You can create own helper component and use it instead of *ngIf.

@Component({
  selector: 'loader',
  template: `
    <ng-content *ngIf="!loading else showLoader"></ng-content>
    <ng-template #showLoader>🕚 Wait 10 seconds!</ng-template>
  `
})
class LoaderComponent {
  @Input() loading: boolean;
}

For usage example:

<loader [loading]="isLoading">🦊 🦄 🐉</loader>

Note that the content will be eagerly evaluated, e.g. in the snippet below destroy-the-world will be created before the loading even starts:

<loader [loading]="isLoading"><destroy-the-world></destroy-the-world></loader>

Links

• https://medium.com/claritydesignsystem/ng-content-the-hidden-docs-96a29d70d11b
• https://blog.angularindepth.com/https-medium-com-thomasburleson-animated-ghosts-bfc045a51fba