[angular] How to import component into another root component in Angular 2

Angular RC5 & RC6

If you are getting the above mentioned error in your Jasmine tests, it is most likely because you have to declare the unrenderable component in your TestBed.configureTestingModule({}).

The TestBed configures and initializes an environment for unit testing and provides methods for mocking/creating/injecting components and services in unit tests.

If you don't declare the component before your unit tests are executed, Angular will not know what <courses></courses> is in your template file.

Here is an example:

import {async, ComponentFixture, TestBed} from "@angular/core/testing";
import {AppComponent} from "../app.component";
import {CoursesComponent} from './courses.component';

describe('CoursesComponent', () => {
  let component: CoursesComponent;
  let fixture: ComponentFixture<CoursesComponent>;

  beforeEach(async(() => {
    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
      declarations: [
        AppComponent,
        CoursesComponent
      ],
      imports: [
        BrowserModule
        // If you have any other imports add them here
      ]
    })
    .compileComponents();
  }));

  beforeEach(() => {
    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(CoursesComponent);
    component = fixture.componentInstance;
    fixture.detectChanges();
  });

  it('should create', () => {
    expect(component).toBeTruthy();
  });
});