Merge branch 'main' into task/main/DSC-1966

# Conflicts:
#	src/themes/dspace/app/header/header.component.html
#	src/themes/dspace/app/navbar/navbar.component.html

.eslintrc.json

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     "eslint-plugin-rxjs",
     "eslint-plugin-simple-import-sort",
     "eslint-plugin-import-newlines",
-    "eslint-plugin-jsonc",
     "dspace-angular-ts",
     "dspace-angular-html"
   ],
@@ -293,7 +292,9 @@
       ],
       "rules": {
         // Custom DSpace Angular rules
-        "dspace-angular-html/themed-component-usages": "error"
+        "dspace-angular-html/themed-component-usages": "error",
+        "dspace-angular-html/no-disabled-attribute-on-button": "error",
+        "@angular-eslint/template/prefer-control-flow": "error"
       }
     },
     {
@@ -301,10 +302,13 @@
         "*.json5"
       ],
       "extends": [
-        "plugin:jsonc/recommended-with-jsonc"
+        "plugin:jsonc/recommended-with-json5"
       ],
       "rules": {
-        "no-irregular-whitespace": "error",
+        // The ESLint core no-irregular-whitespace rule doesn't work well in JSON
+        // See: https://ota-meshi.github.io/eslint-plugin-jsonc/rules/no-irregular-whitespace.html
+        "no-irregular-whitespace": "off",
+        "jsonc/no-irregular-whitespace": "error",
         "no-trailing-spaces": "error",
         "jsonc/comma-dangle": [
           "error",

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
-# Enable Dependabot NPM updates for all dependencies on a weekly basis
+#-------------------
+# DSpace's dependabot rules. Enables npm updates for all dependencies on a weekly basis
+# for main and any maintenance branches. Security updates only apply to main.
+#-------------------
 version: 2
 updates:
   ###############
   ## Main branch
   ###############
+  # NOTE: At this time, "security-updates" rules only apply if "target-branch" is unspecified
+  # So, only this first section can include "applies-to: security-updates"
   - package-ecosystem: "npm"
     directory: "/"
-    target-branch: main
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
     # Allow up to 10 open PRs for dependencies
@@ -68,6 +72,7 @@ updates:
         applies-to: version-updates
         patterns:
         - "@cypress*"
+        - "axe-*"
         - "cypress*"
         - "jasmine*"
         - "karma*"
@@ -76,10 +81,11 @@ updates:
         - "minor"
         - "patch"
       # Group together any testing related security updates
-      testing:
+      testing-security:
         applies-to: security-updates
         patterns:
         - "@cypress*"
+        - "axe-*"
         - "cypress*"
         - "jasmine*"
         - "karma*"
@@ -96,7 +102,7 @@ updates:
         - "minor"
         - "patch"
       # Group together any postcss related security updates
-      postcss:
+      postcss-security:
         applies-to: security-updates
         patterns:
         - "postcss*"
@@ -112,8 +118,8 @@ updates:
         - "minor"
         - "patch"
       # Group together any sass related security updates
-      sass:
-        applies-to: version-updates
+      sass-security:
+        applies-to: security-updates
         patterns:
         - "sass*"
         update-types:
@@ -128,7 +134,7 @@ updates:
         - "minor"
         - "patch"
       # Group together any webpack related seurity updates
-      webpack:
+      webpack-security:
         applies-to: security-updates
         patterns:
         - "webpack*"
@@ -159,14 +165,6 @@ updates:
         update-types:
         - "minor"
         - "patch"
-      # Group together all security updates for Angular. Only accept minor/patch types.
-      angular-security:
-        applies-to: security-updates
-        patterns:
-        - "@angular*"
-        update-types:
-        - "minor"
-        - "patch"
       # Group together all minor/patch version updates for NgRx in a single PR
       ngrx:
         applies-to: version-updates
@@ -175,14 +173,6 @@ updates:
         update-types:
         - "minor"
         - "patch"
-      # Group together all security updates for NgRx. Only accept minor/patch types.
-      ngrx-security:
-        applies-to: security-updates
-        patterns:
-        - "@ngrx*"
-        update-types:
-        - "minor"
-        - "patch"
       # Group together all patch version updates for eslint in a single PR
       eslint:
         applies-to: version-updates
@@ -192,32 +182,12 @@ updates:
         update-types:
         - "minor"
         - "patch"
-      # Group together all security updates for eslint.
-      eslint-security:
-        applies-to: security-updates
-        patterns:
-        - "@typescript-eslint*"
-        - "eslint*"
-        update-types:
-        - "minor"
-        - "patch"
       # Group together any testing related version updates
       testing:
         applies-to: version-updates
         patterns:
         - "@cypress*"
-        - "cypress*"
-        - "jasmine*"
-        - "karma*"
-        - "ng-mocks"
-        update-types:
-        - "minor"
-        - "patch"
-      # Group together any testing related security updates
-      testing:
-        applies-to: security-updates
-        patterns:
-        - "@cypress*"
+        - "axe-*"
         - "cypress*"
         - "jasmine*"
         - "karma*"
@@ -233,23 +203,7 @@ updates:
         update-types:
         - "minor"
         - "patch"
-      # Group together any postcss related security updates
-      postcss:
-        applies-to: security-updates
-        patterns:
-        - "postcss*"
-        update-types:
-        - "minor"
-        - "patch"
       # Group together any sass related version updates
-      sass:
-        applies-to: version-updates
-        patterns:
-        - "sass*"
-        update-types:
-        - "minor"
-        - "patch"
-      # Group together any sass related security updates
       sass:
         applies-to: version-updates
         patterns:
@@ -265,14 +219,6 @@ updates:
         update-types:
         - "minor"
         - "patch"
-      # Group together any webpack related seurity updates
-      webpack:
-        applies-to: security-updates
-        patterns:
-        - "webpack*"
-        update-types:
-        - "minor"
-        - "patch"
     ignore:
       # Ignore all major version updates for all dependencies. We'll only automate minor/patch updates.
       - dependency-name: "*"
@@ -297,14 +243,6 @@ updates:
         update-types:
         - "minor"
         - "patch"
-      # Group together all security updates for Angular. Only accept minor/patch types.
-      angular-security:
-        applies-to: security-updates
-        patterns:
-        - "@angular*"
-        update-types:
-        - "minor"
-        - "patch"
       # Group together all minor/patch version updates for NgRx in a single PR
       ngrx:
         applies-to: version-updates
@@ -313,14 +251,6 @@ updates:
         update-types:
         - "minor"
         - "patch"
-      # Group together all security updates for NgRx. Only accept minor/patch types.
-      ngrx-security:
-        applies-to: security-updates
-        patterns:
-        - "@ngrx*"
-        update-types:
-        - "minor"
-        - "patch"
       # Group together all patch version updates for eslint in a single PR
       eslint:
         applies-to: version-updates
@@ -330,32 +260,12 @@ updates:
         update-types:
         - "minor"
         - "patch"
-      # Group together all security updates for eslint.
-      eslint-security:
-        applies-to: security-updates
-        patterns:
-        - "@typescript-eslint*"
-        - "eslint*"
-        update-types:
-        - "minor"
-        - "patch"
       # Group together any testing related version updates
       testing:
         applies-to: version-updates
         patterns:
         - "@cypress*"
-        - "cypress*"
-        - "jasmine*"
-        - "karma*"
-        - "ng-mocks"
-        update-types:
-        - "minor"
-        - "patch"
-      # Group together any testing related security updates
-      testing:
-        applies-to: security-updates
-        patterns:
-        - "@cypress*"
+        - "axe-*"
         - "cypress*"
         - "jasmine*"
         - "karma*"
@@ -371,14 +281,6 @@ updates:
         update-types:
         - "minor"
         - "patch"
-      # Group together any postcss related security updates
-      postcss:
-        applies-to: security-updates
-        patterns:
-        - "postcss*"
-        update-types:
-        - "minor"
-        - "patch"
       # Group together any sass related version updates
       sass:
         applies-to: version-updates
@@ -387,31 +289,10 @@ updates:
         update-types:
         - "minor"
         - "patch"
-      # Group together any sass related security updates
-      sass:
-        applies-to: version-updates
-        patterns:
-        - "sass*"
-        update-types:
-        - "minor"
-        - "patch"
-      # Group together any webpack related version updates
-      webpack:
-        applies-to: version-updates
-        patterns:
-        - "webpack*"
-        update-types:
-        - "minor"
-        - "patch"
-      # Group together any webpack related seurity updates
-      webpack:
-        applies-to: security-updates
-        patterns:
-        - "webpack*"
-        update-types:
-        - "minor"
-        - "patch"
     ignore:
+      # 7.x Cannot update Webpack past v5.76.1 as later versions not supported by Angular 15
+      # See also https://github.com/DSpace/dspace-angular/pull/3283#issuecomment-2372488489
+      - dependency-name: "webpack"
       # Ignore all major version updates for all dependencies. We'll only automate minor/patch updates.
       - dependency-name: "*"
         update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on: [push, pull_request]
 
 permissions:
   contents: read  # to fetch code (actions/checkout)
+  packages: read  # to fetch private images from GitHub Container Registry (GHCR)
 
 jobs:
   tests:
@@ -35,6 +36,9 @@ jobs:
       NODE_OPTIONS: '--max-old-space-size=4096'
       # Project name to use when running "docker compose" prior to e2e tests
       COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME: 'ci'
+      # Docker Registry to use for Docker compose scripts below.
+      # We use GitHub's Container Registry to avoid aggressive rate limits at DockerHub.
+      DOCKER_REGISTRY: ghcr.io
     strategy:
       # Create a matrix of Node versions to test against (in parallel)
       matrix:
@@ -114,6 +118,14 @@ jobs:
           path: 'coverage/dspace-angular/lcov.info'
           retention-days: 14
 
+      # Login to our Docker registry, so that we can access private Docker images using "docker compose" below.
+      - name: Login to ${{ env.DOCKER_REGISTRY }}
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.DOCKER_REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
       # Using "docker compose" start backend using CI configuration
       # and load assetstore from a cached copy
       - name: Start DSpace REST Backend via Docker (for e2e tests)
@@ -178,12 +190,84 @@ jobs:
       # Get homepage and verify that the <meta name="title"> tag includes "DSpace".
       # If it does, then SSR is working, as this tag is created by our MetadataService.
       # This step also prints entire HTML of homepage for easier debugging if grep fails.
-      - name: Verify SSR (server-side rendering)
+      - name: Verify SSR (server-side rendering) on Homepage
         run: |
           result=$(wget -O- -q http://127.0.0.1:4000/home)
           echo "$result"
           echo "$result" | grep -oE "<meta name=\"title\" [^>]*>" | grep DSpace
 
+      # Get a specific community in our test data and verify that the "<h1>" tag includes "Publications" (the community name).
+      # If it does, then SSR is working.
+      - name: Verify SSR on a Community page
+        run: |
+          result=$(wget -O- -q http://127.0.0.1:4000/communities/0958c910-2037-42a9-81c7-dca80e3892b4)
+          echo "$result"
+          echo "$result" | grep -oE "<h1 [^>]*>[^><]*</h1>" | grep Publications
+
+      # Get a specific collection in our test data and verify that the "<h1>" tag includes "Articles" (the collection name).
+      # If it does, then SSR is working.
+      - name: Verify SSR on a Collection page
+        run: |
+          result=$(wget -O- -q http://127.0.0.1:4000/collections/282164f5-d325-4740-8dd1-fa4d6d3e7200)
+          echo "$result"
+          echo "$result" | grep -oE "<h1 [^>]*>[^><]*</h1>" | grep Articles
+
+      # Get a specific publication in our test data and verify that the <meta name="title"> tag includes
+      # the title of this publication. If it does, then SSR is working.
+      - name: Verify SSR on a Publication page
+        run: |
+          result=$(wget -O- -q http://127.0.0.1:4000/entities/publication/6160810f-1e53-40db-81ef-f6621a727398)
+          echo "$result"
+          echo "$result" | grep -oE "<meta name=\"title\" [^>]*>" | grep "An Economic Model of Mortality Salience"
+
+      # Get a specific person in our test data and verify that the <meta name="title"> tag includes
+      # the name of the person. If it does, then SSR is working.
+      - name: Verify SSR on a Person page
+        run: |
+          result=$(wget -O- -q http://127.0.0.1:4000/entities/person/b1b2c768-bda1-448a-a073-fc541e8b24d9)
+          echo "$result"
+          echo "$result" | grep -oE "<meta name=\"title\" [^>]*>" | grep "Simmons, Cameron"
+
+      # Get a specific project in our test data and verify that the <meta name="title"> tag includes
+      # the name of the project. If it does, then SSR is working.
+      - name: Verify SSR on a Project page
+        run: |
+          result=$(wget -O- -q http://127.0.0.1:4000/entities/project/46ccb608-a74c-4bf6-bc7a-e29cc7defea9)
+          echo "$result"
+          echo "$result" | grep -oE "<meta name=\"title\" [^>]*>" | grep "University Research Fellowship"
+
+      # Get a specific orgunit in our test data and verify that the <meta name="title"> tag includes
+      # the name of the orgunit. If it does, then SSR is working.
+      - name: Verify SSR on an OrgUnit page
+        run: |
+          result=$(wget -O- -q http://127.0.0.1:4000/entities/orgunit/9851674d-bd9a-467b-8d84-068deb568ccf)
+          echo "$result"
+          echo "$result" | grep -oE "<meta name=\"title\" [^>]*>" | grep "Law and Development"
+
+      # Get a specific journal in our test data and verify that the <meta name="title"> tag includes
+      # the name of the journal. If it does, then SSR is working.
+      - name: Verify SSR on a Journal page
+        run: |
+          result=$(wget -O- -q http://127.0.0.1:4000/entities/journal/d4af6c3e-53d0-4757-81eb-566f3b45d63a)
+          echo "$result"
+          echo "$result" | grep -oE "<meta name=\"title\" [^>]*>" | grep "Environmental &amp; Architectural Phenomenology"
+
+      # Get a specific journal volume in our test data and verify that the <meta name="title"> tag includes
+      # the name of the volume. If it does, then SSR is working.
+      - name: Verify SSR on a Journal Volume page
+        run: |
+          result=$(wget -O- -q http://127.0.0.1:4000/entities/journalvolume/07c6249f-4bf7-494d-9ce3-6ffdb2aed538)
+          echo "$result"
+          echo "$result" | grep -oE "<meta name=\"title\" [^>]*>" | grep "Environmental &amp; Architectural Phenomenology Volume 28 (2017)"
+
+      # Get a specific journal issue in our test data and verify that the <meta name="title"> tag includes
+      # the name of the issue. If it does, then SSR is working.
+      - name: Verify SSR on a Journal Issue page
+        run: |
+          result=$(wget -O- -q http://127.0.0.1:4000/entities/journalissue/44c29473-5de2-48fa-b005-e5029aa1a50b)
+          echo "$result"
+          echo "$result" | grep -oE "<meta name=\"title\" [^>]*>" | grep "Environmental &amp; Architectural Phenomenology Vol. 28, No. 1"
+
       - name: Stop running app
         run: kill -9 $(lsof -t -i:4000)
 

.github/workflows/docker.yml

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read  # to fetch code (actions/checkout)
+  packages: write # to write images to GitHub Container Registry (GHCR)
 
 jobs:
   #############################################################

Dockerfile

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This image will be published as dspace/dspace-angular
 # See https://github.com/DSpace/dspace-angular/tree/main/docker for usage details
 
-FROM node:18-alpine
+FROM docker.io/node:18-alpine
 
 # Ensure Python and other build tools are available
 # These are needed to install some node modules, especially on linux/arm64
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ ENV NODE_OPTIONS="--max_old_space_size=4096"
 # Listen / accept connections from all IP addresses.
 # NOTE: At this time it is only possible to run Docker container in Production mode
 # if you have a public URL. See https://github.com/DSpace/dspace-angular/issues/1485
-ENV NODE_ENV development
+ENV NODE_ENV=development
 CMD npm run serve -- --host 0.0.0.0

Dockerfile.dist

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Test build:
 # docker build -f Dockerfile.dist -t dspace/dspace-angular:latest-dist .
 
-FROM node:18-alpine AS build
+FROM docker.io/node:18-alpine AS build
 
 # Ensure Python and other build tools are available
 # These are needed to install some node modules, especially on linux/arm64
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ COPY --chown=node:node docker/dspace-ui.json /app/dspace-ui.json
 
 WORKDIR /app
 USER node
-ENV NODE_ENV production
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
 EXPOSE 4000
 CMD pm2-runtime start dspace-ui.json --json

README.md

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSDOC7x/Installing+DSpace
 Quick start
 -----------
 
