Updates FormOptions to accept a submission configuration object.
This allows defining default submit options (action, validation behavior, etc.)
when creating the form, which can be overridden when calling submit().
Replaces “one of two ways” with “one of the following ways” to avoid
hardcoding the number of supported approaches and keep the
documentation accurate if options change.
fixes: #66861
Updates the form documentation to link to the API reference for the `form()` function.
Also removes unused `HttpClient` import from the async validation example.
PR Close#66732
Update how dev preview, experimental and deprecated labels are visualized in the API list to avoid ambiguity with the current design on larger screens.
Update the Genkit Angular integration documentation link from the old path
/docs/angular/ to the current correct path /docs/frameworks/angular/
This ensures developers are directed to the correct and up-to-date
documentation for integrating Genkit with Angular applications.
Adds dedicated `LocationStrategy` subclasses: `NoTrailingSlashPathLocationStrategy` and `TrailingSlashPathLocationStrategy`.
The `TrailingSlashPathLocationStrategy` ensures that URLs prepared for the browser always end with a slash, while `NoTrailingSlashPathLocationStrategy` ensures they never do. This configuration only affects the URL written to the browser history; the `Location` service continues to normalize paths by stripping trailing slashes when reading from the browser.
Example:
```typescript
providers: [
{provide: LocationStrategy, useClass: TrailingSlashPathLocationStrategy}
]
```
This approach to the trailing slash problem isolates the changes to the
existing LocationStrategy abstraction without changes to Router, as was
attempted in two other options (#66452 and #66423).
From an architectural perspective, this is the cleanest approach for several reasons:
1. Separation of Concerns and "Router Purity": The Router's primary job is to map a URL structure to an application state (ActivatedRoutes). It shouldn't necessarily be burdened with the formatting nuances of the underlying platform unless those nuances affect the state itself. By pushing trailing slash handling to the LocationStrategy, you treat the trailing slash as a "platform serialization format" rather than a "router state" concern. This avoids the "weirdness" in #66423 where the UrlTree (serialization format) disagrees with the ActivatedRouteSnapshot (logical state).
2. Tree Shakability: If an application doesn't care about trailing slashes (which is the default "never" behavior), they don't pay the cost for that logic. It essentially becomes a swappable "driver" for the URL interaction.
3. Simplicity for the Router: #66452 (consuming the slash as a segment) bleeds into the matching logic, potentially causing issues with child routes or wildcards effectively "eating" a segment that should be invisible. This option leaves the matching logic purely focused on meaningful path segments by continuing to strip the trailing slash on read.
4. Consistency with Existing Patterns: Angular already uses LocationStrategy to handle Hash vs Path routing. Adding "Trailing Slash" nuances there is a natural extension of that pattern—it's just another variation of "how do we represent this logic in the browser's address bar?"
fixes#16051
Walter Breakell