@angular/core 18.1.0-next.2 → 18.1.0-next.3

package/schematics/migrations/invalid-two-way-bindings/bundle.js

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ var __async = (__this, __arguments, generator) => {
   });
 };
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/core/schematics/migrations/invalid-two-way-bindings/index.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/core/schematics/migrations/invalid-two-way-bindings/index.mjs
 var invalid_two_way_bindings_exports = {};
 __export(invalid_two_way_bindings_exports, {
   default: () => invalid_two_way_bindings_default
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ module.exports = __toCommonJS(invalid_two_way_bindings_exports);
 var import_schematics = require("@angular-devkit/schematics");
 var import_path3 = require("path");
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/core/schematics/utils/project_tsconfig_paths.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/core/schematics/utils/project_tsconfig_paths.mjs
 var import_core = require("@angular-devkit/core");
 function getProjectTsConfigPaths(tree) {
   return __async(this, null, function* () {
@@ -152,11 +152,11 @@ function getWorkspace(tree) {
   });
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/core/schematics/utils/typescript/compiler_host.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/core/schematics/utils/typescript/compiler_host.mjs
 var import_path = require("path");
 var import_typescript2 = __toESM(require("typescript"), 1);
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/core/schematics/utils/typescript/parse_tsconfig.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/core/schematics/utils/typescript/parse_tsconfig.mjs
 var path = __toESM(require("path"), 1);
 var import_typescript = __toESM(require("typescript"), 1);
 function parseTsconfigFile(tsconfigPath, basePath) {
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ function parseTsconfigFile(tsconfigPath, basePath) {
   return import_typescript.default.parseJsonConfigFileContent(config, parseConfigHost, basePath, {});
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/core/schematics/utils/typescript/compiler_host.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/core/schematics/utils/typescript/compiler_host.mjs
 function createMigrationProgram(tree, tsconfigPath, basePath, fakeFileRead, additionalFiles) {
   const { rootNames, options, host } = createProgramOptions(tree, tsconfigPath, basePath, fakeFileRead, additionalFiles);
   return import_typescript2.default.createProgram(rootNames, options, host);
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ function canMigrateFile(basePath, sourceFile, program) {
   return !(0, import_path.relative)(basePath, sourceFile.fileName).startsWith("..");
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/core/schematics/migrations/invalid-two-way-bindings/analysis.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/core/schematics/migrations/invalid-two-way-bindings/analysis.mjs
 var import_path2 = require("path");
 var import_typescript3 = __toESM(require("typescript"), 1);
 var AnalyzedFile = class {
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ function forEachClass(sourceFile, callback) {
   });
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/selector.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/selector.mjs
 var _SELECTOR_REGEXP = new RegExp(
   `(\\:not\\()|(([\\.\\#]?)[-\\w]+)|(?:\\[([-.\\w*\\\\$]+)(?:=(["']?)([^\\]"']*)\\5)?\\])|(\\))|(\\s*,\\s*)`,
   "g"
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ var SelectorContext = class {
   }
 };
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/core.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/core.mjs
 var ViewEncapsulation;
 (function(ViewEncapsulation2) {
   ViewEncapsulation2[ViewEncapsulation2["Emulated"] = 0] = "Emulated";
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ function parseSelectorToR3Selector(selector) {
   return selector ? CssSelector.parse(selector).map(parserSelectorToR3Selector) : [];
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/i18n/digest.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/i18n/digest.mjs
 var textEncoder;
 function computeDigest(message) {
   return sha1(serializeNodes(message.nodes).join("") + `[${message.meaning}]`);
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ function wordAt(bytes, index, endian) {
   return word;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/output/output_ast.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/output/output_ast.mjs
 var TypeModifier;
 (function(TypeModifier2) {
   TypeModifier2[TypeModifier2["None"] = 0] = "None";
@@ -1820,7 +1820,7 @@ function serializeTags(tags) {
   return out;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/constant_pool.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/constant_pool.mjs
 var CONSTANT_PREFIX = "_c";
 var UNKNOWN_VALUE_KEY = variable("<unknown>");
 var KEY_CONTEXT = {};
@@ -2008,7 +2008,7 @@ function isLongStringLiteral(expr) {
   return expr instanceof LiteralExpr && typeof expr.value === "string" && expr.value.length >= POOL_INCLUSION_LENGTH_THRESHOLD_FOR_STRINGS;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.mjs
 var CORE = "@angular/core";
 var _Identifiers = class {
 };
@@ -2805,6 +2805,15 @@ var Identifiers = _Identifiers;
 (() => {
   _Identifiers.twoWayListener = { name: "\u0275\u0275twoWayListener", moduleName: CORE };
 })();
+(() => {
+  _Identifiers.declareLet = { name: "\u0275\u0275declareLet", moduleName: CORE };
+})();
+(() => {
+  _Identifiers.storeLet = { name: "\u0275\u0275storeLet", moduleName: CORE };
+})();
+(() => {
+  _Identifiers.readContextLet = { name: "\u0275\u0275readContextLet", moduleName: CORE };
+})();
 (() => {
   _Identifiers.NgOnChangesFeature = { name: "\u0275\u0275NgOnChangesFeature", moduleName: CORE };
 })();
@@ -2896,7 +2905,7 @@ var Identifiers = _Identifiers;
   _Identifiers.unwrapWritableSignal = { name: "\u0275unwrapWritableSignal", moduleName: CORE };
 })();
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/util.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/util.mjs
 var DASH_CASE_REGEXP = /-+([a-z0-9])/g;
 function dashCaseToCamelCase(input) {
   return input.replace(DASH_CASE_REGEXP, (...m) => m[1].toUpperCase());
@@ -2973,7 +2982,7 @@ var Version = class {
 };
 var _global = globalThis;
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/output/source_map.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/output/source_map.mjs
 var VERSION = 3;
 var JS_B64_PREFIX = "# sourceMappingURL=data:application/json;base64,";
 var SourceMapGenerator = class {
@@ -3102,7 +3111,7 @@ function toBase64Digit(value) {
   return B64_DIGITS[value];
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/output/abstract_emitter.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/output/abstract_emitter.mjs
 var _SINGLE_QUOTE_ESCAPE_STRING_RE = /'|\\|\n|\r|\$/g;
 var _LEGAL_IDENTIFIER_RE = /^[$A-Z_][0-9A-Z_$]*$/i;
 var _INDENT_WITH = "  ";
@@ -3590,7 +3599,7 @@ function _createIndent(count) {
   return res;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/util.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/util.mjs
 function typeWithParameters(type, numParams) {
   if (numParams === 0) {
     return expressionType(type);
@@ -3645,7 +3654,7 @@ function generateForwardRef(expr) {
   return importExpr(Identifiers.forwardRef).callFn([arrowFn([], expr)]);
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_factory.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_factory.mjs
 var R3FactoryDelegateType;
 (function(R3FactoryDelegateType2) {
   R3FactoryDelegateType2[R3FactoryDelegateType2["Class"] = 0] = "Class";
@@ -3790,7 +3799,7 @@ function getInjectFn(target) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/expression_parser/ast.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/expression_parser/ast.mjs
 var ParserError = class {
   constructor(message, input, errLocation, ctxLocation) {
     this.input = input;
@@ -4228,7 +4237,7 @@ var BoundElementProperty = class {
   }
 };
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/ml_parser/tags.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/ml_parser/tags.mjs
 var TagContentType;
 (function(TagContentType2) {
   TagContentType2[TagContentType2["RAW_TEXT"] = 0] = "RAW_TEXT";
@@ -4265,7 +4274,7 @@ function mergeNsAndName(prefix, localName) {
   return prefix ? `:${prefix}:${localName}` : localName;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_ast.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_ast.mjs
 var Comment = class {
   constructor(value, sourceSpan) {
     this.value = value;
@@ -4735,7 +4744,7 @@ function visitAll(visitor, nodes) {
   return result;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/i18n/i18n_ast.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/i18n/i18n_ast.mjs
 var Message = class {
   constructor(nodes, placeholders, placeholderToMessage, meaning, description, customId) {
     this.nodes = nodes;
@@ -4875,7 +4884,7 @@ var LocalizeMessageStringVisitor = class {
   }
 };
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/i18n/serializers/xml_helper.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/i18n/serializers/xml_helper.mjs
 var _Visitor = class {
   visitTag(tag) {
     const strAttrs = this._serializeAttributes(tag.attrs);
@@ -4903,12 +4912,12 @@ ${doctype.dtd}
 };
 var _visitor = new _Visitor();
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/i18n/serializers/xmb.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/i18n/serializers/xmb.mjs
 function toPublicName(internalName) {
   return internalName.toUpperCase().replace(/[^A-Z0-9_]/g, "_");
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/i18n/util.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/i18n/util.mjs
 var I18N_ATTR = "i18n";
 var I18N_ATTR_PREFIX = "i18n-";
 var I18N_ICU_VAR_PREFIX = "VAR_";
@@ -4948,7 +4957,7 @@ function formatI18nPlaceholderName(name, useCamelCase = true) {
   return postfix ? `${raw}_${postfix}` : raw;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/util.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/util.mjs
 var UNSAFE_OBJECT_KEY_NAME_REGEXP = /[-.]/;
 var TEMPORARY_NAME = "_t";
 var CONTEXT_NAME = "ctx";
@@ -5075,7 +5084,7 @@ function getAttrsForDirectiveMatching(elOrTpl) {
   return attributesMap;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/injectable_compiler_2.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/injectable_compiler_2.mjs
 function compileInjectable(meta, resolveForwardRefs) {
   let result = null;
   const factoryMeta = {
@@ -5162,7 +5171,7 @@ function createFactoryFunction(type) {
   return arrowFn([new FnParam("t", DYNAMIC_TYPE)], type.prop("\u0275fac").callFn([variable("t")]));
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/assertions.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/assertions.mjs
