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Playbook for migrating webui feature-area page templates from Angular Material to @truenas/ui-components (tn-* components). Use when working on any child ticket of Epic NAS-141021 — any "Migrate <area> to tn-*" task — or when replacing any mat-* element (card, button, button-toggle, menu, select, toolbar, tooltip, list, tabs, stepper, expansion, slide-toggle, slider, checkbox, radio, datepicker, dialog, snackbar, table, tree, divider, autocomplete, sidenav, progress-bar/spinner, etc.), ix-empty, info-message notices, or SlideIn-hosted forms with their tn-* equivalents. Contains a comprehensive Material → tn-* component map plus the card, side-panel dual-host, declarative-signal, banner, empty-state, table, button-toggle, test-id, and spec-harness recipes established by the shares-dashboard pilot (NAS-141074) and the audit-page migration (NAS-141063).

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Angular Material → @truenas/ui-components migration playbook

This is the shared reference for the webui component-library migration (Epic NAS-141021, "ER-66"). It encodes the pattern proven by the shares-dashboard pilot (NAS-141074) so that every dev and every Claude session migrates a component the same way.

Scope — what this playbook covers

This playbook is for feature-area tickets: replacing direct Angular Material usage in a page area's own templates and components (NAS-141039–141065, plus the pilot NAS-141074).

It is not for the shared-infrastructure tickets. Do not migrate these here — they have their own tickets and migrating them piecemeal will cause conflicts:

ConcernOwning ticketWhat to do in a feature-area migration
ix-forms internals (ix-input, ix-select, ix-fieldset, ix-chips, ix-checkbox)NAS-141028Leave as-is. Keep using ix-* form controls.
ix-table and its sub-componentsNAS-141029Leave as-is.
DialogService / dialog componentsNAS-141022Keep calling DialogService.
SnackbarServiceNAS-141027Keep calling SnackbarService.
SlideIn system / modal-headerNAS-141030Use the dual-host recipe below — do not delete SlideIn.

Also leave alone: ix-card-alert-badge, RequiresRolesDirective where still used outside declarative actions, and tn-icon (already migrated — always tn-icon, never ix-icon).

⚠ SCOPE UPDATE (2026-06) — forms, tables, and SlideIn are now IN scope

As of mid-2026 the epic has progressed past the "leave as-is" deferrals above. For active feature-area tickets, the ix-forms, ix-table, and SlideIn rows in the table above are superseded — migrate them in-place alongside the Material work:

  • ix-table → tn-table. Use *tnColumnDef + <ng-template tnHeaderCellDef> / <ng-template tnCellDef let-row>. Reuse TableActionsCellComponent / TableToggleCellComponent from app/modules/tn-table-cells/. [expandable]="true" + *tnDetailRowDef for detail rows. No column-selector equivalent. Reference: cron-list, map-user-group-ids-dialog.
  • ix-* form controls → tn-form primitives. ix-fieldset → <tn-form-section [heading]> (there is no tn-fieldset). Wrap each control in <tn-form-field [label] [tooltip] [required]> containing tn-input / tn-checkbox / tn-select. tn-input [multiline]="true" replaces ix-textarea; [inputType]="InputType.Number" for numbers. tn-select takes a synchronous TnSelectOption[] (unwrap observables with | async) and does not translate labels — pre-translate with translateOptions(this.translate, …). tn-select has no [required] — put the indicator on the wrapping tn-form-field. Controls with no tn-* equivalent (ix-explorer, ix-permissions, ix-chips, ix-ip-input-with-netmask, ix-user/group-combobox) stay ix-*. Reference: service-ftp, global-config-form.
  • SlideIn forms → tn-side-panel via the SidePanelForm base class (app/modules/slide-ins/side-panel-form.directive.ts). The form extends SidePanelForm: the base injects slideInRef { optional: true }, exposes the closed output, public submit() / hasUnsavedChanges(), and trackCanSubmit(isLoading) → canSubmit. The subclass provides form + onSubmit() and calls this.close(saved). Gate ix-modal-header and the in-form Save with @if (slideInRef) (the panel host renders its own footer Save). Forms must self-load their data (the panel host has no SlideInRef); for row-edit add a typed input() and resolve from either host. Host: <tn-side-panel [title] [(open)] [closeGuard]> + viewChild(FormComponent) + a tnSidePanelAction Save. Build closeGuard from UnsavedChangesService.showConfirmDialog(). Cross-feature slideIn.open(OtherForm) navigations stay on SlideIn. Reference: ntp-servers-card + ntp-servers-form, global-config-form, container-filesystem-device-form.
  • ix-empty → tn-empty (Recipe 3): [title] (required), [description], icon + iconLibrary, iconSize (the input now exists in 0.3.7 — no ::ng-deep workaround needed). Inline the *EmptyConfig and drop the EmptyComponent import.

Specs: a tn-side-panel-hosting parent that mocks a child carrying a signal viewChild() query hits ng-mocks #8634 (bindQueryToSignal reads undefined). Seed it in beforeEach: MockInstance(ChildComponent, 'configForm', signal(undefined));.

jest-axe is not installed in webui (absent from package.json, 0 specs import it) — the per-spec toHaveNoViolations() mandate does not apply; assert accessible names via harnesses instead. Track at the epic level.

Still genuinely off-limits: DialogService / dialog hosting (NAS-141022) and SnackbarService (NAS-141027) — keep calling those services; only migrate Material inside a dialog body. Verify all component APIs against the installed .d.ts — the library version moves and this table lags.

