Enables signal inputs for existing Zone based components.
This is a next step we are taking to bring signal inputs earlier to the Angular community.
The goal is to enable early access for the ecosystem to signal inputs, while we are continuing
development of full signal components as outlined in the RFC. This will allow the ecosystem
to start integrating signals more deeply, prepare for future migrations, and improves code quality
and DX for existing components (especially for OnPush).
Based on our work on full signal components, we've gathered more information and learned
new things. We've improved the API by introducing a way to intuitively declare required inputs,
as well as improved the API around initial values. We even support non-primitive initial values
as the first argument to the `input` function now.
```ts
@Directive({..})
export class MyDir {
firstName = input<string>(); // string|undefined
lastName = input.required<string>(); // string
age = input(0); // number
```
PR Close#53872
This commit adds a transform for supporting input signals in JIT
environments. The transform will be wired up for Angular CLI
applications automatically. An integration test verifies that this fixes
unit testing with signal inputs.
The transform basically will take the signal input metadata and
transform it into `@Input` decorators that can provide static
information to the Angular JIT runtime when the directive/component
definition is compiled.
PR Close#53808
Mateusz Daniluk