Code Quality & Performance Standards 🚀
Proactive Code Review
ALWAYS suggest improvements when you see opportunities to enhance:
- •Code quality
- •Performance
- •Accessibility
- •User experience
- •Type safety
- •Error handling
Areas to Watch For
1. Code Simplification
Look for:
- •Redundant code that can be simplified
- •Repeated logic that should be extracted
- •Overly complex conditionals
- •Duplicate code across components
2. Performance Optimization
Identify:
- •Unnecessary re-renders
- •Heavy computations in templates
- •Missing
trackByfunctions in@forloops - •Unsubscribed observables
- •Large bundle sizes
// ✅ Good - use trackBy for performance
@for (item of items(); track item.id) {
<app-item [data]="item" />
}
// ❌ Bad - missing trackBy causes unnecessary re-renders
@for (item of items(); track $index) {
<app-item [data]="item" />
}
3. Type Safety
Ensure:
- •No
anytypes - •Proper interface definitions
- •Type guards where needed
- •Correct generic usage
4. Signal Usage Patterns
Verify:
- •Appropriate use of
signal(),computed(), andeffect() - •No unnecessary signal updates
- •Proper read-only signals
- •Correct signal composition
Accessibility Standards ♿
ARIA Labels
Always add proper ARIA labels to interactive elements:
<!-- ✅ Good - has aria-label --> <button pButton icon="pi pi-trash" aria-label="Delete user" (onClick)="delete()"> </button> <!-- ❌ Bad - missing aria-label --> <button pButton icon="pi pi-trash" (onClick)="delete()"> </button>
Keyboard Navigation
Ensure all interactive elements are keyboard accessible:
@Component({
host: {
'(keydown.enter)': 'onEnter()',
'(keydown.space)': 'onSpace()',
'[attr.tabindex]': '0',
'[attr.role]': '"button"'
}
})
Semantic HTML
Use proper semantic elements:
<!-- ✅ Good - semantic structure -->
<nav>
<ul>
<li><a href="/home">Home</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>
<main>
<article>
<h1>Page Title</h1>
<section>Content</section>
</article>
</main>
<!-- ❌ Bad - div soup -->
<div class="nav">
<div class="menu">
<div><a href="/home">Home</a></div>
</div>
</div>
Alternative Text
Provide alt text for all images:
<!-- ✅ Good --> <img ngSrc="logo.png" alt="Company logo" width="200" height="50"> <!-- ❌ Bad - missing alt --> <img ngSrc="logo.png" width="200" height="50">
Color Contrast
Ensure sufficient color contrast for text:
- •Normal text: 4.5:1 minimum ratio
- •Large text: 3:1 minimum ratio
- •Use browser DevTools to check contrast
Screen Reader Testing
Test with screen readers in mind:
- •Logical reading order
- •Descriptive labels
- •Proper heading hierarchy
- •Form field associations
Error Handling 🛡️
HTTP Errors
Always handle errors in services:
getUsers(): Observable<User[]> {
return this.http.get<User[]>(this.apiUrl).pipe(
catchError(error => {
console.error('Error fetching users:', error);
this.messageService.add({
severity: 'error',
summary: 'Error',
detail: 'Failed to load users'
});
return throwError(() => error);
})
);
}
User-Friendly Messages
Show clear, actionable error messages:
// ✅ Good - helpful message
this.messageService.add({
severity: 'error',
summary: 'Save Failed',
detail: 'Unable to save changes. Please check your connection and try again.'
});
// ❌ Bad - cryptic message
this.messageService.add({
severity: 'error',
summary: 'Error',
detail: error.message
});
Form Validation Errors
Display validation errors clearly:
<p-floatLabel>
<input
pInputText
id="email"
formControlName="email" />
<label for="email">Email</label>
</p-floatLabel>
@if (form.controls.email.invalid && form.controls.email.touched) {
<small class="text-red-500">
@if (form.controls.email.errors?.['required']) {
Email is required
}
@if (form.controls.email.errors?.['email']) {
Please enter a valid email
}
</small>
}
Loading States ⏳
Show Loading Indicators
Always indicate when operations are in progress:
export class MyComponent {
isLoading = signal(false);
loadData() {
this.isLoading.set(true);
this.service.getData().subscribe({
next: (data) => {
this.items.set(data);
this.isLoading.set(false);
},
error: (error) => {
console.error(error);
this.isLoading.set(false);
}
});
}
}
Loading UI Components
Use appropriate loading indicators:
<!-- Spinner for full page loading -->
@if (isLoading()) {
<p-progressSpinner />
}
<!-- Skeleton for better UX -->
@if (isLoading()) {
<p-skeleton width="100%" height="4rem" />
<p-skeleton width="100%" height="4rem" />
} @else {
<app-content [data]="data()" />
}
<!-- Button loading state -->
<p-button
label="Save"
[loading]="isSaving()"
(onClick)="save()" />
<!-- Table loading state -->
<p-table
[value]="items()"
[loading]="isLoading()">
</p-table>
Empty States
Always handle empty data states:
@if (items().length === 0 && !isLoading()) {
<div class="empty-state">
<i class="pi pi-inbox text-4xl text-gray-400"></i>
<p class="text-gray-500 mt-3">No items found</p>
<p-button
label="Create New"
icon="pi pi-plus"
(onClick)="create()" />
</div>
} @else {
<p-table [value]="items()">
<!-- table content -->
</p-table>
}
Performance Best Practices
OnPush Change Detection
Always use OnPush strategy:
@Component({
changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush
})
Lazy Loading
Implement lazy loading for routes:
const routes: Routes = [
{
path: 'users',
loadComponent: () => import('./users/user-list.page').then(m => m.UserListPage)
}
];
Unsubscribe from Observables
Use takeUntilDestroyed() to prevent memory leaks:
import { takeUntilDestroyed } from '@angular/core/rxjs-interop';
export class MyComponent {
private destroyRef = inject(DestroyRef);
ngOnInit() {
this.service.getData()
.pipe(takeUntilDestroyed(this.destroyRef))
.subscribe(data => {
// handle data
});
}
}
Code Review Checklist ✅
When reviewing or writing code, check:
- • No
anytypes used - • Proper error handling implemented
- • Loading states shown
- • Empty states handled
- • ARIA labels added
- • Keyboard navigation works
- • Alt text for images
- • Color contrast is sufficient
- • OnPush change detection used
- • Observables properly unsubscribed
- • Forms have validation messages
- • Code is DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself)
- • Performance optimizations applied
- • User-friendly error messages
Summary
Always strive for:
- •🎯 Clean, maintainable code
- •⚡ Optimal performance
- •♿ Full accessibility
- •🛡️ Robust error handling
- •⏳ Clear loading states
- •💡 Proactive improvements