Core principles

  • Manual, file-by-file. No codemods. Read each component in full context and make verified changes. The transforms below are judgment calls, not mechanical substitutions.
  • One ticket owns a disjoint set of files. Don't reach outside your ticket's files.
  • Preserve test IDs. Automated tests match on data-test selectors — a dropped or renamed ID is a silent regression. See the Test IDs section.
  • Run the component's spec after every file. yarn test src/app/path/to/file.spec.ts.

Component & directive mapping

This is the first lookup for "what does mat-X become?" The map describes the library state at @truenas/ui-components@0.1.60. For any non-obvious API (input names, projection slots, default values), always verify against the installed types: node_modules/@truenas/ui-components/types/truenas-ui-components.d.ts. The map can lag behind library releases; the .d.ts cannot.

Rows in the Notes column flagged ⚠ are non-obvious gotchas — read them before swapping. Rows where the tn-* column is (no equivalent yet — hold) mean the library hasn't shipped a replacement; do not silently leave the Material element in place — either keep the legacy surface and surface to NAS-141021 lead, or skip that surface in the ticket and document it in the PR.

Cards & layout

Angular Material@truenas/ui-componentsNotes
<mat-card><tn-card>See Recipe 1. mat-card { height: 100% } SCSS is dropped.
<mat-card-content>(remove)Content goes directly inside tn-card. [padContent]="true" (default) controls inner padding.
<mat-card-header>[tnCardHeader] projection directiveProjected <ng-content select="[tnCardHeader]"> slot. ⚠ If you project, the library suppresses its own <h3 class="tn-card__title"> — see Recipe 1's "four header patterns."
<mat-card-title>[title] input or tnCardHeader projection⚠ Mutually exclusive — picking projection means you own the title styling (use class tn-card__title on your <h3> to match library defaults).
<mat-card-subtitle>(no equivalent)No subtitle slot on tn-card. Render inside tnCardHeader projection if needed.
<mat-card-actions>[primaryAction] / [secondaryAction] / [footerLink] typed inputsTyped slot objects (TnCardAction/TnCardFooterLink), not projection.
<mat-toolbar>(no equivalent — hold)Pages don't get a generic toolbar. If this is in-card, fold into tnCardHeader. If page-level, surface to lead.
<mat-toolbar-row>(remove)Header content moves to tnCardHeader; actions become typed slot inputs.
<mat-divider><tn-divider> or [tnDivider] directiveTnDividerComponent for standalone; TnDividerDirective for inline list separation.
<mat-grid-list> / <mat-grid-tile>(no equivalent)Use CSS grid directly.
<mat-expansion-panel> / <mat-accordion><tn-expansion-panel>TnExpansionPanelComponent/TnExpansionPanelHarness. Verify input names against d.ts.
<mat-sidenav-container> / <mat-sidenav> / <mat-sidenav-content><tn-drawer-container> / <tn-drawer> / <tn-drawer-content>⚠ For a page-level side panel hosting a form, use <tn-side-panel> (Recipe 5) instead — drawer is for persistent UI chrome.

Buttons & toggles

Angular Material@truenas/ui-componentsNotes
<button mat-button><tn-button>[label] input + (onClick) output. NOT content projection + (click).
<button mat-raised-button><tn-button variant="filled">
<button mat-stroked-button><tn-button variant="outline">
<button mat-flat-button><tn-button variant="filled" color="default">
<a mat-button [routerLink]><tn-button [routerLink]>⚠ tn-button accepts [routerLink]/[href] but renders an internal <button>, not <a>. Verify middle-click "open in new tab," right-click context menu, and focus parity. The test-id prefix also shifts (link-* → button-*); see "Test IDs."
<button mat-icon-button><tn-icon-button>⚠ Bare icon-only buttons MUST have [ariaLabel] — no accessible name otherwise.
<button mat-fab> / <button mat-mini-fab>(no equivalent — hold)No FAB component. Rework to a primary action button or surface to lead.
<mat-button-toggle-group> / <mat-button-toggle><tn-button-toggle-group> / <tn-button-toggle>See Recipe 7. ⚠ No [label] input — must provide [ariaLabel] or [ariaLabelledby]. ⚠ Per-option test IDs are not auto-synthesized; set [testId] per <tn-button-toggle>.
[matRipple](remove)Ripple is built into tn-* components where appropriate. Drop the directive.
[matBadge] / [matBadgeHidden](no equivalent — hold)No badge component. Use <tn-chip> for static labels, or hold migration on the surface if notification-count semantics are needed.

Menus & tooltips

Angular Material@truenas/ui-componentsNotes
<mat-menu><tn-menu>[items] input takes TnMenuItem[]. See ServiceActionsMenuService for the composition pattern (Recipe 2).
<button mat-menu-item><tn-menu-item>⚠ Test IDs resolve to menu-item-*, not button-* (tn-menu-item declares the menu-item prefix). To preserve a legacy button-foo, pass testId="button-foo" — a per-item testId is written verbatim. Do NOT edit test.directive.ts. See "Test IDs."
[matMenuTriggerFor][tnMenuTriggerFor]TnMenuTriggerDirective; same usage shape.
[matTooltip][tnTooltip]TnTooltipDirective. ⚠ Tooltips are not accessible descriptions on their own — for form controls prefer the [tooltip] input on ix-input/ix-checkbox/etc., reserve [tnTooltip] for hover-only context (disabled-state hints, etc.).

Form controls

Forms are owned by NAS-141028 — most form-field surfaces stay on the ix-* wrappers (ix-input, ix-select, ix-checkbox, ix-chips, ix-fieldset). The tn-* form primitives below are for non-form display surfaces (toolbar filters, selection cards, read-only views) unless a feature-ticket explicitly carries ix-* work.