 var UNUSABLE_INTERPOLATION_REGEXPS = [
   /@/,
   /^\s*$/,
@@ -5185,7 +5194,7 @@ function assertInterpolationSymbols(identifier, value) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/ml_parser/defaults.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/ml_parser/defaults.mjs
 var InterpolationConfig = class {
   static fromArray(markers) {
     if (!markers) {
@@ -5202,7 +5211,7 @@ var InterpolationConfig = class {
 var DEFAULT_INTERPOLATION_CONFIG = new InterpolationConfig("{{", "}}");
 var DEFAULT_CONTAINER_BLOCKS = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set(["switch"]);
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/chars.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/chars.mjs
 var $EOF = 0;
 var $BSPACE = 8;
 var $TAB = 9;
@@ -5284,7 +5293,7 @@ function isQuote(code) {
   return code === $SQ || code === $DQ || code === $BT;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/parse_util.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/parse_util.mjs
 var ParseLocation = class {
   constructor(file, offset, line, col) {
     this.file = file;
@@ -5431,7 +5440,7 @@ function sanitizeIdentifier(name) {
   return name.replace(/\W/g, "_");
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/output/abstract_js_emitter.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/output/abstract_js_emitter.mjs
 var makeTemplateObjectPolyfill = '(this&&this.__makeTemplateObject||function(e,t){return Object.defineProperty?Object.defineProperty(e,"raw",{value:t}):e.raw=t,e})';
 var AbstractJsEmitterVisitor = class extends AbstractEmitterVisitor {
   constructor() {
@@ -5524,7 +5533,7 @@ var AbstractJsEmitterVisitor = class extends AbstractEmitterVisitor {
   }
 };
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/output/output_jit_trusted_types.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/output/output_jit_trusted_types.mjs
 var policy;
 function getPolicy() {
   if (policy === void 0) {
@@ -5562,7 +5571,7 @@ function newTrustedFunctionForJIT(...args) {
   return fn2.bind(_global);
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/output/output_jit.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/output/output_jit.mjs
 var JitEvaluator = class {
   evaluateStatements(sourceUrl, statements, refResolver, createSourceMaps) {
     const converter = new JitEmitterVisitor(refResolver);
@@ -5650,7 +5659,7 @@ function isUseStrictStatement(statement) {
   return statement.isEquivalent(literal("use strict").toStmt());
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_injector_compiler.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_injector_compiler.mjs
 function compileInjector(meta) {
   const definitionMap = new DefinitionMap();
   if (meta.providers !== null) {
@@ -5667,7 +5676,7 @@ function createInjectorType(meta) {
   return new ExpressionType(importExpr(Identifiers.InjectorDeclaration, [new ExpressionType(meta.type.type)]));
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_jit.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_jit.mjs
 var R3JitReflector = class {
   constructor(context) {
     this.context = context;
@@ -5683,7 +5692,7 @@ var R3JitReflector = class {
   }
 };
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_module_compiler.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_module_compiler.mjs
 var R3SelectorScopeMode;
 (function(R3SelectorScopeMode2) {
   R3SelectorScopeMode2[R3SelectorScopeMode2["Inline"] = 0] = "Inline";
@@ -5818,7 +5827,7 @@ function tupleOfTypes(types) {
   return types.length > 0 ? expressionType(literalArr(typeofTypes)) : NONE_TYPE;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_pipe_compiler.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_pipe_compiler.mjs
 function compilePipeFromMetadata(metadata) {
   const definitionMapValues = [];
   definitionMapValues.push({ key: "name", value: literal(metadata.pipeName), quoted: false });
@@ -5839,7 +5848,7 @@ function createPipeType(metadata) {
   ]));
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/api.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/api.mjs
 var R3TemplateDependencyKind;
 (function(R3TemplateDependencyKind2) {
   R3TemplateDependencyKind2[R3TemplateDependencyKind2["Directive"] = 0] = "Directive";
@@ -5847,7 +5856,7 @@ var R3TemplateDependencyKind;
   R3TemplateDependencyKind2[R3TemplateDependencyKind2["NgModule"] = 2] = "NgModule";
 })(R3TemplateDependencyKind || (R3TemplateDependencyKind = {}));
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/shadow_css.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/shadow_css.mjs
 var animationKeywords = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set([
   "inherit",
   "initial",
@@ -6327,7 +6336,7 @@ function repeatGroups(groups, multiples) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/enums.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/enums.mjs
 var OpKind;
 (function(OpKind2) {
   OpKind2[OpKind2["ListEnd"] = 0] = "ListEnd";
@@ -6368,16 +6377,18 @@ var OpKind;
   OpKind2[OpKind2["Repeater"] = 35] = "Repeater";
   OpKind2[OpKind2["TwoWayProperty"] = 36] = "TwoWayProperty";
   OpKind2[OpKind2["TwoWayListener"] = 37] = "TwoWayListener";
-  OpKind2[OpKind2["I18nStart"] = 38] = "I18nStart";
-  OpKind2[OpKind2["I18n"] = 39] = "I18n";
-  OpKind2[OpKind2["I18nEnd"] = 40] = "I18nEnd";
-  OpKind2[OpKind2["I18nExpression"] = 41] = "I18nExpression";
-  OpKind2[OpKind2["I18nApply"] = 42] = "I18nApply";
-  OpKind2[OpKind2["IcuStart"] = 43] = "IcuStart";
-  OpKind2[OpKind2["IcuEnd"] = 44] = "IcuEnd";
-  OpKind2[OpKind2["IcuPlaceholder"] = 45] = "IcuPlaceholder";
-  OpKind2[OpKind2["I18nContext"] = 46] = "I18nContext";
-  OpKind2[OpKind2["I18nAttributes"] = 47] = "I18nAttributes";
+  OpKind2[OpKind2["DeclareLet"] = 38] = "DeclareLet";
+  OpKind2[OpKind2["StoreLet"] = 39] = "StoreLet";
+  OpKind2[OpKind2["I18nStart"] = 40] = "I18nStart";
+  OpKind2[OpKind2["I18n"] = 41] = "I18n";
+  OpKind2[OpKind2["I18nEnd"] = 42] = "I18nEnd";
+  OpKind2[OpKind2["I18nExpression"] = 43] = "I18nExpression";
+  OpKind2[OpKind2["I18nApply"] = 44] = "I18nApply";
+  OpKind2[OpKind2["IcuStart"] = 45] = "IcuStart";
+  OpKind2[OpKind2["IcuEnd"] = 46] = "IcuEnd";
+  OpKind2[OpKind2["IcuPlaceholder"] = 47] = "IcuPlaceholder";
+  OpKind2[OpKind2["I18nContext"] = 48] = "I18nContext";
+  OpKind2[OpKind2["I18nAttributes"] = 49] = "I18nAttributes";
 })(OpKind || (OpKind = {}));
 var ExpressionKind;
 (function(ExpressionKind2) {
@@ -6387,24 +6398,26 @@ var ExpressionKind;
   ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["ReadVariable"] = 3] = "ReadVariable";
   ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["NextContext"] = 4] = "NextContext";
   ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["Reference"] = 5] = "Reference";
-  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["GetCurrentView"] = 6] = "GetCurrentView";
-  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["RestoreView"] = 7] = "RestoreView";
-  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["ResetView"] = 8] = "ResetView";
-  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["PureFunctionExpr"] = 9] = "PureFunctionExpr";
-  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["PureFunctionParameterExpr"] = 10] = "PureFunctionParameterExpr";
-  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["PipeBinding"] = 11] = "PipeBinding";
-  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["PipeBindingVariadic"] = 12] = "PipeBindingVariadic";
-  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["SafePropertyRead"] = 13] = "SafePropertyRead";
-  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["SafeKeyedRead"] = 14] = "SafeKeyedRead";
-  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["SafeInvokeFunction"] = 15] = "SafeInvokeFunction";
-  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["SafeTernaryExpr"] = 16] = "SafeTernaryExpr";
-  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["EmptyExpr"] = 17] = "EmptyExpr";
-  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["AssignTemporaryExpr"] = 18] = "AssignTemporaryExpr";
-  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["ReadTemporaryExpr"] = 19] = "ReadTemporaryExpr";
-  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["SlotLiteralExpr"] = 20] = "SlotLiteralExpr";
-  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["ConditionalCase"] = 21] = "ConditionalCase";
-  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["ConstCollected"] = 22] = "ConstCollected";
-  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["TwoWayBindingSet"] = 23] = "TwoWayBindingSet";
+  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["StoreLet"] = 6] = "StoreLet";
+  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["ContextLetReference"] = 7] = "ContextLetReference";
+  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["GetCurrentView"] = 8] = "GetCurrentView";
+  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["RestoreView"] = 9] = "RestoreView";
+  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["ResetView"] = 10] = "ResetView";
+  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["PureFunctionExpr"] = 11] = "PureFunctionExpr";
+  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["PureFunctionParameterExpr"] = 12] = "PureFunctionParameterExpr";
+  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["PipeBinding"] = 13] = "PipeBinding";
+  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["PipeBindingVariadic"] = 14] = "PipeBindingVariadic";
+  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["SafePropertyRead"] = 15] = "SafePropertyRead";
+  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["SafeKeyedRead"] = 16] = "SafeKeyedRead";
+  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["SafeInvokeFunction"] = 17] = "SafeInvokeFunction";
+  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["SafeTernaryExpr"] = 18] = "SafeTernaryExpr";
+  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["EmptyExpr"] = 19] = "EmptyExpr";
+  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["AssignTemporaryExpr"] = 20] = "AssignTemporaryExpr";
+  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["ReadTemporaryExpr"] = 21] = "ReadTemporaryExpr";
+  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["SlotLiteralExpr"] = 22] = "SlotLiteralExpr";
+  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["ConditionalCase"] = 23] = "ConditionalCase";
+  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["ConstCollected"] = 24] = "ConstCollected";
+  ExpressionKind2[ExpressionKind2["TwoWayBindingSet"] = 25] = "TwoWayBindingSet";
 })(ExpressionKind || (ExpressionKind = {}));
 var VariableFlags;
 (function(VariableFlags2) {
@@ -6481,7 +6494,7 @@ var TemplateKind;
   TemplateKind2[TemplateKind2["Block"] = 2] = "Block";
 })(TemplateKind || (TemplateKind = {}));