-**Ensure you're running [Node](https://nodejs.org) `v16.x` or `v18.x`, [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) >= `v5.x`**
+**Ensure you're running [Node](https://nodejs.org) `v18.x` or `v20.x`, [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) >= `v10.x`**
 
 ```bash
 # clone the repo
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Requirements
 ------------
 
 -	[Node.js](https://nodejs.org)
--	Ensure you're running node `v16.x` or `v18.x`
+-	Ensure you're running node `v18.x` or `v20.x`
 
 If you have [`nvm`](https://github.com/creationix/nvm#install-script) or [`nvm-windows`](https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows) installed, which is highly recommended, you can run `nvm install --lts && nvm use` to install and start using the latest Node LTS.
 

angular.json

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
               "lodash",
               "jwt-decode",
               "uuid",
-              "webfontloader",
               "zone.js"
             ],
             "outputPath": "dist/browser",
@@ -59,7 +58,10 @@
                 "input": "src/themes/dspace/styles/theme.scss",
                 "inject": false,
                 "bundleName": "dspace-theme"
-              }
+              },
+              "node_modules/leaflet/dist/leaflet.css",
+              "node_modules/leaflet.markercluster/dist/MarkerCluster.Default.css",
+              "node_modules/leaflet.markercluster/dist/MarkerCluster.css"
             ],
             "scripts": [],
             "baseHref": "/"

config/config.example.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # NOTE: will log all redux actions and transfers in console
 debug: false
 
-# Angular Universal server settings
+# Angular User Inteface settings
 # NOTE: these settings define where Node.js will start your UI application. Therefore, these
 # "ui" settings usually specify a localhost port/URL which is later proxied to a public URL (using Apache or similar)
 ui:
@@ -17,12 +17,37 @@ ui:
   # Trust X-FORWARDED-* headers from proxies (default = true)
   useProxies: true
 
-universal:
-  # Whether to inline "critical" styles into the server-side rendered HTML.
-  # Determining which styles are critical is a relatively expensive operation;
-  # this option can be disabled to boost server performance at the expense of
-  # loading smoothness.
-  inlineCriticalCss: true
+# Angular Server Side Rendering (SSR) settings
+ssr:
+  # Whether to tell Angular to inline "critical" styles into the server-side rendered HTML.
+  # Determining which styles are critical is a relatively expensive operation; this option is
+  # disabled (false) by default to boost server performance at the expense of loading smoothness.
+  inlineCriticalCss: false
+  # Path prefixes to enable SSR for. By default these are limited to paths of primary DSpace objects.
+  # NOTE: The "/handle/" path ensures Handle redirects work via SSR.  The "/reload/" path ensures
+  # hard refreshes (e.g. after login) trigger SSR while fully reloading the page.
+  paths: [ '/home', '/items/', '/entities/', '/collections/', '/communities/', '/bitstream/', '/bitstreams/', '/handle/', '/reload/' ]
+  # Whether to enable rendering of Search component on SSR.
+  # If set to true the component will be included in the HTML returned from the server side rendering.
+  # If set to false the component will not be included in the HTML returned from the server side rendering.
+  enableSearchComponent: false
+  # Whether to enable rendering of Browse component on SSR.
+  # If set to true the component will be included in the HTML returned from the server side rendering.
+  # If set to false the component will not be included in the HTML returned from the server side rendering.
+  enableBrowseComponent: false
+  # Enable state transfer from the server-side application to the client-side application.
+  # Defaults to true.
+  # Note: When using an external application cache layer, it's recommended not to transfer the state to avoid caching it.
+  # Disabling it ensures that dynamic state information is not inadvertently cached, which can improve security and
+  # ensure that users always use the most up-to-date state.
+  transferState: true
+  # When a different REST base URL is used for the server-side application, the generated state contains references to
+  # REST resources with the internal URL configured. By default, these internal URLs are replaced with public URLs.
+  # Disable this setting to avoid URL replacement during SSR. In this the state is not transferred to avoid security issues.
+  replaceRestUrl: true
+  # Enable request performance profiling data collection and printing the results in the server console.
+  # Defaults to false. Enabling in production is NOT recommended
+  #enablePerformanceProfiler: false
 
 # The REST API server settings
 # NOTE: these settings define which (publicly available) REST API to use. They are usually
@@ -33,6 +58,9 @@ rest:
   port: 443
   # NOTE: Space is capitalized because 'namespace' is a reserved string in TypeScript
   nameSpace: /server
+  # Provide a different REST url to be used during SSR execution. It must contain the whole url including protocol, server port and
+  # server namespace (uncomment to use it).
+  #ssrBaseUrl: http://localhost:8080/server
 
 # Caching settings
 cache:
@@ -322,15 +350,25 @@ item:
     # Rounded to the nearest size in the list of selectable sizes on the
     # settings menu.  See pageSizeOptions in 'pagination-component-options.model.ts'.
     pageSize: 5
+    # Show the bitstream access status label on the item page
+    showAccessStatuses: false
 
 # Community Page Config
 community:
+  # Default tab to be shown when browsing a Community. Valid values are: comcols, search, or browse_<field>
+  # <field> must be any of the configured "browse by" fields, e.g., dateissued, author, title, or subject
+  # When the default tab is not the 'search' tab, the search tab is moved to the last position
+  defaultBrowseTab: search
   # Search tab config
   searchSection:
     showSidebar: true
 
 # Collection Page Config
 collection:
+  # Default tab to be shown when browsing a Collection. Valid values are: search, or browse_<field>
+  # <field> must be any of the configured "browse by" fields, e.g., dateissued, author, title, or subject
+  # When the default tab is not the 'search' tab, the search tab is moved to the last position
+  defaultBrowseTab: search
   # Search tab config
   searchSection:
     showSidebar: true
@@ -448,6 +486,12 @@ search:
     enabled: false
     # List of filters to enable in "Advanced Search" dropdown
     filter: [ 'title', 'author', 'subject', 'entityType' ]
+  #
+  # Number used to render n UI elements called loading skeletons that act as placeholders.
+  # These elements indicate that some content will be loaded in their stead.
+  # Since we don't know how many filters will be loaded before we receive a response from the server we use this parameter for the skeletons count.
+  # e.g. If we set 5 then 5 loading skeletons will be visualized before the actual filters are retrieved.
+  defaultFiltersCount: 5
 
 
 # Notify metrics
@@ -502,7 +546,6 @@ notifyMetrics:
     config: 'NOTIFY.outgoing.delivered'
     description: 'admin-notify-dashboard.NOTIFY.outgoing.delivered.description'
 
-
 # Live Region configuration
 # Live Region as defined by w3c, https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.1/#terms:
 # Live regions are perceivable regions of a web page that are typically updated as a
@@ -516,3 +559,37 @@ liveRegion:
   messageTimeOutDurationMs: 30000
   # The visibility of the live region. Setting this to true is only useful for debugging purposes.
   isVisible: false
+
+# Geospatial Map display options
+geospatialMapViewer:
+  # Which fields to use for parsing as geospatial points in search maps
+  # (note, the item page field component allows any field(s) to be used
+  # and is set as an input when declaring the component)
+  spatialMetadataFields:
+    - 'dcterms.spatial'
+  # Which discovery configuration to use for 'geospatial search', used
+  # in the browse map
+  spatialFacetDiscoveryConfiguration: 'geospatial'
+  # Which filter / facet name to use for faceted geospatial search
+  # used in the browse map
+  spatialPointFilterName: 'point'
+  # Whether item page geospatial metadata should be displayed
+  # (assumes they are wrapped in a test for this config in the template as
+  # per the default templates supplied with DSpace for untyped-item and publication)
+  enableItemPageFields: false
+  # Whether the browse map should be enabled and included in the browse menu
+  enableBrowseMap: false
+  # Whether a 'map view' mode should be included alongside list and grid views
+  # in search result pages
+  enableSearchViewMode: false
+  # The tile provider(s) to use for the map tiles drawn in the leaflet maps.
+  # (see https://leaflet-extras.github.io/leaflet-providers/preview/) for a full list
+  tileProviders:
+    - 'OpenStreetMap.Mapnik'
+  # Starting centre point for the map, as lat and lng coordinates. This is useful
+  # to set the centre of the map when the map is first loaded and if there are no
+  # points, shapes or markers to display.
+  # Defaults to the centre of Istanbul
+  defaultCentrePoint:
+    lat: 41.015137
+    lng: 28.979530

cypress/e2e/admin-add-new-modals.cy.ts

@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ describe('Admin Add New Modals', () => {
 
   it('Add new Community modal should pass accessibility tests', () => {
     // Pin the sidebar open
-    cy.get('#sidebar-collapse-toggle').click();
+    cy.get('[data-test="sidebar-collapse-toggle"]').trigger('mouseover');
+    cy.get('[data-test="sidebar-collapse-toggle"]').click();
 
     // Click on entry of menu
-    cy.get('#admin-menu-section-new-title').click();
+    cy.get('[data-test="admin-menu-section-new-title"]').should('be.visible');
+    cy.get('[data-test="admin-menu-section-new-title"]').click();
 
     cy.get('a[data-test="menu.section.new_community"]').click();
 
@@ -22,10 +24,12 @@ describe('Admin Add New Modals', () => {
 
   it('Add new Collection modal should pass accessibility tests', () => {
     // Pin the sidebar open
-    cy.get('#sidebar-collapse-toggle').click();
+    cy.get('[data-test="sidebar-collapse-toggle"]').trigger('mouseover');
+    cy.get('[data-test="sidebar-collapse-toggle"]').click();
 
     // Click on entry of menu
-    cy.get('#admin-menu-section-new-title').click();
+    cy.get('[data-test="admin-menu-section-new-title"]').should('be.visible');
+    cy.get('[data-test="admin-menu-section-new-title"]').click();
 
     cy.get('a[data-test="menu.section.new_collection"]').click();
 
@@ -35,10 +39,12 @@ describe('Admin Add New Modals', () => {
 
   it('Add new Item modal should pass accessibility tests', () => {
     // Pin the sidebar open
-    cy.get('#sidebar-collapse-toggle').click();
+    cy.get('[data-test="sidebar-collapse-toggle"]').trigger('mouseover');
+    cy.get('[data-test="sidebar-collapse-toggle"]').click();
 
     // Click on entry of menu
-    cy.get('#admin-menu-section-new-title').click();
+    cy.get('[data-test="admin-menu-section-new-title"]').should('be.visible');
+    cy.get('[data-test="admin-menu-section-new-title"]').click();
 
     cy.get('a[data-test="menu.section.new_item"]').click();
 

cypress/e2e/admin-edit-modals.cy.ts

@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ describe('Admin Edit Modals', () => {
 
   it('Edit Community modal should pass accessibility tests', () => {
     // Pin the sidebar open
-    cy.get('#sidebar-collapse-toggle').click();
+    cy.get('[data-test="sidebar-collapse-toggle"]').trigger('mouseover');
+    cy.get('[data-test="sidebar-collapse-toggle"]').click();
 
     // Click on entry of menu
-    cy.get('#admin-menu-section-edit-title').click();
+    cy.get('[data-test="admin-menu-section-edit-title"]').should('be.visible');
+    cy.get('[data-test="admin-menu-section-edit-title"]').click();
 
     cy.get('a[data-test="menu.section.edit_community"]').click();
 
@@ -22,10 +24,12 @@ describe('Admin Edit Modals', () => {
 
   it('Edit Collection modal should pass accessibility tests', () => {
     // Pin the sidebar open
-    cy.get('#sidebar-collapse-toggle').click();
+    cy.get('[data-test="sidebar-collapse-toggle"]').trigger('mouseover');
+    cy.get('[data-test="sidebar-collapse-toggle"]').click();
 
     // Click on entry of menu
-    cy.get('#admin-menu-section-edit-title').click();
+    cy.get('[data-test="admin-menu-section-edit-title"]').should('be.visible');
+    cy.get('[data-test="admin-menu-section-edit-title"]').click();
 
     cy.get('a[data-test="menu.section.edit_collection"]').click();
 
@@ -35,10 +39,12 @@ describe('Admin Edit Modals', () => {
 
   it('Edit Item modal should pass accessibility tests', () => {
     // Pin the sidebar open
-    cy.get('#sidebar-collapse-toggle').click();
+    cy.get('[data-test="sidebar-collapse-toggle"]').trigger('mouseover');
+    cy.get('[data-test="sidebar-collapse-toggle"]').click();
 
     // Click on entry of menu
-    cy.get('#admin-menu-section-edit-title').click();
+    cy.get('[data-test="admin-menu-section-edit-title"]').should('be.visible');
+    cy.get('[data-test="admin-menu-section-edit-title"]').click();
 
     cy.get('a[data-test="menu.section.edit_item"]').click();
 

cypress/e2e/admin-export-modals.cy.ts

@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ describe('Admin Export Modals', () => {
 
   it('Export metadata modal should pass accessibility tests', () => {
     // Pin the sidebar open
-    cy.get('#sidebar-collapse-toggle').click();
+    cy.get('[data-test="sidebar-collapse-toggle"]').trigger('mouseover');
+    cy.get('[data-test="sidebar-collapse-toggle"]').click();
 
     // Click on entry of menu
-    cy.get('#admin-menu-section-export-title').click();
+    cy.get('[data-test="admin-menu-section-export-title"]').should('be.visible');
+    cy.get('[data-test="admin-menu-section-export-title"]').click();
 
     cy.get('a[data-test="menu.section.export_metadata"]').click();
 
@@ -22,10 +24,12 @@ describe('Admin Export Modals', () => {
 
   it('Export batch modal should pass accessibility tests', () => {
     // Pin the sidebar open
-    cy.get('#sidebar-collapse-toggle').click();
+    cy.get('[data-test="sidebar-collapse-toggle"]').trigger('mouseover');
+    cy.get('[data-test="sidebar-collapse-toggle"]').click();
 
     // Click on entry of menu
-    cy.get('#admin-menu-section-export-title').click();
+    cy.get('[data-test="admin-menu-section-export-title"]').should('be.visible');
+    cy.get('[data-test="admin-menu-section-export-title"]').click();
 
     cy.get('a[data-test="menu.section.export_batch"]').click();
 

cypress/e2e/admin-sidebar.cy.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { testA11y } from 'cypress/support/utils';
-import { Options } from 'cypress-axe';
 
 describe('Admin Sidebar', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -10,19 +9,12 @@ describe('Admin Sidebar', () => {
 
   it('should be pinnable and pass accessibility tests', () => {
     // Pin the sidebar open
-    cy.get('#sidebar-collapse-toggle').click();
+    cy.get('[data-test="sidebar-collapse-toggle"]').click();
 
     // Click on every expandable section to open all menus
     cy.get('ds-expandable-admin-sidebar-section').click({ multiple: true });
 
     // Analyze <ds-admin-sidebar> for accessibility
-    testA11y('ds-admin-sidebar',
-        {
-          rules: {
-            // Currently all expandable sections have nested interactive elements
-            // See https://github.com/DSpace/dspace-angular/issues/2178
-            'nested-interactive': { enabled: false },
-          },
-        } as Options);
+    testA11y('ds-admin-sidebar');
   });
 });

cypress/e2e/community-list.cy.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ describe('Community List Page', () => {
     cy.get('[data-test="expand-button"]').click({ multiple: true });
 
     // Analyze <ds-community-list-page> for accessibility issues
-    testA11y('ds-community-list-page');
+    testA11y('ds-community-list-page', {
+      rules: {
+        // When expanding a cdk node on the community-list page, the 'aria-posinset' property becomes 0.
+        // 0 is not a valid value for 'aria-posinset' so the test fails.
+        // see https://github.com/DSpace/dspace-angular/issues/4068
+        'aria-valid-attr-value': { enabled: false },
+      },
+    });
   });
 });

cypress/e2e/item-edit.cy.ts

@@ -9,18 +9,15 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 
   // This page is restricted, so we will be shown the login form. Fill it out & submit.
   cy.loginViaForm(Cypress.env('DSPACE_TEST_ADMIN_USER'), Cypress.env('DSPACE_TEST_ADMIN_PASSWORD'));
-
-  // We need to wait for the correction types allowed for the item to be loaded to be sure that each tab is fully loaded.
-  // This because the edit item page causes often tests to fails due to timeout.
-  cy.intercept('GET', 'server/api/config/correctiontypes/search/findByItem*').as('correctionTypes');
-  cy.wait('@correctionTypes');
 });
 
 describe('Edit Item > Edit Metadata tab', () => {
   it('should pass accessibility tests', () => {
+    cy.get('a[data-test="metadata"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="metadata"]').click();
 
-    // Our selected tab should be active
+    // Our selected tab should be both visible & active
+    cy.get('a[data-test="metadata"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="metadata"]').should('have.class', 'active');
 
     // <ds-edit-item-page> tag must be loaded
@@ -39,9 +36,11 @@ describe('Edit Item > Edit Metadata tab', () => {
 describe('Edit Item > Status tab', () => {
 
   it('should pass accessibility tests', () => {
+    cy.get('a[data-test="status"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="status"]').click();
 
-    // Our selected tab should be active
+    // Our selected tab should be both visible & active
+    cy.get('a[data-test="status"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="status"]').should('have.class', 'active');
 
     // <ds-item-status> tag must be loaded
@@ -55,9 +54,11 @@ describe('Edit Item > Status tab', () => {
 describe('Edit Item > Bitstreams tab', () => {
 
   it('should pass accessibility tests', () => {
+    cy.get('a[data-test="bitstreams"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="bitstreams"]').click();
 
-    // Our selected tab should be active
+    // Our selected tab should be both visible & active
+    cy.get('a[data-test="bitstreams"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="bitstreams"]').should('have.class', 'active');
 
     // <ds-item-bitstreams> tag must be loaded
@@ -82,9 +83,11 @@ describe('Edit Item > Bitstreams tab', () => {
 describe('Edit Item > Curate tab', () => {
 
   it('should pass accessibility tests', () => {
+    cy.get('a[data-test="curate"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="curate"]').click();
 
-    // Our selected tab should be active
+    // Our selected tab should be both visible & active
+    cy.get('a[data-test="curate"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="curate"]').should('have.class', 'active');
 
     // <ds-item-curate> tag must be loaded
@@ -98,9 +101,11 @@ describe('Edit Item > Curate tab', () => {
 describe('Edit Item > Relationships tab', () => {
 
   it('should pass accessibility tests', () => {
+    cy.get('a[data-test="relationships"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="relationships"]').click();
 
-    // Our selected tab should be active
+    // Our selected tab should be both visible & active
+    cy.get('a[data-test="relationships"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="relationships"]').should('have.class', 'active');
 
     // <ds-item-relationships> tag must be loaded
@@ -114,9 +119,11 @@ describe('Edit Item > Relationships tab', () => {
 describe('Edit Item > Version History tab', () => {
 
   it('should pass accessibility tests', () => {
+    cy.get('a[data-test="versionhistory"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="versionhistory"]').click();
 
-    // Our selected tab should be active
+    // Our selected tab should be both visible & active
+    cy.get('a[data-test="versionhistory"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="versionhistory"]').should('have.class', 'active');
 
     // <ds-item-version-history> tag must be loaded
@@ -130,9 +137,11 @@ describe('Edit Item > Version History tab', () => {
 describe('Edit Item > Access Control tab', () => {
 
   it('should pass accessibility tests', () => {
+    cy.get('a[data-test="access-control"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="access-control"]').click();
 
-    // Our selected tab should be active
+    // Our selected tab should be both visible & active
+    cy.get('a[data-test="access-control"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="access-control"]').should('have.class', 'active');
 
     // <ds-item-access-control> tag must be loaded
@@ -146,9 +155,11 @@ describe('Edit Item > Access Control tab', () => {
 describe('Edit Item > Collection Mapper tab', () => {
 
   it('should pass accessibility tests', () => {
+    cy.get('a[data-test="mapper"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="mapper"]').click();
 
-    // Our selected tab should be active
+    // Our selected tab should be both visible & active
+    cy.get('a[data-test="mapper"]').should('be.visible');
     cy.get('a[data-test="mapper"]').should('have.class', 'active');
 
     // <ds-item-collection-mapper> tag must be loaded

cypress/e2e/item-statistics.cy.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe('Item Statistics Page', () => {
   it('should load if you click on "Statistics" from an Item/Entity page', () => {
     cy.visit('/entities/publication/'.concat(Cypress.env('DSPACE_TEST_ENTITY_PUBLICATION')));
     cy.get('ds-navbar ds-link-menu-item a[data-test="link-menu-item.menu.section.statistics"]').click();
-    cy.location('pathname').should('eq', ITEMSTATISTICSPAGE);
+    cy.location('pathname').should('eq', '/statistics/entities/publication/'.concat(Cypress.env('DSPACE_TEST_ENTITY_PUBLICATION')));
   });
 
   it('should contain element ds-item-statistics-page when navigating to an item statistics page', () => {

cypress/e2e/submission.cy.ts

@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ describe('New Submission page', () => {
     });
 
     // Close popup window
-    cy.get('ds-dynamic-lookup-relation-modal button.close').click();
+    cy.get('ds-dynamic-lookup-relation-modal button.btn-close').click();
 
     // Back on the form, click the discard button to remove new submission
     // Clicking it will display a confirmation, which we will confirm with another click

cypress/support/e2e.ts

@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ before(() => {
 
 // Runs once before the first test in each "block"
 beforeEach(() => {
-  // Pre-agree to all Klaro cookies by setting the klaro-anonymous cookie
+  // Pre-agree to all Orejime cookies by setting the orejime-anonymous cookie
   // This just ensures it doesn't get in the way of matching other objects in the page.
-  cy.setCookie('klaro-anonymous', '{%22authentication%22:true%2C%22preferences%22:true%2C%22acknowledgement%22:true%2C%22google-analytics%22:true%2C%22google-recaptcha%22:true}');
+  cy.setCookie('orejime-anonymous', '{"authentication":true,"preferences":true,"acknowledgement":true,"google-analytics":true}');
 
   // Remove any CSRF cookies saved from prior tests
   cy.clearCookie(DSPACE_XSRF_COOKIE);

cypress/tsconfig.json

@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 {
   "extends": "../tsconfig.json",
   "include": [
-    "**/*.ts"
+    "**/*.ts",
+    "../cypress.config.ts"
   ],
   "compilerOptions": {
     "sourceMap": false,
+    "typeRoots": [
+      "../node_modules",
+      "../node_modules/@types",
+      "../src/typings.d.ts"
+    ],
     "types": [
       "cypress",
       "cypress-axe",

docker/cli.yml

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ networks:
     external: true
 services:
   dspace-cli:
-    image: "${DOCKER_OWNER:-dspace}/dspace-cli:${DSPACE_VER:-latest}"
+    image: "${DOCKER_REGISTRY:-docker.io}/${DOCKER_OWNER:-dspace}/dspace-cli:${DSPACE_VER:-latest}"
     container_name: dspace-cli
     environment:
       # Below syntax may look odd, but it is how to override dspace.cfg settings via env variables.

docker/db.entities.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # # Therefore, it should be kept in sync with that file
 services:
   dspacedb:
-    image: "${DOCKER_OWNER:-dspace}/dspace-postgres-pgcrypto:${DSPACE_VER:-latest}-loadsql"
+    image: "${DOCKER_REGISTRY:-docker.io}/${DOCKER_OWNER:-dspace}/dspace-postgres-pgcrypto:${DSPACE_VER:-latest}-loadsql"
     environment:
       # This LOADSQL should be kept in sync with the URL in DSpace/DSpace
       # This SQL is available from https://github.com/DSpace-Labs/AIP-Files/releases/tag/demo-entities-data

docker/docker-compose-ci.yml

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ services:
       # This allows us to generate statistics in e2e tests so that statistics pages can be tested thoroughly.
       solr__D__statistics__P__autoCommit: 'false'
       LOGGING_CONFIG: /dspace/config/log4j2-container.xml
-    image: "${DOCKER_OWNER:-dspace}/dspace:${DSPACE_VER:-latest-test}"
+    image: "${DOCKER_REGISTRY:-docker.io}/${DOCKER_OWNER:-dspace}/dspace:${DSPACE_VER:-latest-test}"
     depends_on:
     - dspacedb
     networks:
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ services:
   # NOTE: This is customized to use our loadsql image, so that we are using a database with existing test data
   dspacedb:
     container_name: dspacedb
-    image: "${DOCKER_OWNER:-dspace}/dspace-postgres-pgcrypto:${DSPACE_VER:-latest}-loadsql"
+    image: "${DOCKER_REGISTRY:-docker.io}/${DOCKER_OWNER:-dspace}/dspace-postgres-pgcrypto:${DSPACE_VER:-latest}-loadsql"
     environment:
       # This LOADSQL should be kept in sync with the LOADSQL in
       # https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/blob/main/dspace/src/main/docker-compose/db.entities.yml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ services:
   # DSpace Solr container
   dspacesolr:
     container_name: dspacesolr
-    image: "${DOCKER_OWNER:-dspace}/dspace-solr:${DSPACE_VER:-latest}"
+    image: "${DOCKER_REGISTRY:-docker.io}/${DOCKER_OWNER:-dspace}/dspace-solr:${DSPACE_VER:-latest}"
     networks:
       - dspacenet
     ports:
@@ -93,7 +93,10 @@ services:
     volumes:
     # Keep Solr data directory between reboots
     - solr_data:/var/solr/data
-    # Initialize all DSpace Solr cores using the mounted configsets (see above), then start Solr
+    # NOTE: We are not running Solr as "root", but we need root permissions to copy our cores to the mounted
+    # /var/solr/data directory. Then we start Solr as the "solr" user.
+    user: root
+    # Initialize all DSpace Solr cores, then start Solr
     entrypoint:
     - /bin/bash
     - '-c'
@@ -111,7 +114,8 @@ services:
       cp -r /opt/solr/server/solr/configsets/qaevent/* qaevent
       precreate-core suggestion /opt/solr/server/solr/configsets/suggestion
       cp -r /opt/solr/server/solr/configsets/suggestion/* suggestion
-      exec solr -f
+      chown -R solr:solr /var/solr
+      runuser -u solr -- solr-foreground
 volumes:
   assetstore:
   pgdata:

docker/docker-compose-dist.yml

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ services:
       DSPACE_REST_HOST: sandbox.dspace.org
       DSPACE_REST_PORT: 443
       DSPACE_REST_NAMESPACE: /server
-    image: dspace/dspace-angular:${DSPACE_VER:-latest}-dist
+    image: "${DOCKER_REGISTRY:-docker.io}/${DOCKER_OWNER:-dspace}/dspace-angular:${DSPACE_VER:-latest}-dist"
     build:
       context: ..
       dockerfile: Dockerfile.dist

docker/docker-compose-rest.yml

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ services:
       # from the host machine. This IP range MUST correspond to the 'dspacenet' subnet defined above.
       proxies__P__trusted__P__ipranges: '172.23.0'
       LOGGING_CONFIG: /dspace/config/log4j2-container.xml
-    image: "${DOCKER_OWNER:-dspace}/dspace:${DSPACE_VER:-latest-test}"
+    image: "${DOCKER_REGISTRY:-docker.io}/${DOCKER_OWNER:-dspace}/dspace:${DSPACE_VER:-latest-test}"
     depends_on:
     - dspacedb
     networks:
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ services:
   dspacedb:
     container_name: dspacedb
     # Uses a custom Postgres image with pgcrypto installed
-    image: "${DOCKER_OWNER:-dspace}/dspace-postgres-pgcrypto:${DSPACE_VER:-latest}"
+    image: "${DOCKER_REGISTRY:-docker.io}/${DOCKER_OWNER:-dspace}/dspace-postgres-pgcrypto:${DSPACE_VER:-latest}"
     environment:
       PGDATA: /pgdata
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: dspace
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ services:
   # DSpace Solr container  
   dspacesolr:
     container_name: dspacesolr
-    image: "${DOCKER_OWNER:-dspace}/dspace-solr:${DSPACE_VER:-latest}"
+    image: "${DOCKER_REGISTRY:-docker.io}/${DOCKER_OWNER:-dspace}/dspace-solr:${DSPACE_VER:-latest}"
     networks:
       - dspacenet
     ports:
@@ -97,11 +97,16 @@ services:
     volumes:
     # Keep Solr data directory between reboots
     - solr_data:/var/solr/data
+    # NOTE: We are not running Solr as "root", but we need root permissions to copy our cores to the mounted
+    # /var/solr/data directory. Then we start Solr as the "solr" user.
+    user: root
     # Initialize all DSpace Solr cores using the mounted local configsets (see above), then start Solr
     # * First, run precreate-core to create the core (if it doesn't yet exist). If exists already, this is a no-op
     # * Second, copy configsets to this core:
     #   Updates to Solr configs require the container to be rebuilt/restarted:
     #   `docker compose -p d7 -f docker/docker-compose.yml -f docker/docker-compose-rest.yml up -d --build dspacesolr`
+    # * Third, ensure all new folders are owned by "solr" user
+    # * Finally, start Solr as the "solr" user via the provided solr-foreground script
     entrypoint:
     - /bin/bash
     - '-c'
@@ -119,7 +124,8 @@ services:
       cp -r /opt/solr/server/solr/configsets/qaevent/* qaevent
       precreate-core suggestion /opt/solr/server/solr/configsets/suggestion
       cp -r /opt/solr/server/solr/configsets/suggestion/* suggestion
-      exec solr -f
+      chown -R solr:solr /var/solr
+      runuser -u solr -- solr-foreground
 volumes:
   assetstore:
   pgdata:

docker/docker-compose.yml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ services:
       DSPACE_REST_HOST: localhost
       DSPACE_REST_PORT: 8080
       DSPACE_REST_NAMESPACE: /server
-    image: dspace/dspace-angular:${DSPACE_VER:-latest}
+    image: "${DOCKER_REGISTRY:-docker.io}/${DOCKER_OWNER:-dspace}/dspace-angular:${DSPACE_VER:-latest}"
     build:
       context: ..
       dockerfile: Dockerfile

docs/lint/html/index.md

@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 _______
 
 - [`dspace-angular-html/themed-component-usages`](./rules/themed-component-usages.md): Themeable components should be used via the selector of their `ThemedComponent` wrapper class
+- [`dspace-angular-html/no-disabled-attribute-on-button`](./rules/no-disabled-attribute-on-button.md): Buttons should use the `dsBtnDisabled` directive instead of the HTML `disabled` attribute.

docs/lint/html/rules/no-disabled-attribute-on-button.md

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+[DSpace ESLint plugins](../../../../lint/README.md) > [HTML rules](../index.md) > `dspace-angular-html/no-disabled-attribute-on-button`
+_______
+
+Buttons should use the `dsBtnDisabled` directive instead of the HTML `disabled` attribute.
+      This should be done to ensure that users with a screen reader are able to understand that the a button button is present, and that it is disabled.
+      The native html disabled attribute does not allow users to navigate to the button by keyboard, and thus they have no way of knowing that the button is present.
+
+_______
+
+[Source code](../../../../lint/src/rules/html/no-disabled-attribute-on-button.ts)
+
+### Examples
+
+
+#### Valid code
+    
+##### should use [dsBtnDisabled] in HTML templates
+        
+```html
+<button [dsBtnDisabled]="true">Submit</button>
+```
+    
+##### disabled attribute is still valid on non-button elements
+        
+```html
+<input disabled>
+```
+    
+##### [disabled] attribute is still valid on non-button elements
+        
+```html
+<input [disabled]="true">
+```
+    
+##### angular dynamic attributes that use disabled are still valid
+        
+```html
+<button [class.disabled]="isDisabled">Submit</button>
+```
+    
+
+
+
+#### Invalid code  &amp; automatic fixes
+    
+##### should not use disabled attribute in HTML templates
+        
+```html
+<button disabled>Submit</button>
+```
+Will produce the following error(s):
+```
+Buttons should use the `dsBtnDisabled` directive instead of the `disabled` attribute.
+```
+        
+Result of `yarn lint --fix`:
+```html
+<button [dsBtnDisabled]="true">Submit</button>
+```
+        
+    
+##### should not use [disabled] attribute in HTML templates
+        
+```html
+<button [disabled]="true">Submit</button>
+```
+Will produce the following error(s):
+```
+Buttons should use the `dsBtnDisabled` directive instead of the `disabled` attribute.
+```
+        
+Result of `yarn lint --fix`:
+```html
+<button [dsBtnDisabled]="true">Submit</button>
+```
+        
+    
+

lint/src/rules/html/index.ts

@@ -10,10 +10,13 @@ import {
   bundle,
   RuleExports,
 } from '../../util/structure';
+import * as noDisabledAttributeOnButton from './no-disabled-attribute-on-button';
 import * as themedComponentUsages from './themed-component-usages';
 
 const index = [
   themedComponentUsages,
+  noDisabledAttributeOnButton,
+
 ] as unknown as RuleExports[];
 
 export = {

lint/src/rules/html/no-disabled-attribute-on-button.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+import {
+  TmplAstBoundAttribute,
+  TmplAstTextAttribute,
+} from '@angular-eslint/bundled-angular-compiler';
+import { TemplateParserServices } from '@angular-eslint/utils';
+import {
+  ESLintUtils,
+  TSESLint,
+} from '@typescript-eslint/utils';
+
+import {
+  DSpaceESLintRuleInfo,
+  NamedTests,
+} from '../../util/structure';
+import { getSourceCode } from '../../util/typescript';
+
+export enum Message {
+  USE_DSBTN_DISABLED = 'mustUseDsBtnDisabled',
+}
+
+export const info = {
+  name: 'no-disabled-attribute-on-button',
+  meta: {
+    docs: {
+      description: `Buttons should use the \`dsBtnDisabled\` directive instead of the HTML \`disabled\` attribute.
+      This should be done to ensure that users with a screen reader are able to understand that the a button button is present, and that it is disabled.
+      The native html disabled attribute does not allow users to navigate to the button by keyboard, and thus they have no way of knowing that the button is present.`,
+    },
+    type: 'problem',
