How to include jQuery properly in angular cli 1.0.0-rc.0? : <p>I use jQuery-based select2 component in my AngularJS project. I had similar issue as guys here: <a href="https://github.com/fronteed/icheck/issues/322" rel="noreferrer">https://github.com/fronteed/icheck/issues/322</a>, and solved it using advice from there. To be accurate, I received error <code>TypeError: $(...).select2 is not a function</code> when not using that advice.</p>

<p>i.e. I added next lines to configuration of Webpack in <code>@angular/cli/models/webpack-configs/common.js</code>.</p>

<pre><code>plugins: [
  new webpack.ProvidePlugin({
      $: "jquery",
      jQuery: "jquery"
    })
]
</code></pre>

<p>Is it the best possible way to enable jQuery in angular/cli?</p>

<p>I don't think that doing same as in <a href="https://github.com/angular/angular-cli/wiki/stories-global-lib" rel="noreferrer">https://github.com/angular/angular-cli/wiki/stories-global-lib</a> is correct way, because </p>

<p>a) webpack bundles jQuery without need to specify it in scripts </p>

<p>b) it still throws <code>TypeError: $(...).select2 is not a function</code> error when you include it as described in story.</p>