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/traits.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/traits.mjs
 var ConsumesSlot = Symbol("ConsumesSlot");
 var DependsOnSlotContext = Symbol("DependsOnSlotContext");
 var ConsumesVarsTrait = Symbol("ConsumesVars");
@@ -6499,8 +6512,8 @@ var TRAIT_CONSUMES_VARS = {
 function hasConsumesSlotTrait(op) {
   return op[ConsumesSlot] === true;
 }
-function hasDependsOnSlotContextTrait(op) {
-  return op[DependsOnSlotContext] === true;
+function hasDependsOnSlotContextTrait(value) {
+  return value[DependsOnSlotContext] === true;
 }
 function hasConsumesVarsTrait(value) {
   return value[ConsumesVarsTrait] === true;
@@ -6509,7 +6522,7 @@ function hasUsesVarOffsetTrait(expr) {
   return expr[UsesVarOffset] === true;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/ops/shared.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/ops/shared.mjs
 function createStatementOp(statement) {
   return __spreadValues({
     kind: OpKind.Statement,
@@ -6531,7 +6544,7 @@ var NEW_OP = {
   next: null
 };
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/ops/update.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/ops/update.mjs
 function createInterpolateTextOp(xref, interpolation, sourceSpan) {
   return __spreadValues(__spreadValues(__spreadValues({
     kind: OpKind.InterpolateText,
@@ -6710,14 +6723,25 @@ function createI18nApplyOp(owner, handle, sourceSpan) {
     sourceSpan
   }, NEW_OP);
 }
+function createStoreLetOp(target, declaredName, value, sourceSpan) {
+  return __spreadValues(__spreadValues(__spreadValues({
+    kind: OpKind.StoreLet,
+    target,
+    declaredName,
+    value,
+    sourceSpan
+  }, TRAIT_DEPENDS_ON_SLOT_CONTEXT), TRAIT_CONSUMES_VARS), NEW_OP);
+}
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/expression.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/expression.mjs
 var _a;
 var _b;
 var _c;
 var _d;
 var _e;
 var _f;
+var _g;
+var _h;
 function isIrExpression(expr) {
   return expr instanceof ExpressionBase;
 }
@@ -6768,6 +6792,56 @@ var ReferenceExpr = class extends ExpressionBase {
     return new ReferenceExpr(this.target, this.targetSlot, this.offset);
   }
 };
+var _StoreLetExpr = class extends ExpressionBase {
+  constructor(target, value, sourceSpan) {
+    super();
+    this.target = target;
+    this.value = value;
+    this.sourceSpan = sourceSpan;
+    this.kind = ExpressionKind.StoreLet;
+    this[_a] = true;
+    this[_b] = true;
+  }
+  visitExpression() {
+  }
+  isEquivalent(e) {
+    return e instanceof _StoreLetExpr && e.target === this.target && e.value.isEquivalent(this.value);
+  }
+  isConstant() {
+    return false;
+  }
+  transformInternalExpressions(transform2, flags) {
+    this.value = transformExpressionsInExpression(this.value, transform2, flags);
+  }
+  clone() {
+    return new _StoreLetExpr(this.target, this.value, this.sourceSpan);
+  }
+};
+var StoreLetExpr = _StoreLetExpr;
+(() => {
+  _a = ConsumesVarsTrait, _b = DependsOnSlotContext;
+})();
+var ContextLetReferenceExpr = class extends ExpressionBase {
+  constructor(target, targetSlot) {
+    super();
+    this.target = target;
+    this.targetSlot = targetSlot;
+    this.kind = ExpressionKind.ContextLetReference;
+  }
+  visitExpression() {
+  }
+  isEquivalent(e) {
+    return e instanceof ContextLetReferenceExpr && e.target === this.target;
+  }
+  isConstant() {
+    return false;
+  }
+  transformInternalExpressions() {
+  }
+  clone() {
+    return new ContextLetReferenceExpr(this.target, this.targetSlot);
+  }
+};
 var ContextExpr = class extends ExpressionBase {
   constructor(view) {
     super();
@@ -6956,8 +7030,8 @@ var _PureFunctionExpr = class extends ExpressionBase {
   constructor(expression, args) {
     super();
     this.kind = ExpressionKind.PureFunctionExpr;
-    this[_a] = true;
-    this[_b] = true;
+    this[_c] = true;
+    this[_d] = true;
     this.varOffset = null;
     this.fn = null;
     this.body = expression;
@@ -6999,7 +7073,7 @@ var _PureFunctionExpr = class extends ExpressionBase {
 };
 var PureFunctionExpr = _PureFunctionExpr;
 (() => {
-  _a = ConsumesVarsTrait, _b = UsesVarOffset;
+  _c = ConsumesVarsTrait, _d = UsesVarOffset;
 })();
 var PureFunctionParameterExpr = class extends ExpressionBase {
   constructor(index) {
@@ -7029,8 +7103,8 @@ var _PipeBindingExpr = class extends ExpressionBase {
     this.name = name;
     this.args = args;
     this.kind = ExpressionKind.PipeBinding;
-    this[_c] = true;
-    this[_d] = true;
+    this[_e] = true;
+    this[_f] = true;
     this.varOffset = null;
   }
   visitExpression(visitor, context) {
@@ -7057,7 +7131,7 @@ var _PipeBindingExpr = class extends ExpressionBase {
 };
 var PipeBindingExpr = _PipeBindingExpr;
 (() => {
-  _c = ConsumesVarsTrait, _d = UsesVarOffset;
+  _e = ConsumesVarsTrait, _f = UsesVarOffset;
 })();
 var _PipeBindingVariadicExpr = class extends ExpressionBase {
   constructor(target, targetSlot, name, args, numArgs) {
@@ -7068,8 +7142,8 @@ var _PipeBindingVariadicExpr = class extends ExpressionBase {
     this.args = args;
     this.numArgs = numArgs;
     this.kind = ExpressionKind.PipeBindingVariadic;
-    this[_e] = true;
-    this[_f] = true;
+    this[_g] = true;
+    this[_h] = true;
     this.varOffset = null;
   }
   visitExpression(visitor, context) {
@@ -7092,7 +7166,7 @@ var _PipeBindingVariadicExpr = class extends ExpressionBase {
 };
 var PipeBindingVariadicExpr = _PipeBindingVariadicExpr;
 (() => {
-  _e = ConsumesVarsTrait, _f = UsesVarOffset;
+  _g = ConsumesVarsTrait, _h = UsesVarOffset;
 })();
 var SafePropertyReadExpr = class extends ExpressionBase {
   constructor(receiver, name) {
@@ -7451,6 +7525,9 @@ function transformExpressionsInOp(op, transform2, flags) {
     case OpKind.DeferWhen:
       op.expr = transformExpressionsInExpression(op.expr, transform2, flags);
       break;
+    case OpKind.StoreLet:
+      op.value = transformExpressionsInExpression(op.value, transform2, flags);
+      break;
     case OpKind.Advance:
     case OpKind.Container:
     case OpKind.ContainerEnd:
@@ -7476,6 +7553,7 @@ function transformExpressionsInOp(op, transform2, flags) {
     case OpKind.Text:
     case OpKind.I18nAttributes:
     case OpKind.IcuPlaceholder:
+    case OpKind.DeclareLet:
       break;
     default:
       throw new Error(`AssertionError: transformExpressionsInOp doesn't handle ${OpKind[op.kind]}`);
@@ -7573,7 +7651,7 @@ function isStringLiteral(expr) {
   return expr instanceof LiteralExpr && typeof expr.value === "string";
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/operations.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/operations.mjs
 var _OpList = class {
   constructor() {
     this.debugListId = _OpList.nextListId++;
@@ -7764,14 +7842,14 @@ var OpList = _OpList;
   _OpList.nextListId = 0;
 })();
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/handle.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/handle.mjs
 var SlotHandle = class {
   constructor() {
     this.slot = null;
   }
 };
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/ops/create.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/ops/create.mjs
 var elementContainerOpKinds = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set([
   OpKind.Element,
   OpKind.ElementStart,
@@ -7991,6 +8069,15 @@ function createDeferOnOp(defer2, trigger, prefetch, sourceSpan) {
     sourceSpan
   }, NEW_OP);
 }
+function createDeclareLetOp(xref, declaredName, sourceSpan) {
+  return __spreadValues(__spreadValues({
+    kind: OpKind.DeclareLet,
+    xref,
+    declaredName,
+    sourceSpan,
+    handle: new SlotHandle()
+  }, TRAIT_CONSUMES_SLOT), NEW_OP);
+}
 function createI18nMessageOp(xref, i18nContext, i18nBlock, message, messagePlaceholder, params, postprocessingParams, needsPostprocessing) {
   return __spreadValues({
     kind: OpKind.I18nMessage,
@@ -8075,7 +8162,7 @@ function createI18nAttributesOp(xref, handle, target) {
   }, NEW_OP), TRAIT_CONSUMES_SLOT);
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/ops/host.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/ops/host.mjs
 function createHostPropertyOp(name, expression, isAnimationTrigger, i18nContext, securityContext, sourceSpan) {
   return __spreadValues(__spreadValues({
     kind: OpKind.HostProperty,
@@ -8089,10 +8176,10 @@ function createHostPropertyOp(name, expression, isAnimationTrigger, i18nContext,
   }, TRAIT_CONSUMES_VARS), NEW_OP);
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/variable.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/ir/src/variable.mjs
 var CTX_REF = "CTX_REF_MARKER";
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/compilation.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/compilation.mjs
 var CompilationJobKind;
 (function(CompilationJobKind2) {
   CompilationJobKind2[CompilationJobKind2["Tmpl"] = 0] = "Tmpl";
@@ -8200,7 +8287,7 @@ var HostBindingCompilationUnit = class extends CompilationUnit {
   }
 };
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/any_cast.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/any_cast.mjs
 function deleteAnyCasts(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     for (const op of unit.ops()) {
@@ -8218,7 +8305,7 @@ function removeAnys(e) {
   return e;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/apply_i18n_expressions.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/apply_i18n_expressions.mjs
 function applyI18nExpressions(job) {
   const i18nContexts = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
   for (const unit of job.units) {
@@ -8261,7 +8348,7 @@ function needsApplication(i18nContexts, op) {
   return false;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/assign_i18n_slot_dependencies.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/assign_i18n_slot_dependencies.mjs
 function assignI18nSlotDependencies(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     let updateOp = unit.update.head;
@@ -8306,7 +8393,7 @@ function assignI18nSlotDependencies(job) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/util/elements.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/util/elements.mjs
 function createOpXrefMap(unit) {
   const map = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
   for (const op of unit.create) {
@@ -8321,7 +8408,7 @@ function createOpXrefMap(unit) {
   return map;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/attribute_extraction.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/attribute_extraction.mjs
 function extractAttributes(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     const elements = createOpXrefMap(unit);
@@ -8450,7 +8537,7 @@ function extractAttributeOp(unit, op, elements) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/binding_specialization.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/binding_specialization.mjs
 function lookupElement2(elements, xref) {