+    fixable: 'code',
+    schema: [],
+    messages: {
+      [Message.USE_DSBTN_DISABLED]: 'Buttons should use the `dsBtnDisabled` directive instead of the `disabled` attribute.',
+    },
+  },
+  defaultOptions: [],
+} as DSpaceESLintRuleInfo;
+
+export const rule = ESLintUtils.RuleCreator.withoutDocs({
+  ...info,
+  create(context: TSESLint.RuleContext<Message, unknown[]>) {
+    const parserServices = getSourceCode(context).parserServices as TemplateParserServices;
+
+    /**
+     * Some dynamic angular inputs will have disabled as name because of how Angular handles this internally (e.g [class.disabled]="isDisabled")
+     * But these aren't actually the disabled attribute we're looking for, we can determine this by checking the details of the keySpan
+     */
+    function isOtherAttributeDisabled(node: TmplAstBoundAttribute | TmplAstTextAttribute): boolean {
+      // if the details are not null, and the details are not 'disabled', then it's not the disabled attribute we're looking for
+      return node.keySpan?.details !== null && node.keySpan?.details !== 'disabled';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Replace the disabled text with [dsBtnDisabled] in the template
+     */
+    function replaceDisabledText(text: string ): string {
+      const hasBrackets = text.includes('[') && text.includes(']');
+      const newDisabledText = hasBrackets ? 'dsBtnDisabled' : '[dsBtnDisabled]="true"';
+      return text.replace('disabled', newDisabledText);
+    }
+
+    function inputIsChildOfButton(node: any): boolean {
+      return (node.parent?.tagName === 'button' || node.parent?.name === 'button');
+    }
+
+    function reportAndFix(node: TmplAstBoundAttribute | TmplAstTextAttribute) {
+      if (!inputIsChildOfButton(node) || isOtherAttributeDisabled(node)) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const sourceSpan = node.sourceSpan;
+      context.report({
+        messageId: Message.USE_DSBTN_DISABLED,
+        loc: parserServices.convertNodeSourceSpanToLoc(sourceSpan),
+        fix(fixer) {
+          const templateText = sourceSpan.start.file.content;
+          const disabledText = templateText.slice(sourceSpan.start.offset, sourceSpan.end.offset);
+          const newText = replaceDisabledText(disabledText);
+          return fixer.replaceTextRange([sourceSpan.start.offset, sourceSpan.end.offset], newText);
+        },
+      });
+    }
+
+    return {
+      'BoundAttribute[name="disabled"]'(node: TmplAstBoundAttribute) {
+        reportAndFix(node);
+      },
+      'TextAttribute[name="disabled"]'(node: TmplAstTextAttribute) {
+        reportAndFix(node);
+      },
+    };
+  },
+});
+
+export const tests = {
+  plugin: info.name,
+  valid: [
+    {
+      name: 'should use [dsBtnDisabled] in HTML templates',
+      code: `
+<button [dsBtnDisabled]="true">Submit</button>
+      `,
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'disabled attribute is still valid on non-button elements',
+      code: `
+<input disabled>
+      `,
+    },
+    {
+      name: '[disabled] attribute is still valid on non-button elements',
+      code: `
+<input [disabled]="true">
+      `,
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'angular dynamic attributes that use disabled are still valid',
+      code: `
+<button [class.disabled]="isDisabled">Submit</button>
+      `,
+    },
+  ],
+  invalid: [
+    {
+      name: 'should not use disabled attribute in HTML templates',
+      code: `
+<button disabled>Submit</button>
+      `,
+      errors: [{ messageId: Message.USE_DSBTN_DISABLED }],
+      output: `
+<button [dsBtnDisabled]="true">Submit</button>
+      `,
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'should not use [disabled] attribute in HTML templates',
+      code: `
+<button [disabled]="true">Submit</button>
+      `,
+      errors: [{ messageId: Message.USE_DSBTN_DISABLED }],
+      output: `
+<button [dsBtnDisabled]="true">Submit</button>
+      `,
+    },
+  ],
+} as NamedTests;
+
+export default rule;

package.json

@@ -57,153 +57,150 @@
   "private": true,
   "overrides": {
     "@kolkov/ngx-gallery": {
-      "@angular/animations": "^17.3.11",
-      "@angular/common": "^17.3.11",
-      "@angular/core": "^17.3.11"
+      "@angular/animations": "^18.2.12",
+      "@angular/common": "^18.2.12",
+      "@angular/core": "^18.2.12"
     },
     "@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap": {
-      "@angular/common": "^17.3.11",
-      "@angular/core": "^17.3.11",
-      "@angular/forms": "^17.3.11",
-      "@angular/localize": "^17.3.11"
+      "@angular/common": "^18.2.12",
+      "@angular/core": "^18.2.12",
+      "@angular/forms": "^18.2.12",
+      "@angular/localize": "^18.2.12"
     },
     "@ng-dynamic-forms/core": {
-      "@angular/common": "^17.3.11",
-      "@angular/core": "^17.3.11",
-      "@angular/forms": "^17.3.11"
+      "@angular/common": "^18.2.12",
+      "@angular/core": "^18.2.12",
+      "@angular/forms": "^18.2.12"
     },
     "@ng-dynamic-forms/ui-ng-bootstrap": {
-      "ngx-mask": "14.2.4"
-    },
-    "@ngtools/webpack": {
-      "@angular/compiler-cli": "^17.3.11",
-      "typescript": "~5.3.3"
+      "ngx-mask": "14.2.4",
+      "@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap": "^12.0.0",
+      "bootstrap": "^5.3"
     },
     "@nicky-lenaers/ngx-scroll-to": {
-      "@angular/common": "^17.3.11",
-      "@angular/core": "^17.3.11"
+      "@angular/common": "^18.2.12",
+      "@angular/core": "^18.2.12"
     },
     "eslint-plugin-unused-imports": {
       "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.2.0"
     },
-    "ng2-file-upload": {
-      "@angular/common": "^17.3.11",
-      "@angular/core": "^17.3.11"
-    },
     "ngx-infinite-scroll": {
-      "@angular/common": "^17.3.11",
-      "@angular/core": "^17.3.11"
-    }
+      "@angular/common": "^18.2.12",
+      "@angular/core": "^18.2.12"
+    },
+    "notistack": "3.0.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@angular/animations": "^17.3.12",
-    "@angular/cdk": "^17.3.10",
-    "@angular/common": "^17.3.12",
-    "@angular/compiler": "^17.3.12",
-    "@angular/core": "^17.3.12",
-    "@angular/forms": "^17.3.12",
-    "@angular/localize": "^17.3.12",
-    "@angular/platform-browser": "^17.3.12",
-    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "^17.3.12",
-    "@angular/platform-server": "^17.3.12",
-    "@angular/router": "^17.3.12",
-    "@angular/ssr": "^17.3.10",
-    "@babel/runtime": "7.25.7",
+    "@angular/animations": "^18.2.12",
+    "@angular/cdk": "^18.2.12",
+    "@angular/common": "^18.2.12",
+    "@angular/compiler": "^18.2.12",
+    "@angular/core": "^18.2.12",
+    "@angular/forms": "^18.2.12",
+    "@angular/localize": "^18.2.12",
+    "@angular/platform-browser": "^18.2.12",
+    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "^18.2.12",
+    "@angular/platform-server": "^18.2.12",
+    "@angular/router": "^18.2.12",
+    "@angular/ssr": "^18.2.18",
+    "@babel/runtime": "7.27.0",
     "@kolkov/ngx-gallery": "^2.0.1",
-    "@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap": "^11.0.0",
+    "@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap": "^12.0.0",
     "@ng-dynamic-forms/core": "^16.0.0",
     "@ng-dynamic-forms/ui-ng-bootstrap": "^16.0.0",
-    "@ngrx/effects": "^17.1.1",
-    "@ngrx/router-store": "^17.1.1",
-    "@ngrx/store": "^17.1.1",
-    "@ngx-translate/core": "^14.0.0",
+    "@ngrx/effects": "^18.1.1",
+    "@ngrx/operators": "^18.0.0",
+    "@ngrx/router-store": "^18.1.1",
+    "@ngrx/store": "^18.1.1",
+    "@ngx-translate/core": "^16.0.3",
     "@nicky-lenaers/ngx-scroll-to": "^14.0.0",
-    "@types/grecaptcha": "^3.0.4",
-    "angular-idle-preload": "3.0.0",
+    "@terraformer/wkt": "^2.2.1",
+    "altcha": "^0.9.0",
     "angulartics2": "^12.2.0",
-    "axios": "^1.7.4",
-    "bootstrap": "^4.6.1",
+    "axios": "^1.8.4",
+    "bootstrap": "^5.3",
     "cerialize": "0.1.18",
     "cli-progress": "^3.12.0",
     "colors": "^1.4.0",
-    "compression": "^1.7.4",
+    "compression": "^1.7.5",
     "cookie-parser": "1.4.7",
-    "core-js": "^3.38.1",
+    "core-js": "^3.41.0",
     "date-fns": "^2.29.3",
     "date-fns-tz": "^1.3.7",
     "deepmerge": "^4.3.1",
     "ejs": "^3.1.10",
-    "express": "^4.21.1",
+    "express": "^4.21.2",
     "express-rate-limit": "^5.1.3",
     "fast-json-patch": "^3.1.1",
-    "filesize": "^6.1.0",
-    "http-proxy-middleware": "^1.0.5",
+    "filesize": "^10.1.6",
+    "http-proxy-middleware": "^2.0.9",
     "http-terminator": "^3.2.0",
-    "isbot": "^5.1.17",
+    "isbot": "^5.1.26",
     "js-cookie": "2.2.1",
     "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
     "json5": "^2.2.3",
-    "jsonschema": "1.4.1",
+    "jsonschema": "1.5.0",
     "jwt-decode": "^3.1.2",
-    "klaro": "^0.7.18",
-    "lodash": "^4.17.21",
+    "leaflet": "^1.9.4",
+    "leaflet-providers": "^2.0.0",
+    "leaflet.markercluster": "^1.5.3",
+    "lodash-es": "^4.17.21",
     "lru-cache": "^7.14.1",
     "markdown-it": "^13.0.1",
-    "mirador": "^3.3.0",
+    "mirador": "^3.4.3",
     "mirador-dl-plugin": "^0.13.0",
-    "mirador-share-plugin": "^0.11.0",
+    "mirador-share-plugin": "^0.16.0",
     "morgan": "^1.10.0",
-    "ng2-file-upload": "5.0.0",
+    "ng2-file-upload": "7.0.1",
     "ng2-nouislider": "^2.0.0",
-    "ngx-infinite-scroll": "^16.0.0",
+    "ngx-infinite-scroll": "^18.0.0",
+    "ngx-matomo-client": "^6.4.1",
     "ngx-pagination": "6.0.3",
-    "ngx-ui-switch": "^14.1.0",
+    "ngx-skeleton-loader": "^9.0.0",
+    "ngx-ui-switch": "^15.0.0",
     "nouislider": "^15.7.1",
+    "orejime": "^2.3.1",
     "pem": "1.14.8",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.2.2",
     "rxjs": "^7.8.0",
-    "sanitize-html": "^2.12.1",
-    "sortablejs": "1.15.0",
     "uuid": "^8.3.2",
-    "webfontloader": "1.6.28",
-    "zone.js": "~0.14.4"
+    "zone.js": "~0.14.10"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@angular-builders/custom-webpack": "~17.0.2",
-    "@angular-devkit/build-angular": "^17.3.8",
-    "@angular-eslint/builder": "^17.5.3",
-    "@angular-eslint/bundled-angular-compiler": "^17.5.3",
-    "@angular-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^17.5.3",
-    "@angular-eslint/eslint-plugin-template": "^17.5.3",
-    "@angular-eslint/schematics": "^17.5.3",
-    "@angular-eslint/template-parser": "^17.5.3",
-    "@angular-eslint/utils": "^17.5.3",
-    "@angular/cli": "^17.3.10",
-    "@angular/compiler-cli": "^17.3.11",
-    "@angular/language-service": "^17.3.12",
+    "@angular-builders/custom-webpack": "~18.0.0",
+    "@angular-devkit/build-angular": "^18.2.18",
+    "@angular-eslint/builder": "^18.4.1",
+    "@angular-eslint/bundled-angular-compiler": "^18.4.1",
+    "@angular-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^18.4.1",
+    "@angular-eslint/eslint-plugin-template": "^18.4.1",
+    "@angular-eslint/schematics": "^18.4.1",
+    "@angular-eslint/template-parser": "^18.4.1",
+    "@angular-eslint/utils": "^18.4.1",
+    "@angular/cli": "^18.2.18",
+    "@angular/compiler-cli": "^18.2.12",
+    "@angular/language-service": "^18.2.12",
     "@cypress/schematic": "^1.5.0",
-    "@fortawesome/fontawesome-free": "^6.6.0",
-    "@ngrx/store-devtools": "^17.1.1",
-    "@ngtools/webpack": "^16.2.16",
+    "@fortawesome/fontawesome-free": "^6.7.2",
+    "@ngrx/store-devtools": "^18.1.1",
+    "@ngtools/webpack": "^18.2.18",
     "@types/deep-freeze": "0.1.5",
     "@types/ejs": "^3.1.2",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.17",
+    "@types/grecaptcha": "^3.0.9",
     "@types/jasmine": "~3.6.0",
     "@types/js-cookie": "2.2.6",
-    "@types/lodash": "^4.17.12",
+    "@types/lodash-es": "^4.17.12",
     "@types/node": "^14.14.9",
-    "@types/sanitize-html": "^2.9.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.18.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.18.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/rule-tester": "^7.18.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/utils": "^7.18.0",
-    "axe-core": "^4.10.0",
-    "browser-sync": "^3.0.3",
+    "axe-core": "^4.10.2",
     "compression-webpack-plugin": "^9.2.0",
     "copy-webpack-plugin": "^6.4.1",
     "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
-    "cypress": "^13.15.0",
-    "cypress-axe": "^1.5.0",
+    "cypress": "^13.17.0",
+    "cypress-axe": "^1.6.0",
     "deep-freeze": "0.0.1",
     "eslint": "^8.39.0",
     "eslint-plugin-deprecation": "^1.4.1",
@@ -212,12 +209,12 @@
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.31.0",
     "eslint-plugin-import-newlines": "^1.3.1",
     "eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "^45.0.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-jsonc": "^2.6.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-jsonc": "^2.20.0",
     "eslint-plugin-lodash": "^7.4.0",
     "eslint-plugin-rxjs": "^5.0.3",
     "eslint-plugin-simple-import-sort": "^10.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-unused-imports": "^3.2.0",
-    "express-static-gzip": "^2.1.8",
+    "express-static-gzip": "^2.2.0",
     "jasmine": "^3.8.0",
     "jasmine-core": "^3.8.0",
     "jasmine-marbles": "0.9.2",
@@ -227,26 +224,20 @@
     "karma-jasmine": "~4.0.0",
     "karma-jasmine-html-reporter": "^1.5.0",
     "karma-mocha-reporter": "2.2.5",
-    "ng-mocks": "^14.13.1",
+    "ng-mocks": "^14.13.4",
     "ngx-mask": "14.2.4",
     "nodemon": "^2.0.22",
-    "postcss": "^8.4",
-    "postcss-apply": "0.12.0",
+    "postcss": "^8.5",
     "postcss-import": "^14.0.0",
     "postcss-loader": "^4.0.3",
     "postcss-preset-env": "^7.4.2",
-    "postcss-responsive-type": "1.0.0",
-    "react": "^16.14.0",
-    "react-dom": "^16.14.0",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
-    "rxjs-spy": "^8.0.2",
-    "sass": "~1.80.3",
+    "sass": "~1.86.3",
     "sass-loader": "^12.6.0",
     "sass-resources-loader": "^2.2.5",
     "ts-node": "^8.10.2",
-    "typescript": "~5.3.3",
-    "webpack": "5.94.0",
-    "webpack-bundle-analyzer": "^4.8.0",
+    "typescript": "~5.4.5",
+    "webpack": "5.99.6",
     "webpack-cli": "^5.1.4",
     "webpack-dev-server": "^4.15.1"
   }

postcss.config.js

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module.exports = {
   plugins: [
     require('postcss-import')(),
-    require('postcss-preset-env')(),
-    require('postcss-apply')(),
-    require('postcss-responsive-type')()
+    require('postcss-preset-env')()
   ]
 };

server.ts

@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ import 'reflect-metadata';
 
 /* eslint-disable import/no-namespace */
 import * as morgan from 'morgan';
-import * as express from 'express';
+import express from 'express';
 import * as ejs from 'ejs';
 import * as compression from 'compression';
-import * as expressStaticGzip from 'express-static-gzip';
+import expressStaticGzip from 'express-static-gzip';
 /* eslint-enable import/no-namespace */
 import axios from 'axios';
 import LRU from 'lru-cache';
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ let anonymousCache: LRU<string, any>;
 // extend environment with app config for server
 extendEnvironmentWithAppConfig(environment, appConfig);
 
+// The REST server base URL
+const REST_BASE_URL = environment.rest.ssrBaseUrl || environment.rest.baseUrl;
+
 // The Express app is exported so that it can be used by serverless Functions.
 export function app() {
 
@@ -156,7 +159,7 @@ export function app() {
    * Proxy the sitemaps
    */
   router.use('/sitemap**', createProxyMiddleware({
-    target: `${environment.rest.baseUrl}/sitemaps`,
+    target: `${REST_BASE_URL}/sitemaps`,
     pathRewrite: path => path.replace(environment.ui.nameSpace, '/'),
     changeOrigin: true,
   }));
@@ -165,7 +168,7 @@ export function app() {
    * Proxy the linksets
    */
   router.use('/signposting**', createProxyMiddleware({
-    target: `${environment.rest.baseUrl}`,
+    target: `${REST_BASE_URL}`,
     pathRewrite: path => path.replace(environment.ui.nameSpace, '/'),
     changeOrigin: true,
   }));
@@ -218,7 +221,7 @@ export function app() {
  * The callback function to serve server side angular
  */
 function ngApp(req, res, next) {
-  if (environment.ssr.enabled) {
+  if (environment.ssr.enabled && req.method === 'GET' && (req.path === '/' || environment.ssr.paths.some(pathPrefix => req.path.startsWith(pathPrefix)))) {
     // Render the page to user via SSR (server side rendering)
     serverSideRender(req, res, next);
   } else {
@@ -266,6 +269,11 @@ function serverSideRender(req, res, next, sendToUser: boolean = true) {
     })
     .then((html) => {
       if (hasValue(html)) {
+        // Replace REST URL with UI URL
+        if (environment.ssr.replaceRestUrl && REST_BASE_URL !== environment.rest.baseUrl) {
+          html = html.replace(new RegExp(REST_BASE_URL, 'g'), environment.rest.baseUrl);
+        }
+
         // save server side rendered page to cache (if any are enabled)
         saveToCache(req, html);
         if (sendToUser) {
@@ -623,7 +631,7 @@ function start() {
  * The callback function to serve health check requests
  */
 function healthCheck(req, res) {
-  const baseUrl = `${environment.rest.baseUrl}${environment.actuators.endpointPath}`;
+  const baseUrl = `${REST_BASE_URL}${environment.actuators.endpointPath}`;
   axios.get(baseUrl)
     .then((response) => {
       res.status(response.status).send(response.data);

src/app/access-control/bulk-access/browse/bulk-access-browse.component.html

@@ -1,19 +1,13 @@
 <ngb-accordion #acc="ngbAccordion" [activeIds]="'browse'">
   <ngb-panel [id]="'browse'">
-    <ng-template ngbPanelHeader>
-      <div class="w-100 d-flex gap-3 justify-content-between collapse-toggle" ngbPanelToggle (click)="acc.toggle('browse')"
+    <ng-template ngbPanelTitle>
+      <div class="w-100 d-flex gap-3 justify-content-between collapse-toggle" (click)="acc.toggle('browse')"
         data-test="browse">
         <button type="button" class="btn btn-link p-0" (click)="$event.preventDefault()"
           [attr.aria-expanded]="acc.isExpanded('browse')"
           aria-controls="bulk-access-browse-panel-content">
           {{ 'admin.access-control.bulk-access-browse.header' | translate }}
         </button>
-        <div class="text-right d-flex gap-2">
-          <div class="d-flex my-auto">
-            <span *ngIf="acc.isExpanded('browse')" class="fas fa-chevron-up fa-fw"></span>
-            <span *ngIf="!acc.isExpanded('browse')" class="fas fa-chevron-down fa-fw"></span>
-          </div>
-        </div>
       </div>
     </ng-template>
     <ng-template ngbPanelContent>
@@ -22,7 +16,7 @@
           <li [ngbNavItem]="'search'" role="presentation">
             <a ngbNavLink>{{'admin.access-control.bulk-access-browse.search.header' | translate}}</a>
             <ng-template ngbNavContent>
-              <div class="mx-n3">
+              <div class="bulk-access-search">
                 <ds-search [configuration]="'administrativeBulkAccess'"
                   [selectable]="true"
                   [selectionConfig]="{ repeatable: true, listId: listId }"
@@ -42,9 +36,11 @@
                 [showPaginator]="false"
                 (prev)="pagePrev()"
                 (next)="pageNext()">
-                <ul *ngIf="(objectsSelected$|async)?.hasSucceeded" class="list-unstyled ml-4">
-                  <li *ngFor='let object of (objectsSelected$|async)?.payload?.page | paginate: { itemsPerPage: (paginationOptions$ | async).pageSize,
-                              currentPage: (paginationOptions$ | async).currentPage, totalItems: (objectsSelected$|async)?.payload?.page.length }; let i = index; let last = last '
+                @if ((objectsSelected$|async)?.hasSucceeded) {
+                  <ul class="list-unstyled ms-4">
+                    @for (object of (objectsSelected$|async)?.payload?.page | paginate: { itemsPerPage: (paginationOptions$ | async).pageSize,
+                      currentPage: (paginationOptions$ | async).currentPage, totalItems: (objectsSelected$|async)?.payload?.page.length }; track object; let i = $index; let last = $last) {
+                      <li
                         class="mt-4 mb-4 d-flex"
                         [attr.data-test]="'list-object' | dsBrowserOnly">
                         <ds-selectable-list-item-control [index]="i"
@@ -56,7 +52,9 @@
                           [showThumbnails]="false"
                         [viewMode]="'list'"></ds-listable-object-component-loader>
                       </li>
+                    }
                   </ul>
+                }
               </ds-pagination>
             </ng-template>
           </li>

src/app/access-control/bulk-access/browse/bulk-access-browse.component.scss

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.bulk-access-search {
+    margin-right: calc(var(--bs-gutter-x, 1.5rem) / -2);
+    margin-left: calc(var(--bs-gutter-x, 1.5rem) / -2);
+}

src/app/access-control/bulk-access/browse/bulk-access-browse.component.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-import {
-  AsyncPipe,
-  NgForOf,
-  NgIf,
-} from '@angular/common';
+import { AsyncPipe } from '@angular/common';
 import {
   Component,
   Input,
@@ -59,11 +55,9 @@ import { BrowserOnlyPipe } from '../../../shared/utils/browser-only.pipe';
     AsyncPipe,
     NgbAccordionModule,
     TranslateModule,
-    NgIf,
     NgbNavModule,
     ThemedSearchComponent,
     BrowserOnlyPipe,
-    NgForOf,
     NgxPaginationModule,
     SelectableListItemControlComponent,
     ListableObjectComponentLoaderComponent,

src/app/access-control/bulk-access/bulk-access.component.html

@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
   <hr>
 
   <div class="d-flex justify-content-end">
-    <button class="btn btn-outline-primary mr-3" (click)="reset()">
+    <button class="btn btn-outline-primary me-3" (click)="reset()">
       {{ 'access-control-cancel' | translate }}
     </button>
-    <button class="btn btn-primary" [disabled]="!canExport()" (click)="submit()">
+    <button class="btn btn-primary" [dsBtnDisabled]="!canExport()" (click)="submit()">
       {{ 'access-control-execute' | translate }}
     </button>
   </div>

src/app/access-control/bulk-access/bulk-access.component.spec.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-import { NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import {
+  Component,
+  NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA,
+} from '@angular/core';
 import {
   ComponentFixture,
   TestBed,
@@ -62,10 +65,17 @@ describe('BulkAccessComponent', () => {
     'file': {  },
   };
 
-  const mockSettings: any = jasmine.createSpyObj('AccessControlFormContainerComponent',  {
-    getValue: jasmine.createSpy('getValue'),
-    reset: jasmine.createSpy('reset'),
-  });
+  @Component({
+    selector: 'ds-bulk-access-settings',
+    template: '',
+    exportAs: 'dsBulkSettings',
+    standalone: true,
+  })
+  class MockBulkAccessSettingsComponent {
+    isFormValid = jasmine.createSpy('isFormValid').and.returnValue(false);
+    getValue = jasmine.createSpy('getValue');
+    reset = jasmine.createSpy('reset');
+  }
   const selection: any[] = [{ indexableObject: { uuid: '1234' } }, { indexableObject: { uuid: '5678' } }];
   const selectableListState: SelectableListState = { id: 'test', selection };
   const expectedIdList = ['1234', '5678'];
@@ -93,6 +103,9 @@ describe('BulkAccessComponent', () => {
             BulkAccessSettingsComponent,
           ],
         },
+        add: {
+          imports: [MockBulkAccessSettingsComponent],
+        },
       })
       .compileComponents();
   });
@@ -109,13 +122,12 @@ describe('BulkAccessComponent', () => {
     fixture.destroy();
   });
 
-  describe('when there are no elements selected', () => {
+  describe('when there are no elements selected and step two form is invalid', () => {
 
     beforeEach(() => {
 
       (component as any).selectableListService.getSelectableList.and.returnValue(of(selectableListStateEmpty));
       fixture.detectChanges();
-      component.settings = mockSettings;
     });
 
     it('should create', () => {
@@ -138,7 +150,6 @@ describe('BulkAccessComponent', () => {
 
       (component as any).selectableListService.getSelectableList.and.returnValue(of(selectableListState));
       fixture.detectChanges();
-      component.settings = mockSettings;
     });
 
     it('should create', () => {
@@ -149,15 +160,29 @@ describe('BulkAccessComponent', () => {
       expect(component.objectsSelected$.value).toEqual(expectedIdList);
     });
 
-    it('should enable the execute button when there are objects selected', () => {
+    it('should not enable the execute button when there are objects selected and step two form is invalid', () => {
       component.objectsSelected$.next(['1234']);
-      expect(component.canExport()).toBe(true);
+      expect(component.canExport()).toBe(false);
     });
 
     it('should call the settings reset method when reset is called', () => {
       component.reset();
       expect(component.settings.reset).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
+  });
+  describe('when there are elements selected and the step two form is valid', () => {
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+
+      (component as any).selectableListService.getSelectableList.and.returnValue(of(selectableListState));
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      (component as any).settings.isFormValid.and.returnValue(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should enable the execute button when there are objects selected and step two form is valid', () => {
+      component.objectsSelected$.next(['1234']);
+      expect(component.canExport()).toBe(true);
+    });
 
     it('should call the bulkAccessControlService executeScript method when submit is called', () => {
       (component.settings as any).getValue.and.returnValue(mockFormState);

src/app/access-control/bulk-access/bulk-access.component.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {
+  ChangeDetectionStrategy,
   Component,
   OnInit,
   ViewChild,
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import {
 } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import { BulkAccessControlService } from '../../shared/access-control-form-container/bulk-access-control.service';
+import { BtnDisabledDirective } from '../../shared/btn-disabled.directive';
 import { SelectableListState } from '../../shared/object-list/selectable-list/selectable-list.reducer';
 import { SelectableListService } from '../../shared/object-list/selectable-list/selectable-list.service';
 import { BulkAccessBrowseComponent } from './browse/bulk-access-browse.component';
@@ -27,8 +29,10 @@ import { BulkAccessSettingsComponent } from './settings/bulk-access-settings.com
     TranslateModule,
     BulkAccessSettingsComponent,
     BulkAccessBrowseComponent,
+    BtnDisabledDirective,
   ],
   standalone: true,
+  changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
 })
 export class BulkAccessComponent implements OnInit {
 
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ export class BulkAccessComponent implements OnInit {
   }
 
   canExport(): boolean {
-    return this.objectsSelected$.value?.length > 0;
+    return this.objectsSelected$.value?.length > 0  && this.settings?.isFormValid();
   }
 
   /**

src/app/access-control/bulk-access/settings/bulk-access-settings.component.html

@@ -1,17 +1,11 @@
 <ngb-accordion #acc="ngbAccordion" [activeIds]="'settings'">
   <ngb-panel [id]="'settings'">
-    <ng-template ngbPanelHeader>
+    <ng-template ngbPanelTitle>
       <div class="w-100 d-flex gap-3 justify-content-between collapse-toggle" ngbPanelToggle (click)="acc.toggle('settings')" data-test="settings">
         <button type="button" class="btn btn-link p-0" (click)="$event.preventDefault()" [attr.aria-expanded]="acc.isExpanded('settings')"
                 aria-controls="bulk-access-settings-panel-content">
           {{ 'admin.access-control.bulk-access-settings.header' | translate }}
         </button>
-        <div class="text-right d-flex gap-2">
-          <div class="d-flex my-auto">
-            <span *ngIf="acc.isExpanded('settings')" class="fas fa-chevron-up fa-fw"></span>
-            <span *ngIf="!acc.isExpanded('settings')" class="fas fa-chevron-down fa-fw"></span>
-          </div>
-        </div>
       </div>
     </ng-template>
     <ng-template ngbPanelContent>

src/app/access-control/bulk-access/settings/bulk-access-settings.component.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { NgIf } from '@angular/common';
+
 import {
   Component,
   ViewChild,
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import { AccessControlFormContainerComponent } from '../../../shared/access-cont
   imports: [
     NgbAccordionModule,
     TranslateModule,
-    NgIf,
     AccessControlFormContainerComponent,
   ],
   standalone: true,
@@ -43,4 +42,8 @@ export class BulkAccessSettingsComponent {
     this.controlForm.reset();
   }
 
+  isFormValid() {
+    return this.controlForm.isValid();
+  }
+
 }

src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/epeople-registry.component.html

@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
         <h1 id="header" class="pb-2">{{labelPrefix + 'head' | translate}}</h1>
 
         <div>
-          <button class="mr-auto btn btn-success addEPerson-button"
+          <button class="me-auto btn btn-success addEPerson-button"
             [routerLink]="'create'">
             <i class="fas fa-plus"></i>
-            <span class="d-none d-sm-inline ml-1">{{labelPrefix + 'button.add' | translate}}</span>
+            <span class="d-none d-sm-inline ms-1">{{labelPrefix + 'button.add' | translate}}</span>
           </button>
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
       </h2>
       <form [formGroup]="searchForm" (ngSubmit)="search(searchForm.value)" class="d-flex justify-content-between">
         <div>
-          <select name="scope" id="scope" formControlName="scope" class="form-control" aria-label="Search scope">
+          <select name="scope" id="scope" formControlName="scope" class="form-select" aria-label="Search scope">
             <option value="metadata">{{labelPrefix + 'search.scope.metadata' | translate}}</option>
             <option value="email">{{labelPrefix + 'search.scope.email' | translate}}</option>
           </select>
         </div>
-        <div class="flex-grow-1 mr-3 ml-3">
-          <div class="form-group input-group">
+        <div class="flex-grow-1 me-3 ms-3">
+          <div class="mb-3 input-group">
             <input type="text" name="query" id="query" formControlName="query"
               class="form-control" [attr.aria-label]="labelPrefix + 'search.placeholder' | translate"
               [placeholder]="(labelPrefix + 'search.placeholder' | translate)">
@@ -41,14 +41,15 @@
         </div>
       </form>
 
-      <ds-loading *ngIf="searching$ | async"></ds-loading>
+      @if (searching$ | async) {
+        <ds-loading></ds-loading>
+      }
+      @if ((pageInfoState$ | async)?.totalElements > 0 && (searching$ | async) !== true) {
         <ds-pagination
-        *ngIf="(pageInfoState$ | async)?.totalElements > 0 && (searching$ | async) !== true"
           [paginationOptions]="config"
           [collectionSize]="(pageInfoState$ | async)?.totalElements"
           [hideGear]="true"
           [hidePagerWhenSinglePage]="true">
-
           <div class="table-responsive">
             <table id="epeople" class="table table-striped table-hover table-bordered">
               <thead>
@@ -60,8 +61,9 @@
                 </tr>
               </thead>
               <tbody>
-            <tr *ngFor="let epersonDto of (ePeopleDto$ | async)?.page"
-                [ngClass]="{'table-primary' : isActive(epersonDto.eperson) | async}">
+                @for (epersonDto of (ePeopleDto$ | async)?.page; track epersonDto) {
+                  <tr
+                    [ngClass]="{'table-primary' : (activeEPerson$ | async) === epersonDto.eperson}">
                     <td>{{epersonDto.eperson.id}}</td>
                     <td>{{ dsoNameService.getName(epersonDto.eperson) }}</td>
                     <td>{{epersonDto.eperson.email}}</td>
@@ -72,23 +74,28 @@
                           title="{{labelPrefix + 'table.edit.buttons.edit' | translate: { name: dsoNameService.getName(epersonDto.eperson) } }}">
                           <i class="fas fa-edit fa-fw"></i>
                         </button>
-                  <button *ngIf="epersonDto.ableToDelete" (click)="deleteEPerson(epersonDto.eperson)"
+                        @if (epersonDto.ableToDelete) {
+                          <button (click)="deleteEPerson(epersonDto.eperson)"
                             class="delete-button btn btn-outline-danger btn-sm access-control-deleteEPersonButton"
                             title="{{labelPrefix + 'table.edit.buttons.remove' | translate: { name: dsoNameService.getName(epersonDto.eperson) } }}">
                             <i class="fas fa-trash-alt fa-fw"></i>
                           </button>
+                        }
                       </div>
                     </td>
                   </tr>
+                }
               </tbody>
             </table>
           </div>
-
         </ds-pagination>
+      }
 
-      <div *ngIf="(pageInfoState$ | async)?.totalElements === 0" class="alert alert-info w-100 mb-2" role="alert">
+      @if ((pageInfoState$ | async)?.totalElements === 0) {
+        <div class="alert alert-info w-100 mb-2" role="alert">
           {{labelPrefix + 'no-items' | translate}}
         </div>
+      }
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>

src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/epeople-registry.component.spec.ts

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import { EPersonDataService } from '../../core/eperson/eperson-data.service';
 import { EPerson } from '../../core/eperson/models/eperson.model';
 import { PaginationService } from '../../core/pagination/pagination.service';
 import { PageInfo } from '../../core/shared/page-info.model';
+import { BtnDisabledDirective } from '../../shared/btn-disabled.directive';
 import { FormBuilderService } from '../../shared/form/builder/form-builder.service';
 import { ThemedLoadingComponent } from '../../shared/loading/themed-loading.component';
 import { getMockFormBuilderService } from '../../shared/mocks/form-builder-service.mock';
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ describe('EPeopleRegistryComponent', () => {
     paginationService = new PaginationServiceStub();
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [CommonModule, NgbModule, FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule, BrowserModule, RouterTestingModule.withRoutes([]),
-        TranslateModule.forRoot(), EPeopleRegistryComponent],
+        TranslateModule.forRoot(), EPeopleRegistryComponent, BtnDisabledDirective],
       providers: [
         { provide: EPersonDataService, useValue: ePersonDataServiceStub },
         { provide: NotificationsService, useValue: new NotificationsServiceStub() },