Angular Material@truenas/ui-componentsNotes
<mat-form-field> / <input matInput>(use ix-input — NAS-141028 owns)Library does export TnFormFieldComponent/TnInputComponent/TnInputDirective, but feature tickets keep ix-*.
<mat-hint> / <mat-error>(use ix-input hint/error inputs)Same — owned by ix-forms.
<mat-select> / <mat-option><tn-select> (non-form) or <ix-select> (forms)⚠ tn-select has no [required] input — required indicator is silently dropped. ⚠ No [ariaLabelledby]; use [ariaLabel] for accessible name. For form contexts, keep ix-select.
<mat-select-trigger>(use tn-select's [displayWith] if available, else hold)Verify against d.ts; the trigger-template pattern may not be supported.
<mat-autocomplete> / [matAutocomplete]<tn-autocomplete>TnAutocompleteComponent/TnAutocompleteHarness. Verify input shape against d.ts.
<mat-checkbox><tn-checkbox> (non-form) or <ix-checkbox> (forms)TnCheckboxComponent/TnCheckboxLabelDirective. Forms keep ix-checkbox.
<mat-radio-group> / <mat-radio-button><tn-radio> (non-form) or <ix-radio> (forms)
<mat-slide-toggle><tn-slide-toggle> (non-form) or <ix-slide-toggle> (forms)
<mat-slider><tn-slider> + [tnSliderThumb]Also TnSliderWithLabelDirective.
<mat-chip-grid> / <mat-chip-row> (input pattern)(use ix-chips — NAS-141028 owns)
<mat-chip> (display only)<tn-chip>TnChipComponent for static display chips.
<mat-datepicker> / <input matDatepicker> / <mat-datepicker-toggle><tn-date-input>TnDateInputComponent plus TnDateRangeInputComponent, TnCalendarComponent, TnCalendarHeaderComponent, TnMonthViewComponent, TnMultiYearViewComponent. Verify against d.ts.
<mat-calendar><tn-calendar>Standalone; pair with <tn-calendar-header> if needed.
(none — new surface)<tn-time-input>TnTimeInputComponent — no Material equivalent in webui; available if needed.

Navigation

Angular Material@truenas/ui-componentsNotes
<mat-tab-group> / <mat-tab><tn-tabs> / <tn-tab> + <tn-tab-panel>TnTabsComponent/TnTabComponent/TnTabPanelComponent. Verify input shapes against d.ts before swap — the tabs API often differs in subtle ways.
<mat-tab-nav-panel> / <mat-tab-link>(no direct equivalent)Tab-nav (link-based) is not 1:1 mapped; use <tn-tabs> if appropriate or hold.
<mat-stepper> / <mat-step><tn-stepper> / <tn-step>TnStepperComponent/TnStepComponent. Verify against d.ts; horizontal/vertical mode may be expressed differently.
<mat-vertical-stepper> / <mat-horizontal-stepper><tn-stepper> with orientation inputVerify input name.

Tables, lists, trees

Angular Material@truenas/ui-componentsNotes
<mat-table> etc.<tn-table> (non-form) or <ix-table> (NAS-141029 owns)See Recipe 6. tn-table is intentionally smaller surface than ix-table — verify every input/output against d.ts. ⚠ .tn-table__* classes are NOT public; any ::ng-deep into them requires a // TEMP marker + library follow-up.
[matSort] / [mat-sort-header][sortable] on *tnColumnDef + (sortChange)Built into tn-table's column-def directive.
[matColumnDef]*tnColumnDefStructural directive on <ng-container> with <ng-template tnHeader> / <ng-template tnCell>.
<mat-paginator><tn-table-pager>TnTablePagerComponent/TnTablePagerHarness. Use TN_TABLE_PAGER_LABELS provider for i18n (replacement for MatPaginatorIntl); default labels in TN_TABLE_PAGER_DEFAULT_LABELS.
<mat-list> / <mat-list-item><tn-list> / <tn-list-item>Plus TnListItemTitleDirective/TnListItemPrimaryDirective/TnListItemSecondaryDirective/TnListItemLineDirective/TnListItemTrailingDirective/TnListAvatarDirective/TnListIconDirective/TnListSubheaderComponent for slots.
<mat-nav-list><tn-list> with [routerLink] on itemsNo dedicated nav-list — use list + per-item routerLink.
<mat-selection-list> / <mat-list-option><tn-selection-list> / <tn-list-option>TnSelectionListComponent/TnListOptionComponent.
<mat-tree> / <mat-tree-node> / <mat-nested-tree-node><tn-tree> / <tn-tree-node> / <tn-nested-tree-node>Plus TnTreeFlatDataSource, TnTreeFlattener, TnTreeNodeOutletDirective.

Feedback & overlays

Angular Material@truenas/ui-componentsNotes
<mat-progress-bar><tn-progress-bar> or <tn-particle-progress-bar>TnProgressBarComponent for standard; TnParticleProgressBarComponent for the animated variant.
<mat-progress-spinner> / <mat-spinner><tn-spinner> or <tn-branded-spinner>TnSpinnerComponent / TnBrandedSpinnerComponent.
MatSnackBar (service)TnToastService (via SnackbarService — NAS-141027 owns)⚠ Don't call TnToastService directly from feature pages — go through SnackbarService. Known a11y gap: no politeness input — error() no longer announces assertive.
MatDialog (service)(call DialogService — NAS-141022 owns)Library exports TnDialog/TnDialogShellComponent/TnConfirmDialogComponent, but feature tickets call DialogService, not the library directly.
<mat-dialog-content> / <mat-dialog-actions> / [matDialogClose](via DialogService — NAS-141022 owns)
<mat-bottom-sheet>(no equivalent — hold)Surface to lead; bottom-sheet pattern not present in tn-*.
info-message notice <div><tn-banner>See Recipe 4. Plus TnBannerActionDirective for action buttons inside a banner.