   const el = elements.get(xref);
   if (el === void 0) {
@@ -8507,7 +8594,7 @@ function specializeBindings(job) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/chaining.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/chaining.mjs
 var CHAINABLE = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set([
   Identifiers.attribute,
   Identifiers.classProp,
@@ -8536,7 +8623,8 @@ var CHAINABLE = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set([
   Identifiers.syntheticHostProperty,
   Identifiers.templateCreate,
   Identifiers.twoWayProperty,
-  Identifiers.twoWayListener
+  Identifiers.twoWayListener,
+  Identifiers.declareLet
 ]);
 function chain(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
@@ -8575,7 +8663,7 @@ function chainOperationsInList(opList) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/collapse_singleton_interpolations.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/collapse_singleton_interpolations.mjs
 function collapseSingletonInterpolations(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     for (const op of unit.update) {
@@ -8587,7 +8675,7 @@ function collapseSingletonInterpolations(job) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/conditionals.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/conditionals.mjs
 function generateConditionalExpressions(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     for (const op of unit.ops()) {
@@ -8624,7 +8712,7 @@ function generateConditionalExpressions(job) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/conversion.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/conversion.mjs
 var BINARY_OPERATORS = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map([
   ["&&", BinaryOperator.And],
   [">", BinaryOperator.Bigger],
@@ -8681,7 +8769,7 @@ function literalOrArrayLiteral(value) {
   return literal(value);
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/const_collection.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/const_collection.mjs
 function collectElementConsts(job) {
   const allElementAttributes = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
   for (const unit of job.units) {
@@ -8850,7 +8938,7 @@ function serializeAttributes({ attributes, bindings, classes, i18n: i18n2, proje
   return literalArr(attrArray);
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/convert_i18n_bindings.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/convert_i18n_bindings.mjs
 function convertI18nBindings(job) {
   const i18nAttributesByElem = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
   for (const unit of job.units) {
@@ -8891,7 +8979,7 @@ function convertI18nBindings(job) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/resolve_defer_deps_fns.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/resolve_defer_deps_fns.mjs
 function resolveDeferDepsFns(job) {
   var _a2;
   for (const unit of job.units) {
@@ -8916,7 +9004,7 @@ function resolveDeferDepsFns(job) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/create_i18n_contexts.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/create_i18n_contexts.mjs
 function createI18nContexts(job) {
   const attrContextByMessage = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
   for (const unit of job.units) {
@@ -8994,7 +9082,7 @@ function createI18nContexts(job) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/deduplicate_text_bindings.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/deduplicate_text_bindings.mjs
 function deduplicateTextBindings(job) {
   const seen = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
   for (const unit of job.units) {
@@ -9016,7 +9104,7 @@ function deduplicateTextBindings(job) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/defer_configs.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/defer_configs.mjs
 function configureDeferInstructions(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     for (const op of unit.create) {
@@ -9033,7 +9121,7 @@ function configureDeferInstructions(job) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/defer_resolve_targets.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/defer_resolve_targets.mjs
 function resolveDeferTargetNames(job) {
   const scopes = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
   function getScopeForView2(view) {
@@ -9127,7 +9215,7 @@ var Scope = class {
   }
 };
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/empty_elements.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/empty_elements.mjs
 var REPLACEMENTS = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map([
   [OpKind.ElementEnd, [OpKind.ElementStart, OpKind.Element]],
   [OpKind.ContainerEnd, [OpKind.ContainerStart, OpKind.Container]],
@@ -9154,7 +9242,7 @@ function collapseEmptyInstructions(job) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/expand_safe_reads.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/expand_safe_reads.mjs
 function expandSafeReads(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     for (const op of unit.ops()) {
@@ -9290,7 +9378,7 @@ function ternaryTransform(e) {
   return new ConditionalExpr(new BinaryOperatorExpr(BinaryOperator.Equals, e.guard, NULL_EXPR), NULL_EXPR, e.expr);
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/extract_i18n_messages.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/extract_i18n_messages.mjs
 var ESCAPE = "\uFFFD";
 var ELEMENT_MARKER = "#";
 var TEMPLATE_MARKER = "*";
@@ -9426,7 +9514,7 @@ function formatValue(value) {
   return `${ESCAPE}${closeMarker}${tagMarker}${value.value}${context}${ESCAPE}`;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/generate_advance.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/generate_advance.mjs
 function generateAdvance(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     const slotMap = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
@@ -9440,25 +9528,36 @@ function generateAdvance(job) {
     }
     let slotContext = 0;
     for (const op of unit.update) {
-      if (!hasDependsOnSlotContextTrait(op)) {
+      let consumer = null;
+      if (hasDependsOnSlotContextTrait(op)) {
+        consumer = op;
+      } else {
+        visitExpressionsInOp(op, (expr) => {
+          if (consumer === null && hasDependsOnSlotContextTrait(expr)) {
+            consumer = expr;
+          }
+        });
+      }
+      if (consumer === null) {
         continue;
-      } else if (!slotMap.has(op.target)) {
-        throw new Error(`AssertionError: reference to unknown slot for target ${op.target}`);
       }
-      const slot = slotMap.get(op.target);
+      if (!slotMap.has(consumer.target)) {
+        throw new Error(`AssertionError: reference to unknown slot for target ${consumer.target}`);
+      }
+      const slot = slotMap.get(consumer.target);
       if (slotContext !== slot) {
         const delta = slot - slotContext;
         if (delta < 0) {
           throw new Error(`AssertionError: slot counter should never need to move backwards`);
         }
-        OpList.insertBefore(createAdvanceOp(delta, op.sourceSpan), op);
+        OpList.insertBefore(createAdvanceOp(delta, consumer.sourceSpan), op);
         slotContext = slot;
       }
     }
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/generate_projection_def.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/generate_projection_def.mjs
 function generateProjectionDefs(job) {
   const share = job.compatibility === CompatibilityMode.TemplateDefinitionBuilder;
   const selectors = [];
@@ -9482,7 +9581,7 @@ function generateProjectionDefs(job) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/generate_variables.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/generate_variables.mjs
 function generateVariables(job) {
   recursivelyProcessView(job.root, null);
 }
@@ -9506,12 +9605,11 @@ function recursivelyProcessView(view, parentScope) {
         break;
       case OpKind.Listener:
       case OpKind.TwoWayListener:
-        op.handlerOps.prepend(generateVariablesInScopeForView(view, scope));
+        op.handlerOps.prepend(generateVariablesInScopeForView(view, scope, true));
         break;
     }
   }
-  const preambleOps = generateVariablesInScopeForView(view, scope);
-  view.update.prepend(preambleOps);
+  view.update.prepend(generateVariablesInScopeForView(view, scope, false));
 }
 function getScopeForView(view, parent) {
   const scope = {
@@ -9524,6 +9622,7 @@ function getScopeForView(view, parent) {
     contextVariables: /* @__PURE__ */ new Map(),
     aliases: view.aliases,
     references: [],
+    letDeclarations: [],
     parent
   };
   for (const identifier of view.contextVariables.keys()) {
@@ -9554,11 +9653,22 @@ function getScopeForView(view, parent) {
           });
         }
         break;
+      case OpKind.DeclareLet:
+        scope.letDeclarations.push({
+          targetId: op.xref,
+          targetSlot: op.handle,
+          variable: {
+            kind: SemanticVariableKind.Identifier,
+            name: null,
+            identifier: op.declaredName
+          }
+        });
+        break;
     }
   }
   return scope;
 }
-function generateVariablesInScopeForView(view, scope) {
+function generateVariablesInScopeForView(view, scope, isListener) {
   const newOps = [];
   if (scope.view !== view.xref) {
     newOps.push(createVariableOp(view.job.allocateXrefId(), scope.viewContextVariable, new NextContextExpr(), VariableFlags.None));
@@ -9575,13 +9685,18 @@ function generateVariablesInScopeForView(view, scope) {
   for (const ref of scope.references) {
     newOps.push(createVariableOp(view.job.allocateXrefId(), ref.variable, new ReferenceExpr(ref.targetId, ref.targetSlot, ref.offset), VariableFlags.None));
   }
+  if (scope.view !== view.xref || isListener) {
+    for (const decl of scope.letDeclarations) {
+      newOps.push(createVariableOp(view.job.allocateXrefId(), decl.variable, new ContextLetReferenceExpr(decl.targetId, decl.targetSlot), VariableFlags.None));
+    }
+  }
   if (scope.parent !== null) {
-    newOps.push(...generateVariablesInScopeForView(view, scope.parent));
+    newOps.push(...generateVariablesInScopeForView(view, scope.parent, false));
   }
   return newOps;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/has_const_expression_collection.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/has_const_expression_collection.mjs
 function collectConstExpressions(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     for (const op of unit.ops()) {
@@ -9595,7 +9710,7 @@ function collectConstExpressions(job) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/host_style_property_parsing.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/host_style_property_parsing.mjs
 var STYLE_DOT = "style.";
 var CLASS_DOT = "class.";
 var STYLE_BANG = "style!";
@@ -9653,7 +9768,7 @@ function parseProperty(name) {
   return { property: property2, suffix };