src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/epeople-registry.component.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import {
   AsyncPipe,
   NgClass,
-  NgForOf,
-  NgIf,
 } from '@angular/common';
 import {
   Component,
@@ -72,13 +70,11 @@ import { EPersonFormComponent } from './eperson-form/eperson-form.component';
     TranslateModule,
     RouterModule,
     AsyncPipe,
-    NgIf,
     EPersonFormComponent,
     ReactiveFormsModule,
     ThemedLoadingComponent,
     PaginationComponent,
     NgClass,
-    NgForOf,
   ],
   standalone: true,
 })
@@ -100,6 +96,8 @@ export class EPeopleRegistryComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    */
   ePeopleDto$: BehaviorSubject<PaginatedList<EpersonDtoModel>> = new BehaviorSubject<PaginatedList<EpersonDtoModel>>({} as any);
 
+  activeEPerson$: Observable<EPerson>;
+
   /**
    * An observable for the pageInfo, needed to pass to the pagination component
    */
@@ -165,6 +163,7 @@ export class EPeopleRegistryComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   initialisePage() {
     this.searching$.next(true);
     this.search({ scope: this.currentSearchScope, query: this.currentSearchQuery });
+    this.activeEPerson$ = this.epersonService.getActiveEPerson();
     this.subs.push(this.ePeople$.pipe(
       switchMap((epeople: PaginatedList<EPerson>) => {
         if (epeople.pageInfo.totalElements > 0) {
@@ -232,23 +231,6 @@ export class EPeopleRegistryComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     );
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Checks whether the given EPerson is active (being edited)
-   * @param eperson
-   */
-  isActive(eperson: EPerson): Observable<boolean> {
-    return this.getActiveEPerson().pipe(
-      map((activeEPerson) => eperson === activeEPerson),
-    );
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Gets the active eperson (being edited)
-   */
-  getActiveEPerson(): Observable<EPerson> {
-    return this.epersonService.getActiveEPerson();
-  }
-
   /**
    * Deletes EPerson, show notification on success/failure & updates EPeople list
    */

src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.html

@@ -2,15 +2,13 @@
   <div class="group-form row">
     <div class="col-12">
 
-      <div *ngIf="epersonService.getActiveEPerson() | async; then editHeader; else createHeader"></div>
-
-      <ng-template #createHeader>
-        <h1 class="border-bottom pb-2">{{messagePrefix + '.create' | translate}}</h1>
-      </ng-template>
-
-      <ng-template #editHeader>
+      @if (activeEPerson$ | async) {
         <h1 class="border-bottom pb-2">{{messagePrefix + '.edit' | translate}}</h1>
-      </ng-template>
+      } @else {
+        <h1 class="border-bottom pb-2">{{messagePrefix + '.create' | translate}}</h1>
+      }
+
+
 
       <ds-form [formId]="formId"
         [formModel]="formModel"
@@ -24,39 +22,51 @@
             <i class="fas fa-arrow-left"></i> {{messagePrefix + '.return' | translate}}
           </button>
         </div>
-        <div *ngIf="displayResetPassword" between class="btn-group">
-          <button class="btn btn-primary" [disabled]="(canReset$ | async) !== true" type="button" (click)="resetPassword()">
+        @if (displayResetPassword) {
+          <div between class="btn-group">
+            <button class="btn btn-primary" [dsBtnDisabled]="(canReset$ | async) !== true" type="button" (click)="resetPassword()">
               <i class="fa fa-key"></i> {{'admin.access-control.epeople.actions.reset' | translate}}
             </button>
           </div>
-        <div *ngIf="canImpersonate$ | async" between class="btn-group">
-          <button *ngIf="!isImpersonated" class="btn btn-primary" type="button" (click)="impersonate()">
+        }
+        @if (canImpersonate$ | async) {
+          <div between class="btn-group ms-1">
+            @if (!isImpersonated) {
+              <button class="btn btn-primary" type="button" (click)="impersonate()">
                 <i class="fa fa-user-secret"></i> {{'admin.access-control.epeople.actions.impersonate' | translate}}
               </button>
-          <button *ngIf="isImpersonated" class="btn btn-primary" type="button" (click)="stopImpersonating()">
+            }
+            @if (isImpersonated) {
+              <button class="btn btn-primary" type="button" (click)="stopImpersonating()">
                 <i class="fa fa-user-secret"></i> {{'admin.access-control.epeople.actions.stop-impersonating' | translate}}
               </button>
+            }
           </div>
-        <button *ngIf="canDelete$ | async" after class="btn btn-danger delete-button" type="button" (click)="delete()">
+        }
+        @if (canDelete$ | async) {
+          <button after class="btn btn-danger delete-button" type="button" (click)="delete()">
             <i class="fas fa-trash"></i> {{'admin.access-control.epeople.actions.delete' | translate}}
           </button>
+        }
       </ds-form>
 
-      <ds-loading [showMessage]="false" *ngIf="!formGroup"></ds-loading>
+      @if (!formGroup) {
+        <ds-loading [showMessage]="false"></ds-loading>
+      }
 
-      <div *ngIf="epersonService.getActiveEPerson() | async">
+      @if (activeEPerson$ | async) {
+        <div>
           <h2>{{messagePrefix + '.groupsEPersonIsMemberOf' | translate}}</h2>
-
-        <ds-loading [showMessage]="false" *ngIf="groups$ | async | dsHasNoValue"></ds-loading>
-
+          @if (groups$ | async | dsHasNoValue) {
+            <ds-loading [showMessage]="false"></ds-loading>
+          }
+          @if ((groups$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements > 0) {
             <ds-pagination
-          *ngIf="(groups$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements > 0"
               [paginationOptions]="config"
               [collectionSize]="(groups$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements"
               [hideGear]="true"
               [hidePagerWhenSinglePage]="true"
               (pageChange)="onPageChange($event)">
-
               <div class="table-responsive">
                 <table id="groups" class="table table-striped table-hover table-bordered">
                   <thead>
@@ -67,7 +77,8 @@
                     </tr>
                   </thead>
                   <tbody>
-              <tr *ngFor="let group of (groups$ | async)?.payload?.page">
+                    @for (group of (groups$ | async)?.payload?.page; track group) {
+                      <tr>
                         <td class="align-middle">{{group.id}}</td>
                         <td class="align-middle">
                           <a (click)="groupsDataService.startEditingNewGroup(group)"
@@ -75,22 +86,27 @@
                             {{ dsoNameService.getName(group) }}
                           </a>
                         </td>
-                <td class="align-middle">{{ dsoNameService.getName(undefined) }}</td>
+                        <td class="align-middle">
+                          {{ dsoNameService.getName((group.object | async)?.payload) }}
+                        </td>
                       </tr>
+                    }
                   </tbody>
                 </table>
               </div>
-
             </ds-pagination>
-
-        <div *ngIf="(groups$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements === 0" class="alert alert-info w-100 mb-2" role="alert">
+          }
+          @if ((groups$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements === 0) {
+            <div class="alert alert-info w-100 mb-2" role="alert">
               <div>{{messagePrefix + '.memberOfNoGroups' | translate}}</div>
               <div>
                 <button [routerLink]="[groupsDataService.getGroupRegistryRouterLink()]"
                 class="btn btn-primary">{{messagePrefix + '.goToGroups' | translate}}</button>
               </div>
             </div>
+          }
         </div>
+      }
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>

src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.spec.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
-import { NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
 import {
   ComponentFixture,
   TestBed,
@@ -19,12 +19,10 @@ import {
 import {
   ActivatedRoute,
   Router,
+  RouterModule,
 } from '@angular/router';
 import { NgbModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
-import {
-  TranslateLoader,
-  TranslateModule,
-} from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import {
   Observable,
   of as observableOf,
@@ -45,11 +43,11 @@ import { GroupDataService } from '../../../core/eperson/group-data.service';
 import { EPerson } from '../../../core/eperson/models/eperson.model';
 import { PaginationService } from '../../../core/pagination/pagination.service';
 import { PageInfo } from '../../../core/shared/page-info.model';
+import { BtnDisabledDirective } from '../../../shared/btn-disabled.directive';
 import { FormBuilderService } from '../../../shared/form/builder/form-builder.service';
 import { FormComponent } from '../../../shared/form/form.component';
 import { ThemedLoadingComponent } from '../../../shared/loading/themed-loading.component';
 import { getMockFormBuilderService } from '../../../shared/mocks/form-builder-service.mock';
-import { TranslateLoaderMock } from '../../../shared/mocks/translate-loader.mock';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
 import { PaginationComponent } from '../../../shared/pagination/pagination.component';
 import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../../../shared/remote-data.utils';
@@ -92,9 +90,6 @@ describe('EPersonFormComponent', () => {
     ePersonDataServiceStub = {
       activeEPerson: null,
       allEpeople: mockEPeople,
-      getEPeople(): Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<EPerson>>> {
-        return createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(buildPaginatedList(null, this.allEpeople));
-      },
       getActiveEPerson(): Observable<EPerson> {
         return observableOf(this.activeEPerson);
       },
@@ -227,13 +222,9 @@ describe('EPersonFormComponent', () => {
     route = new ActivatedRouteStub();
     router = new RouterStub();
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-      imports: [CommonModule, NgbModule, FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule, BrowserModule,
-        TranslateModule.forRoot({
-          loader: {
-            provide: TranslateLoader,
-            useClass: TranslateLoaderMock,
-          },
-        }),
+      imports: [CommonModule, NgbModule, FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule, BtnDisabledDirective, BrowserModule,
+        RouterModule.forRoot([]),
+        TranslateModule.forRoot(),
         EPersonFormComponent,
         HasNoValuePipe,
       ],
@@ -251,7 +242,7 @@ describe('EPersonFormComponent', () => {
         { provide: Router, useValue: router },
         EPeopleRegistryComponent,
       ],
-      schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA],
+      schemas: [CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA],
     })
       .overrideComponent(EPersonFormComponent, {
         remove: { imports: [    ThemedLoadingComponent, PaginationComponent,FormComponent] },
@@ -274,37 +265,13 @@ describe('EPersonFormComponent', () => {
   });
 
   describe('check form validation', () => {
-    let firstName;
-    let lastName;
-    let email;
-    let canLogIn;
-    let requireCertificate;
+    let canLogIn: boolean;
+    let requireCertificate: boolean;
 
-    let expected;
     beforeEach(() => {
-      firstName = 'testName';
-      lastName = 'testLastName';
-      email = 'testEmail@test.com';
       canLogIn = false;
       requireCertificate = false;
 
-      expected = Object.assign(new EPerson(), {
-        metadata: {
-          'eperson.firstname': [
-            {
-              value: firstName,
-            },
-          ],
-          'eperson.lastname': [
-            {
-              value: lastName,
-            },
-          ],
-        },
-        email: email,
-        canLogIn: canLogIn,
-        requireCertificate: requireCertificate,
-      });
       spyOn(component.submitForm, 'emit');
       component.canLogIn.value = canLogIn;
       component.requireCertificate.value = requireCertificate;
@@ -378,15 +345,13 @@ describe('EPersonFormComponent', () => {
         expect(component.formGroup.controls.email.errors.emailTaken).toBeTruthy();
       });
     });
-
-
-
   });
+
   describe('when submitting the form', () => {
     let firstName;
     let lastName;
     let email;
-    let canLogIn;
+    let canLogIn: boolean;
     let requireCertificate;
 
     let expected;
@@ -415,6 +380,7 @@ describe('EPersonFormComponent', () => {
         requireCertificate: requireCertificate,
       });
       spyOn(component.submitForm, 'emit');
+      component.ngOnInit();
       component.firstName.value = firstName;
       component.lastName.value = lastName;
       component.email.value = email;
@@ -454,9 +420,17 @@ describe('EPersonFormComponent', () => {
           email: email,
           canLogIn: canLogIn,
           requireCertificate: requireCertificate,
-          _links: undefined,
+          _links: {
+            groups: {
+              href: '',
+            },
+            self: {
+              href: '',
+            },
+          },
         });
         spyOn(ePersonDataServiceStub, 'getActiveEPerson').and.returnValue(observableOf(expectedWithId));
+        component.ngOnInit();
         component.onSubmit();
         fixture.detectChanges();
       });
@@ -504,22 +478,19 @@ describe('EPersonFormComponent', () => {
   });
 
   describe('delete', () => {
-
-    let ePersonId;
     let eperson: EPerson;
     let modalService;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       spyOn(authService, 'impersonate').and.callThrough();
-      ePersonId = 'testEPersonId';
       eperson = EPersonMock;
       component.epersonInitial = eperson;
       component.canDelete$ = observableOf(true);
       spyOn(component.epersonService, 'getActiveEPerson').and.returnValue(observableOf(eperson));
       modalService = (component as any).modalService;
       spyOn(modalService, 'open').and.returnValue(Object.assign({ componentInstance: Object.assign({ response: observableOf(true) }) }));
+      component.ngOnInit();
       fixture.detectChanges();
-
     });
 
     it('the delete button should be visible if the ePerson can be deleted', () => {
@@ -546,7 +517,8 @@ describe('EPersonFormComponent', () => {
       // ePersonDataServiceStub.activeEPerson = eperson;
       spyOn(component.epersonService, 'deleteEPerson').and.returnValue(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$('No Content', 204));
       const deleteButton = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.delete-button'));
-      expect(deleteButton.nativeElement.disabled).toBe(false);
+      expect(deleteButton.nativeElement.getAttribute('aria-disabled')).toBeNull();
+      expect(deleteButton.nativeElement.classList.contains('disabled')).toBeFalse();
       deleteButton.triggerEventHandler('click', null);
       fixture.detectChanges();
       expect(component.epersonService.deleteEPerson).toHaveBeenCalledWith(eperson);

src/app/access-control/epeople-registry/eperson-form/eperson-form.component.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import {
   AsyncPipe,
   NgClass,
-  NgFor,
-  NgIf,
 } from '@angular/common';
 import {
   ChangeDetectorRef,
@@ -65,6 +63,7 @@ import {
 import { PageInfo } from '../../../core/shared/page-info.model';
 import { Registration } from '../../../core/shared/registration.model';
 import { TYPE_REQUEST_FORGOT } from '../../../register-email-form/register-email-form.component';
+import { BtnDisabledDirective } from '../../../shared/btn-disabled.directive';
 import { ConfirmationModalComponent } from '../../../shared/confirmation-modal/confirmation-modal.component';
 import { hasValue } from '../../../shared/empty.util';
 import { FormBuilderService } from '../../../shared/form/builder/form-builder.service';
@@ -83,8 +82,6 @@ import { ValidateEmailNotTaken } from './validators/email-taken.validator';
   templateUrl: './eperson-form.component.html',
   imports: [
     FormComponent,
-    NgIf,
-    NgFor,
     AsyncPipe,
     TranslateModule,
     NgClass,
@@ -92,6 +89,7 @@ import { ValidateEmailNotTaken } from './validators/email-taken.validator';
     PaginationComponent,
     RouterLink,
     HasNoValuePipe,
+    BtnDisabledDirective,
   ],
   standalone: true,
 })
@@ -189,6 +187,11 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    */
   canImpersonate$: Observable<boolean>;
 
+  /**
+   * The current {@link EPerson}
+   */
+  activeEPerson$: Observable<EPerson>;
+
   /**
    * List of subscriptions
    */
@@ -254,7 +257,11 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     protected route: ActivatedRoute,
     protected router: Router,
   ) {
-    this.subs.push(this.epersonService.getActiveEPerson().subscribe((eperson: EPerson) => {
+  }
+
+  ngOnInit() {
+    this.activeEPerson$ = this.epersonService.getActiveEPerson();
+    this.subs.push(this.activeEPerson$.subscribe((eperson: EPerson) => {
       this.epersonInitial = eperson;
       if (hasValue(eperson)) {
         this.isImpersonated = this.authService.isImpersonatingUser(eperson.id);
@@ -262,9 +269,6 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         this.submitLabel = 'form.submit';
       }
     }));
-  }
-
-  ngOnInit() {
     this.initialisePage();
   }
 
@@ -272,20 +276,14 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    * This method will initialise the page
    */
   initialisePage() {
+    if (this.route.snapshot.params.id) {
       this.subs.push(this.epersonService.findById(this.route.snapshot.params.id).subscribe((ePersonRD: RemoteData<EPerson>) => {
         this.epersonService.editEPerson(ePersonRD.payload);
       }));
-    observableCombineLatest([
-      this.translateService.get(`${this.messagePrefix}.firstName`),
-      this.translateService.get(`${this.messagePrefix}.lastName`),
-      this.translateService.get(`${this.messagePrefix}.email`),
-      this.translateService.get(`${this.messagePrefix}.canLogIn`),
-      this.translateService.get(`${this.messagePrefix}.requireCertificate`),
-      this.translateService.get(`${this.messagePrefix}.emailHint`),
-    ]).subscribe(([firstName, lastName, email, canLogIn, requireCertificate, emailHint]) => {
+    }
     this.firstName = new DynamicInputModel({
       id: 'firstName',
-        label: firstName,
+      label: this.translateService.instant(`${this.messagePrefix}.firstName`),
       name: 'firstName',
       validators: {
         required: null,
@@ -294,7 +292,7 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     });
     this.lastName = new DynamicInputModel({
       id: 'lastName',
-        label: lastName,
+      label: this.translateService.instant(`${this.messagePrefix}.lastName`),
       name: 'lastName',
       validators: {
         required: null,
@@ -303,7 +301,7 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     });
     this.email = new DynamicInputModel({
       id: 'email',
-        label: email,
+      label: this.translateService.instant(`${this.messagePrefix}.email`),
       name: 'email',
       validators: {
         required: null,
@@ -314,19 +312,19 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         emailTaken: 'error.validation.emailTaken',
         pattern: 'error.validation.NotValidEmail',
       },
-        hint: emailHint,
+      hint: this.translateService.instant(`${this.messagePrefix}.emailHint`),
     });
     this.canLogIn = new DynamicCheckboxModel(
       {
         id: 'canLogIn',
-          label: canLogIn,
+        label: this.translateService.instant(`${this.messagePrefix}.canLogIn`),
         name: 'canLogIn',
         value: (this.epersonInitial != null ? this.epersonInitial.canLogIn : true),
       });
     this.requireCertificate = new DynamicCheckboxModel(
       {
         id: 'requireCertificate',
-          label: requireCertificate,
+        label: this.translateService.instant(`${this.messagePrefix}.requireCertificate`),
         name: 'requireCertificate',
         value: (this.epersonInitial != null ? this.epersonInitial.requireCertificate : false),
       });
@@ -338,12 +336,12 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       this.requireCertificate,
     ];
     this.formGroup = this.formBuilderService.createFormGroup(this.formModel);
-      this.subs.push(this.epersonService.getActiveEPerson().subscribe((eperson: EPerson) => {
+    this.subs.push(this.activeEPerson$.subscribe((eperson: EPerson) => {
       if (eperson != null) {
         this.groups$ = this.groupsDataService.findListByHref(eperson._links.groups.href, {
           currentPage: 1,
           elementsPerPage: this.config.pageSize,
-          });
+        }, undefined, undefined, followLink('object'));
       }
       this.formGroup.patchValue({
         firstName: eperson != null ? eperson.firstMetadataValue('eperson.firstname') : '',
@@ -361,9 +359,7 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       }
     }));
 
-      const activeEPerson$ = this.epersonService.getActiveEPerson();
-
-      this.groups$ = activeEPerson$.pipe(
+    this.groups$ = this.activeEPerson$.pipe(
       switchMap((eperson) => {
         return observableCombineLatest([observableOf(eperson), this.paginationService.getFindListOptions(this.config.id, {
           currentPage: 1,
@@ -382,7 +378,7 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       map(groupsRD => groupsRD.payload.pageInfo),
     );
 
-      this.canImpersonate$ = activeEPerson$.pipe(
+    this.canImpersonate$ = this.activeEPerson$.pipe(
       switchMap((eperson) => {
         if (hasValue(eperson)) {
           return this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.LoginOnBehalfOf, eperson.self);
@@ -391,11 +387,10 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         }
       }),
     );
-      this.canDelete$ = activeEPerson$.pipe(
+    this.canDelete$ = this.activeEPerson$.pipe(
       switchMap((eperson) => this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.CanDelete, hasValue(eperson) ? eperson.self : undefined)),
     );
     this.canReset$ = observableOf(true);
-    });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -414,7 +409,7 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    * Emit the updated/created eperson using the EventEmitter submitForm
    */
   onSubmit() {
-    this.epersonService.getActiveEPerson().pipe(take(1)).subscribe(
+    this.activeEPerson$.pipe(take(1)).subscribe(
       (ePerson: EPerson) => {
         const values = {
           metadata: {
@@ -533,7 +528,7 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    * It'll either show a success or error message depending on whether the delete was successful or not.
    */
   delete(): void {
-    this.epersonService.getActiveEPerson().pipe(
+    this.activeEPerson$.pipe(
       take(1),
       switchMap((eperson: EPerson) => {
         const modalRef = this.modalService.open(ConfirmationModalComponent);
@@ -637,7 +632,7 @@ export class EPersonFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    * Update the list of groups by fetching it from the rest api or cache
    */
   private updateGroups(options) {
-    this.subs.push(this.epersonService.getActiveEPerson().subscribe((eperson: EPerson) => {
+    this.subs.push(this.activeEPerson$.subscribe((eperson: EPerson) => {
       this.groups$ = this.groupsDataService.findListByHref(eperson._links.groups.href, options);
     }));
   }

src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.html

@@ -2,13 +2,7 @@
   <div class="group-form row">
     <div class="col-12">
 
-      <div *ngIf="groupDataService.getActiveGroup() | async; then editHeader; else createHeader"></div>
-
-      <ng-template #createHeader>
-        <h1 class="border-bottom pb-2">{{messagePrefix + '.head.create' | translate}}</h1>
-      </ng-template>
-
-      <ng-template #editHeader>
+      @if (activeGroup$ | async) {
         <h1 class="border-bottom pb-2">
           <span
             *dsContextHelp="{
@@ -21,13 +15,25 @@
             {{messagePrefix + '.head.edit' | translate}}
           </span>
         </h1>
-      </ng-template>
+      } @else {
+        <h1 class="border-bottom pb-2">{{messagePrefix + '.head.create' | translate}}</h1>
+      }
 
-      <ds-alert *ngIf="groupBeingEdited?.permanent" [type]="AlertTypeEnum.Warning"
+
+
+      @if ((activeGroup$ | async); as groupBeingEdited) {
+        @if (groupBeingEdited?.permanent) {
+          <ds-alert [type]="AlertType.Warning"
           [content]="messagePrefix + '.alert.permanent'"></ds-alert>
-      <ds-alert *ngIf="(canEdit$ | async) !== true && (groupDataService.getActiveGroup() | async)" [type]="AlertTypeEnum.Warning"
-                [content]="(messagePrefix + '.alert.workflowGroup' | translate:{ name: dsoNameService.getName((getLinkedDSO(groupBeingEdited) | async)?.payload), comcol: (getLinkedDSO(groupBeingEdited) | async)?.payload?.type, comcolEditRolesRoute: (getLinkedEditRolesRoute(groupBeingEdited) | async) })">
+        }
+        @if ((activeGroupLinkedDSO$ | async); as activeGroupLinkedDSO) {
+          @if ((canEdit$ | async) !== true) {
+            <ds-alert [type]="AlertType.Warning"
+              [content]="(messagePrefix + '.alert.workflowGroup' | translate:{ name: dsoNameService.getName(activeGroupLinkedDSO), comcol: activeGroupLinkedDSO.type, comcolEditRolesRoute: (linkedEditRolesRoute$ | async) })">
             </ds-alert>
+          }
+        }
+      }
 
       <ds-form [formId]="formId"
         [formModel]="formModel"
@@ -39,22 +45,27 @@
           <button (click)="onCancel()" type="button"
             class="btn btn-outline-secondary"><i class="fas fa-arrow-left"></i> {{messagePrefix + '.return' | translate}}</button>
           </div>
-        <div after *ngIf="(canEdit$ | async) && !groupBeingEdited?.permanent" class="btn-group">
+          @if ((canEdit$ | async) && !(activeGroup$ | async)?.permanent) {
+            <div after class="btn-group">
               <button (click)="delete()" class="btn btn-danger delete-button" type="button">
                 <i class="fa fa-trash"></i> {{ messagePrefix + '.actions.delete' | translate}}
               </button>
             </div>
+          }
         </ds-form>
 
+        @if ((activeGroup$ | async); as groupBeingEdited) {
           <div class="mb-5">
-        <ds-members-list *ngIf="groupBeingEdited !== undefined"
+            @if (groupBeingEdited !== undefined) {
+              <ds-members-list
               [messagePrefix]="messagePrefix + '.members-list'"></ds-members-list>
+            }
           </div>
-      <ds-subgroups-list *ngIf="groupBeingEdited !== undefined"
+          @if (groupBeingEdited !== undefined) {
+            <ds-subgroups-list
             [messagePrefix]="messagePrefix + '.subgroups-list'"></ds-subgroups-list>
-
-
-
+          }
+        }
+      </div>
     </div>
   </div>
-</div>

src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.spec.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
-import { NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
 import {
   ComponentFixture,
   TestBed,
@@ -23,11 +23,7 @@ import {
 } from '@angular/router';
 import { NgbModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
 import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
-import {
-  TranslateLoader,
-  TranslateModule,
-  TranslateService,
-} from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { Operation } from 'fast-json-patch';
 import {
   Observable,
@@ -61,15 +57,14 @@ import { FormComponent } from '../../../shared/form/form.component';
 import { DSONameServiceMock } from '../../../shared/mocks/dso-name.service.mock';
 import { getMockFormBuilderService } from '../../../shared/mocks/form-builder-service.mock';
 import { RouterMock } from '../../../shared/mocks/router.mock';
-import { getMockTranslateService } from '../../../shared/mocks/translate.service.mock';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
 import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../../../shared/remote-data.utils';
+import { ActivatedRouteStub } from '../../../shared/testing/active-router.stub';
 import {
   GroupMock,
   GroupMock2,
 } from '../../../shared/testing/group-mock';
 import { NotificationsServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/notifications-service.stub';
-import { TranslateLoaderMock } from '../../../shared/testing/translate-loader.mock';
 import { GroupFormComponent } from './group-form.component';
 import { MembersListComponent } from './members-list/members-list.component';
 import { SubgroupsListComponent } from './subgroup-list/subgroups-list.component';
@@ -78,19 +73,19 @@ import { ValidateGroupExists } from './validators/group-exists.validator';
 describe('GroupFormComponent', () => {
   let component: GroupFormComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<GroupFormComponent>;
-  let translateService: TranslateService;
   let builderService: FormBuilderService;
   let ePersonDataServiceStub: any;
   let groupsDataServiceStub: any;
   let dsoDataServiceStub: any;
   let authorizationService: AuthorizationDataService;
   let notificationService: NotificationsServiceStub;
-  let router;
+  let router: RouterMock;
+  let route: ActivatedRouteStub;
 
-  let groups;
-  let groupName;
-  let groupDescription;
-  let expected;
+  let groups: Group[];
+  let groupName: string;
+  let groupDescription: string;
+  let expected: Group;
 
   beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
     groups = [GroupMock, GroupMock2];
@@ -105,6 +100,15 @@ describe('GroupFormComponent', () => {
           },
         ],
       },
+      object: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(undefined),
+      _links: {
+        self: {
+          href: 'group-selflink',
+        },
+        object: {
+          href: 'group-objectlink',
+        },
+      },
     });
     ePersonDataServiceStub = {};
     groupsDataServiceStub = {
@@ -141,7 +145,14 @@ describe('GroupFormComponent', () => {
       create(group: Group): Observable<RemoteData<Group>> {
         this.allGroups = [...this.allGroups, group];
         this.createdGroup = Object.assign({}, group, {
-          _links: { self: { href: 'group-selflink' } },
+          _links: {
+            self: {
+              href: 'group-selflink',
+            },
+            object: {
+              href: 'group-objectlink',
+            },
+          },
         });
         return createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(this.createdGroup);
       },
@@ -223,17 +234,15 @@ describe('GroupFormComponent', () => {
         return typeof value === 'object' && value !== null;
       },
     });
-    translateService = getMockTranslateService();
     router = new RouterMock();
+    route = new ActivatedRouteStub();
     notificationService = new NotificationsServiceStub();
+
     return TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [CommonModule, NgbModule, FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule, BrowserModule,
-        TranslateModule.forRoot({
-          loader: {
-            provide: TranslateLoader,
-            useClass: TranslateLoaderMock,
-          },
-        }), GroupFormComponent],
+        TranslateModule.forRoot(),
+        GroupFormComponent,
+      ],
       providers: [
         { provide: DSONameService, useValue: new DSONameServiceMock() },
         { provide: EPersonDataService, useValue: ePersonDataServiceStub },
@@ -249,14 +258,11 @@ describe('GroupFormComponent', () => {
         { provide: Store, useValue: {} },
         { provide: RemoteDataBuildService, useValue: {} },
         { provide: HALEndpointService, useValue: {} },
-        {
-          provide: ActivatedRoute,
-          useValue: { data: observableOf({ dso: { payload: {} } }), params: observableOf({}) },
-        },
+        { provide: ActivatedRoute, useValue: route },
         { provide: Router, useValue: router },
         { provide: AuthorizationDataService, useValue: authorizationService },
       ],
-      schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA],
+      schemas: [CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA],
     })
       .overrideComponent(GroupFormComponent, {
         remove: { imports: [
@@ -279,8 +285,8 @@ describe('GroupFormComponent', () => {
   describe('when submitting the form', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       spyOn(component.submitForm, 'emit');
-      component.groupName.value = groupName;
-      component.groupDescription.value = groupDescription;
+      component.groupName.setValue(groupName);
+      component.groupDescription.setValue(groupDescription);
     });
     describe('without active Group', () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
@@ -288,14 +294,22 @@ describe('GroupFormComponent', () => {
         fixture.detectChanges();
       });
 
-      it('should emit a new group using the correct values', (async () => {
-        await fixture.whenStable().then(() => {
-          expect(component.submitForm.emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expected);
-        });
+      it('should emit a new group using the correct values', (() => {
+        expect(component.submitForm.emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.objectContaining({
+          name: groupName,
+          metadata: {
+            'dc.description': [
+              {
+                value: groupDescription,
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        }));
       }));
     });
+
     describe('with active Group', () => {
-      let expected2;
+      let expected2: Group;
       beforeEach(() => {
         expected2 = Object.assign(new Group(), {
           name: 'newGroupName',
@@ -306,15 +320,24 @@ describe('GroupFormComponent', () => {
               },
             ],
           },
+          object: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(undefined),
+          _links: {
+            self: {
+              href: 'group-selflink',
+            },
+            object: {
+              href: 'group-objectlink',
+            },
+          },
         });
         spyOn(groupsDataServiceStub, 'getActiveGroup').and.returnValue(observableOf(expected));
         spyOn(groupsDataServiceStub, 'patch').and.returnValue(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(expected2));
-        component.groupName.value = 'newGroupName';
-        component.onSubmit();
-        fixture.detectChanges();
+        component.ngOnInit();
       });
 
       it('should edit with name and description operations', () => {
+        component.groupName.setValue('newGroupName');
+        component.onSubmit();
         const operations = [{
           op: 'add',
           path: '/metadata/dc.description',
@@ -328,9 +351,8 @@ describe('GroupFormComponent', () => {
       });
 
       it('should edit with description operations', () => {
-        component.groupName.value = null;