Indicators

Angular Material@truenas/ui-componentsNotes
<mat-icon><tn-icon>webui already migrated; always tn-icon, never ix-icon.
<ix-empty [conf]><tn-empty>See Recipe 3. Inline icon/iconLibrary/[title]; drop the *EmptyConfig constant. ⚠ No iconSize input — use the sanctioned ::ng-deep workaround.

Library-only (no Material counterpart)

These tn-* components have no Material equivalent in webui but may be appropriate for new work or pattern replacements. Listed so the conformance agent recognizes them as valid surface area:

  • TnSidePanelComponent + TnSidePanelActionDirective + TnSidePanelHeaderActionDirective — see Recipe 5.
  • TnFilePickerComponent / TnFilePickerPopupComponent — file picker.
  • TnKeyboardShortcutComponent + TnKeyboardShortcutService — shortcut display & registration.
  • TnConfirmDialogComponent — confirmation dialog body (consumed via DialogService).

CDK / shared infra — keep

The @angular/cdk/* packages are not migrated (they're framework-level primitives, not Material UI). Leave these alone:

  • cdkTrapFocus, cdkAriaLive, Overlay, OverlayRef (a11y/overlay primitives — the library uses them internally too)
  • cdkScrollable, CdkVirtualScrollViewport
  • cdkDrag, cdkDropList
  • Portal, CdkPortalOutlet

Specs / harnesses

Angular Material harness@truenas/ui-components harnessNotes
MatButtonHarnessTnButtonHarness.with({ text }) → .with({ label }).
MatIconHarnessTnIconHarness
MatCheckboxHarnessTnCheckboxHarness
MatRadioHarnessTnRadioHarness
MatSlideToggleHarnessTnSlideToggleHarness
MatSelectHarnessTnSelectHarness
MatAutocompleteHarnessTnAutocompleteHarness
MatMenuHarnessTnMenuHarness
MatTableHarness / MatHeaderCellHarness etc.TnTableHarnessSmaller surface — see Recipe 6 for the full method list.
MatPaginatorHarnessTnTablePagerHarness
MatTabGroupHarnessTnTabsHarness / TnTabHarness / TnTabPanelHarness
MatExpansionPanelHarnessTnExpansionPanelHarness
MatFormFieldHarnessTnFormFieldHarness(rare — forms keep IxFormHarness)
MatInputHarnessTnInputHarness(rare — forms keep IxInputHarness)
MatDatepickerInputHarnessTnDateInputHarness / TnDateRangeInputHarness
MatDialogHarnessTnDialogHarness + TnDialogTesting
OverlayContainerHarness (snackbar)TnToastMock + TnToastTesting.providers(...)See NAS-141027 spec for the pattern.

Keep EmptyService (used by data providers) — only EmptyComponent is replaced.

Recipe 1 — Card (mat-card → tn-card)

tn-card is declarative: the toolbar row disappears and its contents become inputs.

Four header patterns — pick exactly one

The library's <tn-card> template renders its header from this slot:

<div class="tn-card__header">
  <div class="tn-card__header-left">
    <ng-content select="[tnCardHeader]" />
    @if (!projectedHeader() && title()) {
      <h3 class="tn-card__title">{{ title() }}</h3>      <!-- LIBRARY-OWNED -->
    }
  </div>
  @if (hasHeaderRight()) {
    <div class="tn-card__header-right">
      @if (headerStatus()) { … }
      @if (headerControl()) { <tn-slide-toggle … /> }
      @if (headerMenu()) { <tn-icon-button [tnMenuTriggerFor]=… /> }
    </div>
  }
</div>

⚠ Projecting [tnCardHeader] suppresses the library's <h3 class="tn-card__title">. You cannot combine [title] + [tnCardHeader] and get both — the library only renders its own <h3> when no projection is present. This is the audit-page Event Data card trap: the migration projected a custom <h3 class="card-title"> with no styles, inherited browser-default h3 margins, and the divider drifted.

The four valid patterns:

A. Text-only title + typed right-side slots. Simplest. Use when the header is just a title plus an optional status badge, slide toggle, or kebab menu — nothing else.

<tn-card
  padding="small"
  [title]="'Metadata' | translate"
  [headerStatus]="serviceStatus()"
  [headerMenu]="serviceMenu()"
>
  <!-- body -->
</tn-card>

B. Custom projection with library title styling. Use when you need a trailing element the typed slots don't cover (copy button, custom action, link icon next to title). Apply class tn-card__title to your <h3> so it matches the library default; do not redo the flex layout — .tn-card__header is already display: flex; justify-content: space-between.

<tn-card padding="small">
  <h3 tnCardHeader class="tn-card__title">{{ 'Event Data' | translate }}</h3>
  <ix-copy-button tnCardHeader [text]="yaml()"></ix-copy-button>
  <!-- body -->
</tn-card>

Both projected nodes match [tnCardHeader] and land in .tn-card__header-left; the library's outer flex separates them.

C. Title-link projection (shares-dashboard service-card pattern). Use when the title is a navigation link with a trailing icon, paired with typed right-side slots.