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/output/map_util.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/output/map_util.mjs
 function mapLiteral(obj, quoted = false) {
   return literalMap(Object.keys(obj).map((key) => ({
     key,
@@ -9662,7 +9777,7 @@ function mapLiteral(obj, quoted = false) {
   })));
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/i18n/icu_serializer.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/i18n/icu_serializer.mjs
 var IcuSerializerVisitor = class {
   visitText(text2) {
     return text2.value;
@@ -9696,7 +9811,7 @@ function serializeIcuNode(icu) {
   return icu.visit(serializer);
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/expression_parser/lexer.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/expression_parser/lexer.mjs
 var TokenType;
 (function(TokenType2) {
   TokenType2[TokenType2["Character"] = 0] = "Character";
@@ -10057,7 +10172,7 @@ function parseIntAutoRadix(text2) {
   return result;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/expression_parser/parser.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/expression_parser/parser.mjs
 var SplitInterpolation = class {
   constructor(strings, expressions, offsets) {
     this.strings = strings;
@@ -10698,13 +10813,15 @@ var _ParseAST = class {
         const keyStart = this.inputIndex;
         const quoted = this.next.isString();
         const key = this.expectIdentifierOrKeywordOrString();
-        keys.push({ key, quoted });
+        const literalMapKey = { key, quoted };
+        keys.push(literalMapKey);
         if (quoted) {
           this.expectCharacter($COLON);
           values.push(this.parsePipe());
         } else if (this.consumeOptionalCharacter($COLON)) {
           values.push(this.parsePipe());
         } else {
+          literalMapKey.isShorthandInitialized = true;
           const span = this.span(keyStart);
           const sourceSpan = this.sourceSpan(keyStart);
           values.push(new PropertyRead(span, sourceSpan, sourceSpan, new ImplicitReceiver(span, sourceSpan), key));
@@ -10939,7 +11056,7 @@ function getIndexMapForOriginalTemplate(interpolatedTokens) {
   return offsetMap;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/ml_parser/ast.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/ml_parser/ast.mjs
 var NodeWithI18n = class {
   constructor(sourceSpan, i18n2) {
     this.sourceSpan = sourceSpan;
@@ -11062,7 +11179,7 @@ function visitAll2(visitor, nodes, context = null) {
   return result;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/schema/dom_security_schema.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/schema/dom_security_schema.mjs
 var _SECURITY_SCHEMA;
 function SECURITY_SCHEMA() {
   if (!_SECURITY_SCHEMA) {
@@ -11123,11 +11240,11 @@ function isIframeSecuritySensitiveAttr(attrName) {
   return IFRAME_SECURITY_SENSITIVE_ATTRS.has(attrName.toLowerCase());
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/schema/element_schema_registry.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/schema/element_schema_registry.mjs
 var ElementSchemaRegistry = class {
 };
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/schema/dom_element_schema_registry.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/schema/dom_element_schema_registry.mjs
 var BOOLEAN = "boolean";
 var NUMBER = "number";
 var STRING = "string";
@@ -11510,7 +11627,7 @@ function _isPixelDimensionStyle(prop) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/ml_parser/html_tags.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/ml_parser/html_tags.mjs
 var HtmlTagDefinition = class {
   constructor({ closedByChildren, implicitNamespacePrefix, contentType = TagContentType.PARSABLE_DATA, closedByParent = false, isVoid = false, ignoreFirstLf = false, preventNamespaceInheritance = false, canSelfClose = false } = {}) {
     this.closedByChildren = {};
@@ -11646,7 +11763,7 @@ function getHtmlTagDefinition(tagName) {
   return (_b2 = (_a2 = TAG_DEFINITIONS[tagName]) != null ? _a2 : TAG_DEFINITIONS[tagName.toLowerCase()]) != null ? _b2 : DEFAULT_TAG_DEFINITION;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/i18n/serializers/placeholder.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/i18n/serializers/placeholder.mjs
 var TAG_TO_PLACEHOLDER_NAMES = {
   "A": "LINK",
   "B": "BOLD_TEXT",
@@ -11768,7 +11885,7 @@ var PlaceholderRegistry = class {
   }
 };
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/i18n/i18n_parser.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/i18n/i18n_parser.mjs
 var _expParser = new Parser(new Lexer());
 function createI18nMessageFactory(interpolationConfig, containerBlocks) {
   const visitor = new _I18nVisitor(_expParser, interpolationConfig, containerBlocks);
@@ -11950,14 +12067,14 @@ function extractPlaceholderName(input) {
   return input.split(_CUSTOM_PH_EXP)[2];
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/i18n/parse_util.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/i18n/parse_util.mjs
 var I18nError = class extends ParseError {
   constructor(span, msg) {
     super(span, msg);
   }
 };
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/ml_parser/entities.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/ml_parser/entities.mjs
 var NAMED_ENTITIES = {
   "AElig": "\xC6",
   "AMP": "&",
@@ -14088,7 +14205,7 @@ var NAMED_ENTITIES = {
 var NGSP_UNICODE = "\uE500";
 NAMED_ENTITIES["ngsp"] = NGSP_UNICODE;
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/ml_parser/lexer.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/ml_parser/lexer.mjs
 var TokenError = class extends ParseError {
   constructor(errorMsg, tokenType, span) {
     super(span, errorMsg);
@@ -15078,7 +15195,7 @@ var CursorError = class {
   }
 };
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/ml_parser/parser.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/ml_parser/parser.mjs
 var TreeError = class extends ParseError {
   static create(elementName, span, msg) {
     return new TreeError(elementName, span, msg);
@@ -15506,7 +15623,7 @@ function decodeEntity(match, entity) {
   return match;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/schema/trusted_types_sinks.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/schema/trusted_types_sinks.mjs
 var TRUSTED_TYPES_SINKS = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set([
   "iframe|srcdoc",
   "*|innerhtml",
@@ -15521,7 +15638,7 @@ function isTrustedTypesSink(tagName, propName) {
   return TRUSTED_TYPES_SINKS.has(tagName + "|" + propName) || TRUSTED_TYPES_SINKS.has("*|" + propName);
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/i18n/meta.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/i18n/meta.mjs
 var setI18nRefs = (htmlNode, i18nNode) => {
   if (htmlNode instanceof NodeWithI18n) {
     if (i18nNode instanceof IcuPlaceholder && htmlNode.i18n instanceof Message) {
@@ -15681,7 +15798,7 @@ function i18nMetaToJSDoc(meta) {
   return jsDocComment(tags);
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/i18n/get_msg_utils.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/i18n/get_msg_utils.mjs
 var GOOG_GET_MSG = "goog.getMsg";
 function createGoogleGetMsgStatements(variable2, message, closureVar, placeholderValues) {
   const messageString = serializeI18nMessageForGetMsg(message);
@@ -15732,7 +15849,7 @@ function serializeI18nMessageForGetMsg(message) {
   return message.nodes.map((node) => node.visit(serializerVisitor2, null)).join("");
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/i18n/localize_utils.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/i18n/localize_utils.mjs
 function createLocalizeStatements(variable2, message, params) {
   const { messageParts, placeHolders } = serializeI18nMessageForLocalize(message);
   const sourceSpan = getSourceSpan(message);
@@ -15821,7 +15938,7 @@ function createEmptyMessagePart(location) {
   return new LiteralPiece("", new ParseSourceSpan(location, location));
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/i18n_const_collection.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/i18n_const_collection.mjs
 var NG_I18N_CLOSURE_MODE = "ngI18nClosureMode";
 var TRANSLATION_VAR_PREFIX = "i18n_";
 var I18N_ICU_MAPPING_PREFIX = "I18N_EXP_";
@@ -15992,7 +16109,7 @@ function i18nGenerateClosureVar(pool, messageId, fileBasedI18nSuffix, useExterna
   return variable(name);
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/i18n_text_extraction.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/i18n_text_extraction.mjs
 function convertI18nText(job) {
   var _a2, _b2, _c2;
   for (const unit of job.units) {
@@ -16062,7 +16179,7 @@ function convertI18nText(job) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/local_refs.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/local_refs.mjs
 function liftLocalRefs(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     for (const op of unit.create) {
@@ -16092,7 +16209,7 @@ function serializeLocalRefs(refs) {
   return literalArr(constRefs);
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/namespace.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/namespace.mjs
 function emitNamespaceChanges(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     let activeNamespace = Namespace.HTML;
@@ -16108,7 +16225,7 @@ function emitNamespaceChanges(job) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/parse_extracted_styles.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/parse_extracted_styles.mjs
 function parse(value) {
   const styles = [];
   let i = 0;
@@ -16202,7 +16319,7 @@ function parseExtractedStyles(job) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/naming.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/naming.mjs
 function nameFunctionsAndVariables(job) {
   addNamesToView(job.root, job.componentName, { index: 0 }, job.compatibility === CompatibilityMode.TemplateDefinitionBuilder);
 }
@@ -16346,7 +16463,7 @@ function stripImportant(name) {
   return name;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/next_context_merging.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/next_context_merging.mjs
 function mergeNextContextExpressions(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     for (const op of unit.create) {
@@ -16383,6 +16500,7 @@ function mergeNextContextsInOps(ops) {
             break;
           case ExpressionKind.GetCurrentView:
           case ExpressionKind.Reference:
+          case ExpressionKind.ContextLetReference:
             tryToMerge = false;
             break;
         }
@@ -16392,7 +16510,7 @@ function mergeNextContextsInOps(ops) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/ng_container.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/ng_container.mjs
 var CONTAINER_TAG = "ng-container";
 function generateNgContainerOps(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
@@ -16409,7 +16527,7 @@ function generateNgContainerOps(job) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/nonbindable.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/nonbindable.mjs