+        component.groupName.setValue(null);
         component.onSubmit();
-        fixture.detectChanges();
         const operations = [{
           op: 'add',
           path: '/metadata/dc.description',
@@ -340,9 +362,9 @@ describe('GroupFormComponent', () => {
       });
 
       it('should edit with name operations', () => {
-        component.groupDescription.value = null;
+        component.groupName.setValue('newGroupName');
+        component.groupDescription.setValue(null);
         component.onSubmit();
-        fixture.detectChanges();
         const operations = [{
           op: 'replace',
           path: '/name',
@@ -351,12 +373,13 @@ describe('GroupFormComponent', () => {
         expect(groupsDataServiceStub.patch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expected, operations);
       });
 
-      it('should emit the existing group using the correct new values', (async () => {
-        await fixture.whenStable().then(() => {
+      it('should emit the existing group using the correct new values', () => {
+        component.onSubmit();
         expect(component.submitForm.emit).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expected2);
       });
-      }));
+
       it('should emit success notification', () => {
+        component.onSubmit();
         expect(notificationService.success).toHaveBeenCalled();
       });
     });
@@ -371,11 +394,8 @@ describe('GroupFormComponent', () => {
 
 
   describe('check form validation', () => {
-    let groupCommunity;
-
     beforeEach(() => {
       groupName = 'testName';
-      groupCommunity = 'testgroupCommunity';
       groupDescription = 'testgroupDescription';
 
       expected = Object.assign(new Group(), {
@@ -387,8 +407,17 @@ describe('GroupFormComponent', () => {
             },
           ],
         },
+        _links: {
+          self: {
+            href: 'group-selflink',
+          },
+          object: {
+            href: 'group-objectlink',
+          },
+        },
       });
       spyOn(component.submitForm, 'emit');
+      spyOn(dsoDataServiceStub, 'findByHref').and.returnValue(observableOf(expected));
 
       fixture.detectChanges();
       component.initialisePage();
@@ -438,21 +467,20 @@ describe('GroupFormComponent', () => {
   });
 
   describe('delete', () => {
-    let deleteButton;
+    let deleteButton: HTMLButtonElement;
 
-    beforeEach(() => {
-      component.initialisePage();
-
-      component.canEdit$ = observableOf(true);
-      component.groupBeingEdited = {
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      spyOn(groupsDataServiceStub, 'delete').and.callThrough();
+      component.activeGroup$ = observableOf({
+        id: 'active-group',
         permanent: false,
-      } as Group;
+      } as Group);
+      component.canEdit$ = observableOf(true);
+
+      component.initialisePage();
 
       fixture.detectChanges();
       deleteButton = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.delete-button')).nativeElement;
-
-      spyOn(groupsDataServiceStub, 'delete').and.callThrough();
-      spyOn(groupsDataServiceStub, 'getActiveGroup').and.returnValue(observableOf({ id: 'active-group' }));
     });
 
     describe('if confirmed via modal', () => {

src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/group-form.component.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-import {
-  AsyncPipe,
-  NgIf,
-} from '@angular/common';
+import { AsyncPipe } from '@angular/common';
 import {
   ChangeDetectorRef,
   Component,
@@ -11,7 +8,10 @@ import {
   OnInit,
   Output,
 } from '@angular/core';
-import { UntypedFormGroup } from '@angular/forms';
+import {
+  AbstractControl,
+  UntypedFormGroup,
+} from '@angular/forms';
 import {
   ActivatedRoute,
   Router,
@@ -31,13 +31,10 @@ import { Operation } from 'fast-json-patch';
 import {
   combineLatest as observableCombineLatest,
   Observable,
-  of as observableOf,
   Subscription,
 } from 'rxjs';
 import {
-  catchError,
   debounceTime,
-  filter,
   map,
   switchMap,
   take,
@@ -53,7 +50,6 @@ import { FeatureID } from '../../../core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../../../core/data/paginated-list.model';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { RequestService } from '../../../core/data/request.service';
-import { EPersonDataService } from '../../../core/eperson/eperson-data.service';
 import { GroupDataService } from '../../../core/eperson/group-data.service';
 import { Group } from '../../../core/eperson/models/group.model';
 import { Collection } from '../../../core/shared/collection.model';
@@ -61,9 +57,9 @@ import { Community } from '../../../core/shared/community.model';
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
 import { NoContent } from '../../../core/shared/NoContent.model';
 import {
+  getAllCompletedRemoteData,
   getFirstCompletedRemoteData,
   getFirstSucceededRemoteData,
-  getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload,
   getRemoteDataPayload,
 } from '../../../core/shared/operators';
 import { AlertComponent } from '../../../shared/alert/alert.component';
@@ -93,7 +89,6 @@ import { ValidateGroupExists } from './validators/group-exists.validator';
   imports: [
     FormComponent,
     AlertComponent,
-    NgIf,
     AsyncPipe,
     TranslateModule,
     ContextHelpDirective,
@@ -117,9 +112,9 @@ export class GroupFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   /**
    * Dynamic models for the inputs of form
    */
-  groupName: DynamicInputModel;
-  groupCommunity: DynamicInputModel;
-  groupDescription: DynamicTextAreaModel;
+  groupName: AbstractControl;
+  groupCommunity: AbstractControl;
+  groupDescription: AbstractControl;
 
   /**
    * A list of all dynamic input models
@@ -162,21 +157,30 @@ export class GroupFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    */
   subs: Subscription[] = [];
 
-  /**
-   * Group currently being edited
-   */
-  groupBeingEdited: Group;
-
   /**
    * Observable whether or not the logged in user is allowed to delete the Group & doesn't have a linked object (community / collection linked to workspace group
    */
   canEdit$: Observable<boolean>;
 
   /**
-   * The AlertType enumeration
-   * @type {AlertType}
+   * The current {@link Group}
    */
-  public AlertTypeEnum = AlertType;
+  activeGroup$: Observable<Group>;
+
+  /**
+   * The current {@link Group}'s linked {@link Community}/{@link Collection}
+   */
+  activeGroupLinkedDSO$: Observable<DSpaceObject>;
+
+  /**
+   * Link to the current {@link Group}'s {@link Community}/{@link Collection} edit role tab
+   */
+  linkedEditRolesRoute$: Observable<string>;
+
+  /**
+   * The AlertType enumeration
+   */
+  public readonly AlertType = AlertType;
 
   /**
    * Subscription to email field value change
@@ -186,78 +190,76 @@ export class GroupFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
   constructor(
     public groupDataService: GroupDataService,
-    private ePersonDataService: EPersonDataService,
-    private dSpaceObjectDataService: DSpaceObjectDataService,
-    private formBuilderService: FormBuilderService,
-    private translateService: TranslateService,
-    private notificationsService: NotificationsService,
-    private route: ActivatedRoute,
+    protected dSpaceObjectDataService: DSpaceObjectDataService,
+    protected formBuilderService: FormBuilderService,
+    protected translateService: TranslateService,
+    protected notificationsService: NotificationsService,
+    protected route: ActivatedRoute,
     protected router: Router,
-    private authorizationService: AuthorizationDataService,
-    private modalService: NgbModal,
+    protected authorizationService: AuthorizationDataService,
+    protected modalService: NgbModal,
     public requestService: RequestService,
     protected changeDetectorRef: ChangeDetectorRef,
     public dsoNameService: DSONameService,
   ) {
   }
 
-  ngOnInit() {
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    if (this.route.snapshot.params.groupId !== 'newGroup') {
+      this.setActiveGroup(this.route.snapshot.params.groupId);
+    }
+    this.activeGroup$ = this.groupDataService.getActiveGroup();
+    this.activeGroupLinkedDSO$ = this.getActiveGroupLinkedDSO();
+    this.linkedEditRolesRoute$ = this.getLinkedEditRolesRoute();
+    this.canEdit$ = this.activeGroupLinkedDSO$.pipe(
+      switchMap((dso: DSpaceObject) => {
+        if (hasValue(dso)) {
+          return [false];
+        } else {
+          return this.activeGroup$.pipe(
+            hasValueOperator(),
+            switchMap((group: Group) => this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.CanDelete, group.self)),
+          );
+        }
+      }),
+    );
     this.initialisePage();
   }
 
   initialisePage() {
-    this.subs.push(this.route.params.subscribe((params) => {
-      if (params.groupId !== 'newGroup') {
-        this.setActiveGroup(params.groupId);
-      }
-    }));
-    this.canEdit$ = this.groupDataService.getActiveGroup().pipe(
-      hasValueOperator(),
-      switchMap((group: Group) => {
-        return observableCombineLatest([
-          this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.CanDelete, isNotEmpty(group) ? group.self : undefined),
-          this.hasLinkedDSO(group),
-        ]).pipe(
-          map(([isAuthorized, hasLinkedDSO]: [boolean, boolean]) => isAuthorized && !hasLinkedDSO),
-        );
-      }),
-    );
-    observableCombineLatest([
-      this.translateService.get(`${this.messagePrefix}.groupName`),
-      this.translateService.get(`${this.messagePrefix}.groupCommunity`),
-      this.translateService.get(`${this.messagePrefix}.groupDescription`),
-    ]).subscribe(([groupName, groupCommunity, groupDescription]) => {
-      this.groupName = new DynamicInputModel({
+    const groupNameModel = new DynamicInputModel({
       id: 'groupName',
-        label: groupName,
+      label: this.translateService.instant(`${this.messagePrefix}.groupName`),
       name: 'groupName',
       validators: {
         required: null,
       },
       required: true,
     });
-      this.groupCommunity = new DynamicInputModel({
+    const groupCommunityModel = new DynamicInputModel({
       id: 'groupCommunity',
-        label: groupCommunity,
+      label: this.translateService.instant(`${this.messagePrefix}.groupCommunity`),
       name: 'groupCommunity',
       required: false,
       readOnly: true,
     });
-      this.groupDescription = new DynamicTextAreaModel({
+    const groupDescriptionModel = new DynamicTextAreaModel({
       id: 'groupDescription',
-        label: groupDescription,
+      label: this.translateService.instant(`${this.messagePrefix}.groupDescription`),
       name: 'groupDescription',
       required: false,
       spellCheck: environment.form.spellCheck,
     });
     this.formModel = [
-        this.groupName,
-        this.groupDescription,
+      groupNameModel,
+      groupDescriptionModel,
     ];
     this.formGroup = this.formBuilderService.createFormGroup(this.formModel);
+    this.groupName = this.formGroup.get('groupName');
+    this.groupDescription = this.formGroup.get('groupDescription');
 
-      if (this.formGroup.controls.groupName) {
-        this.formGroup.controls.groupName.setAsyncValidators(ValidateGroupExists.createValidator(this.groupDataService));
+    if (hasValue(this.groupName)) {
+      this.groupName.setAsyncValidators(ValidateGroupExists.createValidator(this.groupDataService));
       this.groupNameValueChangeSubscribe = this.groupName.valueChanges.pipe(debounceTime(300)).subscribe(() => {
         this.changeDetectorRef.detectChanges();
       });
@@ -265,10 +267,9 @@ export class GroupFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
     this.subs.push(
       observableCombineLatest([
-          this.groupDataService.getActiveGroup(),
+        this.activeGroup$,
         this.canEdit$,
-          this.groupDataService.getActiveGroup()
-            .pipe(filter((activeGroup) => hasValue(activeGroup)),switchMap((activeGroup) => this.getLinkedDSO(activeGroup).pipe(getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload()))),
+        this.activeGroupLinkedDSO$,
       ]).subscribe(([activeGroup, canEdit, linkedObject]) => {
 
         if (activeGroup != null) {
@@ -276,36 +277,34 @@ export class GroupFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
           // Disable group name exists validator
           this.formGroup.controls.groupName.clearAsyncValidators();
 
-            this.groupBeingEdited = activeGroup;
-
-            if (linkedObject?.name) {
+          if (isNotEmpty(linkedObject?.name)) {
             if (!this.formGroup.controls.groupCommunity) {
-                this.formBuilderService.insertFormGroupControl(1, this.formGroup, this.formModel, this.groupCommunity);
+              this.formBuilderService.insertFormGroupControl(1, this.formGroup, this.formModel, groupCommunityModel);
+              this.groupDescription = this.formGroup.get('groupCommunity');
+            }
             this.formGroup.patchValue({
               groupName: activeGroup.name,
               groupCommunity: linkedObject?.name ?? '',
               groupDescription: activeGroup.firstMetadataValue('dc.description'),
             });
-              }
           } else {
             this.formModel = [
-                this.groupName,
-                this.groupDescription,
+              groupNameModel,
+              groupDescriptionModel,
             ];
             this.formGroup.patchValue({
               groupName: activeGroup.name,
               groupDescription: activeGroup.firstMetadataValue('dc.description'),
             });
           }
-            setTimeout(() => {
           if (!canEdit || activeGroup.permanent) {
             this.formGroup.disable();
+          } else {
+            this.formGroup.enable();
           }
-            }, 200);
         }
       }),
     );
-    });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -324,9 +323,9 @@ export class GroupFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    * Emit the updated/created eperson using the EventEmitter submitForm
    */
   onSubmit() {
-    this.groupDataService.getActiveGroup().pipe(take(1)).subscribe(
-      (group: Group) => {
-        const values = {
+    this.activeGroup$.pipe(take(1)).subscribe((group: Group) => {
+      if (group === null) {
+        this.createNewGroup({
           name: this.groupName.value,
           metadata: {
             'dc.description': [
@@ -335,14 +334,11 @@ export class GroupFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
               },
             ],
           },
-        };
-        if (group === null) {
-          this.createNewGroup(values);
+        });
       } else {
         this.editGroup(group);
       }
-      },
-    );
+    });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -448,7 +444,7 @@ export class GroupFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    * @param groupSelfLink   SelfLink of group to set as active
    */
   setActiveGroupWithLink(groupSelfLink: string) {
-    this.groupDataService.getActiveGroup().pipe(take(1)).subscribe((activeGroup: Group) => {
+    this.activeGroup$.pipe(take(1)).subscribe((activeGroup: Group) => {
       if (activeGroup === null) {
         this.groupDataService.cancelEditGroup();
         this.groupDataService.findByHref(groupSelfLink, false, false, followLink('subgroups'), followLink('epersons'), followLink('object'))
@@ -467,7 +463,7 @@ export class GroupFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    * It'll either show a success or error message depending on whether the delete was successful or not.
    */
   delete() {
-    this.groupDataService.getActiveGroup().pipe(take(1)).subscribe((group: Group) => {
+    this.activeGroup$.pipe(take(1)).subscribe((group: Group) => {
       const modalRef = this.modalService.open(ConfirmationModalComponent);
       modalRef.componentInstance.name = this.dsoNameService.getName(group);
       modalRef.componentInstance.headerLabel = this.messagePrefix + '.delete-group.modal.header';
@@ -511,52 +507,38 @@ export class GroupFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Check if group has a linked object (community or collection linked to a workflow group)
-   * @param group
+   * Get the active {@link Group}'s linked object if it has one ({@link Community} or {@link Collection} linked to a
+   * workflow group)
    */
-  hasLinkedDSO(group: Group): Observable<boolean> {
-    if (hasValue(group) && hasValue(group._links.object.href)) {
-      return this.getLinkedDSO(group).pipe(
-        map((rd: RemoteData<DSpaceObject>) => {
-          return hasValue(rd) && hasValue(rd.payload);
-        }),
-        catchError(() => observableOf(false)),
-      );
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Get group's linked object if it has one (community or collection linked to a workflow group)
-   * @param group
-   */
-  getLinkedDSO(group: Group): Observable<RemoteData<DSpaceObject>> {
-    if (hasValue(group) && hasValue(group._links.object.href)) {
+  getActiveGroupLinkedDSO(): Observable<DSpaceObject> {
+    return this.activeGroup$.pipe(
+      hasValueOperator(),
+      switchMap((group: Group) => {
         if (group.object === undefined) {
           return this.dSpaceObjectDataService.findByHref(group._links.object.href);
         }
         return group.object;
-    }
+      }),
+      getAllCompletedRemoteData(),
+      getRemoteDataPayload(),
+    );
   }
 
   /**
-   * Get the route to the edit roles tab of the group's linked object (community or collection linked to a workflow group) if it has one
-   * @param group
+   * Get the route to the edit roles tab of the active {@link Group}'s linked object (community or collection linked
+   * to a workflow group) if it has one
    */
-  getLinkedEditRolesRoute(group: Group): Observable<string> {
-    if (hasValue(group) && hasValue(group._links.object.href)) {
-      return this.getLinkedDSO(group).pipe(
-        map((rd: RemoteData<DSpaceObject>) => {
-          if (hasValue(rd) && hasValue(rd.payload)) {
-            const dso = rd.payload;
+  getLinkedEditRolesRoute(): Observable<string> {
+    return this.activeGroupLinkedDSO$.pipe(
+      hasValueOperator(),
+      map((dso: DSpaceObject) => {
         switch ((dso as any).type) {
           case Community.type.value:
-                return getCommunityEditRolesRoute(rd.payload.id);
+            return getCommunityEditRolesRoute(dso.id);
           case Collection.type.value:
-                return getCollectionEditRolesRoute(rd.payload.id);
-            }
+            return getCollectionEditRolesRoute(dso.id);
         }
       }),
     );
   }
-  }
 }

src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/members-list/members-list.component.html

@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 
   <h3>{{messagePrefix + '.headMembers' | translate}}</h3>
 
-  <ds-pagination *ngIf="(ePeopleMembersOfGroup | async)?.totalElements > 0"
+  @if ((ePeopleMembersOfGroup | async)?.totalElements > 0) {
+    <ds-pagination
       [paginationOptions]="config"
       [collectionSize]="(ePeopleMembersOfGroup | async)?.totalElements"
       [hideGear]="true"
       [hidePagerWhenSinglePage]="true">
-
       <div class="table-responsive">
         <table id="ePeopleMembersOfGroup" class="table table-striped table-hover table-bordered">
           <thead>
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
             </tr>
           </thead>
           <tbody>
-        <tr *ngFor="let epersonDTO of (ePeopleMembersOfGroup | async)?.page">
+            @for (epersonDTO of (ePeopleMembersOfGroup | async)?.page; track epersonDTO) {
+              <tr>
                 <td class="align-middle">{{epersonDTO.eperson.id}}</td>
                 <td class="align-middle">
                   <a [routerLink]="getEPersonEditRoute(epersonDTO.eperson.id)">
@@ -33,33 +34,39 @@
                 </td>
                 <td class="align-middle">
                   <div class="btn-group edit-field">
+                    @if (epersonDTO.ableToDelete) {
                       <button (click)="deleteMemberFromGroup(epersonDTO.eperson)"
-                      *ngIf="epersonDTO.ableToDelete"
-                      [disabled]="actionConfig.remove.disabled"
+                        [dsBtnDisabled]="actionConfig.remove.disabled"
                         [ngClass]="['btn btn-sm', actionConfig.remove.css]"
                         title="{{messagePrefix + '.table.edit.buttons.remove' | translate: { name: dsoNameService.getName(epersonDTO.eperson) } }}">
                         <i [ngClass]="actionConfig.remove.icon"></i>
                       </button>
-              <button *ngIf="!epersonDTO.ableToDelete"
+                    }
+                    @if (!epersonDTO.ableToDelete) {
+                      <button
                         (click)="addMemberToGroup(epersonDTO.eperson)"
-                      [disabled]="actionConfig.add.disabled"
+                        [dsBtnDisabled]="actionConfig.add.disabled"
                         [ngClass]="['btn btn-sm', actionConfig.add.css]"
                         title="{{messagePrefix + '.table.edit.buttons.add' | translate: { name: dsoNameService.getName(epersonDTO.eperson) } }}">
                         <i [ngClass]="actionConfig.add.icon"></i>
                       </button>
+                    }
                   </div>
                 </td>
               </tr>
+            }
           </tbody>
         </table>
       </div>
-
     </ds-pagination>
+  }
 
-  <div *ngIf="(ePeopleMembersOfGroup | async) === undefined || (ePeopleMembersOfGroup | async)?.totalElements === 0" class="alert alert-info w-100 mb-2"
+  @if ((ePeopleMembersOfGroup | async) === undefined || (ePeopleMembersOfGroup | async)?.totalElements === 0) {
+    <div class="alert alert-info w-100 mb-2"
       role="alert">
       {{messagePrefix + '.no-members-yet' | translate}}
     </div>
+  }
 
   <h3 id="search" class="border-bottom pb-2">
     <span
@@ -75,8 +82,8 @@
   </h3>
 
   <form [formGroup]="searchForm" (ngSubmit)="search(searchForm.value)" class="d-flex justify-content-between">
-    <div class="flex-grow-1 mr-3">
-      <div class="form-group input-group mr-3">
+    <div class="flex-grow-1 me-3">
+      <div class="form-group input-group me-3">
         <input type="text" name="query" id="query" formControlName="query"
           class="form-control" aria-label="Search input">
         <span class="input-group-append">
@@ -91,12 +98,12 @@
       </div>
     </form>
 
-  <ds-pagination *ngIf="(ePeopleSearch | async)?.totalElements > 0"
+    @if ((ePeopleSearch | async)?.totalElements > 0) {
+      <ds-pagination
         [paginationOptions]="configSearch"
         [collectionSize]="(ePeopleSearch | async)?.totalElements"
         [hideGear]="true"
         [hidePagerWhenSinglePage]="true">
-
         <div class="table-responsive">
           <table id="epersonsSearch" class="table table-striped table-hover table-bordered">
             <thead>
@@ -108,7 +115,8 @@
               </tr>
             </thead>
             <tbody>
-        <tr *ngFor="let eperson of (ePeopleSearch | async)?.page">
+              @for (eperson of (ePeopleSearch | async)?.page; track eperson) {
+                <tr>
                   <td class="align-middle">{{eperson.id}}</td>
                   <td class="align-middle">
                     <a [routerLink]="getEPersonEditRoute(eperson.id)">
@@ -122,7 +130,7 @@
                   <td class="align-middle">
                     <div class="btn-group edit-field">
                       <button (click)="addMemberToGroup(eperson)"
-                      [disabled]="actionConfig.add.disabled"
+                        [dsBtnDisabled]="actionConfig.add.disabled"
                         [ngClass]="['btn btn-sm', actionConfig.add.css]"
                         title="{{messagePrefix + '.table.edit.buttons.add' | translate: { name: dsoNameService.getName(eperson) } }}">
                         <i [ngClass]="actionConfig.add.icon"></i>
@@ -130,16 +138,19 @@
                     </div>
                   </td>
                 </tr>
+              }
             </tbody>
           </table>
         </div>
-
       </ds-pagination>
+    }
 
-  <div *ngIf="(ePeopleSearch | async)?.totalElements === 0 && searchDone"
+    @if ((ePeopleSearch | async)?.totalElements === 0 && searchDone) {
+      <div
         class="alert alert-info w-100 mb-2"
         role="alert">
         {{messagePrefix + '.no-items' | translate}}
       </div>
+    }
 
-</ng-container>
+  </ng-container>

src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/members-list/members-list.component.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import {
   AsyncPipe,
   NgClass,
-  NgForOf,
-  NgIf,
 } from '@angular/common';
 import {
   Component,
@@ -54,6 +52,7 @@ import {
   getFirstCompletedRemoteData,
   getRemoteDataPayload,
 } from '../../../../core/shared/operators';
+import { BtnDisabledDirective } from '../../../../shared/btn-disabled.directive';
 import { ContextHelpDirective } from '../../../../shared/context-help.directive';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
 import { PaginationComponent } from '../../../../shared/pagination/pagination.component';
@@ -108,11 +107,10 @@ export interface EPersonListActionConfig {
     ContextHelpDirective,
     ReactiveFormsModule,
     PaginationComponent,
-    NgIf,
     AsyncPipe,
     RouterLink,
     NgClass,
-    NgForOf,
+    BtnDisabledDirective,
   ],
   standalone: true,
 })

src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/subgroup-list/subgroups-list.component.html

@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 
   <h4>{{messagePrefix + '.headSubgroups' | translate}}</h4>
 
-  <ds-pagination *ngIf="(subGroups$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements > 0"
+  @if ((subGroups$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements > 0) {
+    <ds-pagination
       [paginationOptions]="config"
       [collectionSize]="(subGroups$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements"
       [hideGear]="true"
       [hidePagerWhenSinglePage]="true">
-
       <div class="table-responsive">
         <table id="subgroupsOfGroup" class="table table-striped table-hover table-bordered">
           <thead>
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
             </tr>
           </thead>
           <tbody>
-        <tr *ngFor="let group of (subGroups$ | async)?.payload?.page">
+            @for (group of (subGroups$ | async)?.payload?.page; track group) {
+              <tr>
                 <td class="align-middle">{{group.id}}</td>
                 <td class="align-middle">
                   <a (click)="groupDataService.startEditingNewGroup(group)"
@@ -39,15 +40,19 @@
                   </div>
                 </td>
               </tr>
+            }
           </tbody>
         </table>
       </div>
     </ds-pagination>
+  }
 
-  <div *ngIf="(subGroups$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements === 0" class="alert alert-info w-100 mb-2"
+  @if ((subGroups$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements === 0) {
+    <div class="alert alert-info w-100 mb-2"
       role="alert">
       {{messagePrefix + '.no-subgroups-yet' | translate}}
     </div>
+  }
 
   <h4 id="search" class="border-bottom pb-2">
     <span *dsContextHelp="{
@@ -62,8 +67,8 @@
 
   </h4>
   <form [formGroup]="searchForm" (ngSubmit)="search(searchForm.value)" class="d-flex justify-content-between">
-    <div class="flex-grow-1 mr-3">
-      <div class="form-group input-group mr-3">
+    <div class="flex-grow-1 me-3">
+      <div class="mb-3 input-group me-3">
         <input type="text" name="query" id="query" formControlName="query"
           class="form-control" aria-label="Search input">
         <span class="input-group-append">
@@ -75,18 +80,18 @@
       </div>
     </div>
     <div>
-      <button (click)="clearFormAndResetResult();" class="btn btn-secondary float-right">
+      <button (click)="clearFormAndResetResult();" class="btn btn-secondary float-end">
         {{messagePrefix + '.button.see-all' | translate}}
       </button>
     </div>
   </form>
 
-  <ds-pagination *ngIf="(searchResults$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements > 0"
+  @if ((searchResults$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements > 0) {
+    <ds-pagination
       [paginationOptions]="configSearch"
       [collectionSize]="(searchResults$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements"
       [hideGear]="true"
       [hidePagerWhenSinglePage]="true">
-
       <div class="table-responsive">
         <table id="groupsSearch" class="table table-striped table-hover table-bordered">
           <thead>
@@ -98,7 +103,8 @@
             </tr>
           </thead>
           <tbody>
-        <tr *ngFor="let group of (searchResults$ | async)?.payload?.page">
+            @for (group of (searchResults$ | async)?.payload?.page; track group) {
+              <tr>
                 <td class="align-middle">{{group.id}}</td>
                 <td class="align-middle">
                   <a (click)="groupDataService.startEditingNewGroup(group)"
@@ -117,14 +123,18 @@
                   </div>
                 </td>
               </tr>
+            }
           </tbody>
         </table>
       </div>
     </ds-pagination>
+  }
 
-  <div *ngIf="(searchResults$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements === 0 && searchDone" class="alert alert-info w-100 mb-2"
+  @if ((searchResults$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements === 0 && searchDone) {
+    <div class="alert alert-info w-100 mb-2"
       role="alert">
       {{messagePrefix + '.no-items' | translate}}
     </div>
+  }
 
 </ng-container>

src/app/access-control/group-registry/group-form/subgroup-list/subgroups-list.component.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-import {
-  AsyncPipe,
-  NgForOf,
-  NgIf,
-} from '@angular/common';
+import { AsyncPipe } from '@angular/common';
 import {
   Component,
   Input,
@@ -65,12 +61,10 @@ enum SubKey {
   imports: [
     RouterLink,
     AsyncPipe,
-    NgForOf,
     ContextHelpDirective,
     TranslateModule,
     ReactiveFormsModule,
     PaginationComponent,
-    NgIf,
   ],
   standalone: true,
 })

src/app/access-control/group-registry/groups-registry.component.html

@@ -4,18 +4,18 @@
       <div class="d-flex justify-content-between border-bottom mb-3">
         <h1 id="header" class="pb-2">{{messagePrefix + 'head' | translate}}</h1>
         <div>
-          <button class="mr-auto btn btn-success"
+          <button class="me-auto btn btn-success"
             [routerLink]="'create'">
             <i class="fas fa-plus"></i>
-            <span class="d-none d-sm-inline ml-1">{{messagePrefix + 'button.add' | translate}}</span>
+            <span class="d-none d-sm-inline ms-1">{{messagePrefix + 'button.add' | translate}}</span>
           </button>
         </div>
       </div>
 
       <h2 id="search" class="border-bottom pb-2">{{messagePrefix + 'search.head' | translate}}</h2>
       <form [formGroup]="searchForm" (ngSubmit)="search(searchForm.value)" class="d-flex justify-content-between">
-        <div class="flex-grow-1 mr-3">
-          <div class="form-group input-group">
+        <div class="flex-grow-1 me-3">
+          <div class="mb-3 input-group">
             <input type="text" name="query" id="query" formControlName="query"
               class="form-control" [attr.aria-label]="messagePrefix + 'search.placeholder' | translate"
               [placeholder]="(messagePrefix + 'search.placeholder' | translate)" >
@@ -33,14 +33,15 @@
         </div>
       </form>
 
-      <ds-loading *ngIf="loading$ | async"></ds-loading>
+      @if (loading$ | async) {
+        <ds-loading></ds-loading>
+      }
+      @if ((pageInfoState$ | async)?.totalElements > 0 && (loading$ | async) !== true) {
         <ds-pagination
-        *ngIf="(pageInfoState$ | async)?.totalElements > 0 && (loading$ | async) !== true"
           [paginationOptions]="config"
           [collectionSize]="(pageInfoState$ | async)?.totalElements"
           [hideGear]="true"
           [hidePagerWhenSinglePage]="true">
-
           <div  class="table-responsive">
             <table id="groups" class="table table-striped table-hover table-bordered">
               <thead>
@@ -53,46 +54,57 @@
                 </tr>
               </thead>
               <tbody>
-            <tr *ngFor="let groupDto of (groupsDto$ | async)?.page">
+                @for (groupDto of (groupsDto$ | async)?.page; track groupDto) {
+                  <tr>
                     <td>{{groupDto.group.id}}</td>
                     <td>{{ dsoNameService.getName(groupDto.group) }}</td>
                     <td>{{ dsoNameService.getName((groupDto.group.object | async)?.payload) }}</td>
                     <td>{{groupDto.epersons?.totalElements + groupDto.subgroups?.totalElements}}</td>
                     <td>
                       <div class="btn-group edit-field">
-                  <ng-container [ngSwitch]="groupDto.ableToEdit">
-                    <button *ngSwitchCase="true"
+                        @switch (groupDto.ableToEdit) {
+                          @case (true) {
+                            <button
                               [routerLink]="groupService.getGroupEditPageRouterLink(groupDto.group)"
                               class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm btn-edit"
                               title="{{messagePrefix + 'table.edit.buttons.edit' | translate: {name: dsoNameService.getName(groupDto.group) } }}"
                               >
                               <i class="fas fa-edit fa-fw"></i>
                             </button>
-                    <button *ngSwitchCase="false"
-                      [disabled]="true"
+                          }
+                          @case (false) {
+                            <button
+                              [dsBtnDisabled]="true"
                               class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm btn-edit"
                               placement="left"
                               [ngbTooltip]="'admin.access-control.epeople.table.edit.buttons.edit-disabled' | translate"
                               >
                               <i class="fas fa-edit fa-fw"></i>
                             </button>
-                  </ng-container>
-                  <button *ngIf="!groupDto.group?.permanent && groupDto.ableToDelete"
+                          }
+                        }
+                        @if (!groupDto.group?.permanent && groupDto.ableToDelete) {
+                          <button
                             (click)="deleteGroup(groupDto)" class="btn btn-outline-danger btn-sm btn-delete"
                             title="{{messagePrefix + 'table.edit.buttons.remove' | translate: {name: dsoNameService.getName(groupDto.group) } }}">
                             <i class="fas fa-trash-alt fa-fw"></i>