<tn-card
  padding="small"
  [bordered]="true"
  [headerStatus]="serviceStatus()"
  [headerMenu]="serviceMenu()"
  [headerMenuTriggerTestId]="headerMenuTriggerTestId()"
  [primaryAction]="addAction()"
  [secondaryAction]="openAction()"
>
  <a tnCardHeader class="card-title-link" [routerLink]="…" [tnTestId]="[…]" tnTestIdType="link">
    <h3 class="tn-card__title">{{ 'Title' | translate }}<tn-icon … /></h3>
  </a>
  <!-- body -->
</tn-card>

SCSS for this pattern: .card-title-link { color: inherit; display: inline-flex; text-decoration: none; }. Use class tn-card__title (library) over a local .card-title where possible — drift between local and library title styling is the recurring source of divider/height inconsistencies.

D. No header at all. Don't set [title], don't project tnCardHeader, don't set the right-side slots. hasHeader() returns false and the entire .tn-card__header (and its divider) are not rendered.

Footer slots

The footer mirrors the header — typed inputs only, no projection slot. Use [primaryAction] (filled button), [secondaryAction] (outline button), [footerLink] (text-button link). The library renders .tn-card__footer with its own top divider only when at least one footer input is set. Don't hand-roll a footer <div> inside the card body.

Imports & SCSS

  • MatCard/MatToolbarRow imports → TnCardComponent, TnCardHeaderDirective.
  • Delete mat-card { height: 100% } SCSS.
  • Do not redefine .tn-card__title styling locally — use the library class. The only sanctioned local card classes are .card-title-link (for pattern C) and any custom body styles.
  • Do not call the legacy details-card() mixin from src/assets/styles/mixins/cards.scss on a tn-card host — it targets .mat-mdc-card-title / mat-card-header / mat-card-content internals and silently no-ops against <tn-card>.

Recipe 2 — Imperative → declarative signals

Toolbar buttons and status badges driven by | async become computed() signals typed to the tn-card input contract. Convert the source observable with toSignal():

service$ = this.store$.select(selectService(ServiceName.Cifs));
private service = toSignal(this.service$);
private hasAddRole = toSignal(this.authService.hasRole(this.requiredRoles), { initialValue: false });

protected serviceStatus = computed<TnCardHeaderStatus | undefined>(() => {
  const svc = this.service();
  if (!svc) { return undefined; }
  // map ServiceStatus → { label, type: 'success' | 'neutral' | 'warning', testId }
});

protected addAction = computed<TnCardAction | undefined>(() => {
  if (!this.hasAddRole()) { return undefined; }   // role gating replaces *ixRequiresRoles
  return { label: this.translate.instant('Add'), testId: 'button-...-add', handler: () => this.openForm() };
});
  • A role-gated action returns undefined when the role is absent — this replaces *ixRequiresRoles on the old <button>.
  • Import the input types: TnCardAction, TnCardHeaderStatus, TnMenuItem.

Shared service-menu builders

Service cards build their headerMenu from ServiceActionsMenuService (shares-dashboard/service-extra-actions/service-actions-menu.service.ts). Compose TnMenuItem[] from its granular builders (buildToggleItem, buildSessionsItem, buildLogsItem, …) rather than re-implementing menu logic. When a card needs a custom item (e.g. opening config in a local side panel), substitute just that one item.

The serviceStatus mapper (ServiceStatus → TnCardHeaderStatus) must use the same mapping across all service cards: Running → success, Stopped → neutral, anything else → warning. Prefer a shared builder over copy-pasting the switch — divergence on the default branch is an easy, silent inconsistency.

Recipe 3 — Empty state (ix-empty → tn-empty)

<!-- before --> <ix-empty [conf]="emptyConfig"></ix-empty>
<!-- after  --> <tn-empty icon="smb-share" iconLibrary="custom" [title]="'...' | translate"></tn-empty>

Inline the icon/title from the old *EmptyConfig constant, then delete the constant import and the component field. EmptyComponent import → TnEmptyComponent.

Known gap — empty-state icon size. tn-empty has no iconSize input yet, so the icon renders at the inline ~24px scale — too small for a card empty state. The pilot works around this with one shared block in shares-dashboard.component.scss:

// TEMP: until @truenas/ui-components ships the tn-empty `iconSize` input.
:host ::ng-deep tn-empty tn-icon { width: 56px; height: 56px; font-size: 56px; }

If your area needs sized empty-state icons, reuse that exact selector — do not invent a different one. Keep the // TEMP marker; it is removed in favour of [iconSize] once the library ships the input. This is the only sanctioned ::ng-deep into a tn-* internal.

Recipe 4 — Banner (info-message notice → tn-banner)

<tn-banner
  class="clickable"
  role="button" tabindex="0"
  [heading]="'WebShares unavailable' | translate"
  [message]="'WebShare service requires TrueNAS Connect...' | translate"
  (click)="openDialog()"
  (keydown.enter)="openDialog()"
  (keydown.space)="openDialog(); $event.preventDefault()"
></tn-banner>

Keep the role/tabindex/keyboard handlers. tn-banner adds a [heading] — write concise heading copy; the old single-line message becomes [message]. The inner tn-icon/<span> are dropped — tn-banner renders its own icon and message. aria-live is dropped on the assumption that tn-banner emits its own live-region announcement — verify this on first use with a screen reader. If it does not, file a library bug and add a wrapping aria-live="polite" element back until fixed; a silent banner is a real regression for screen-reader users.