 function lookupElement3(elements, xref) {
   const el = elements.get(xref);
   if (el === void 0) {
@@ -16439,7 +16557,7 @@ function disableBindings(job) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/nullish_coalescing.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/nullish_coalescing.mjs
 function generateNullishCoalesceExpressions(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     for (const op of unit.ops()) {
@@ -16455,7 +16573,7 @@ function generateNullishCoalesceExpressions(job) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/ordering.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/ordering.mjs
 function kindTest(kind) {
   return (op) => op.kind === kind;
 }
@@ -16545,7 +16663,7 @@ function keepLast(ops) {
   return ops.slice(ops.length - 1);
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/phase_remove_content_selectors.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/phase_remove_content_selectors.mjs
 function removeContentSelectors(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     const elements = createOpXrefMap(unit);
@@ -16572,7 +16690,7 @@ function lookupInXrefMap(map, xref) {
   return el;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/pipe_creation.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/pipe_creation.mjs
 function createPipes(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     processPipeBindingsInView(unit);
@@ -16620,7 +16738,7 @@ function addPipeToCreationBlock(unit, afterTargetXref, binding) {
   throw new Error(`AssertionError: unable to find insertion point for pipe ${binding.name}`);
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/pipe_variadic.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/pipe_variadic.mjs
 function createVariadicPipes(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     for (const op of unit.update) {
@@ -16637,7 +16755,7 @@ function createVariadicPipes(job) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/propagate_i18n_blocks.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/propagate_i18n_blocks.mjs
 function propagateI18nBlocks(job) {
   propagateI18nBlocksToTemplates(job.root, 0);
 }
@@ -16691,7 +16809,7 @@ function wrapTemplateWithI18n(unit, parentI18n) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/pure_function_extraction.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/pure_function_extraction.mjs
 function extractPureFunctions(job) {
   for (const view of job.units) {
     for (const op of view.ops()) {
@@ -16733,7 +16851,7 @@ var PureFunctionConstant = class extends GenericKeyFn {
   }
 };
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/pure_literal_structures.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/pure_literal_structures.mjs
 function generatePureLiteralStructures(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     for (const op of unit.update) {
@@ -16780,7 +16898,7 @@ function transformLiteralMap(expr) {
   return new PureFunctionExpr(literalMap(derivedEntries), nonConstantArgs);
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/instruction.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/instruction.mjs
 function element(slot, tag, constIndex, localRefIndex, sourceSpan) {
   return elementOrContainerBase(Identifiers.element, slot, tag, constIndex, localRefIndex, sourceSpan);
 }
@@ -17002,6 +17120,15 @@ function repeater(collection, sourceSpan) {
 function deferWhen(prefetch, expr, sourceSpan) {
   return call(prefetch ? Identifiers.deferPrefetchWhen : Identifiers.deferWhen, [expr], sourceSpan);
 }
+function declareLet(slot, sourceSpan) {
+  return call(Identifiers.declareLet, [literal(slot)], sourceSpan);
+}
+function storeLet(value, sourceSpan) {
+  return importExpr(Identifiers.storeLet).callFn([value], sourceSpan);
+}
+function readContextLet(slot) {
+  return importExpr(Identifiers.readContextLet).callFn([literal(slot)]);
+}
 function i18n(slot, constIndex, subTemplateIndex, sourceSpan) {
   const args = [literal(slot), literal(constIndex)];
   if (subTemplateIndex) {
@@ -17303,7 +17430,7 @@ function callVariadicInstruction(config, baseArgs, interpolationArgs, extraArgs,
   return createStatementOp(callVariadicInstructionExpr(config, baseArgs, interpolationArgs, extraArgs, sourceSpan).toStmt());
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/reify.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/reify.mjs
 var GLOBAL_TARGET_RESOLVERS = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map([
   ["window", Identifiers.resolveWindow],
   ["document", Identifiers.resolveDocument],
@@ -17316,7 +17443,7 @@ function reify(job) {
   }
 }
 function reifyCreateOperations(unit, ops) {
-  var _a2, _b2, _c2, _d2, _e2, _f2, _g;
+  var _a2, _b2, _c2, _d2, _e2, _f2, _g2;
   for (const op of ops) {
     transformExpressionsInOp(op, reifyIrExpression, VisitorContextFlag.None);
     switch (op.kind) {
@@ -17375,6 +17502,9 @@ function reifyCreateOperations(unit, ops) {
       case OpKind.Pipe:
         OpList.replace(op, pipe(op.handle.slot, op.name));
         break;
+      case OpKind.DeclareLet:
+        OpList.replace(op, declareLet(op.handle.slot, op.sourceSpan));
+        break;
       case OpKind.Listener:
         const listenerFn = reifyListenerHandler(unit, op.handlerFnName, op.handlerOps, op.consumesDollarEvent);
         const eventTargetResolver = op.eventTarget ? GLOBAL_TARGET_RESOLVERS.get(op.eventTarget) : null;
@@ -17421,7 +17551,7 @@ function reifyCreateOperations(unit, ops) {
           case DeferTriggerKind.Interaction:
           case DeferTriggerKind.Hover:
           case DeferTriggerKind.Viewport:
-            if (((_g = op.trigger.targetSlot) == null ? void 0 : _g.slot) == null || op.trigger.targetSlotViewSteps === null) {
+            if (((_g2 = op.trigger.targetSlot) == null ? void 0 : _g2.slot) == null || op.trigger.targetSlotViewSteps === null) {
               throw new Error(`Slot or view steps not set in trigger reification for trigger kind ${op.trigger.kind}`);
             }
             args = [op.trigger.targetSlot.slot];
@@ -17582,6 +17712,8 @@ function reifyUpdateOperations(_unit, ops) {
       case OpKind.DeferWhen:
         OpList.replace(op, deferWhen(op.prefetch, op.expr, op.sourceSpan));
         break;
+      case OpKind.StoreLet:
+        throw new Error(`AssertionError: unexpected storeLet ${op.declaredName}`);
       case OpKind.Statement:
         break;
       default:
@@ -17639,6 +17771,10 @@ function reifyIrExpression(expr) {
       return pipeBindV(expr.targetSlot.slot, expr.varOffset, expr.args);
     case ExpressionKind.SlotLiteralExpr:
       return literal(expr.slot.slot);
+    case ExpressionKind.ContextLetReference:
+      return readContextLet(expr.targetSlot.slot);
+    case ExpressionKind.StoreLet:
+      return storeLet(expr.value, expr.sourceSpan);
     default:
       throw new Error(`AssertionError: Unsupported reification of ir.Expression kind: ${ExpressionKind[expr.kind]}`);
   }
@@ -17659,7 +17795,7 @@ function reifyListenerHandler(unit, name, handlerOps, consumesDollarEvent) {
   return fn(params, handlerStmts, void 0, void 0, name);
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/remove_empty_bindings.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/remove_empty_bindings.mjs
 function removeEmptyBindings(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     for (const op of unit.update) {
@@ -17680,7 +17816,7 @@ function removeEmptyBindings(job) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/remove_i18n_contexts.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/remove_i18n_contexts.mjs
 function removeI18nContexts(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     for (const op of unit.create) {
@@ -17696,7 +17832,7 @@ function removeI18nContexts(job) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/remove_unused_i18n_attrs.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/remove_unused_i18n_attrs.mjs
 function removeUnusedI18nAttributesOps(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     const ownersWithI18nExpressions = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set();
@@ -17718,7 +17854,7 @@ function removeUnusedI18nAttributesOps(job) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/resolve_contexts.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/resolve_contexts.mjs
 function resolveContexts(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     processLexicalScope(unit, unit.create);
@@ -17760,7 +17896,7 @@ function processLexicalScope(view, ops) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/resolve_dollar_event.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/resolve_dollar_event.mjs
 function resolveDollarEvent(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     transformDollarEvent(unit.create);
@@ -17783,7 +17919,7 @@ function transformDollarEvent(ops) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/resolve_i18n_element_placeholders.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/resolve_i18n_element_placeholders.mjs
 function resolveI18nElementPlaceholders(job) {
   const i18nContexts = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
   const elements = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
@@ -17962,7 +18098,7 @@ function addParam(params, placeholder, value, subTemplateIndex, flags) {
   params.set(placeholder, values);
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/resolve_i18n_expression_placeholders.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/resolve_i18n_expression_placeholders.mjs
 function resolveI18nExpressionPlaceholders(job) {
   var _a2;
   const subTemplateIndices = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
@@ -18015,7 +18151,7 @@ function updatePlaceholder(op, value, i18nContexts, icuPlaceholders) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/resolve_names.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/resolve_names.mjs
 function resolveNames(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     processLexicalScope2(unit, unit.create, null);
@@ -18080,7 +18216,7 @@ function processLexicalScope2(unit, ops, savedView) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/resolve_sanitizers.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/resolve_sanitizers.mjs
 var sanitizerFns = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map([
   [SecurityContext.HTML, Identifiers.sanitizeHtml],
   [SecurityContext.RESOURCE_URL, Identifiers.sanitizeResourceUrl],
@@ -18150,7 +18286,7 @@ function getOnlySecurityContext(securityContext) {
   return securityContext;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/transform_two_way_binding_set.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/transform_two_way_binding_set.mjs
 function transformTwoWayBindingSet(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     for (const op of unit.create) {