                           </button>
+                        }
                       </div>
                     </td>
                   </tr>
+                }
               </tbody>
             </table>
           </div>
         </ds-pagination>
+      }
 
-      <div *ngIf="(pageInfoState$ | async)?.totalElements === 0" class="alert alert-info w-100 mb-2" role="alert">
+      @if ((pageInfoState$ | async)?.totalElements === 0) {
+        <div class="alert alert-info w-100 mb-2" role="alert">
           {{messagePrefix + 'no-items' | translate}}
         </div>
+      }
 
     </div>
   </div>

src/app/access-control/group-registry/groups-registry.component.spec.ts

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import { RouteService } from '../../core/services/route.service';
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
 import { NoContent } from '../../core/shared/NoContent.model';
 import { PageInfo } from '../../core/shared/page-info.model';
+import { BtnDisabledDirective } from '../../shared/btn-disabled.directive';
 import {
   DSONameServiceMock,
   UNDEFINED_NAME,
@@ -208,6 +209,7 @@ describe('GroupsRegistryComponent', () => {
       imports: [CommonModule, NgbModule, FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule, BrowserModule,
         TranslateModule.forRoot(),
         GroupsRegistryComponent,
+        BtnDisabledDirective,
       ],
       providers: [GroupsRegistryComponent,
         { provide: DSONameService, useValue: new DSONameServiceMock() },
@@ -278,7 +280,8 @@ describe('GroupsRegistryComponent', () => {
         const editButtonsFound = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('#groups tr td:nth-child(5) button.btn-edit'));
         expect(editButtonsFound.length).toEqual(2);
         editButtonsFound.forEach((editButtonFound) => {
-          expect(editButtonFound.nativeElement.disabled).toBeFalse();
+          expect(editButtonFound.nativeElement.getAttribute('aria-disabled')).toBeNull();
+          expect(editButtonFound.nativeElement.classList.contains('disabled')).toBeFalse();
         });
       });
 
@@ -312,7 +315,8 @@ describe('GroupsRegistryComponent', () => {
         const editButtonsFound = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('#groups tr td:nth-child(5) button.btn-edit'));
         expect(editButtonsFound.length).toEqual(2);
         editButtonsFound.forEach((editButtonFound) => {
-          expect(editButtonFound.nativeElement.disabled).toBeFalse();
+          expect(editButtonFound.nativeElement.getAttribute('aria-disabled')).toBeNull();
+          expect(editButtonFound.nativeElement.classList.contains('disabled')).toBeFalse();
         });
       });
     });
@@ -331,7 +335,8 @@ describe('GroupsRegistryComponent', () => {
         const editButtonsFound = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('#groups tr td:nth-child(5) button.btn-edit'));
         expect(editButtonsFound.length).toEqual(2);
         editButtonsFound.forEach((editButtonFound) => {
-          expect(editButtonFound.nativeElement.disabled).toBeTrue();
+          expect(editButtonFound.nativeElement.getAttribute('aria-disabled')).toBe('true');
+          expect(editButtonFound.nativeElement.classList.contains('disabled')).toBeTrue();
         });
       });
     });

src/app/access-control/group-registry/groups-registry.component.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
-import {
-  AsyncPipe,
-  NgForOf,
-  NgIf,
-  NgSwitch,
-  NgSwitchCase,
-} from '@angular/common';
+import { AsyncPipe } from '@angular/common';
 import {
   Component,
   OnDestroy,
@@ -62,6 +56,7 @@ import {
   getRemoteDataPayload,
 } from '../../core/shared/operators';
 import { PageInfo } from '../../core/shared/page-info.model';
+import { BtnDisabledDirective } from '../../shared/btn-disabled.directive';
 import { hasValue } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 import { ThemedLoadingComponent } from '../../shared/loading/themed-loading.component';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
@@ -78,12 +73,9 @@ import { followLink } from '../../shared/utils/follow-link-config.model';
     RouterLink,
     ReactiveFormsModule,
     AsyncPipe,
-    NgIf,
     PaginationComponent,
-    NgSwitch,
-    NgSwitchCase,
     NgbTooltipModule,
-    NgForOf,
+    BtnDisabledDirective,
   ],
   standalone: true,
 })

src/app/admin/admin-import-batch-page/batch-import-page.component.html

@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 <div class="container">
   <h1 id="header">{{'admin.batch-import.page.header' | translate}}</h1>
   <p>{{'admin.batch-import.page.help' | translate}}</p>
-  <p *ngIf="dso">
+  @if (dso) {
+    <p>
       selected collection: <b>{{getDspaceObjectName()}}</b>&nbsp;
       <a href="javascript:void(0)" (click)="removeDspaceObject()">{{'admin.batch-import.page.remove' | translate}}</a>
     </p>
+  }
   <p>
     <button class="btn btn-primary" (click)="this.selectCollection();">{{'admin.metadata-import.page.button.select-collection' | translate}}</button>
   </p>
-  <div class="form-group">
+  <div class="mb-3">
     <div class="form-check">
       <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="validateOnly" [(ngModel)]="validateOnly">
       <label class="form-check-label" for="validateOnly">
@@ -25,23 +27,26 @@
     [uncheckedLabel]="'admin.metadata-import.page.toggle.url' | translate"
     [checked]="isUpload"
   (change)="toggleUpload()" ></ui-switch>
-  <small class="form-text text-muted">
+  <small class="form-text text-muted d-block">
     {{'admin.batch-import.page.toggle.help' | translate}}
   </small>
 
 
+  @if (isUpload) {
     <ds-file-dropzone-no-uploader
-    *ngIf="isUpload"
       data-test="file-dropzone"
       (onFileAdded)="setFile($event)"
       [dropMessageLabel]="'admin.batch-import.page.dropMsg'"
       [dropMessageLabelReplacement]="'admin.batch-import.page.dropMsgReplace'">
     </ds-file-dropzone-no-uploader>
+  }
 
-  <div class="form-group mt-2" *ngIf="!isUpload">
+  @if (!isUpload) {
+    <div class="mb-3 mt-2">
       <input class="form-control" type="text" placeholder="{{'admin.metadata-import.page.urlMsg' | translate}}"
         data-test="file-url-input" [(ngModel)]="fileURL">
     </div>
+  }
 
   <div class="space-children-mr">
     <button class="btn btn-secondary" id="backButton"

src/app/admin/admin-import-batch-page/batch-import-page.component.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-import {
-  Location,
-  NgIf,
-} from '@angular/common';
+import { Location } from '@angular/common';
 import { Component } from '@angular/core';
 import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
@@ -36,7 +33,6 @@ import { FileDropzoneNoUploaderComponent } from '../../shared/upload/file-dropzo
   selector: 'ds-batch-import-page',
   templateUrl: './batch-import-page.component.html',
   imports: [
-    NgIf,
     TranslateModule,
     FormsModule,
     UiSwitchModule,

src/app/admin/admin-import-metadata-page/metadata-import-page.component.html

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div class="container">
   <h1 id="header">{{'admin.metadata-import.page.header' | translate}}</h1>
   <p>{{'admin.metadata-import.page.help' | translate}}</p>
-  <div class="form-group">
+  <div class="mb-3">
     <div class="form-check">
       <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="validateOnly" [(ngModel)]="validateOnly">
       <label class="form-check-label" for="validateOnly">

src/app/admin/admin-ldn-services/ldn-service-form/ldn-service-form.component.html

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
       <h1 class="flex-grow-1">{{ isNewService ? ('ldn-create-service.title' | translate) : ('ldn-edit-registered-service.title' | translate) }}</h1>
     </div>
     <!-- In the toggle section -->
-    <div class="toggle-switch-container" *ngIf="!isNewService">
+    @if (!isNewService) {
+      <div class="toggle-switch-container">
         <label class="status-label font-weight-bold" for="enabled">{{ 'ldn-service-status' | translate }}</label>
         <div>
           <input formControlName="enabled" hidden id="enabled" name="enabled" type="checkbox">
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
+    }
     <!-- In the Name section -->
     <div class="mb-5">
       <label for="name" class="font-weight-bold">{{ 'ldn-new-service.form.label.name' | translate }}</label>
@@ -22,9 +24,11 @@
         id="name"
         name="name"
         type="text">
-      <div *ngIf="formModel.get('name').invalid && formModel.get('name').touched" class="error-text">
+      @if (formModel.get('name').invalid && formModel.get('name').touched) {
+        <div class="error-text">
           {{ 'ldn-new-service.form.error.name' | translate }}
         </div>
+      }
     </div>
 
     <!-- In the description section -->
@@ -37,7 +41,7 @@
     <div class="mb-5 mt-5">
       <!-- In the url section -->
       <div class="d-flex align-items-center">
-        <div class="d-flex flex-column w-50 mr-2">
+        <div class="d-flex flex-column w-50 me-2">
           <label for="url" class="font-weight-bold">{{ 'ldn-new-service.form.label.url' | translate }}</label>
           <input [class.invalid-field]="formModel.get('url').invalid && formModel.get('url').touched"
             [placeholder]="'ldn-new-service.form.placeholder.url' | translate" class="form-control"
@@ -45,9 +49,11 @@
             id="url"
             name="url"
             type="text">
-          <div *ngIf="formModel.get('url').invalid && formModel.get('url').touched" class="error-text">
+          @if (formModel.get('url').invalid && formModel.get('url').touched) {
+            <div class="error-text">
               {{ 'ldn-new-service.form.error.url' | translate }}
             </div>
+          }
         </div>
 
         <div class="d-flex flex-column w-50">
@@ -61,9 +67,11 @@
             step=".01"
             class="form-control"
             type="number">
-          <div *ngIf="formModel.get('score').invalid && formModel.get('score').touched" class="error-text">
+          @if (formModel.get('score').invalid && formModel.get('score').touched) {
+            <div class="error-text">
               {{ 'ldn-new-service.form.error.score' | translate }}
             </div>
+          }
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -73,7 +81,7 @@
       <label for="lowerIp" class="font-weight-bold">{{ 'ldn-new-service.form.label.ip-range' | translate }}</label>
       <div class="d-flex">
         <input [class.invalid-field]="formModel.get('lowerIp').invalid && formModel.get('lowerIp').touched"
-               [placeholder]="'ldn-new-service.form.placeholder.lowerIp' | translate" class="form-control mr-2"
+          [placeholder]="'ldn-new-service.form.placeholder.lowerIp' | translate" class="form-control me-2"
           formControlName="lowerIp"
           id="lowerIp"
           name="lowerIp"
@@ -85,9 +93,11 @@
           name="upperIp"
           type="text">
       </div>
-      <div *ngIf="(formModel.get('lowerIp').invalid && formModel.get('lowerIp').touched) || (formModel.get('upperIp').invalid && formModel.get('upperIp').touched)" class="error-text">
+      @if ((formModel.get('lowerIp').invalid && formModel.get('lowerIp').touched) || (formModel.get('upperIp').invalid && formModel.get('upperIp').touched)) {
+        <div class="error-text">
           {{ 'ldn-new-service.form.error.ipRange' | translate }}
         </div>
+      }
       <div class="text-muted">
         {{ 'ldn-new-service.form.hint.ipRange' | translate }}
       </div>
@@ -102,43 +112,66 @@
         id="ldnUrl"
         name="ldnUrl"
         type="text">
-      <div *ngIf="formModel.get('ldnUrl').invalid && formModel.get('ldnUrl').touched" >
-        <div *ngIf="formModel.get('ldnUrl').errors['required']" class="error-text">
+      @if (formModel.get('ldnUrl').invalid && formModel.get('ldnUrl').touched) {
+        <div >
+          @if (formModel.get('ldnUrl').errors['required']) {
+            <div class="error-text">
               {{ 'ldn-new-service.form.error.ldnurl' | translate }}
             </div>
-        <div *ngIf="formModel.get('ldnUrl').errors['ldnUrlAlreadyAssociated']" class="error-text">
+          }
+          @if (formModel.get('ldnUrl').errors['ldnUrlAlreadyAssociated']) {
+            <div class="error-text">
               {{ 'ldn-new-service.form.error.ldnurl.ldnUrlAlreadyAssociated' | translate }}
             </div>
+          }
+        </div>
+      }
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- In the usesActorEmailId section -->
+    <div class="mb-5 mt-5">
+      <label class="status-label font-weight-bold" for="usesActorEmailId">{{ 'ldn-service-usesActorEmailId' | translate }}</label>
+      <div>
+        <input formControlName="usesActorEmailId" hidden id="usesActorEmailId"
+               name="usesActorEmailId" type="checkbox">
+        <div (click)="toggleUsesActorEmailId()"
+             [class.checked]="formModel.get('usesActorEmailId').value" class="toggle-switch">
+          <div class="slider"></div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="text-muted">
+          {{ 'ldn-service-usesActorEmailId-description' | translate }}
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
 
 
     <!-- In the Inbound Patterns Labels section -->
-    <div class="row mb-1 mt-5" *ngIf="areControlsInitialized">
+    @if (areControlsInitialized) {
+      <div class="row mb-1 mt-5">
         <div class="col">
           <label class="font-weight-bold">{{ 'ldn-new-service.form.label.inboundPattern' | translate }} </label>
         </div>
-      <ng-container *ngIf="formModel.get('notifyServiceInboundPatterns')['controls'][0]?.value?.pattern">
+        @if (formModel.get('notifyServiceInboundPatterns')['controls'][0]?.value?.pattern) {
           <div class="col">
             <label class="font-weight-bold">{{ 'ldn-new-service.form.label.ItemFilter' | translate }}</label>
           </div>
           <div class="col-sm-1">
             <label class="font-weight-bold">{{ 'ldn-new-service.form.label.automatic' | translate }}</label>
           </div>
-      </ng-container>
+        }
         <div class="col-sm-2">
         </div>
       </div>
+    }
 
     <!-- In the Inbound Patterns section -->
-    <div *ngIf="areControlsInitialized">
-      <div *ngFor="let patternGroup of formModel.get('notifyServiceInboundPatterns')['controls']; let i = index"
+    @if (areControlsInitialized) {
+      <div>
+        @for (patternGroup of formModel.get('notifyServiceInboundPatterns')['controls']; track patternGroup; let i = $index) {
+          <div
             [class.marked-for-deletion]="markedForDeletionInboundPattern.includes(i)"
             formGroupName="notifyServiceInboundPatterns">
-
             <ng-container [formGroupName]="i">
-
-
               <div class="row mb-1 align-items-center">
                 <div class="col">
                   <div #inboundPatternDropdown="ngbDropdown" class="w-80" display="dynamic"
@@ -162,23 +195,22 @@
                         class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-top w-100 "
                         ngbDropdownMenu>
                         <div class="scrollable-menu" role="listbox">
+                          @for (pattern of inboundPatterns; track pattern; let internalIndex = $index) {
                             <button (click)="selectInboundPattern(pattern, i); $event.stopPropagation()"
-                              *ngFor="let pattern of inboundPatterns; let internalIndex = index"
                               [title]="'ldn-service.form.pattern.' + pattern + '.description' | translate"
                               class="dropdown-item collection-item text-truncate w-100"
                               ngbDropdownItem
                               type="button">
                               <div>{{ 'ldn-service.form.pattern.' + pattern + '.label' | translate }}</div>
                             </button>
+                          }
                         </div>
                       </div>
                     </div>
                   </div>
                 </div>
-
                 <div class="col">
-              <ng-container
-                *ngIf="formModel.get('notifyServiceInboundPatterns')['controls'][i].value.pattern">
+                  @if (formModel.get('notifyServiceInboundPatterns')['controls'][i].value.pattern) {
                     <div #inboundItemfilterDropdown="ngbDropdown" class="w-100" id="constraint{{i}}" ngbDropdown
                       placement="top-start">
                       <div class="position-relative right-addon" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="inboundItemfilterDropdown" role="combobox">
@@ -211,20 +243,20 @@
                               class="dropdown-item collection-item text-truncate w-100" ngbDropdownItem type="button">
                               <span> {{'ldn-service.control-constaint-select-none' | translate}} </span>
                             </button>
+                            @for (constraint of (itemFiltersRD$ | async)?.payload?.page; track constraint; let internalIndex = $index) {
                               <button (click)="selectInboundItemFilter(constraint.id, i); $event.stopPropagation()"
-                                *ngFor="let constraint of (itemFiltersRD$ | async)?.payload?.page; let internalIndex = index"
                                 class="dropdown-item collection-item text-truncate w-100"
                                 ngbDropdownItem
                                 type="button">
                                 <div>{{ constraint.id + '.label' | translate }}</div>
                               </button>
+                            }
                           </div>
                         </div>
                       </div>
                     </div>
-              </ng-container>
+                  }
                 </div>
-
                 <div
                   [style.visibility]="formModel.get('notifyServiceInboundPatterns')['controls'][i].value.pattern ? 'visible' : 'hidden'"
                   class="col-sm-1">
@@ -236,8 +268,6 @@
                     <div class="slider"></div>
                   </div>
                 </div>
-
-
                 <div class="col-sm-2">
                   <div class="btn-group">
                     <button (click)="markForInboundPatternDeletion(i)" class="btn btn-outline-dark trash-button"
@@ -245,21 +275,22 @@
                       type="button">
                       <i class="fas fa-trash"></i>
                     </button>
-
-
+                    @if (markedForDeletionInboundPattern.includes(i)) {
                       <button (click)="unmarkForInboundPatternDeletion(i)"
-                        *ngIf="markedForDeletionInboundPattern.includes(i)"
                         [title]="'ldn-service-button-unmark-inbound-deletion' | translate"
                         class="btn btn-warning "
                         type="button">
                         <i class="fas fa-undo"></i>
                       </button>
+                    }
                   </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </ng-container>
           </div>
+        }
       </div>
+    }
 
     <span (click)="addInboundPattern()"
     class="add-pattern-link mb-2">{{ 'ldn-new-service.form.label.addPattern' | translate }}</span>
@@ -277,11 +308,15 @@
         </div>
       </div>
     </form>
-</div>
-<ng-template #confirmModal>
+  </div>
+  <ng-template #confirmModal>
     <div class="modal-header">
-      <h4 *ngIf="!isNewService">{{'service.overview.edit.modal' | translate }}</h4>
-      <h4 *ngIf="isNewService">{{'service.overview.create.modal' | translate }}</h4>
+      @if (!isNewService) {
+        <h4>{{'service.overview.edit.modal' | translate }}</h4>
+      }
+      @if (isNewService) {
+        <h4>{{'service.overview.create.modal' | translate }}</h4>
+      }
       <button (click)="closeModal()" aria-label="Close"
         class="close" type="button">
         <span aria-hidden="true">×</span>
@@ -289,31 +324,41 @@
     </div>
 
     <div class="modal-body">
-      <div *ngIf="!isNewService">
+      @if (!isNewService) {
+        <div>
           {{ 'service.overview.edit.body' | translate }}
         </div>
-      <span *ngIf="isNewService">
+      }
+      @if (isNewService) {
+        <span>
           {{ 'service.overview.create.body' | translate }}
         </span>
+      }
     </div>
     <div class="modal-footer">
-        <div *ngIf="!isNewService">
-          <button (click)="closeModal()" class="btn btn-outline-secondary mr-2"
+      @if (!isNewService) {
+        <div>
+          <button (click)="closeModal()" class="btn btn-outline-secondary me-2"
             id="delete-confirm-edit">{{ 'service.detail.return' | translate }}
           </button>
-          <button *ngIf="!isNewService" (click)="patchService()"
+          @if (!isNewService) {
+            <button (click)="patchService()"
               class="btn btn-primary">{{ 'service.detail.update' | translate }}
             </button>
+          }
         </div>
-        <div *ngIf="isNewService">
-          <button (click)="closeModal()" class="btn btn-outline-secondary mr-2 "
+      }
+      @if (isNewService) {
+        <div>
+          <button (click)="closeModal()" class="btn btn-outline-secondary me-2 "
             id="delete-confirm-new">{{ 'service.refuse.create' | translate }}
           </button>
           <button (click)="createService()"
             class="btn btn-primary">{{ 'service.confirm.create' | translate }}
           </button>
         </div>
+      }
     </div>
-</ng-template>
+  </ng-template>
 
 

src/app/admin/admin-ldn-services/ldn-service-form/ldn-service-form.component.ts

@@ -5,11 +5,7 @@ import {
   transition,
   trigger,
 } from '@angular/animations';
-import {
-  AsyncPipe,
-  NgForOf,
-  NgIf,
-} from '@angular/common';
+import { AsyncPipe } from '@angular/common';
 import {
   ChangeDetectorRef,
   Component,
@@ -77,9 +73,7 @@ import { notifyPatterns } from '../ldn-services-patterns/ldn-service-coar-patter
   imports: [
     ReactiveFormsModule,
     TranslateModule,
-    NgIf,
     NgbDropdownModule,
-    NgForOf,
     AsyncPipe,
   ],
 })
@@ -131,6 +125,7 @@ export class LdnServiceFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       score: ['', [Validators.required, Validators.pattern('^0*(\.[0-9]+)?$|^1(\.0+)?$')]], inboundPattern: [''],
       constraintPattern: [''],
       enabled: [''],
+      usesActorEmailId: [''],
       type: LDN_SERVICE.value,
     });
   }
@@ -184,7 +179,8 @@ export class LdnServiceFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       return rest;
     });
 
-    const values = { ...this.formModel.value, enabled: true };
+    const values = { ...this.formModel.value, enabled: true,
+      usesActorEmailId: this.formModel.get('usesActorEmailId').value };
 
     const ldnServiceData = this.ldnServicesService.create(values);
 
@@ -243,6 +239,7 @@ export class LdnServiceFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
             ldnUrl: this.ldnService.ldnUrl,
             type: this.ldnService.type,
             enabled: this.ldnService.enabled,
+            usesActorEmailId: this.ldnService.usesActorEmailId,
             lowerIp: this.ldnService.lowerIp,
             upperIp: this.ldnService.upperIp,
           });
@@ -390,6 +387,32 @@ export class LdnServiceFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     );
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Toggles the usesActorEmailId field of the LDN service by sending a patch request
+   */
+  toggleUsesActorEmailId() {
+    const newStatus = !this.formModel.get('usesActorEmailId').value;
+    if (!this.isNewService) {
+      const patchOperation: Operation = {
+        op: 'replace',
+        path: '/usesActorEmailId',
+        value: newStatus,
+      };
+
+      this.ldnServicesService.patch(this.ldnService, [patchOperation]).pipe(
+        getFirstCompletedRemoteData(),
+      ).subscribe(
+        () => {
+          this.formModel.get('usesActorEmailId').setValue(newStatus);
+          this.cdRef.detectChanges();
+        },
+      );
+    } else {
+      this.formModel.get('usesActorEmailId').setValue(newStatus);
+      this.cdRef.detectChanges();
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Closes the modal
    */

src/app/admin/admin-ldn-services/ldn-service-serviceMock/ldnServicesRD$-mock.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { LdnService } from '../ldn-services-model/ldn-services.model';
 export const mockLdnService: LdnService = {
   uuid: '1',
   enabled: false,
+  usesActorEmailId: false,
   score: 0,
   id: 1,
   lowerIp: '192.0.2.146',
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ export const mockLdnServiceRD$ = createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(mockLdnServic
 export const mockLdnServices: LdnService[] = [{
   uuid: '1',
   enabled: false,
+  usesActorEmailId: false,
   score: 0,
   id: 1,
   lowerIp: '192.0.2.146',
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ export const mockLdnServices: LdnService[] = [{
 }, {
   uuid: '2',
   enabled: false,
+  usesActorEmailId: false,
   score: 0,
   id: 2,
   lowerIp: '192.0.2.146',

src/app/admin/admin-ldn-services/ldn-services-directory/ldn-services-directory.component.html

@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
   </div>
   <div class="d-flex justify-content-end">
     <button class="btn btn-success" routerLink="/admin/ldn/services/new"><i
-      class="fas fa-plus pr-2"></i>{{ 'process.overview.new' | translate }}</button>
+    class="fas fa-plus pe-2"></i>{{ 'process.overview.new' | translate }}</button>
   </div>
-  <ds-pagination *ngIf="(ldnServicesRD$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements > 0"
+  @if ((ldnServicesRD$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements > 0) {
+    <ds-pagination
       [collectionSize]="(ldnServicesRD$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements"
       [hideGear]="true"
       [hidePagerWhenSinglePage]="true"
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@
             </tr>
           </thead>
           <tbody>
-        <tr *ngFor="let ldnService of (ldnServicesRD$ | async)?.payload?.page">
+            @for (ldnService of (ldnServicesRD$ | async)?.payload?.page; track ldnService) {
+              <tr>
                 <td class="col-3">{{ ldnService.name }}</td>
                 <td>
                   <ds-truncatable [id]="ldnService.id">
@@ -57,10 +59,12 @@
                   </div>
                 </td>
               </tr>
+            }
           </tbody>
         </table>
       </div>
     </ds-pagination>
+  }
 </div>
 
 <ng-template #deleteModal>
@@ -85,7 +89,7 @@
       <div class="mt-4 text-right">
         <button (click)="closeModal()"
           [attr.aria-label]="'ldn-service-overview-close-modal' | translate"
-                class="btn btn-outline-secondary mr-2">{{ 'service.detail.delete.cancel' | translate }}</button>
+        class="btn btn-outline-secondary me-2">{{ 'service.detail.delete.cancel' | translate }}</button>
         <button (click)="deleteSelected(this.selectedServiceId.toString(), ldnServicesService)"
           class="btn btn-danger"
           [attr.aria-label]="'ldn-service-overview-select-delete' | translate"

src/app/admin/admin-ldn-services/ldn-services-directory/ldn-services-directory.component.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import {
   AsyncPipe,
   NgClass,
-  NgFor,
-  NgIf,
 } from '@angular/common';
 import {
   ChangeDetectionStrategy,
@@ -54,8 +52,6 @@ import { LdnService } from '../ldn-services-model/ldn-services.model';
   styleUrls: ['./ldn-services-directory.component.scss'],
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.Default,
   imports: [
-    NgIf,
-    NgFor,
     TranslateModule,
     AsyncPipe,
     PaginationComponent,

src/app/admin/admin-ldn-services/ldn-services-model/ldn-services.model.ts

@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ export class LdnService extends CacheableObject {
   @autoserialize
   enabled: boolean;
 
+  @autoserialize
+  usesActorEmailId: boolean;
+
   @autoserialize
   ldnUrl: string;
 

src/app/admin/admin-notifications/admin-notifications-publication-claim-page/admin-notifications-publication-claim-page.component.html

@@ -1 +1 @@
-<ds-publication-claim [source]="'openaire'"></ds-publication-claim>
+<ds-suggestion-sources></ds-suggestion-sources>

src/app/admin/admin-notifications/admin-notifications-publication-claim-page/admin-notifications-publication-claim-page.component.spec.ts

@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ import {
   waitForAsync,
 } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { MockComponent } from 'ng-mocks';
 
-import { PublicationClaimComponent } from '../../../notifications/suggestion-targets/publication-claim/publication-claim.component';
+import { SuggestionSourcesComponent } from '../../../notifications/suggestions/sources/suggestion-sources.component';
 import { AdminNotificationsPublicationClaimPageComponent } from './admin-notifications-publication-claim-page.component';
 
 describe('AdminNotificationsPublicationClaimPageComponent', () => {
@@ -20,17 +21,10 @@ describe('AdminNotificationsPublicationClaimPageComponent', () => {
         CommonModule,
         TranslateModule.forRoot(),
         AdminNotificationsPublicationClaimPageComponent,
-      ],
-      providers: [
-        AdminNotificationsPublicationClaimPageComponent,
+        MockComponent(SuggestionSourcesComponent),
       ],
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA],
-    }).overrideComponent(AdminNotificationsPublicationClaimPageComponent, {
-      remove: {
-        imports: [PublicationClaimComponent],
-      },
-    })
-      .compileComponents();
+    }).compileComponents();
   }));
 
   beforeEach(() => {

src/app/admin/admin-notifications/admin-notifications-publication-claim-page/admin-notifications-publication-claim-page.component.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 import { Component } from '@angular/core';
 
-import { PublicationClaimComponent } from '../../../notifications/suggestion-targets/publication-claim/publication-claim.component';
+import { SuggestionSourcesComponent } from '../../../notifications/suggestions/sources/suggestion-sources.component';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-admin-notifications-publication-claim-page',
   templateUrl: './admin-notifications-publication-claim-page.component.html',
   styleUrls: ['./admin-notifications-publication-claim-page.component.scss'],
-  imports: [
-    PublicationClaimComponent,
-  ],
+  imports: [ SuggestionSourcesComponent ],
   standalone: true,
 })
 export class AdminNotificationsPublicationClaimPageComponent {

src/app/admin/admin-notifications/admin-notifications-routes.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { Route } from '@angular/router';
 
 import { authenticatedGuard } from '../../core/auth/authenticated.guard';
 import { i18nBreadcrumbResolver } from '../../core/breadcrumbs/i18n-breadcrumb.resolver';
-import { qualityAssuranceBreadcrumbResolver } from '../../core/breadcrumbs/quality-assurance-breadcrumb.resolver';
+import { sourcesBreadcrumbResolver } from '../../core/breadcrumbs/sources-breadcrumb.resolver';
+import { PublicationClaimComponent } from '../../notifications/suggestions/targets/publication-claim/publication-claim.component';
 import { AdminNotificationsPublicationClaimPageResolver } from '../../quality-assurance-notifications-pages/notifications-suggestion-targets-page/notifications-suggestion-targets-page-resolver.service';
 import { QualityAssuranceEventsPageComponent } from '../../quality-assurance-notifications-pages/quality-assurance-events-page/quality-assurance-events-page.component';
 import { qualityAssuranceEventsPageResolver } from '../../quality-assurance-notifications-pages/quality-assurance-events-page/quality-assurance-events-page.resolver';
@@ -33,13 +34,28 @@ export const ROUTES: Route[] = [
       showBreadcrumbsFluid: false,
     },
   },
+  {
+    canActivate: [ authenticatedGuard ],
+    path: `${PUBLICATION_CLAIMS_PATH}/:sourceId`,
+    pathMatch: 'full',
+    component: PublicationClaimComponent,
+    resolve: {
+      breadcrumb: sourcesBreadcrumbResolver,
+      openaireQualityAssuranceEventsParams: AdminNotificationsPublicationClaimPageResolver,
+    },
+    data: {
+      title: 'admin.notifications.publicationclaim.page.title',
+      breadcrumbKey: 'admin.notifications.publicationclaim',
+      showBreadcrumbsFluid: false,
+    },
+  },
   {
     canActivate: [authenticatedGuard],
     path: `${QUALITY_ASSURANCE_EDIT_PATH}/:sourceId`,
     component: QualityAssuranceTopicsPageComponent,
     pathMatch: 'full',
     resolve: {
-      breadcrumb: qualityAssuranceBreadcrumbResolver,
+      breadcrumb: sourcesBreadcrumbResolver,
       openaireQualityAssuranceTopicsParams: QualityAssuranceTopicsPageResolver,
     },
     data: {
@@ -85,7 +101,7 @@ export const ROUTES: Route[] = [
     component: QualityAssuranceEventsPageComponent,
     pathMatch: 'full',
     resolve: {
-      breadcrumb: qualityAssuranceBreadcrumbResolver,
+      breadcrumb: sourcesBreadcrumbResolver,
       openaireQualityAssuranceEventsParams: qualityAssuranceEventsPageResolver,
     },
     data: {

src/app/admin/admin-notify-dashboard/admin-notify-dashboard.component.html

@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@
             <a class="nav-link" [routerLink]="'outbound'" [queryParams]="{view: 'table'}">{{'admin.notify.dashboard.outbound-logs' | translate}}</a>
           </ul>
           <div class="mt-2">
-          <ds-admin-notify-metrics *ngIf="(notifyMetricsRows$ | async)?.length" [boxesConfig]="notifyMetricsRows$ | async"></ds-admin-notify-metrics>
+            @if ((notifyMetricsRows$ | async)?.length) {
+              <ds-admin-notify-metrics [boxesConfig]="notifyMetricsRows$ | async"></ds-admin-notify-metrics>
+            }
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
-</div>

src/app/admin/admin-notify-dashboard/admin-notify-dashboard.component.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-import {
-  AsyncPipe,
-  NgIf,
-} from '@angular/common';
+import { AsyncPipe } from '@angular/common';
 import {
   Component,
   Inject,
@@ -46,7 +43,6 @@ import {
   imports: [
     AdminNotifyMetricsComponent,
     RouterLink,
-    NgIf,
     TranslateModule,
     AsyncPipe,
   ],

src/app/admin/admin-notify-dashboard/admin-notify-detail-modal/admin-notify-detail-modal.component.html

@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@
   </button>
 </div>
 <div class="modal-body p-4">
-    <div *ngFor="let key of notifyMessageKeys">
+  @for (key of notifyMessageKeys; track key) {
+    <div>
       <div class="row mb-4">
         <div class="font-weight-bold col">{{ key + '.notify-detail-modal' | translate}}</div>
         <div class="col text-right">{{'notify-detail-modal.' + notifyMessage[key] | translate: {default: notifyMessage[key] ?? "n/a" } }}</div>
