feat: expose createApplication and allow passing in a platformRef

Author: edusperoni

packages/angular/src/lib/platform-nativescript.ts

@@ -139,14 +139,19 @@ export const COMMON_PROVIDERS: StaticProvider[] = [
 ];
 
 export const platformNativeScript = createPlatformFactory(platformCore, 'nativescriptDynamic', COMMON_PROVIDERS);
-function createProvidersConfig(options?: ApplicationConfig) {
+export interface BootstrapContext {
+  platformRef?: PlatformRef;
+}
+
+function createProvidersConfig(options?: ApplicationConfig, context?: BootstrapContext) {
   return {
+    platformRef: context?.platformRef,
     appProviders: [
       ...NATIVESCRIPT_MODULE_STATIC_PROVIDERS,
       ...NATIVESCRIPT_MODULE_PROVIDERS,
       ...(options?.providers ?? []),
     ],
-    platformProviders: COMMON_PROVIDERS,
+    platformProviders: context?.platformRef ? [] : COMMON_PROVIDERS,
   };
 }
 
@@ -157,8 +162,8 @@ export function bootstrapApplication(rootComponent: Type<any>, options?: Applica
   });
 }
 
-export function createApplication(options?: ApplicationConfig) {
-  return ɵinternalCreateApplication(createProvidersConfig(options));
+export function createApplication(options?: ApplicationConfig, context?: BootstrapContext) {
+  return ɵinternalCreateApplication(createProvidersConfig(options, context));
 }
 
 export interface HmrOptions {

packages/angular/src/lib/public_api.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export * from './view-refs';
 export * from './app-host-view';
 export {
   AppOptions,
+  BootstrapContext,
   COMMON_PROVIDERS,
   HmrOptions,
   NativeScriptDocument,
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ export {
   platformNativeScriptDynamic,
   platformNativeScript,
   bootstrapApplication,
+  createApplication,
 } from './platform-nativescript';
 export * from './cdk/detached-loader';
 export {