@@ -18173,7 +18309,7 @@ function transformTwoWayBindingSet(job) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/save_restore_view.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/save_restore_view.mjs
 function saveAndRestoreView(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     unit.create.prepend([
@@ -18191,7 +18327,7 @@ function saveAndRestoreView(job) {
       if (!needsRestoreView) {
         for (const handlerOp of op.handlerOps) {
           visitExpressionsInOp(handlerOp, (expr) => {
-            if (expr instanceof ReferenceExpr) {
+            if (expr instanceof ReferenceExpr || expr instanceof ContextLetReferenceExpr) {
               needsRestoreView = true;
             }
           });
@@ -18218,7 +18354,7 @@ function addSaveRestoreViewOperationToListener(unit, op) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/slot_allocation.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/slot_allocation.mjs
 function allocateSlots(job) {
   const slotMap = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
   for (const unit of job.units) {
@@ -18243,7 +18379,7 @@ function allocateSlots(job) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/style_binding_specialization.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/style_binding_specialization.mjs
 function specializeStyleBindings(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     for (const op of unit.update) {
@@ -18273,7 +18409,7 @@ function specializeStyleBindings(job) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/temporary_variables.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/temporary_variables.mjs
 function generateTemporaryVariables(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     unit.create.prepend(generateTemporaries(unit.create));
@@ -18331,7 +18467,7 @@ function assignName(names, expr) {
   expr.name = name;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/track_fn_generation.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/track_fn_generation.mjs
 function generateTrackFns(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     for (const op of unit.create) {
@@ -18364,7 +18500,7 @@ function generateTrackFns(job) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/track_fn_optimization.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/track_fn_optimization.mjs
 function optimizeTrackFns(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     for (const op of unit.create) {
@@ -18414,7 +18550,7 @@ function isTrackByFunctionCall(rootView, expr) {
   return true;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/track_variables.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/track_variables.mjs
 function generateTrackVariables(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     for (const op of unit.create) {
@@ -18435,7 +18571,7 @@ function generateTrackVariables(job) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/var_counting.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/var_counting.mjs
 function countVariables(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     let varCount = 0;
@@ -18516,6 +18652,7 @@ function varsUsedByOp(op) {
     case OpKind.I18nExpression:
     case OpKind.Conditional:
     case OpKind.DeferWhen:
+    case OpKind.StoreLet:
       return 1;
     case OpKind.RepeaterCreate:
       return op.emptyView ? 1 : 0;
@@ -18531,6 +18668,8 @@ function varsUsedByIrExpression(expr) {
       return 1 + expr.args.length;
     case ExpressionKind.PipeBindingVariadic:
       return 1 + expr.numArgs;
+    case ExpressionKind.StoreLet:
+      return 1;
     default:
       throw new Error(`AssertionError: unhandled ConsumesVarsTrait expression ${expr.constructor.name}`);
   }
@@ -18545,7 +18684,7 @@ function isSingletonInterpolation(expr) {
   return true;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/variable_optimization.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/variable_optimization.mjs
 function optimizeVariables(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     inlineAlwaysInlineVariables(unit.create);
@@ -18682,7 +18821,10 @@ function fencesForIrExpression(expr) {
       return Fence.ViewContextRead | Fence.ViewContextWrite;
     case ExpressionKind.RestoreView:
       return Fence.ViewContextRead | Fence.ViewContextWrite | Fence.SideEffectful;
+    case ExpressionKind.StoreLet:
+      return Fence.SideEffectful;
     case ExpressionKind.Reference:
+    case ExpressionKind.ContextLetReference:
       return Fence.ViewContextRead;
     default:
       return Fence.None;
@@ -18794,7 +18936,7 @@ function allowConservativeInlining(decl, target) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/wrap_icus.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/wrap_icus.mjs
 function wrapI18nIcus(job) {
   for (const unit of job.units) {
     let currentI18nOp = null;
@@ -18824,7 +18966,60 @@ function wrapI18nIcus(job) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/emit.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/store_let_optimization.mjs
+function optimizeStoreLet(job) {
+  const letUsedExternally = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set();
+  for (const unit of job.units) {
+    for (const op of unit.ops()) {
+      visitExpressionsInOp(op, (expr) => {
+        if (expr instanceof ContextLetReferenceExpr) {
+          letUsedExternally.add(expr.target);
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  }
+  for (const unit of job.units) {
+    for (const op of unit.update) {
+      transformExpressionsInOp(op, (expression) => expression instanceof StoreLetExpr && !letUsedExternally.has(expression.target) ? expression.value : expression, VisitorContextFlag.None);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/remove_illegal_let_references.mjs
+function removeIllegalLetReferences(job) {
+  for (const unit of job.units) {
+    for (const op of unit.update) {
+      if (op.kind !== OpKind.Variable || op.variable.kind !== SemanticVariableKind.Identifier || !(op.initializer instanceof StoreLetExpr)) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      const name = op.variable.identifier;
+      let current = op;
+      while (current && current.kind !== OpKind.ListEnd) {
+        transformExpressionsInOp(current, (expr) => expr instanceof LexicalReadExpr && expr.name === name ? literal(void 0) : expr, VisitorContextFlag.None);
+        current = current.prev;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/phases/generate_local_let_references.mjs
+function generateLocalLetReferences(job) {
+  for (const unit of job.units) {
+    for (const op of unit.update) {
+      if (op.kind !== OpKind.StoreLet) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      const variable2 = {
+        kind: SemanticVariableKind.Identifier,
+        name: null,
+        identifier: op.declaredName
+      };
+      OpList.replace(op, createVariableOp(job.allocateXrefId(), variable2, new StoreLetExpr(op.target, op.value, op.sourceSpan), VariableFlags.None));
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/emit.mjs
 var phases = [
   { kind: CompilationJobKind.Tmpl, fn: removeContentSelectors },
   { kind: CompilationJobKind.Host, fn: parseHostStyleProperties },
@@ -18851,11 +19046,13 @@ var phases = [
   { kind: CompilationJobKind.Tmpl, fn: createVariadicPipes },
   { kind: CompilationJobKind.Both, fn: generatePureLiteralStructures },
   { kind: CompilationJobKind.Tmpl, fn: generateProjectionDefs },
+  { kind: CompilationJobKind.Tmpl, fn: generateLocalLetReferences },
   { kind: CompilationJobKind.Tmpl, fn: generateVariables },
   { kind: CompilationJobKind.Tmpl, fn: saveAndRestoreView },
   { kind: CompilationJobKind.Both, fn: deleteAnyCasts },
   { kind: CompilationJobKind.Both, fn: resolveDollarEvent },
   { kind: CompilationJobKind.Tmpl, fn: generateTrackVariables },
+  { kind: CompilationJobKind.Tmpl, fn: removeIllegalLetReferences },
   { kind: CompilationJobKind.Both, fn: resolveNames },
   { kind: CompilationJobKind.Tmpl, fn: resolveDeferTargetNames },
   { kind: CompilationJobKind.Tmpl, fn: transformTwoWayBindingSet },
@@ -18867,6 +19064,7 @@ var phases = [
   { kind: CompilationJobKind.Both, fn: expandSafeReads },
   { kind: CompilationJobKind.Both, fn: generateTemporaryVariables },
   { kind: CompilationJobKind.Both, fn: optimizeVariables },
+  { kind: CompilationJobKind.Both, fn: optimizeStoreLet },
   { kind: CompilationJobKind.Tmpl, fn: allocateSlots },
   { kind: CompilationJobKind.Tmpl, fn: resolveI18nElementPlaceholders },
   { kind: CompilationJobKind.Tmpl, fn: resolveI18nExpressionPlaceholders },
@@ -18978,7 +19176,7 @@ function emitHostBindingFunction(job) {
   );
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/ingest.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template/pipeline/src/ingest.mjs
 var compatibilityMode = CompatibilityMode.TemplateDefinitionBuilder;
 var domSchema = new DomElementSchemaRegistry();
 var NG_TEMPLATE_TAG_NAME = "ng-template";
@@ -19083,6 +19281,7 @@ function ingestNodes(unit, template2) {
     } else if (node instanceof ForLoopBlock) {
       ingestForBlock(unit, node);
     } else if (node instanceof LetDeclaration) {
+      ingestLetDeclaration(unit, node);
     } else {
       throw new Error(`Unsupported template node: ${node.constructor.name}`);
     }
@@ -19255,7 +19454,7 @@ function ingestDeferView(unit, suffix, i18nMeta, children, sourceSpan) {
   return templateOp;
 }
 function ingestDeferBlock(unit, deferBlock) {
-  var _a2, _b2, _c2, _d2, _e2, _f2, _g, _h, _i, _j, _k, _l, _m, _n, _o, _p, _q, _r, _s, _t;
+  var _a2, _b2, _c2, _d2, _e2, _f2, _g2, _h2, _i, _j, _k, _l, _m, _n, _o, _p, _q, _r, _s, _t;
   let ownResolverFn = null;
   if (unit.job.deferMeta.mode === 0) {
     if (!unit.job.deferMeta.blocks.has(deferBlock)) {
@@ -19265,8 +19464,8 @@ function ingestDeferBlock(unit, deferBlock) {
   }
   const main = ingestDeferView(unit, "", deferBlock.i18n, deferBlock.children, deferBlock.sourceSpan);
   const loading = ingestDeferView(unit, "Loading", (_b2 = deferBlock.loading) == null ? void 0 : _b2.i18n, (_c2 = deferBlock.loading) == null ? void 0 : _c2.children, (_d2 = deferBlock.loading) == null ? void 0 : _d2.sourceSpan);
-  const placeholder = ingestDeferView(unit, "Placeholder", (_e2 = deferBlock.placeholder) == null ? void 0 : _e2.i18n, (_f2 = deferBlock.placeholder) == null ? void 0 : _f2.children, (_g = deferBlock.placeholder) == null ? void 0 : _g.sourceSpan);
-  const error = ingestDeferView(unit, "Error", (_h = deferBlock.error) == null ? void 0 : _h.i18n, (_i = deferBlock.error) == null ? void 0 : _i.children, (_j = deferBlock.error) == null ? void 0 : _j.sourceSpan);
+  const placeholder = ingestDeferView(unit, "Placeholder", (_e2 = deferBlock.placeholder) == null ? void 0 : _e2.i18n, (_f2 = deferBlock.placeholder) == null ? void 0 : _f2.children, (_g2 = deferBlock.placeholder) == null ? void 0 : _g2.sourceSpan);