       </div>
     </div>
+  }
 
   <div class="d-flex justify-content-end">
     <button class="btn-primary" (click)="toggleCoarMessage()">
@@ -18,5 +20,7 @@
     </button>
   </div>
 
-  <pre @fadeIn [innerHTML]="notifyMessage.message" class="bg-secondary text-white mt-2 p-2" *ngIf="isCoarMessageVisible"></pre>
+  @if (isCoarMessageVisible) {
+    <pre @fadeIn [innerHTML]="notifyMessage.message" class="bg-secondary text-white mt-2 p-2"></pre>
+  }
 </div>

src/app/admin/admin-notify-dashboard/admin-notify-detail-modal/admin-notify-detail-modal.component.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-import {
-  NgForOf,
-  NgIf,
-} from '@angular/common';
+
 import {
   Component,
   EventEmitter,
@@ -26,9 +23,7 @@ import { AdminNotifyMessage } from '../models/admin-notify-message.model';
   ],
   standalone: true,
   imports: [
-    NgForOf,
     TranslateModule,
-    NgIf,
   ],
 })
 /**

src/app/admin/admin-notify-dashboard/admin-notify-logs/admin-notify-logs-result/admin-notify-logs-result.component.html

@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
     <div class="col-12 col-md-3 text-left h4">{{((isInbound$ | async) ? 'admin.notify.dashboard.inbound'  : 'admin.notify.dashboard.outbound') | translate}}</div>
     <div class="col-md-9">
       <div class="h4">
-        <button (click)="resetDefaultConfiguration()" *ngIf="(selectedSearchConfig$ | async) !== defaultConfiguration" class="badge badge-primary mr-1 mb-1">
+        @if ((selectedSearchConfig$ | async) !== defaultConfiguration) {
+          <button (click)="resetDefaultConfiguration()" class="badge bg-primary me-1 mb-1">
             {{ 'admin-notify-logs.' + (selectedSearchConfig$ | async) | translate}}
             <span> ×</span>
           </button>
+        }
       </div>
       <ds-search-labels [inPlaceSearch]="true"></ds-search-labels>
     </div>

src/app/admin/admin-notify-dashboard/admin-notify-logs/admin-notify-logs-result/admin-notify-logs-result.component.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-import {
-  AsyncPipe,
-  NgIf,
-} from '@angular/common';
+import { AsyncPipe } from '@angular/common';
 import {
   Component,
   Inject,
@@ -39,7 +36,6 @@ import { ThemedSearchComponent } from '../../../../shared/search/themed-search.c
     ThemedSearchComponent,
     AsyncPipe,
     TranslateModule,
-    NgIf,
   ],
 })
 

src/app/admin/admin-notify-dashboard/admin-notify-metrics/admin-notify-metrics.component.html

@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
-<div class="mb-5" *ngFor="let row of boxesConfig">
+@for (row of boxesConfig; track row) {
+  <div class="mb-5">
     <div class="mb-2">{{ row.title | translate }}</div>
     <div class="row justify-content-between">
-    <div class="col-sm" *ngFor="let box of row.boxes">
+      @for (box of row.boxes; track box) {
+        <div class="col-sm">
           <ds-notification-box (selectedBoxConfig)="navigateToSelectedSearchConfig($event)" [boxConfig]="box"></ds-notification-box>
         </div>
+      }
     </div>
-</div>
+  </div>
+}
 

src/app/admin/admin-notify-dashboard/admin-notify-metrics/admin-notify-metrics.component.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { NgForOf } from '@angular/common';
+
 import {
   Component,
   Input,
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import { AdminNotifyMetricsRow } from './admin-notify-metrics.model';
   imports: [
     NotificationBoxComponent,
     TranslateModule,
-    NgForOf,
   ],
 })
 /**

src/app/admin/admin-notify-dashboard/admin-notify-search-result/admin-notify-search-result.component.html

@@ -11,22 +11,35 @@
       </tr>
     </thead>
     <tbody>
-      <tr *ngFor="let message of (messagesSubject$ | async)">
+      @for (message of (messagesSubject$ | async); track message) {
+        <tr>
           <td class="text-nowrap">
-          <div *ngIf="message.queueLastStartTime">{{ message.queueLastStartTime | date:"YYYY/MM/d hh:mm:ss" }}</div>
-          <div *ngIf="!message.queueLastStartTime">n/a</div>
+            @if (message.queueLastStartTime) {
+              <div>{{ message.queueLastStartTime | date:"YYYY/MM/d hh:mm:ss" }}</div>
+            }
+            @if (!message.queueLastStartTime) {
+              <div>n/a</div>
+            }
           </td>
           <td>
             <ds-truncatable [id]="message.id">
               <ds-truncatable-part [id]="message.id" [minLines]="2">
-              <a *ngIf="message.relatedItem" [routerLink]="'/items/' + (message.context || message.object)">{{ message.relatedItem }}</a>
+                @if (message.relatedItem) {
+                  <a [routerLink]="'/items/' + (message.context || message.object)">{{ message.relatedItem }}</a>
+                }
               </ds-truncatable-part>
             </ds-truncatable>
-          <div *ngIf="!message.relatedItem">n/a</div>
+            @if (!message.relatedItem) {
+              <div>n/a</div>
+            }
           </td>
           <td>
-          <div *ngIf="message.ldnService">{{ message.ldnService }}</div>
-          <div *ngIf="!message.ldnService">n/a</div>
+            @if (message.ldnService) {
+              <div>{{ message.ldnService }}</div>
+            }
+            @if (!message.ldnService) {
+              <div>n/a</div>
+            }
           </td>
           <td>
             <div>{{ message.activityStreamType }}</div>
@@ -37,15 +50,18 @@
           <td>
             <div class="d-flex flex-column">
               <button class="btn mb-2 btn-dark" (click)="openDetailModal(message)">{{ 'notify-message-result.detail' | translate }}</button>
-            <button *ngIf="message.queueStatusLabel !== reprocessStatus && validStatusesForReprocess.includes(message.queueStatusLabel)"
+              @if (message.queueStatusLabel !== reprocessStatus && validStatusesForReprocess.includes(message.queueStatusLabel)) {
+                <button
                   (click)="reprocessMessage(message)"
                   class="btn btn-warning"
                   >
                   {{ 'notify-message-result.reprocess' | translate }}
                 </button>
+              }
             </div>
           </td>
         </tr>
+      }
     </tbody>
   </table>
 </div>

src/app/admin/admin-notify-dashboard/admin-notify-search-result/admin-notify-search-result.component.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import {
   AsyncPipe,
   DatePipe,
-  NgForOf,
-  NgIf,
 } from '@angular/common';
 import {
   Component,
@@ -42,8 +40,6 @@ import { AdminNotifyMessagesService } from '../services/admin-notify-messages.se
   standalone: true,
   imports: [
     TranslateModule,
-    NgForOf,
-    NgIf,
     DatePipe,
     AsyncPipe,
     TruncatableComponent,

src/app/admin/admin-registries/bitstream-formats/bitstream-formats.component.html

@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
       <p id="create-new" class="mb-2"><a [routerLink]="'add'" class="btn btn-success">{{'admin.registries.bitstream-formats.create.new' | translate}}</a></p>
 
 
+      @if ((bitstreamFormats$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements > 0) {
         <ds-pagination
-        *ngIf="(bitstreamFormats | async)?.payload?.totalElements > 0"
           [paginationOptions]="pageConfig"
-        [collectionSize]="(bitstreamFormats | async)?.payload?.totalElements"
+          [collectionSize]="(bitstreamFormats$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements"
           [hideGear]="false"
           [hidePagerWhenSinglePage]="true">
           <div class="table-responsive">
@@ -26,12 +26,13 @@
                 </tr>
               </thead>
               <tbody>
-            <tr *ngFor="let bitstreamFormat of (bitstreamFormats | async)?.payload?.page">
+                @for (bitstreamFormat of (bitstreamFormats$ | async)?.payload?.page; track bitstreamFormat) {
+                  <tr>
                     <td>
-                <label class="mb-0">
+                      <label class="form-label mb-0">
                         <input type="checkbox"
                           [attr.aria-label]="'admin.registries.bitstream-formats.select' | translate"
-                         [checked]="isSelected(bitstreamFormat) | async"
+                          [checked]="(selectedBitstreamFormatIDs$ | async)?.includes(bitstreamFormat.id)"
                           (change)="selectBitStreamFormat(bitstreamFormat, $event)"
                           >
                         <span class="sr-only">{{'admin.registries.bitstream-formats.select' | translate}}&#125;</span>
@@ -39,20 +40,30 @@
                     </td>
                     <td><a [routerLink]="['/admin/registries/bitstream-formats', bitstreamFormat.id, 'edit']">{{bitstreamFormat.id}}</a></td>
                     <td><a [routerLink]="['/admin/registries/bitstream-formats', bitstreamFormat.id, 'edit']">{{bitstreamFormat.shortDescription}}</a></td>
-              <td><a [routerLink]="['/admin/registries/bitstream-formats', bitstreamFormat.id, 'edit']">{{bitstreamFormat.mimetype}} <span *ngIf="bitstreamFormat.internal">({{'admin.registries.bitstream-formats.table.internal' | translate}})</span></a></td>
+                    <td><a [routerLink]="['/admin/registries/bitstream-formats', bitstreamFormat.id, 'edit']">{{bitstreamFormat.mimetype}} @if (bitstreamFormat.internal) {
+                      <span>({{'admin.registries.bitstream-formats.table.internal' | translate}})</span>
+                    }</a></td>
                     <td><a [routerLink]="['/admin/registries/bitstream-formats', bitstreamFormat.id, 'edit']">{{'admin.registries.bitstream-formats.table.supportLevel.'+bitstreamFormat.supportLevel | translate}}</a></td>
                   </tr>
+                }
               </tbody>
             </table>
           </div>
         </ds-pagination>
-      <div *ngIf="(bitstreamFormats | async)?.payload?.totalElements === 0" class="alert alert-info" role="alert">
+      }
+      @if ((bitstreamFormats$ | async)?.payload?.totalElements === 0) {
+        <div class="alert alert-info" role="alert">
           {{'admin.registries.bitstream-formats.no-items' | translate}}
         </div>
+      }
 
       <div>
-        <button *ngIf="(bitstreamFormats | async)?.payload?.page?.length > 0" class="btn btn-primary deselect" (click)="deselectAll()">{{'admin.registries.bitstream-formats.table.deselect-all' | translate}}</button>
-        <button *ngIf="(bitstreamFormats | async)?.payload?.page?.length > 0" type="submit" class="btn btn-danger float-right" (click)="deleteFormats()">{{'admin.registries.bitstream-formats.table.delete' | translate}}</button>
+        @if ((bitstreamFormats$ | async)?.payload?.page?.length > 0) {
+          <button class="btn btn-primary deselect" (click)="deselectAll()">{{'admin.registries.bitstream-formats.table.deselect-all' | translate}}</button>
+        }
+        @if ((bitstreamFormats$ | async)?.payload?.page?.length > 0) {
+          <button type="submit" class="btn btn-danger float-end" (click)="deleteFormats()">{{'admin.registries.bitstream-formats.table.delete' | translate}}</button>
+        }
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>

src/app/admin/admin-registries/bitstream-formats/bitstream-formats.component.spec.ts

@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@ import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
 import { provideMockStore } from '@ngrx/store/testing';
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
-import {
-  cold,
-  hot,
-} from 'jasmine-marbles';
+import { hot } from 'jasmine-marbles';
 import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 
 import { BitstreamFormatDataService } from '../../../core/data/bitstream-format-data.service';
@@ -191,17 +188,17 @@ describe('BitstreamFormatsComponent', () => {
     beforeEach(waitForAsync(initAsync));
     beforeEach(initBeforeEach);
     it('should return an observable of true if the provided bitstream is in the list returned by the service', () => {
-      const result = comp.isSelected(bitstreamFormat1);
-
-      expect(result).toBeObservable(cold('b', { b: true }));
+      comp.selectedBitstreamFormatIDs().subscribe((selectedBitstreamFormatIDs: string[]) => {
+        expect(selectedBitstreamFormatIDs).toContain(bitstreamFormat1.id);
+      });
     });
     it('should return an observable of false if the provided bitstream is not in the list returned by the service', () => {
       const format = new BitstreamFormat();
       format.uuid = 'new';
 
-      const result = comp.isSelected(format);
-
-      expect(result).toBeObservable(cold('b', { b: false }));
+      comp.selectedBitstreamFormatIDs().subscribe((selectedBitstreamFormatIDs: string[]) => {
+        expect(selectedBitstreamFormatIDs).not.toContain(format.id);
+      });
     });
   });
 

src/app/admin/admin-registries/bitstream-formats/bitstream-formats.component.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-import {
-  AsyncPipe,
-  NgForOf,
-  NgIf,
-} from '@angular/common';
+import { AsyncPipe } from '@angular/common';
 import {
   Component,
   OnDestroy,
@@ -13,10 +9,7 @@ import {
   TranslateModule,
   TranslateService,
 } from '@ngx-translate/core';
-import {
-  combineLatest as observableCombineLatest,
-  Observable,
-} from 'rxjs';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import {
   map,
   mergeMap,
@@ -44,12 +37,10 @@ import { PaginationComponentOptions } from '../../../shared/pagination/paginatio
   selector: 'ds-bitstream-formats',
   templateUrl: './bitstream-formats.component.html',
   imports: [
-    NgIf,
     AsyncPipe,
     RouterLink,
     TranslateModule,
     PaginationComponent,
-    NgForOf,
   ],
   standalone: true,
 })
@@ -58,7 +49,12 @@ export class BitstreamFormatsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   /**
    * A paginated list of bitstream formats to be shown on the page
    */
-  bitstreamFormats: Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<BitstreamFormat>>>;
+  bitstreamFormats$: Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<BitstreamFormat>>>;
+
+  /**
+   * The currently selected {@link BitstreamFormat} IDs
+   */
+  selectedBitstreamFormatIDs$: Observable<string[]>;
 
   /**
    * The current pagination configuration for the page
@@ -125,14 +121,11 @@ export class BitstreamFormatsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Checks whether a given bitstream format is selected in the list (checkbox)
-   * @param bitstreamFormat
+   * Returns the list of all the bitstream formats that are selected in the list (checkbox)
    */
-  isSelected(bitstreamFormat: BitstreamFormat): Observable<boolean> {
+  selectedBitstreamFormatIDs(): Observable<string[]> {
     return this.bitstreamFormatService.getSelectedBitstreamFormats().pipe(
-      map((bitstreamFormats: BitstreamFormat[]) => {
-        return bitstreamFormats.find((selectedFormat) => selectedFormat.id === bitstreamFormat.id) != null;
-      }),
+      map((bitstreamFormats: BitstreamFormat[]) => bitstreamFormats.map((selectedFormat) => selectedFormat.id)),
     );
   }
 
@@ -156,27 +149,23 @@ export class BitstreamFormatsComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     const prefix = 'admin.registries.bitstream-formats.delete';
     const suffix = success ? 'success' : 'failure';
 
-    const messages = observableCombineLatest(
-      this.translateService.get(`${prefix}.${suffix}.head`),
-      this.translateService.get(`${prefix}.${suffix}.amount`, { amount: amount }),
-    );
-    messages.subscribe(([head, content]) => {
+    const head: string = this.translateService.instant(`${prefix}.${suffix}.head`);
+    const content: string = this.translateService.instant(`${prefix}.${suffix}.amount`, { amount: amount });
 
     if (success) {
       this.notificationsService.success(head, content);
     } else {
       this.notificationsService.error(head, content);
     }
-    });
   }
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
-
-    this.bitstreamFormats = this.paginationService.getFindListOptions(this.pageConfig.id, this.pageConfig).pipe(
+    this.bitstreamFormats$ = this.paginationService.getFindListOptions(this.pageConfig.id, this.pageConfig).pipe(
       switchMap((findListOptions: FindListOptions) => {
         return this.bitstreamFormatService.findAll(findListOptions);
       }),
     );
+    this.selectedBitstreamFormatIDs$ = this.selectedBitstreamFormatIDs();
   }
 
 

src/app/admin/admin-registries/bitstream-formats/format-form/format-form.component.html

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-<ds-form *ngIf="formModel"
+@if (formModel) {
+  <ds-form
     [formId]="'comcol-form-id'"
   [formModel]="formModel" (submitForm)="onSubmit()" (cancel)="onCancel()"></ds-form>
+}

src/app/admin/admin-registries/bitstream-formats/format-form/format-form.component.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { NgIf } from '@angular/common';
+
 import {
   Component,
   EventEmitter,
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import { getBitstreamFormatsModuleRoute } from '../../admin-registries-routing-p
   templateUrl: './format-form.component.html',
   imports: [
     FormComponent,
-    NgIf,
   ],
   standalone: true,
 })
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ export class FormatFormComponent implements OnInit {
    */
   arrayElementLayout: DynamicFormControlLayout = {
     grid: {
-      group: 'form-row',
+      group: 'row',
     },
   };
 

src/app/admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.component.html

@@ -8,13 +8,12 @@
 
       <ds-metadata-schema-form (submitForm)="forceUpdateSchemas()"></ds-metadata-schema-form>
 
+      @if ((metadataSchemas | async)?.payload?.totalElements > 0) {
         <ds-pagination
-                    *ngIf="(metadataSchemas | async)?.payload?.totalElements > 0"
           [paginationOptions]="config"
           [collectionSize]="(metadataSchemas | async)?.payload?.totalElements"
           [hideGear]="true"
           [hidePagerWhenSinglePage]="true">
-
           <div class="table-responsive">
             <table id="metadata-schemas" class="table table-striped table-hover">
               <thead>
@@ -26,33 +25,39 @@
                 </tr>
               </thead>
               <tbody>
-                        <tr *ngFor="let schema of (metadataSchemas | async)?.payload?.page"
-                            [ngClass]="{'table-primary' : isActive(schema) | async}">
+                @for (schema of (metadataSchemas | async)?.payload?.page; track schema) {
+                  <tr
+                    [ngClass]="{'table-primary' : (activeMetadataSchema$ | async)?.id === schema.id}">
                     <td>
-                                <label class="mb-0">
+                      <label class="form-label mb-0">
                         <input type="checkbox"
-                                           [checked]="isSelected(schema) | async"
+                          [checked]="(selectedMetadataSchemaIDs$ | async)?.includes(schema.id)"
                           (change)="selectMetadataSchema(schema, $event)"
                           >
-                                    <span class="sr-only">{{((isSelected(schema) | async) ? 'admin.registries.metadata.schemas.deselect' : 'admin.registries.metadata.schemas.select') | translate}}</span>
+                        <span class="sr-only">{{(((selectedMetadataSchemaIDs$ | async)?.includes(schema.id)) ? 'admin.registries.metadata.schemas.deselect' : 'admin.registries.metadata.schemas.select') | translate}}</span>
                       </label>
                     </td>
                     <td class="selectable-row" (click)="editSchema(schema)"><a [routerLink]="[schema.prefix]">{{schema.id}}</a></td>
                     <td class="selectable-row" (click)="editSchema(schema)"><a [routerLink]="[schema.prefix]">{{schema.namespace}}</a></td>
                     <td class="selectable-row" (click)="editSchema(schema)"><a [routerLink]="[schema.prefix]">{{schema.prefix}}</a></td>
                   </tr>
+                }
               </tbody>
             </table>
           </div>
-
         </ds-pagination>
+      }
 
-            <div *ngIf="(metadataSchemas | async)?.payload?.totalElements === 0" class="alert alert-info w-100 mb-2" role="alert">
+      @if ((metadataSchemas | async)?.payload?.totalElements === 0) {
+        <div class="alert alert-info w-100 mb-2" role="alert">
           {{'admin.registries.metadata.schemas.no-items' | translate}}
         </div>
+      }
 
       <div>
-              <button *ngIf="(metadataSchemas | async)?.payload?.page?.length > 0" type="submit" class="btn btn-danger float-right" (click)="deleteSchemas()">{{'admin.registries.metadata.schemas.table.delete' | translate}}</button>
+        @if ((metadataSchemas | async)?.payload?.page?.length > 0) {
+          <button type="submit" class="btn btn-danger float-end" (click)="deleteSchemas()">{{'admin.registries.metadata.schemas.table.delete' | translate}}</button>
+        }
       </div>
 
     </div>

src/app/admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.component.spec.ts

@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 import { FormBuilderService } from 'src/app/shared/form/builder/form-builder.service';
 
-import { RestResponse } from '../../../core/cache/response.models';
 import { ConfigurationDataService } from '../../../core/data/configuration-data.service';
-import { buildPaginatedList } from '../../../core/data/paginated-list.model';
 import { GroupDataService } from '../../../core/eperson/group-data.service';
 import { MetadataSchema } from '../../../core/metadata/metadata-schema.model';
 import { PaginationService } from '../../../core/pagination/pagination.service';
@@ -36,7 +34,9 @@ import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../../../shared/remote-data.u
 import { HostWindowServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/host-window-service.stub';
 import { NotificationsServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/notifications-service.stub';
 import { PaginationServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/pagination-service.stub';
+import { RegistryServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/registry.service.stub';
 import { SearchConfigurationServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/search-configuration-service.stub';
+import { createPaginatedList } from '../../../shared/testing/utils.test';
 import { EnumKeysPipe } from '../../../shared/utils/enum-keys-pipe';
 import { MetadataRegistryComponent } from './metadata-registry.component';
 import { MetadataSchemaFormComponent } from './metadata-schema-form/metadata-schema-form.component';
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ import { MetadataSchemaFormComponent } from './metadata-schema-form/metadata-sch
 describe('MetadataRegistryComponent', () => {
   let comp: MetadataRegistryComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<MetadataRegistryComponent>;
-  let registryService: RegistryService;
-  let paginationService;
-  const mockSchemasList = [
+
+  let paginationService: PaginationServiceStub;
+  let registryService: RegistryServiceStub;
+
+  const mockSchemasList: MetadataSchema[] = [
     {
       id: 1,
       _links: {
@@ -67,25 +69,7 @@ describe('MetadataRegistryComponent', () => {
       prefix: 'mock',
       namespace: 'http://dspace.org/mockschema',
     },
-  ];
-  const mockSchemas = createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(buildPaginatedList(null, mockSchemasList));
-  /* eslint-disable no-empty,@typescript-eslint/no-empty-function */
-  const registryServiceStub = {
-    getMetadataSchemas: () => mockSchemas,
-    getActiveMetadataSchema: () => observableOf(undefined),
-    getSelectedMetadataSchemas: () => observableOf([]),
-    editMetadataSchema: (schema) => {
-    },
-    cancelEditMetadataSchema: () => {
-    },
-    deleteMetadataSchema: () => observableOf(new RestResponse(true, 200, 'OK')),
-    deselectAllMetadataSchema: () => {
-    },
-    clearMetadataSchemaRequests: () => observableOf(undefined),
-  };
-  /* eslint-enable no-empty, @typescript-eslint/no-empty-function */
-
-  paginationService = new PaginationServiceStub();
+  ] as MetadataSchema[];
 
   const configurationDataService = jasmine.createSpyObj('configurationDataService', {
     findByPropertyName: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(Object.assign(new ConfigurationProperty(), {
@@ -109,6 +93,10 @@ describe('MetadataRegistryComponent', () => {
   );
 
   beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+    paginationService = new PaginationServiceStub();
+    registryService = new RegistryServiceStub();
+    spyOn(registryService, 'getMetadataSchemas').and.returnValue(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(createPaginatedList(mockSchemasList)));
+
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [
         CommonModule,
@@ -120,7 +108,7 @@ describe('MetadataRegistryComponent', () => {
         EnumKeysPipe,
       ],
       providers: [
-        { provide: RegistryService, useValue: registryServiceStub },
+        { provide: RegistryService, useValue: registryService },
         { provide: HostWindowService, useValue: new HostWindowServiceStub(0) },
         { provide: PaginationService, useValue: paginationService },
         {
@@ -190,7 +178,7 @@ describe('MetadataRegistryComponent', () => {
     }));
 
     it('should cancel editing the selected schema when clicked again', waitForAsync(() => {
-      spyOn(registryService, 'getActiveMetadataSchema').and.returnValue(observableOf(mockSchemasList[0] as MetadataSchema));
+      comp.activeMetadataSchema$ = observableOf(mockSchemasList[0] as MetadataSchema);
       spyOn(registryService, 'cancelEditMetadataSchema');
       row.click();
       fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -205,7 +193,7 @@ describe('MetadataRegistryComponent', () => {
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       spyOn(registryService, 'deleteMetadataSchema').and.callThrough();
-      spyOn(registryService, 'getSelectedMetadataSchemas').and.returnValue(observableOf(selectedSchemas as MetadataSchema[]));
+      comp.selectedMetadataSchemaIDs$ = observableOf(selectedSchemas.map((selectedSchema: MetadataSchema) => selectedSchema.id));
       comp.deleteSchemas();
       fixture.detectChanges();
     });

src/app/admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.component.ts

@@ -1,25 +1,21 @@
 import {
   AsyncPipe,
   NgClass,
-  NgForOf,
-  NgIf,
 } from '@angular/common';
 import {
   Component,
   OnDestroy,
+  OnInit,
 } from '@angular/core';
-import {
-  Router,
-  RouterLink,
-} from '@angular/router';
+import { RouterLink } from '@angular/router';
 import {
   TranslateModule,
   TranslateService,
 } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import {
   BehaviorSubject,
-  combineLatest as observableCombineLatest,
   Observable,
+  Subscription,
   zip,
 } from 'rxjs';
 import {
@@ -36,7 +32,6 @@ import { PaginationService } from '../../../core/pagination/pagination.service';
 import { RegistryService } from '../../../core/registry/registry.service';
 import { NoContent } from '../../../core/shared/NoContent.model';
 import { getFirstCompletedRemoteData } from '../../../core/shared/operators';
-import { hasValue } from '../../../shared/empty.util';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
 import { PaginationComponent } from '../../../shared/pagination/pagination.component';
 import { toFindListOptions } from '../../../shared/pagination/pagination.utils';
@@ -52,8 +47,6 @@ import { MetadataSchemaFormComponent } from './metadata-schema-form/metadata-sch
     TranslateModule,
     AsyncPipe,
     PaginationComponent,
-    NgIf,
-    NgForOf,
     NgClass,
     RouterLink,
   ],
@@ -63,13 +56,23 @@ import { MetadataSchemaFormComponent } from './metadata-schema-form/metadata-sch
  * A component used for managing all existing metadata schemas within the repository.
  * The admin can create, edit or delete metadata schemas here.
  */
-export class MetadataRegistryComponent implements OnDestroy {
+export class MetadataRegistryComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
 
   /**
    * A list of all the current metadata schemas within the repository
    */
   metadataSchemas: Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<MetadataSchema>>>;
 
+  /**
+   * The {@link MetadataSchema}that is being edited
+   */
+  activeMetadataSchema$: Observable<MetadataSchema>;
+
+  /**
+   * The selected {@link MetadataSchema} IDs
+   */
+  selectedMetadataSchemaIDs$: Observable<number[]>;
+
   /**
    * Pagination config used to display the list of metadata schemas
    */
@@ -79,15 +82,25 @@ export class MetadataRegistryComponent implements OnDestroy {
   });
 
   /**
-   * Whether or not the list of MetadataSchemas needs an update
+   * Whether the list of MetadataSchemas needs an update
    */
   needsUpdate$: BehaviorSubject<boolean> = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(true);
 
-  constructor(private registryService: RegistryService,
-              private notificationsService: NotificationsService,
-              private router: Router,
-              private paginationService: PaginationService,
-              private translateService: TranslateService) {
+  subscriptions: Subscription[] = [];
+
+  constructor(
+    protected registryService: RegistryService,
+    protected notificationsService: NotificationsService,
+    protected paginationService: PaginationService,
+    protected translateService: TranslateService,
+  ) {
+  }
+
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.activeMetadataSchema$ = this.registryService.getActiveMetadataSchema();
+    this.selectedMetadataSchemaIDs$ = this.registryService.getSelectedMetadataSchemas().pipe(
+      map((schemas: MetadataSchema[]) => schemas.map((schema: MetadataSchema) => schema.id)),
+    );
     this.updateSchemas();
   }
 
@@ -116,30 +129,13 @@ export class MetadataRegistryComponent implements OnDestroy {
    * @param schema
    */
   editSchema(schema: MetadataSchema) {
-    this.getActiveSchema().pipe(take(1)).subscribe((activeSchema) => {
+    this.subscriptions.push(this.activeMetadataSchema$.pipe(take(1)).subscribe((activeSchema: MetadataSchema) => {
       if (schema === activeSchema) {
         this.registryService.cancelEditMetadataSchema();
       } else {
         this.registryService.editMetadataSchema(schema);
       }
-    });
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Checks whether the given metadata schema is active (being edited)
-   * @param schema
-   */
-  isActive(schema: MetadataSchema): Observable<boolean> {
-    return this.getActiveSchema().pipe(
-      map((activeSchema) => schema === activeSchema),
-    );
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Gets the active metadata schema (being edited)
-   */
-  getActiveSchema(): Observable<MetadataSchema> {
-    return this.registryService.getActiveMetadataSchema();
+    }));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -153,31 +149,16 @@ export class MetadataRegistryComponent implements OnDestroy {
       this.registryService.deselectMetadataSchema(schema);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Checks whether a given metadata schema is selected in the list (checkbox)
-   * @param schema
-   */
-  isSelected(schema: MetadataSchema): Observable<boolean> {
-    return this.registryService.getSelectedMetadataSchemas().pipe(
-      map((schemas) => schemas.find((selectedSchema) => selectedSchema === schema) != null),
-    );
-  }
-
   /**
    * Delete all the selected metadata schemas
    */
   deleteSchemas() {
-    this.registryService.getSelectedMetadataSchemas().pipe(take(1)).subscribe(
-      (schemas) => {
-        const tasks$ = [];
-        for (const schema of schemas) {
-          if (hasValue(schema.id)) {
-            tasks$.push(this.registryService.deleteMetadataSchema(schema.id).pipe(getFirstCompletedRemoteData()));
-          }
-        }
-        zip(...tasks$).subscribe((responses: RemoteData<NoContent>[]) => {
-          const successResponses = responses.filter((response: RemoteData<NoContent>) => response.hasSucceeded);
-          const failedResponses = responses.filter((response: RemoteData<NoContent>) => response.hasFailed);
+    this.subscriptions.push(this.selectedMetadataSchemaIDs$.pipe(
+      take(1),
+      switchMap((schemaIDs: number[]) => zip(schemaIDs.map((schemaID: number) => this.registryService.deleteMetadataSchema(schemaID).pipe(getFirstCompletedRemoteData())))),
+    ).subscribe((responses: RemoteData<NoContent>[]) => {
+      const successResponses: RemoteData<NoContent>[] = responses.filter((response: RemoteData<NoContent>) => response.hasSucceeded);
+      const failedResponses: RemoteData<NoContent>[] = responses.filter((response: RemoteData<NoContent>) => response.hasFailed);
       if (successResponses.length > 0) {
         this.showNotification(true, successResponses.length);
       }
@@ -186,9 +167,7 @@ export class MetadataRegistryComponent implements OnDestroy {
       }
       this.registryService.deselectAllMetadataSchema();
       this.registryService.cancelEditMetadataSchema();
-        });
-      },
-    );
+    }));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -199,20 +178,20 @@ export class MetadataRegistryComponent implements OnDestroy {
   showNotification(success: boolean, amount: number) {
     const prefix = 'admin.registries.schema.notification';
     const suffix = success ? 'success' : 'failure';
-    const messages = observableCombineLatest(
-      this.translateService.get(success ? `${prefix}.${suffix}` : `${prefix}.${suffix}`),
-      this.translateService.get(`${prefix}.deleted.${suffix}`, { amount: amount }),
-    );
-    messages.subscribe(([head, content]) => {
+
+    const head: string = this.translateService.instant(success ? `${prefix}.${suffix}` : `${prefix}.${suffix}`);
+    const content: string = this.translateService.instant(`${prefix}.deleted.${suffix}`, { amount: amount });
+
     if (success) {
       this.notificationsService.success(head, content);
     } else {
       this.notificationsService.error(head, content);
     }
-    });
   }
+
   ngOnDestroy(): void {
     this.paginationService.clearPagination(this.config.id);
+    this.subscriptions.map((subscription: Subscription) => subscription.unsubscribe());
   }
 
 }

src/app/admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-schema-form/metadata-schema-form.component.html

@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
-<div *ngIf="registryService.getActiveMetadataSchema() | async; then editheader; else createHeader"></div>
-
-<ng-template #createHeader>
-    <h2>{{messagePrefix + '.create' | translate}}</h2>
-</ng-template>
-
-<ng-template #editheader>
+@if (activeMetadataSchema$ | async) {
   <h2>{{messagePrefix + '.edit' | translate}}</h2>
-</ng-template>
+} @else {
+  <h2>{{messagePrefix + '.create' | translate}}</h2>
+}
+
+
 
 <ds-form [formId]="formId"
   [formModel]="formModel"

src/app/admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-schema-form/metadata-schema-form.component.spec.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