Recipe 5 — SlideIn form → tn-side-panel (dual-host)

This is the subtle one. A form previously opened only via SlideIn must work both hosted in a tn-side-panel and via the legacy SlideIn (other call sites still use it until NAS-141067/NAS-141030 land). Make the form host-agnostic:

Form component (service-*.component.ts):

// Optional: present via legacy SlideIn host, absent inside <tn-side-panel>.
slideInRef = inject(SlideInRef<undefined, boolean>, { optional: true });
readonly closed = output<boolean>();                 // emitted to a tn-side-panel host
readonly isFormLoading = signal(false);              // public — host may read it

private formStatus = toSignal(
  this.form.statusChanges.pipe(startWith(this.form.status)),
  { initialValue: this.form.status },
);
readonly canSubmit = computed(() => this.formStatus() === 'VALID' && !this.isFormLoading());

constructor() {
  this.slideInRef?.requireConfirmationWhen(() => of(this.form.dirty));   // note ?.
}

submit(): void { this.onSubmit(); }                  // public entry point for the host

private close(saved: boolean): void {
  if (this.slideInRef) { this.slideInRef.close({ response: saved }); }
  else { this.closed.emit(saved); }
}

Inject SlideInRef with the inject(SlideInRef<…>, { optional: true }) call form shown above — not inject<SlideInRef<…>>(SlideInRef, …). Both compile; standardize on the first so the codebase stays consistent. Replace every slideInRef.close({ response }) with this.close(...). Members the host reads through its viewChild reference (submit, canSubmit, closed) must be public.

Form template (service-*.component.html): the <mat-card><mat-card-content> wrapper is removed so <form> is top-level; <ix-modal-header> is kept but gated for the legacy host only:

@if (slideInRef) {
  <ix-modal-header [requiredRoles]="requiredRoles" [title]="'SMB' | translate" [loading]="isFormLoading()" />
}
<form class="ix-form-container" [formGroup]="form" (submit)="onSubmit()">
  <!-- fieldsets ... -->
  <ix-form-actions>
    @if (slideInRef) {
      <tn-button
        *ixRequiresRoles="requiredRoles" color="primary"
        [testId]="'save'" [label]="'Save' | translate"
        [disabled]="form.invalid || isFormLoading()" (onClick)="onSubmit()"
      ></tn-button>
    }
    <!-- non-Save actions (e.g. an Advanced Settings toggle) stay UNgated -->
  </ix-form-actions>
</form>

The in-form Save tn-button is gated to the legacy host — the tn-side-panel host renders its own Save in the panel footer (next snippet), so an ungated in-form Save would render twice. Any other form actions stay ungated.

Host card (the tn-side-panel): placed after </tn-card>. The form is referenced via viewChild; the Save button lives in the panel footer slot:

<tn-side-panel [title]="'SMB' | translate" [(open)]="configOpen">
  @if (configOpen()) {
    <ix-service-smb (closed)="onConfigClosed()"></ix-service-smb>
  }
  @if (configForm(); as form) {
    <tn-button
      tnSidePanelAction color="primary"
      [testId]="'save'" [label]="'Save' | translate"
      [disabled]="!form.canSubmit()" (onClick)="form.submit()"
    ></tn-button>
  }
</tn-side-panel>
protected configOpen = signal(false);
protected configForm = viewChild(ServiceSmbComponent);
protected onConfigClosed(): void { this.configOpen.set(false); }

The menu's "Config Service" item action becomes () => this.configOpen.set(true) instead of slideIn.open(...).

A11y — focus management. When the panel opens, focus must move into it; when it closes, focus must return to the trigger element. Escape must close the panel. These are tn-side-panel's responsibility — the legacy SlideIn host had them built in, do not silently regress. Verify each migrated panel on first use; if any of the three is missing, file a library bug rather than papering over it with imperative focus calls.

Recipe 6 — Table (ix-table / mat-table → tn-table)

tn-table is intentionally a smaller surface than ix-table — verify every input/output you use against node_modules/@truenas/ui-components/types/truenas-ui-components.d.ts. What's available in 0.1.60:

  • Inputs: dataSource, displayedColumns, trackBy, emptyMessage, emptyIcon, selectable, expandable, bordered, activeRow, activeBg, activeIndicator, loading, loadingMessage, clickable.
  • Outputs: sortChange, selectionChange, rowClick.
  • Column defs: <ng-container *tnColumnDef="name" [width] [sortable]> with <ng-template tnHeader> / <ng-template tnCell> for header and cell content.
<tn-table
  [dataSource]="dataProvider().rows"
  [displayedColumns]="displayedColumns"
  [loading]="dataProvider().isLoading"
  [emptyMessage]="emptyMessage()"
  [emptyIcon]="emptyIcon()"
  [activeRow]="selectedRowIndex()"
  [clickable]="true"
  (rowClick)="onRowClick($event)"
  (sortChange)="onSortChange($event)"
>
  <ng-container *tnColumnDef="'username'" [width]="'30%'">
    <ng-template tnHeader>{{ 'User' | translate }}</ng-template>
    <ng-template tnCell let-row>{{ row.username }}</ng-template>
  </ng-container>
  <!-- ... -->
</tn-table>
  • Row interaction. Prefer (rowClick) for navigation/details; use [selectable] + (selectionChange) for multi-select. Do not wrap rows in a <button> — tn-table handles row roles internally.
  • Column widths. Use [width] on tnColumnDef, not CSS. If you need fixed table-layout or cell-wrap behaviour the library doesn't expose, a ::ng-deep tn-table { ... } block is permitted but must carry a // TEMP marker and a library follow-up reference (same convention as the tn-empty icon-size workaround in Recipe 3). A bare ::ng-deep into tn-table internals is a finding.
  • Specs. Use TnTableHarness — getRowCount, getHeaderTexts, getRowTexts, getCellText, clickSortHeader, getSortDirection, toggleSelectAll, toggleRowSelection, isRowSelected, clickRow, pressKeyOnRow, isRowFocusable, isLoading, isRowActive, getActiveRowIndex, toggleRowExpansion, isRowExpanded, getDetailRowContent. Do not query tn-table internals with raw CSS — .tn-table__* classes are not part of the public contract.

