Add support for Angular 16

[mcfdez]

When updating the Angular app to the latest version (16.0.0), the ngx-facebook module throws the following error:

Error: node_modules/ngx-facebook/facebook.module.d.ts:28:23 - error NG6005: FacebookModule.forRoot returns a ModuleWithProviders type without a generic type argument. Please add a generic type argument to the ModuleWithProviders type. If this occurrence is in library code you don't control, please contact the library authors.

static forRoot(): ModuleWithProviders;

Can you please add support for this version?

Thank you

[hipperbyte]

Same issue here, please help us.

[Randima-Lahiru]

same issues here. any update about this?

[JomaKar]

same here, pretty sad

[hsq125]

+1 please 👍

[donc-py]

Any solution?

[hsq125]

Here is a solution to package the package in a permant way, until the library is fixed.

✔️ Tested on Angular 18.
🟥 not working on a build server that provide the lib in read only :(

The patch-package tool allows you to make changes directly in node_modules and persist them through version control, so they don't get overwritten on reinstalling dependencies.

1. Install patch-package

npm install patch-package

2. Edit the facebook.module.d.ts File

Open node_modules/ngx-facebook/facebook.module.d.ts.
Update the line to include the required type argument like so:

static forRoot(): ModuleWithProviders<FacebookModule>;

3. Save the Patch

After editing, run:

npx patch-package ngx-facebook

This will create a patch file under a patches directory in your project.

4. Automate the Patch Application

Add the following script to package.json to ensure patches apply after every npm install:

"scripts": {
  "postinstall": "patch-package"
}

patch-package saves your fix as a patch that automatically re-applies each time you install or update your packages, ensuring the fix remains consistent across installs.