want to enable specs by default, where you can modify the behaviour:

"defaults": {
  "spec": {
    "class": false,
    "component": true,
    "directive": true,
    "module": false,
    "pipe": true,
    "service": true
  }
}

Answer 4

Angular < 8 $ ng g component component-name --spec=false

Angular > 8 $ ng g component component-name --skipTests=false --flat

   $ ng g component employee/listEmployees --skipTests=false --flat

Answer 5

ng g c component-name --spec false

Answer 6

There is a command for disabling Angular generate "spec" files by default

ng set defaults.class.spec=false
ng set defaults.component.spec=false

UPDATE: For Angular 6

ng config schematics.@schematics/angular.component.spec false