Angular 2 'component' is not a known element

Question

I\'m trying to use a component I created inside the AppModule in other modules. I get the following error though:

\"Uncaught (in promise): Error: Temp

Answer 1

I had a similar issue. It turned out that ng generate component (using CLI version 7.1.4) adds a declaration for the child component to the AppModule, but not to the TestBed module that emulates it.

The "Tour of Heroes" sample app contains a HeroesComponent with selector app-heroes. The app ran fine when served, but ng test produced this error message: 'app-heroes' is not a known element. Adding the HeroesComponent manually to the declarations in configureTestingModule (in app.component.spec.ts) eliminates this error.

describe('AppComponent', () => {
  beforeEach(async(() => {
    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
      declarations: [
        AppComponent,
        HeroesComponent
      ],
    }).compileComponents();
  }));

  it('should create the app', () => {
    const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(AppComponent);
    const app = fixture.debugElement.componentInstance;
    expect(app).toBeTruthy();
  });
}