-import { NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
 import {
   ComponentFixture,
   inject,
@@ -16,42 +16,26 @@ import { RegistryService } from '../../../../core/registry/registry.service';
 import { FormBuilderService } from '../../../../shared/form/builder/form-builder.service';
 import { FormComponent } from '../../../../shared/form/form.component';
 import { getMockFormBuilderService } from '../../../../shared/mocks/form-builder-service.mock';
+import { RegistryServiceStub } from '../../../../shared/testing/registry.service.stub';
 import { EnumKeysPipe } from '../../../../shared/utils/enum-keys-pipe';
 import { MetadataSchemaFormComponent } from './metadata-schema-form.component';
 
 describe('MetadataSchemaFormComponent', () => {
   let component: MetadataSchemaFormComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<MetadataSchemaFormComponent>;
-  let registryService: RegistryService;
 
-  /* eslint-disable no-empty,@typescript-eslint/no-empty-function */
-  const registryServiceStub = {
-    getActiveMetadataSchema: () => observableOf(undefined),
-    createOrUpdateMetadataSchema: (schema: MetadataSchema) => observableOf(schema),
-    cancelEditMetadataSchema: () => {
-    },
-    clearMetadataSchemaRequests: () => observableOf(undefined),
-  };
-  const formBuilderServiceStub = {
-    createFormGroup: () => {
-      return {
-        patchValue: () => {
-        },
-        reset(_value?: any, _options?: { onlySelf?: boolean; emitEvent?: boolean; }): void {
-        },
-      };
-    },
-  };
-  /* eslint-enable no-empty, @typescript-eslint/no-empty-function */
+  let registryService: RegistryServiceStub;
 
   beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+    registryService = new RegistryServiceStub();
+
     return TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [CommonModule, RouterTestingModule.withRoutes([]), TranslateModule.forRoot(), NgbModule, MetadataSchemaFormComponent, EnumKeysPipe],
       providers: [
-        { provide: RegistryService, useValue: registryServiceStub },
+        { provide: RegistryService, useValue: registryService },
         { provide: FormBuilderService, useValue: getMockFormBuilderService() },
       ],
-      schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA],
+      schemas: [CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA],
     })
       .overrideComponent(MetadataSchemaFormComponent, {
         remove: {
@@ -88,7 +72,7 @@ describe('MetadataSchemaFormComponent', () => {
 
     describe('without an active schema', () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
-        spyOn(registryService, 'getActiveMetadataSchema').and.returnValue(observableOf(undefined));
+        component.activeMetadataSchema$ = observableOf(undefined);
         component.onSubmit();
         fixture.detectChanges();
       });
@@ -107,7 +91,7 @@ describe('MetadataSchemaFormComponent', () => {
       } as MetadataSchema);
 
       beforeEach(() => {
-        spyOn(registryService, 'getActiveMetadataSchema').and.returnValue(observableOf(expectedWithId));
+        component.activeMetadataSchema$ = observableOf(expectedWithId);
         component.onSubmit();
         fixture.detectChanges();
       });

src/app/admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-schema-form/metadata-schema-form.component.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-import {
-  AsyncPipe,
-  NgIf,
-} from '@angular/common';
+import { AsyncPipe } from '@angular/common';
 import {
   Component,
   EventEmitter,
@@ -21,13 +18,13 @@ import {
   TranslateService,
 } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import {
-  combineLatest,
   Observable,
+  Subscription,
 } from 'rxjs';
 import {
+  map,
   switchMap,
   take,
-  tap,
 } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import { MetadataSchema } from '../../../../core/metadata/metadata-schema.model';
@@ -39,7 +36,6 @@ import { FormComponent } from '../../../../shared/form/form.component';
   selector: 'ds-metadata-schema-form',
   templateUrl: './metadata-schema-form.component.html',
   imports: [
-    NgIf,
     AsyncPipe,
     TranslateModule,
     FormComponent,
@@ -102,17 +98,24 @@ export class MetadataSchemaFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    */
   @Output() submitForm: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter();
 
-  constructor(public registryService: RegistryService, private formBuilderService: FormBuilderService, private translateService: TranslateService) {
+  /**
+   * The {@link MetadataSchema} that is currently being edited
+   */
+  activeMetadataSchema$: Observable<MetadataSchema>;
+
+  subscriptions: Subscription[] = [];
+
+  constructor(
+    protected registryService: RegistryService,
+    protected formBuilderService: FormBuilderService,
+    protected translateService: TranslateService,
+  ) {
   }
 
   ngOnInit() {
-    combineLatest([
-      this.translateService.get(`${this.messagePrefix}.name`),
-      this.translateService.get(`${this.messagePrefix}.namespace`),
-    ]).subscribe(([name, namespace]) => {
     this.name = new DynamicInputModel({
       id: 'name',
-        label: name,
+      label: this.translateService.instant(`${this.messagePrefix}.name`),
       name: 'name',
       validators: {
         required: null,
@@ -127,7 +130,7 @@ export class MetadataSchemaFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     });
     this.namespace = new DynamicInputModel({
       id: 'namespace',
-        label: namespace,
+      label: this.translateService.instant(`${this.messagePrefix}.namespace`),
       name: 'namespace',
       validators: {
         required: null,
@@ -146,7 +149,8 @@ export class MetadataSchemaFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         }),
     ];
     this.formGroup = this.formBuilderService.createFormGroup(this.formModel);
-      this.registryService.getActiveMetadataSchema().subscribe((schema: MetadataSchema) => {
+    this.activeMetadataSchema$ = this.registryService.getActiveMetadataSchema();
+    this.subscriptions.push(this.activeMetadataSchema$.subscribe((schema: MetadataSchema) => {
       if (schema == null) {
         this.clearFields();
       } else {
@@ -158,8 +162,7 @@ export class MetadataSchemaFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         });
         this.name.disabled = true;
       }
-      });
-    });
+    }));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -176,44 +179,25 @@ export class MetadataSchemaFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    * Emit the updated/created schema using the EventEmitter submitForm
    */
   onSubmit(): void {
-    this.registryService
-      .getActiveMetadataSchema()
-      .pipe(
+    this.activeMetadataSchema$.pipe(
       take(1),
       switchMap((schema: MetadataSchema) => {
         const metadataValues = {
           prefix: this.name.value,
           namespace: this.namespace.value,
         };
-
-          let createOrUpdate$: Observable<MetadataSchema>;
-
         if (schema == null) {
-            createOrUpdate$ =
-                  this.registryService.createOrUpdateMetadataSchema(
-                    Object.assign(new MetadataSchema(), metadataValues),
-                  );
+          return this.registryService.createOrUpdateMetadataSchema(Object.assign(new MetadataSchema(), metadataValues));
         } else {
-            const updatedSchema = Object.assign(
-              new MetadataSchema(),
-              schema,
-              {
+          return this.registryService.createOrUpdateMetadataSchema(Object.assign(new MetadataSchema(), schema, {
             namespace: metadataValues.namespace,
-              },
-            );
-            createOrUpdate$ =
-                  this.registryService.createOrUpdateMetadataSchema(
-                    updatedSchema,
-                  );
+          }));
         }
-
-          return createOrUpdate$;
       }),
-        tap(() => {
-          this.registryService.clearMetadataSchemaRequests().subscribe();
-        }),
-      )
-      .subscribe((updatedOrCreatedSchema: MetadataSchema) => {
+      switchMap((updatedOrCreatedSchema: MetadataSchema) => this.registryService.clearMetadataSchemaRequests().pipe(
+        map(() => updatedOrCreatedSchema),
+      )),
+    ).subscribe((updatedOrCreatedSchema: MetadataSchema) => {
       this.submitForm.emit(updatedOrCreatedSchema);
       this.clearFields();
       this.registryService.cancelEditMetadataSchema();
@@ -233,5 +217,6 @@ export class MetadataSchemaFormComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    */
   ngOnDestroy(): void {
     this.onCancel();
+    this.subscriptions.forEach((subscription: Subscription) => subscription.unsubscribe());
   }
 }

src/app/admin/admin-registries/metadata-schema/metadata-field-form/metadata-field-form.component.html

@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
-<div *ngIf="registryService.getActiveMetadataField() | async; then editheader; else createHeader"></div>
-
-<ng-template #createHeader>
-    <h2>{{messagePrefix + '.create' | translate}}</h2>
-</ng-template>
-
-<ng-template #editheader>
+@if (registryService.getActiveMetadataField() | async) {
   <h2>{{messagePrefix + '.edit' | translate}}</h2>
-</ng-template>
+} @else {
+  <h2>{{messagePrefix + '.create' | translate}}</h2>
+}
+
+
 
 <ds-form [formId]="formId"
   [formModel]="formModel"

src/app/admin/admin-registries/metadata-schema/metadata-field-form/metadata-field-form.component.spec.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
-import { NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
 import {
   ComponentFixture,
   inject,
@@ -17,13 +17,15 @@ import { RegistryService } from '../../../../core/registry/registry.service';
 import { FormBuilderService } from '../../../../shared/form/builder/form-builder.service';
 import { FormComponent } from '../../../../shared/form/form.component';
 import { getMockFormBuilderService } from '../../../../shared/mocks/form-builder-service.mock';
+import { RegistryServiceStub } from '../../../../shared/testing/registry.service.stub';
 import { EnumKeysPipe } from '../../../../shared/utils/enum-keys-pipe';
 import { MetadataFieldFormComponent } from './metadata-field-form.component';
 
 describe('MetadataFieldFormComponent', () => {
   let component: MetadataFieldFormComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<MetadataFieldFormComponent>;
-  let registryService: RegistryService;
+
+  let registryService: RegistryServiceStub;
 
   const metadataSchema = Object.assign(new MetadataSchema(), {
     id: 1,
@@ -31,37 +33,16 @@ describe('MetadataFieldFormComponent', () => {
     prefix: 'fake',
   });
 
-  /* eslint-disable no-empty,@typescript-eslint/no-empty-function */
-  const registryServiceStub = {
-    getActiveMetadataField: () => observableOf(undefined),
-    createMetadataField: (field: MetadataField) => observableOf(field),
-    updateMetadataField: (field: MetadataField) => observableOf(field),
-    cancelEditMetadataField: () => {
-    },
-    cancelEditMetadataSchema: () => {
-    },
-    clearMetadataFieldRequests: () => observableOf(undefined),
-  };
-  const formBuilderServiceStub = {
-    createFormGroup: () => {
-      return {
-        patchValue: () => {
-        },
-        reset(_value?: any, _options?: { onlySelf?: boolean; emitEvent?: boolean; }): void {
-        },
-      };
-    },
-  };
-  /* eslint-enable no-empty, @typescript-eslint/no-empty-function */
-
   beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+    registryService = new RegistryServiceStub();
+
     return TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [CommonModule, RouterTestingModule.withRoutes([]), TranslateModule.forRoot(), NgbModule, MetadataFieldFormComponent, EnumKeysPipe],
       providers: [
-        { provide: RegistryService, useValue: registryServiceStub },
+        { provide: RegistryService, useValue: registryService },
         { provide: FormBuilderService, useValue: getMockFormBuilderService() },
       ],
-      schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA],
+      schemas: [CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA],
     })
       .overrideComponent(MetadataFieldFormComponent, {
         remove: { imports: [FormComponent] },

src/app/admin/admin-registries/metadata-schema/metadata-field-form/metadata-field-form.component.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-import {
-  AsyncPipe,
-  NgIf,
-} from '@angular/common';
+import { AsyncPipe } from '@angular/common';
 import {
   Component,
   EventEmitter,
@@ -35,7 +32,6 @@ import { FormComponent } from '../../../../shared/form/form.component';
   selector: 'ds-metadata-field-form',
   templateUrl: './metadata-field-form.component.html',
   imports: [
-    NgIf,
     FormComponent,
     TranslateModule,
     AsyncPipe,

src/app/admin/admin-registries/metadata-schema/metadata-schema.component.html

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
       <h2>{{'admin.registries.schema.fields.head' | translate}}</h2>
 
       <ng-container *ngVar="(metadataFields$ | async)?.payload as fields">
+        @if (fields?.totalElements > 0) {
           <ds-pagination
-          *ngIf="fields?.totalElements > 0"
             [paginationOptions]="config"
             [collectionSize]="fields?.totalElements"
             [hideGear]="false"
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@
                   </tr>
                 </thead>
                 <tbody>
-              <tr *ngFor="let field of fields?.page"
-                  [ngClass]="{'table-primary' : isActive(field) | async}">
-                <td *ngVar="(isSelected(field) | async) as selected">
+                  @for (field of fields?.page; track field) {
+                    <tr
+                      [ngClass]="{'table-primary' : (activeField$ | async)?.id === field.id}">
+                      <td *ngVar="(selectedMetadataFieldIDs$ | async)?.includes(field.id) as selected">
                         <input type="checkbox"
                           [attr.aria-label]="(selected ? 'admin.registries.schema.fields.deselect' : 'admin.registries.schema.fields.select') | translate"
                           [checked]="selected"
@@ -42,18 +43,24 @@
                       <td class="selectable-row" (click)="editField(field)">{{schema?.prefix}}.{{field.element}}{{field.qualifier ? '.' + field.qualifier : ''}}</td>
                       <td class="selectable-row" (click)="editField(field)">{{field.scopeNote}}</td>
                     </tr>
+                  }
                 </tbody>
               </table>
             </div>
           </ds-pagination>
+        }
 
-        <div *ngIf="fields?.totalElements === 0" class="alert alert-info w-100 mb-2" role="alert">
+        @if (fields?.totalElements === 0) {
+          <div class="alert alert-info w-100 mb-2" role="alert">
             {{'admin.registries.schema.fields.no-items' | translate}}
           </div>
+        }
 
         <div>
           <button [routerLink]="['/admin/registries/metadata']" class="btn btn-primary">{{'admin.registries.schema.return' | translate}}</button>
-          <button *ngIf="fields?.page?.length > 0" type="submit" class="btn btn-danger float-right" (click)="deleteFields()">{{'admin.registries.schema.fields.table.delete' | translate}}</button>
+          @if (fields?.page?.length > 0) {
+            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-danger float-end" (click)="deleteFields()">{{'admin.registries.schema.fields.table.delete' | translate}}</button>
+          }
         </div>
       </ng-container>
 

src/app/admin/admin-registries/metadata-schema/metadata-schema.component.spec.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
-import { NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
 import {
   ComponentFixture,
   inject,
@@ -7,16 +7,12 @@ import {
   waitForAsync,
 } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
-import {
-  ActivatedRoute,
-  Router,
-} from '@angular/router';
+import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
 import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
 import { NgbModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 
-import { RestResponse } from '../../../core/cache/response.models';
 import { ConfigurationDataService } from '../../../core/data/configuration-data.service';
 import { buildPaginatedList } from '../../../core/data/paginated-list.model';
 import { GroupDataService } from '../../../core/eperson/group-data.service';
@@ -34,7 +30,7 @@ import { ActivatedRouteStub } from '../../../shared/testing/active-router.stub';
 import { HostWindowServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/host-window-service.stub';
 import { NotificationsServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/notifications-service.stub';
 import { PaginationServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/pagination-service.stub';
-import { RouterStub } from '../../../shared/testing/router.stub';
+import { RegistryServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/registry.service.stub';
 import { SearchConfigurationServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/search-configuration-service.stub';
 import { createPaginatedList } from '../../../shared/testing/utils.test';
 import { EnumKeysPipe } from '../../../shared/utils/enum-keys-pipe';
@@ -45,8 +41,12 @@ import { MetadataSchemaComponent } from './metadata-schema.component';
 describe('MetadataSchemaComponent', () => {
   let comp: MetadataSchemaComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<MetadataSchemaComponent>;
-  let registryService: RegistryService;
-  const mockSchemasList = [
+
+  let registryService: RegistryServiceStub;
+  let activatedRoute: ActivatedRouteStub;
+  let paginationService: PaginationServiceStub;
+
+  const mockSchemasList: MetadataSchema[] = [
     {
       id: 1,
       _links: {
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ describe('MetadataSchemaComponent', () => {
       prefix: 'mock',
       namespace: 'http://dspace.org/mockschema',
     },
-  ];
-  const mockFieldsList = [
+  ] as MetadataSchema[];
+  const mockFieldsList: MetadataField[] = [
     {
       id: 1,
       _links: {
@@ -117,33 +117,8 @@ describe('MetadataSchemaComponent', () => {
       scopeNote: null,
       schema: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(mockSchemasList[1]),
     },
-  ];
-  const mockSchemas = createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(buildPaginatedList(null, mockSchemasList));
-  /* eslint-disable no-empty,@typescript-eslint/no-empty-function */
-  const registryServiceStub = {
-    getMetadataSchemas: () => mockSchemas,
-    getMetadataFieldsBySchema: (schema: MetadataSchema) => createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(buildPaginatedList(null, mockFieldsList.filter((value) => value.id === 3 || value.id === 4))),
-    getMetadataSchemaByPrefix: (schemaName: string) => createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(mockSchemasList.filter((value) => value.prefix === schemaName)[0]),
-    getActiveMetadataField: () => observableOf(undefined),
-    getSelectedMetadataFields: () => observableOf([]),
-    editMetadataField: (schema) => {
-    },
-    cancelEditMetadataField: () => {
-    },
-    deleteMetadataField: () => observableOf(new RestResponse(true, 200, 'OK')),
-    deselectAllMetadataField: () => {
-    },
-    clearMetadataFieldRequests: () => observableOf(undefined),
-  };
-  /* eslint-enable no-empty, @typescript-eslint/no-empty-function */
+  ] as MetadataField[];
   const schemaNameParam = 'mock';
-  const activatedRouteStub = Object.assign(new ActivatedRouteStub(), {
-    params: observableOf({
-      schemaName: schemaNameParam,
-    }),
-  });
-
-  const paginationService = new PaginationServiceStub();
 
   const configurationDataService = jasmine.createSpyObj('configurationDataService', {
     findByPropertyName: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(Object.assign(new ConfigurationProperty(), {
@@ -162,6 +137,14 @@ describe('MetadataSchemaComponent', () => {
 
 
   beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+    activatedRoute = new ActivatedRouteStub({
+      schemaName: schemaNameParam,
+    });
+    paginationService = new PaginationServiceStub();
+    registryService = new RegistryServiceStub();
+    spyOn(registryService, 'getMetadataFieldsBySchema').and.returnValue(createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(buildPaginatedList(null, mockFieldsList.filter((value) => value.id === 3 || value.id === 4))));
+    spyOn(registryService, 'getMetadataSchemaByPrefix').and.callFake((schemaName) => createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(mockSchemasList.filter((value) => value.prefix === schemaName)[0]));
+
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [
         CommonModule,
@@ -174,10 +157,9 @@ describe('MetadataSchemaComponent', () => {
         VarDirective,
       ],
       providers: [
-        { provide: RegistryService, useValue: registryServiceStub },
-        { provide: ActivatedRoute, useValue: activatedRouteStub },
+        { provide: RegistryService, useValue: registryService },
+        { provide: ActivatedRoute, useValue: activatedRoute },
         { provide: HostWindowService, useValue: new HostWindowServiceStub(0) },
-        { provide: Router, useValue: new RouterStub() },
         { provide: PaginationService, useValue: paginationService },
         {
           provide: NotificationsService,
@@ -187,7 +169,7 @@ describe('MetadataSchemaComponent', () => {
         { provide: ConfigurationDataService, useValue: configurationDataService },
         { provide: SearchConfigurationService, useValue: new SearchConfigurationServiceStub()  },
       ],
-      schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA],
+      schemas: [CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA],
     })
       .overrideComponent(MetadataSchemaComponent, {
         remove: {
@@ -242,7 +224,7 @@ describe('MetadataSchemaComponent', () => {
     }));
 
     it('should cancel editing the selected field when clicked again', waitForAsync(() => {
-      spyOn(registryService, 'getActiveMetadataField').and.returnValue(observableOf(mockFieldsList[2] as MetadataField));
+      comp.activeField$ = observableOf(mockFieldsList[2] as MetadataField);
       spyOn(registryService, 'cancelEditMetadataField');
       row.click();
       fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -257,7 +239,7 @@ describe('MetadataSchemaComponent', () => {
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       spyOn(registryService, 'deleteMetadataField').and.callThrough();
-      spyOn(registryService, 'getSelectedMetadataFields').and.returnValue(observableOf(selectedFields as MetadataField[]));
+      comp.selectedMetadataFieldIDs$ = observableOf(selectedFields.map((metadataField: MetadataField) => metadataField.id));
       comp.deleteFields();
       fixture.detectChanges();
     });

src/app/admin/admin-registries/metadata-schema/metadata-schema.component.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import {
   AsyncPipe,
   NgClass,
-  NgForOf,
-  NgIf,
 } from '@angular/common';
 import {
   Component,
@@ -20,9 +18,9 @@ import {
 import {
   BehaviorSubject,
   combineLatest,
-  combineLatest as observableCombineLatest,
   Observable,
   of as observableOf,
+  Subscription,
   zip,
 } from 'rxjs';
 import {
@@ -42,7 +40,6 @@ import {
   getFirstCompletedRemoteData,
   getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload,
 } from '../../../core/shared/operators';
-import { hasValue } from '../../../shared/empty.util';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
 import { PaginationComponent } from '../../../shared/pagination/pagination.component';
 import { toFindListOptions } from '../../../shared/pagination/pagination.utils';
@@ -60,8 +57,6 @@ import { MetadataFieldFormComponent } from './metadata-field-form/metadata-field
     MetadataFieldFormComponent,
     TranslateModule,
     PaginationComponent,
-    NgIf,
-    NgForOf,
     NgClass,
     RouterLink,
   ],
@@ -71,7 +66,7 @@ import { MetadataFieldFormComponent } from './metadata-field-form/metadata-field
  * A component used for managing all existing metadata fields within the current metadata schema.
  * The admin can create, edit or delete metadata fields here.
  */
-export class MetadataSchemaComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
+export class MetadataSchemaComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
   /**
    * The metadata schema
    */
@@ -96,26 +91,33 @@ export class MetadataSchemaComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    */
   needsUpdate$: BehaviorSubject<boolean> = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(true);
 
-  constructor(private registryService: RegistryService,
-              private route: ActivatedRoute,
-              private notificationsService: NotificationsService,
-              private paginationService: PaginationService,
-              private translateService: TranslateService) {
+  /**
+   * The current {@link MetadataField} that is being edited
+   */
+  activeField$: Observable<MetadataField>;
 
+  /**
+   * The selected {@link MetadataField} IDs
+   */
+  selectedMetadataFieldIDs$: Observable<number[]>;
+
+  subscriptions: Subscription[] = [];
+
+  constructor(
+    protected registryService: RegistryService,
+    protected route: ActivatedRoute,
+    protected notificationsService: NotificationsService,
+    protected paginationService: PaginationService,
+    protected translateService: TranslateService,
+  ) {
   }
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
-    this.route.params.subscribe((params) => {
-      this.initialize(params);
-    });
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Initialize the component using the params within the url (schemaName)
-   * @param params
-   */
-  initialize(params) {
-    this.metadataSchema$ = this.registryService.getMetadataSchemaByPrefix(params.schemaName).pipe(getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload());
+    this.metadataSchema$ = this.registryService.getMetadataSchemaByPrefix(this.route.snapshot.params.schemaName).pipe(getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload());
+    this.activeField$ = this.registryService.getActiveMetadataField();
+    this.selectedMetadataFieldIDs$ = this.registryService.getSelectedMetadataFields().pipe(
+      map((metadataFields: MetadataField[]) => metadataFields.map((metadataField: MetadataField) => metadataField.id)),
+    );
     this.updateFields();
   }
 
@@ -148,30 +150,13 @@ export class MetadataSchemaComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
    * @param field
    */
   editField(field: MetadataField) {
-    this.getActiveField().pipe(take(1)).subscribe((activeField) => {
+    this.subscriptions.push(this.activeField$.pipe(take(1)).subscribe((activeField) => {
       if (field === activeField) {
         this.registryService.cancelEditMetadataField();
       } else {
         this.registryService.editMetadataField(field);
       }
-    });
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Checks whether the given metadata field is active (being edited)
-   * @param field
-   */
-  isActive(field: MetadataField): Observable<boolean> {
-    return this.getActiveField().pipe(
-      map((activeField) => field === activeField),
-    );
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Gets the active metadata field (being edited)
-   */
-  getActiveField(): Observable<MetadataField> {
-    return this.registryService.getActiveMetadataField();
+    }));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -185,29 +170,14 @@ export class MetadataSchemaComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       this.registryService.deselectMetadataField(field);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Checks whether a given metadata field is selected in the list (checkbox)
-   * @param field
-   */
-  isSelected(field: MetadataField): Observable<boolean> {
-    return this.registryService.getSelectedMetadataFields().pipe(
-      map((fields) => fields.find((selectedField) => selectedField === field) != null),
-    );
-  }
-
   /**
    * Delete all the selected metadata fields
    */
   deleteFields() {
-    this.registryService.getSelectedMetadataFields().pipe(take(1)).subscribe(
-      (fields) => {
-        const tasks$ = [];
-        for (const field of fields) {
-          if (hasValue(field.id)) {
-            tasks$.push(this.registryService.deleteMetadataField(field.id).pipe(getFirstCompletedRemoteData()));
-          }
-        }
-        zip(...tasks$).subscribe((responses: RemoteData<NoContent>[]) => {
+    this.subscriptions.push(this.selectedMetadataFieldIDs$.pipe(
+      take(1),
+      switchMap((fieldIDs) => zip(fieldIDs.map((fieldID) => this.registryService.deleteMetadataField(fieldID).pipe(getFirstCompletedRemoteData())))),
+    ).subscribe((responses: RemoteData<NoContent>[]) => {
       const successResponses = responses.filter((response: RemoteData<NoContent>) => response.hasSucceeded);
       const failedResponses = responses.filter((response: RemoteData<NoContent>) => response.hasFailed);
       if (successResponses.length > 0) {
@@ -218,9 +188,7 @@ export class MetadataSchemaComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       }
       this.registryService.deselectAllMetadataField();
       this.registryService.cancelEditMetadataField();
-        });
-      },
-    );
+    }));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -231,21 +199,19 @@ export class MetadataSchemaComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   showNotification(success: boolean, amount: number) {
     const prefix = 'admin.registries.schema.notification';
     const suffix = success ? 'success' : 'failure';
-    const messages = observableCombineLatest([
-      this.translateService.get(success ? `${prefix}.${suffix}` : `${prefix}.${suffix}`),
-      this.translateService.get(`${prefix}.field.deleted.${suffix}`, { amount: amount }),
-    ]);
-    messages.subscribe(([head, content]) => {
+    const head = this.translateService.instant(success ? `${prefix}.${suffix}` : `${prefix}.${suffix}`);
+    const content = this.translateService.instant(`${prefix}.field.deleted.${suffix}`, { amount: amount });
     if (success) {
       this.notificationsService.success(head, content);
     } else {
       this.notificationsService.error(head, content);
     }
-    });
   }
+
   ngOnDestroy(): void {
     this.paginationService.clearPagination(this.config.id);
     this.registryService.deselectAllMetadataField();
+    this.subscriptions.forEach((subscription: Subscription) => subscription.unsubscribe());
   }
 
 }

src/app/admin/admin-reports/filtered-collections/filtered-collections.component.html

@@ -36,22 +36,30 @@
                     <th rowspan="2">{{ "admin.reports.collections.collection" | translate }}</th>
                     <th>{{ "admin.reports.collections.nb_items" | translate }}</th>
                     <th>{{ "admin.reports.collections.match_all_selected_filters" | translate }}</th>
-                                        <th *ngFor="let filter of results.summary.values | keyvalue">{{ ("admin.reports.commons.filters." + getGroup(filter.key) + "." + filter.key) | translate }}</th>
+                    @for (filter of results.summary.values | keyvalue; track filter) {
+                      <th>{{ ("admin.reports.commons.filters." + getGroup(filter.key) + "." + filter.key) | translate }}</th>
+                    }
                   </tr>
                   <tr class="header">
                     <th class="num">{{ results.summary.nbTotalItems }}</th>
                     <th class="num">{{ results.summary.allFiltersValue }}</th>
-                                        <th class="num" *ngFor="let filter of results.summary.values | keyvalue">{{ filter.value }}</th>
+                    @for (filter of results.summary.values | keyvalue; track filter) {
+                      <th class="num">{{ filter.value }}</th>
+                    }
                   </tr>
                 </thead>
                 <tbody>
-                                    <tr *ngFor="let coll of results.collections">
+                  @for (coll of results.collections; track coll) {
+                    <tr>
                       <td><a href="/handle/{{ coll.communityHandle }}" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">{{ coll.communityLabel }}</a></td>
                       <td><a href="/handle/{{ coll.handle }}" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">{{ coll.label }}</a></td>
                       <td class="num">{{ coll.nbTotalItems }}</td>
                       <td class="num">{{ coll.allFiltersValue }}</td>
-                                        <td class="num" *ngFor="let filter of results.summary.values | keyvalue">{{ coll.values[filter.key] || 0 }}</td>
+                      @for (filter of results.summary.values | keyvalue; track filter) {
+                        <td class="num">{{ coll.values[filter.key] || 0 }}</td>
+                      }
                     </tr>
+                  }
                 </tbody>
               </table>
             </ng-template>

src/app/admin/admin-reports/filtered-collections/filtered-collections.component.spec.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-import { HttpClientTestingModule } from '@angular/common/http/testing';
+import {
+  provideHttpClient,
+  withInterceptorsFromDi,
+} from '@angular/common/http';
+import { provideHttpClientTesting } from '@angular/common/http/testing';
 import { NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
 import {
   ComponentFixture,
@@ -39,22 +43,21 @@ describe('FiltersComponent', () => {
 
   beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-      imports: [
-        NgbAccordionModule,
+      schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA],
+      imports: [NgbAccordionModule,
         TranslateModule.forRoot({
           loader: {
             provide: TranslateLoader,
             useClass: TranslateLoaderMock,
           },
         }),
-        HttpClientTestingModule,
-        FilteredCollectionsComponent,
-      ],
+        FilteredCollectionsComponent],
       providers: [
         FormBuilder,
         DspaceRestService,
+        provideHttpClient(withInterceptorsFromDi()),
+        provideHttpClientTesting(),
       ],
-      schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA],
     });
   }));
 

src/app/admin/admin-reports/filtered-collections/filtered-collections.component.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-import {
-  KeyValuePipe,
-  NgForOf,
-} from '@angular/common';
+import { KeyValuePipe } from '@angular/common';
 import {
   Component,
   OnInit,
@@ -37,7 +34,6 @@ import { FilteredCollections } from './filtered-collections.model';
     NgbAccordionModule,
     FiltersComponent,
     KeyValuePipe,
-    NgForOf,
   ],
   standalone: true,
 })