Recipe 7 — Button toggle group (ix-button-group → tn-button-toggle-group)

tn-button-toggle-group is content-projection-based and has a smaller input surface than ix-button-group. Two things to get right:

<span [id]="controllerToggleLabelId" class="visually-hidden-label">
  {{ 'Controller Type' | translate }}
</span>
<tn-button-toggle-group
  [value]="selectedController()"
  [ariaLabelledby]="controllerToggleLabelId"
  (valueChange)="selectController($event)"
>
  @for (option of controllerOptions; track option.value) {
    <tn-button-toggle
      [value]="option.value"
      [testId]="['controller', option.value]"
    >{{ option.label | translate }}</tn-button-toggle>
  }
</tn-button-toggle-group>
  • Accessible name. No [label] input. Either [ariaLabel]="'Controller Type' | translate" (self-contained name), or a visible label <span> paired with [ariaLabelledby] (used when the label is visually present on screen). Don't ship without one.
  • Per-instance label IDs. If you use [ariaLabelledby] and the same component can instantiate more than once, generate a unique id per instance — otherwise aria-labelledby resolves to the wrong DOM node. Audit's pattern (a module-scope counter incremented in a class field initializer; see audit.component.ts) is one way; crypto.randomUUID() is another.
  • Options are children, not an [options] array. Use @for with <tn-button-toggle> children. The previous IxButtonGroupComponent auto-synthesized per-option test IDs from [name] + option.value; with tn-button-toggle you set [testId] on each toggle yourself (a single token or an array base for the option). tn-button-toggle declares the button-toggle prefix, so pass the bare semantic base — the library composes the rest. Do NOT add [ixTest] or touch test.directive.ts.

Test IDs — use the library directive, do not drop values

webui automated tests select on data-test. The component library now owns test-id composition via the [tnTestId] directive — this supersedes webui's homegrown [ixTest] directive, which the Epic is phasing out. As you migrate a component, move its test IDs onto the library mechanism; don't leave [ixTest] behind.

How the library composes an ID. Each tn-component hosts TnTestIdDirective internally and declares its own element-type prefix (tnTestIdType). You pass ONLY the semantic base through the component's testId input, and the library assembles ${type}-${base}, kebab-cased:

<!-- emits data-test="button-save": tn-button declares the "button" prefix -->
<tn-button [testId]="'save'">Save</tn-button>

<!-- plain element: declare the prefix yourself via tnTestIdType -->
<li [tnTestId]="['username', option.value]" tnTestIdType="option"></li>

Verified prefixes: tn-button/tn-icon-button → button, tn-card title link → link, tn-menu-item → menu-item, tn-select → select (options option), tn-checkbox → checkbox, tn-radio → radio, tn-slide-toggle → toggle, tn-input → input (textarea textarea), tn-button-toggle → button-toggle. Exception: tn-table, tn-tree, tn-selection-list, tn-calendar are not yet typed — they write testId verbatim, so pass the full value (prefix included) on those.

Two properties make this safe:

  • Kebab-parity with the legacy directive (mirrors lodash kebabCase), so a migrated base resolves byte-identically (sshPort → ssh-port).
  • Idempotent prefix — a base that already starts with its prefix is not doubled (button-save stays button-save). The migration is therefore order-independent, but pass the bare semantic base ('save', not 'button-save') — let the component supply the prefix.

Attribute name (required once, at the app root). { provide: TN_TEST_ATTR, useValue: 'data-test' } makes the library write data-test instead of its default data-testid. Without this provider every tn-component testId lands on the wrong attribute and every e2e selector misses. This provider is part of the webui-side rollout and may not be wired yet — grep -rn 'TN_TEST_ATTR' src and add it if absent before relying on tn-component test IDs.

Phasing out [ixTest]. On a migrated element, [ixTest] is the wrong mechanism:

  • On a <tn-*> component, use its [testId] input — not [ixTest].
  • On a surviving plain element, use [tnTestId] (+ tnTestIdType for a prefix).
  • Do not edit test.directive.ts element-type mappings — that legacy workaround is obsolete now that the library owns prefixes. If a prefix must differ, set the component testId/tnTestIdType.

The trap: when an element disappears (a toolbar <button> becomes a TnCardAction, a <button mat-menu-item> becomes a TnMenuItem), it no longer carries a test-id directive. Carry the value forward via the component input — testId on TnCardAction / TnMenuItem, headerMenuTriggerTestId on tn-card. The resolved data-test must equal what [ixTest] produced before. ServiceActionsMenuService.menuItemTestId() is the reference for menu-item IDs — reuse it, don't hand-roll the string.

Element-prefix mutations to watch for. Because the prefix is owned by the element/component type, changing the type changes the resolved value even when the base is identical:

  • <a mat-button [ixTest]="'foo'"> resolved to link-foo. <tn-button [testId]="'foo'"> resolves to button-foo (tn-button declares button). Intentional anchor → button change, but RE-visible: if a legacy link-* selector is referenced anywhere, pin the full legacy value verbatim on a typeless host or coordinate the rename.
  • <button mat-menu-item [ixTest]="'foo'"> resolved to button-foo. <tn-menu-item [testId]="'foo'"> resolves to menu-item-foo because tn-menu-item declares the menu-item prefix. To preserve the legacy button-foo, pass testId="button-foo" on the menu item — a per-item testId is written verbatim. Do NOT edit test.directive.ts.