+  const error = ingestDeferView(unit, "Error", (_h2 = deferBlock.error) == null ? void 0 : _h2.i18n, (_i = deferBlock.error) == null ? void 0 : _i.children, (_j = deferBlock.error) == null ? void 0 : _j.sourceSpan);
   const deferXref = unit.job.allocateXrefId();
   const deferOp = createDeferOp(deferXref, main.xref, main.handle, ownResolverFn, unit.job.allDeferrableDepsFn, deferBlock.sourceSpan);
   deferOp.placeholderView = (_k = placeholder == null ? void 0 : placeholder.xref) != null ? _k : null;
@@ -19429,6 +19628,11 @@ function getComputedForLoopVariableExpression(variable2, indexName, countName) {
       throw new Error(`AssertionError: unknown @for loop variable ${variable2.value}`);
   }
 }
+function ingestLetDeclaration(unit, node) {
+  const target = unit.job.allocateXrefId();
+  unit.create.push(createDeclareLetOp(target, node.name, node.sourceSpan));
+  unit.update.push(createStoreLetOp(target, node.name, convertAst(node.value, unit.job, node.valueSpan), node.sourceSpan));
+}
 function convertAst(ast, job, baseSourceSpan) {
   if (ast instanceof ASTWithSource) {
     return convertAst(ast.ast, job, baseSourceSpan);
@@ -19730,7 +19934,7 @@ function ingestControlFlowInsertionPoint(unit, xref, node) {
   return null;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/query_generation.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/query_generation.mjs
 function renderFlagCheckIfStmt(flags, statements) {
   return ifStmt(variable(RENDER_FLAGS).bitwiseAnd(literal(flags), null, false), statements);
 }
@@ -19850,7 +20054,7 @@ function createContentQueriesFunction(queries, constantPool, name) {
   ], INFERRED_TYPE, null, contentQueriesFnName);
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/ml_parser/html_parser.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/ml_parser/html_parser.mjs
 var HtmlParser = class extends Parser2 {
   constructor() {
     super(getHtmlTagDefinition);
@@ -19860,7 +20064,7 @@ var HtmlParser = class extends Parser2 {
   }
 };
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/ml_parser/html_whitespaces.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/ml_parser/html_whitespaces.mjs
 var PRESERVE_WS_ATTR_NAME = "ngPreserveWhitespaces";
 var SKIP_WS_TRIM_TAGS = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set(["pre", "template", "textarea", "script", "style"]);
 var WS_CHARS = " \f\n\r	\v\u1680\u180E\u2000-\u200A\u2028\u2029\u202F\u205F\u3000\uFEFF";
@@ -19929,7 +20133,7 @@ function visitAllWithSiblings(visitor, nodes) {
   return result;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template_parser/binding_parser.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template_parser/binding_parser.mjs
 var PROPERTY_PARTS_SEPARATOR = ".";
 var ATTRIBUTE_PREFIX = "attr";
 var CLASS_PREFIX = "class";
@@ -20283,7 +20487,7 @@ function moveParseSourceSpan(sourceSpan, absoluteSpan) {
   return new ParseSourceSpan(sourceSpan.start.moveBy(startDiff), sourceSpan.end.moveBy(endDiff), sourceSpan.fullStart.moveBy(startDiff), sourceSpan.details);
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/style_url_resolver.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/style_url_resolver.mjs
 function isStyleUrlResolvable(url) {
   if (url == null || url.length === 0 || url[0] == "/")
     return false;
@@ -20292,7 +20496,7 @@ function isStyleUrlResolvable(url) {
 }
 var URL_WITH_SCHEMA_REGEXP = /^([^:/?#]+):/;
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template_parser/template_preparser.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/template_parser/template_preparser.mjs
 var NG_CONTENT_SELECT_ATTR = "select";
 var LINK_ELEMENT = "link";
 var LINK_STYLE_REL_ATTR = "rel";
@@ -20362,7 +20566,7 @@ function normalizeNgContentSelect(selectAttr) {
   return selectAttr;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_control_flow.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_control_flow.mjs
 var FOR_LOOP_EXPRESSION_PATTERN = /^\s*([0-9A-Za-z_$]*)\s+of\s+([\S\s]*)/;
 var FOR_LOOP_TRACK_PATTERN = /^track\s+([\S\s]*)/;
 var CONDITIONAL_ALIAS_PATTERN = /^(as\s)+(.*)/;
@@ -20685,7 +20889,7 @@ function stripOptionalParentheses(param, errors) {
   return expression.slice(start, end);
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_deferred_triggers.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_deferred_triggers.mjs
 var TIME_PATTERN = /^\d+\.?\d*(ms|s)?$/;
 var SEPARATOR_PATTERN = /^\s$/;
 var COMMA_DELIMITED_SYNTAX = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map([
@@ -20949,7 +21153,7 @@ function parseDeferredTime(value) {
   return parseFloat(time) * (units === "s" ? 1e3 : 1);
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_deferred_blocks.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_deferred_blocks.mjs
 var PREFETCH_WHEN_PATTERN = /^prefetch\s+when\s/;
 var PREFETCH_ON_PATTERN = /^prefetch\s+on\s/;
 var MINIMUM_PARAMETER_PATTERN = /^minimum\s/;
@@ -21084,7 +21288,7 @@ function parsePrimaryTriggers(params, bindingParser, errors, placeholder) {
   return { triggers, prefetchTriggers };
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_template_transform.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_template_transform.mjs
 var BIND_NAME_REGEXP = /^(?:(bind-)|(let-)|(ref-|#)|(on-)|(bindon-)|(@))(.*)$/;
 var KW_BIND_IDX = 1;
 var KW_LET_IDX = 2;
@@ -21551,7 +21755,7 @@ function textContents(node) {
   }
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/template.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/template.mjs
 var LEADING_TRIVIA_CHARS = [" ", "\n", "\r", "	"];
 function parseTemplate(template2, templateUrl, options = {}) {
   var _a2, _b2;
@@ -21630,7 +21834,7 @@ function makeBindingParser(interpolationConfig = DEFAULT_INTERPOLATION_CONFIG, a
   return new BindingParser(new Parser(new Lexer()), interpolationConfig, elementRegistry, [], allowInvalidAssignmentEvents);
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/compiler.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/compiler.mjs
 var COMPONENT_VARIABLE = "%COMP%";
 var HOST_ATTR = `_nghost-${COMPONENT_VARIABLE}`;
 var CONTENT_ATTR = `_ngcontent-${COMPONENT_VARIABLE}`;
@@ -21997,7 +22201,7 @@ function createHostDirectivesMappingArray(mapping) {
   return elements.length > 0 ? literalArr(elements) : null;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/t2_binder.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/t2_binder.mjs
 var R3TargetBinder = class {
   constructor(directiveMatcher) {
     this.directiveMatcher = directiveMatcher;
@@ -22644,11 +22848,11 @@ function extractScopedNodeEntities(rootScope) {
   return templateEntities;
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/resource_loader.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/resource_loader.mjs
 var ResourceLoader = class {
 };
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/jit_compiler_facade.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/jit_compiler_facade.mjs
 var CompilerFacadeImpl = class {
   constructor(jitEvaluator = new JitEvaluator()) {
     this.jitEvaluator = jitEvaluator;
@@ -22895,7 +23099,7 @@ function convertDirectiveFacadeToMetadata(facade) {
   });
 }
 function convertDeclareDirectiveFacadeToMetadata(declaration, typeSourceSpan) {
-  var _a2, _b2, _c2, _d2, _e2, _f2, _g, _h, _i;
+  var _a2, _b2, _c2, _d2, _e2, _f2, _g2, _h2, _i;
   return {
     name: declaration.type.name,
     type: wrapReference(declaration.type),
@@ -22909,11 +23113,11 @@ function convertDeclareDirectiveFacadeToMetadata(declaration, typeSourceSpan) {
     providers: declaration.providers !== void 0 ? new WrappedNodeExpr(declaration.providers) : null,
     exportAs: (_e2 = declaration.exportAs) != null ? _e2 : null,
     usesInheritance: (_f2 = declaration.usesInheritance) != null ? _f2 : false,
-    lifecycle: { usesOnChanges: (_g = declaration.usesOnChanges) != null ? _g : false },
+    lifecycle: { usesOnChanges: (_g2 = declaration.usesOnChanges) != null ? _g2 : false },
     deps: null,
     typeArgumentCount: 0,
     fullInheritance: false,
-    isStandalone: (_h = declaration.isStandalone) != null ? _h : false,
+    isStandalone: (_h2 = declaration.isStandalone) != null ? _h2 : false,
     isSignal: (_i = declaration.isSignal) != null ? _i : false,
     hostDirectives: convertHostDirectivesToMetadata(declaration)
   };
@@ -23214,17 +23418,17 @@ function publishFacade(global) {
   ng.\u0275compilerFacade = new CompilerFacadeImpl();
 }
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/version.mjs
-var VERSION2 = new Version("18.1.0-next.2");
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/version.mjs
+var VERSION2 = new Version("18.1.0-next.3");
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/i18n/extractor_merger.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/i18n/extractor_merger.mjs
 var _VisitorMode;
 (function(_VisitorMode2) {
   _VisitorMode2[_VisitorMode2["Extract"] = 0] = "Extract";
   _VisitorMode2[_VisitorMode2["Merge"] = 1] = "Merge";
 })(_VisitorMode || (_VisitorMode = {}));
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/ml_parser/xml_tags.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/ml_parser/xml_tags.mjs
 var XmlTagDefinition = class {
   constructor() {
     this.closedByParent = false;
@@ -23246,7 +23450,7 @@ var XmlTagDefinition = class {
 };
 var _TAG_DEFINITION = new XmlTagDefinition();
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/partial/api.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/render3/partial/api.mjs
 var FactoryTarget2;
 (function(FactoryTarget3) {
   FactoryTarget3[FactoryTarget3["Directive"] = 0] = "Directive";
@@ -23256,10 +23460,10 @@ var FactoryTarget2;
   FactoryTarget3[FactoryTarget3["NgModule"] = 4] = "NgModule";
 })(FactoryTarget2 || (FactoryTarget2 = {}));
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/compiler.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/compiler/src/compiler.mjs
 publishFacade(_global);
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/core/schematics/migrations/invalid-two-way-bindings/migration.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/core/schematics/migrations/invalid-two-way-bindings/migration.mjs
 var import_typescript4 = __toESM(require("typescript"), 1);
 function migrateTemplate(template2) {
   if (!template2.includes(")]=")) {
@@ -23384,7 +23588,7 @@ var InvalidTwoWayBindingCollector = class extends RecursiveVisitor {
   }
 };
 
-// bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/packages/core/schematics/migrations/invalid-two-way-bindings/index.mjs
+// bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/packages/core/schematics/migrations/invalid-two-way-bindings/index.mjs
 function invalid_two_way_bindings_default() {
   return (tree) => __async(this, null, function* () {
     const { buildPaths, testPaths } = yield getProjectTsConfigPaths(tree);