I have a few simple "pure" utility functions in my app which i want to keep in one place. The problem is, i can import them in my components by using: import { utilities } from '../shared/utilities' However these utility function/methods are not available in my template files (because they are bound to the component class only). I have to create an alias of these functions in my component in order to use them. Is there a better way to do this? Continue reading...