Spec / test updates

  • Swap harnesses: MatButtonHarness → TnButtonHarness (.with({ text }) → .with({ label })); new TnBannerHarness for banners (.with({ textContains: /re/ }), await banner.getText()). Prefer harnesses over spectator.query('.css-class').
  • When a component is deleted (e.g. ServiceStateButtonComponent, ServiceExtraActionsComponent), remove it from MockComponents(...) and delete the import.
  • Signal-based viewChild (e.g. viewChild(ServiceSmbComponent)) needs the real child rendered for panel tests — don't mock it away if the test exercises the side panel.
  • Run yarn test src/app/.../file.spec.ts per file; yarn lint <file> before commit.

Accessibility — verify per migration

The migration trades baked-in Material a11y for declarative tn-* slot inputs whose a11y is the library's responsibility. That delegation is silent: a missing aria-label on a TnCardAction, a tn-banner that doesn't announce, a tn-side-panel that doesn't return focus — none surface in a compile error or a visual review. Verify per recipe:

  • Accessible names. Every interactive tn-* carries a meaningful [label] or aria-label. An icon-only tn-button / tn-icon-button MUST have [attr.aria-label] (or the equivalent component input) — a bare icon button is unusable on a screen reader.
  • No element-level a11y silently dropped. When a <button aria-label="…"> becomes a TnCardAction / TnMenuItem, the aria value moves into the action object — never disappears. Diff against git show $(git merge-base master HEAD):<path> if unsure.
  • Status mapping is not color-only. TnCardHeaderStatus carries label text in addition to type (success / neutral / warning); the label must be meaningful text — Running / Stopped / etc. — not empty, so status is conveyed without colour.
  • Live-region announcements. tn-banner's dropped aria-live assumes the component announces. Verify on first use; if not, file a library bug and add a wrapping live region until fixed.
  • Focus management on tn-side-panel. Opening moves focus into the panel; closing returns focus to the trigger; Escape closes. Verify per migrated panel.
  • Tooltips are not the only description. [tnTooltip] on a hover surface is not an accessible description on its own. For form controls, prefer the [tooltip] input on ix-input / ix-checkbox / etc. (which produces an accessible description) and use [tnTooltip] only for hover-only context — the disabled-state hint pattern in nvme-of-configuration is the canonical use.
  • Keyboard reachability. Tab through the migrated page: every interactive element is focusable in source order, focus is visible at every step, Enter/Space activate as expected.

Complex editors inside a focus-trapped dialog/panel. A built-in focus trap (tn-side-panel, cdkTrapFocus, or role="dialog") assumes every focusable child participates in the standard Tab sequence. Editors that capture Tab themselves — CodeMirror, Monaco, embedded terminals — break that assumption: Tab inside the editor moves the cursor, and Shift+Tab can escape the trap to background DOM. The audit migration (NAS-141063) hit this in advanced-search and solved it with a hand-rolled focus-walker: compareDocumentPosition to find the next/previous focusable element relative to the editor's host, filtered through CDK InteractivityChecker.isFocusable, then .focus() directly. See src/app/modules/forms/search-input/components/advanced-search/advanced-search.component.ts (moveFocusInDirection) for the canonical implementation. Test the walker behavior with real DOM focus assertions (document.activeElement) as in advanced-search/tests/focus-walker.spec.ts. If your migration hosts a CodeMirror-class editor inside a panel, reuse that pattern rather than reinventing it.

The harness agent (tn-migration-harness) mandates a jest-axe assertion in each migrated component's spec — that catches a meaningful subset of these automatically. Use it as the safety net, not the ceiling; keyboard and screen-reader smoke on first use of each new surface is irreplaceable. (Browser-driven smoke is not currently part of the review toolchain — Playwright MCP coverage was retired after two consecutive runs were blocked on dev-VM auth without producing useful findings.)

Per-file verification checklist

Before committing a migrated file, confirm:

  • No mat-* / Mat* left in the template or imports array (unless owned by another ticket).
  • No @angular/material imports left in the .ts (unless owned by another ticket).
  • Every old [ixTest] / data-test value still resolves — re-homed onto a tn-component testId input or the [tnTestId] directive. None silently dropped or re-prefixed.
  • No [ixTest] left on a migrated tn-*/plain element — test IDs use the library mechanism ([testId] / [tnTestId]), and the bare semantic base is passed (no hand-crafted button-/link- prefix; the component/tnTestIdType owns it).
  • All visible strings still go through the translate pipe / TranslateService.
  • ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush retained; new state is signals/computed, not fields.
  • Dual-host forms: slideInRef is { optional: true }, ?. used on it, closed output present, submit()/canSubmit public.
  • Component spec updated to tn-harnesses and passing.
  • a11y: every interactive tn-* has an accessible name; element-level aria attrs preserved on element→input conversions; new live regions verified (or a library bug filed); side-panel focus return verified.
  • yarn lint clean on the file.

Branch & commit conventions

  • Branch: NAS-<ticket> (e.g. NAS-141040).
  • Commits: NAS-<ticket>: <description>, one line, scoped to one component/step.
  • The pilot branch NAS-141074 is the canonical worked example — diff it for any case this playbook doesn't spell out.