Hi Matt,
You can use this approach:

export class MyApp {
  message = 'Hello Aurelia 2!';
  
  attaching() {
     document.addEventListener('readystatechange', () => {
           if (document.readyState === "complete") {
           this.grid.dataSource =new Smart.DataAdapter(
            {
              dataSource: [
                { "EmployeeID": 1, "FirstName": "Nancy", "LastName": "Davolio", "ReportsTo": 2, "Country": "USA", "Title": "Sales Representative", "HireDate": "1992-05-01 00:00:00", "BirthDate": "1948-12-08 00:00:00", "City": "Seattle", "Address": "507 - 20th Ave. E.Apt. 2A" },
                { "EmployeeID": 2, "FirstName": "Andrew", "LastName": "Fuller", "ReportsTo": null, "Country": "USA", "Title": "Vice President, Sales", "HireDate": "1992-08-14 00:00:00", "BirthDate": "1952-02-19 00:00:00", "City": "Tacoma", "Address": "908 W. Capital Way" },
                { "EmployeeID": 3, "FirstName": "Janet", "LastName": "Leverling", "ReportsTo": 2, "Country": "USA", "Title": "Sales Representative", "HireDate": "1992-04-01 00:00:00", "BirthDate": "1963-08-30 00:00:00", "City": "Kirkland", "Address": "722 Moss Bay Blvd." },
                { "EmployeeID": 4, "FirstName": "Margaret", "LastName": "Peacock", "ReportsTo": 2, "Country": "USA", "Title": "Sales Representative", "HireDate": "1993-05-03 00:00:00", "BirthDate": "1937-09-19 00:00:00", "City": "Redmond", "Address": "4110 Old Redmond Rd." },
                { "EmployeeID": 5, "FirstName": "Steven", "LastName": "Buchanan", "ReportsTo": 2, "Country": "UK", "Title": "Sales Manager", "HireDate": "1993-10-17 00:00:00", "BirthDate": "1955-03-04 00:00:00", "City": "London", "Address": "14 Garrett Hill" },
                { "EmployeeID": 6, "FirstName": "Michael", "LastName": "Suyama", "ReportsTo": 5, "Country": "UK", "Title": "Sales Representative", "HireDate": "1993-10-17 00:00:00", "BirthDate": "1963-07-02 00:00:00", "City": "London", "Address": "Coventry House Miner Rd." },
                { "EmployeeID": 7, "FirstName": "Robert", "LastName": "King", "ReportsTo": 5, "Country": "UK", "Title": "Sales Representative", "HireDate": "1994-01-02 00:00:00", "BirthDate": "1960-05-29 00:00:00", "City": "London", "Address": "Edgeham Hollow Winchester Way" },
                { "EmployeeID": 8, "FirstName": "Laura", "LastName": "Callahan", "ReportsTo": 2, "Country": "USA", "Title": "Inside Sales Coordinator", "HireDate": "1994-03-05 00:00:00", "BirthDate": "1958-01-09 00:00:00", "City": "Seattle", "Address": "4726 - 11th Ave. N.E." },
                { "EmployeeID": 9, "FirstName": "Anne", "LastName": "Dodsworth", "ReportsTo": 5, "Country": "UK", "Title": "Sales Representative", "HireDate": "1994-11-15 00:00:00", "BirthDate": "1966-01-27 00:00:00", "City": "London", "Address": "7 Houndstooth Rd." }
              ],
              dataFields:
                [
                  'EmployeeID: number',
                  'ReportsTo: number',
                  'FirstName: string',
                  'LastName: string',
                  'Country: string',
                  'City: string',
                  'Address: string',
                  'Title: string',
                  'HireDate: date',
                  'BirthDate: date'
                ]
            })
           }
     });
    
  }
    
}

Best regards,
Peter Stoev
Smart UI Team
https://www.htmlelements.com/