perf(core): add option to remove blank text nodes from compiled templates (#18823)

PR Close #18823

tools/@angular/tsc-wrapped/src/options.ts

@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ interface Options extends ts.CompilerOptions {
   // matched by the `files` / `includes` in the `tsconfig.json`.
   // This is off by default.
   alwaysCompileGeneratedCode?: boolean;
+
+  // Whether to remove blank text nodes from compiled templates. It is `true` by default
+  // in Angular 5 and will be re-visited in Angular 6.
+  preserveWhitespaces?: boolean;
 }
 
 export default Options;

tools/public_api_guard/core/core.d.ts

@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ export declare type CompilerOptions = {
     providers?: any[];
     missingTranslation?: MissingTranslationStrategy;
     enableLegacyTemplate?: boolean;
+    preserveWhitespaces?: boolean;
 };
 
 /** @stable */