* element.getBoundingClientRect fails when element not in DOM (IE11) ([f35dbb99](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f35dbb99))
* element.matches only available with prefix (IE11) ([a393f84f](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/a393f84f))
* assigning null to document.title sets the title to "null" (IE11, Firefox) ([92c2c33a](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/92c2c33a))
* **build:**
* remove nonexistant dart format task from gulpfile ([f74d7727](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f74d7727))
* make dart formatter errors more readable ([31b66878](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/31b66878))
* also run ts tests in node. ([05774f6c](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/05774f6c))
* **collection:**
* iterator on Map keys is not supported (Safari) ([4b98ed11](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/4b98ed11), closes [#2096](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2096))
* new Map(iterable) is not supported (Safari) ([d308e55e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/d308e55e))
* new Set(iterable) is not supported (IE11, Safari) ([57b88ec2](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/57b88ec2), closes [#2063](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2063))
* **dartdocs:** Hide duplicate exports from guinness. ([17e1d7f1](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/17e1d7f1))
* **deps:** Update clang-format to 1.0.14. ([15f1eb28](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/15f1eb28))
* **di:** allow `@Inject(…)` to work in dart2js and dynamic reflection ([4a3fd5e8](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/4a3fd5e8), closes [#2185](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2185))
* **docs:** generate d.ts file only for angular2/angular2. ([0a0b84a0](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/0a0b84a0))
* **dom:**
* allow to correctly clone document fragments ([2351896c](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/2351896c))
*`querySelectorAll` should only query child nodes ([307011a9](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/307011a9))
* **package.json:** add `reflect-metadata` to package.json ([60801777](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/60801777), closes [#2170](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2170))
* **render:**
* only look for content tags in views that might have them. ([ba7956f5](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/ba7956f5), closes [#2297](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2297))
* don’t store a document fragment as bound element ([24bc4b66](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/24bc4b66))
* **router:** event.defaultPrevented is not reliable (IE11) ([2287938f](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/2287938f))
* **selector:** support multiple `:not` clauses ([62a95823](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/62a95823), closes [#2243](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2243))
* solve CSS discrepancies across browsers ([fb42d590](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/fb42d590), closes [#2177](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2177))
* use a not expandable CSS rule in ShadowCSS spec (Firefox) ([588fbfd8](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/588fbfd8), closes [#2061](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2061))
* adds longer timers for NgZone and PromisePipe tests (IE11) ([661a0479](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/661a0479), closes [#2055](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2055))
* native shadow DOM is required (IE11, Firefox) ([9802debf](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/9802debf))
* function.name is not available (IE11) ([5103f080](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/5103f080))
* **tests:** disable mobile emulation so benchmarks run on current chrome ([b071b66b](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/b071b66b))
* add support for the safe navigation (aka Elvis) operator ([a9be2ebf](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/a9be2ebf), closes [#791](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/791))
* **Directive:** convert properties to an array ([d7df853b](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/d7df853b), closes [#2013](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2013))
* **ElementInjector:** support an arbitrary number of bindings ([b1c9bf14](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/b1c9bf14), closes [#1853](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1853))
* **OpaqueToken:** now a const constructor ([c571b269](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/c571b269))
* **RegExpWrapper:** implement a test method ([551586ce](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/551586ce))
* **binding:** throw on binding to a blank alias ([ec2d8cc2](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/ec2d8cc2), closes [#2068](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2068))
* **facade:** add read/write access to global variables ([cdf791f0](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/cdf791f0))
* **fakeAsync:** flush the microtasks before returning ([c7572ac1](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/c7572ac1), closes [#2269](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2269))
* **form:** implemented an imperative way of updating the view by updating the value of a co ([652ed0cf](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/652ed0cf))
* **forms:**
* added support for status classes ([3baf815d](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/3baf815d))
* added touched and untouched to Control ([ec3a7828](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/ec3a7828))
* renamed control, control-group into ng-control and ng-control-group ([f543834b](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f543834b))
* changed the selector of TemplatdrivenFormDirective to match <form> ([6bef1c41](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/6bef1c41))
* implemented template-driven forms ([a9d6fd9a](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/a9d6fd9a))
* **key_event:** alias esc to escape ([10bc7e94](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/10bc7e94), closes [#2010](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2010))
* **reflector:** added a method to get type's interfaces ([34d75e89](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/34d75e89))
* **render:** re-export render and export `DirectiveResolver` ([662da0d7](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/662da0d7), closes [#2026](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2026))
* **router:** add the router bundle to the bundle task. ([05fa9bc9](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/05fa9bc9))
* add element probe ([f9908cd4](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f9908cd4), closes [#1992](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1992))
* **test_lib:**
* add method to compare stringified DOM element ([c6335c12](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/c6335c12), closes [#2106](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2106))
* don't call onAllChangesDone on checkNoChanges ([a664f5a6](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/a664f5a6))
* **XHRImpl:** fix errors, add a spec ([91ccc9af](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/91ccc9af), closes [#1715](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1715))
* **browser:** template elements should have content imported instead of the element itself. ([c9ab8e4b](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/c9ab8e4b))
* **di:** changed host and view injector to respect visibility ([705ee46f](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/705ee46f))
* **element_injector:**
* fixed element injector to inject view dependencies into its components ([b6b52e62](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/b6b52e62))
* fixed element injector to resolve dependencies of regular services ([28c2b8f4](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/28c2b8f4))
* **forms:** changed forms to create only one value accessor instead of always creating Defau ([30c3e5a8](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/30c3e5a8))
* **gulp:** continue watching when tasks throw ([ac28ac32](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/ac28ac32), closes [#1915](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1915))
* **router:** router link should navigate to non-base Url. ([c4528321](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/c4528321))
* **Compiler:** add an error when a directive is null or undefined ([25cd6e43](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/25cd6e43), closes [#1908](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1908))
* **benchmark:**
* change If for NgIf ([cdbb2473](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/cdbb2473))
* fixes ng-if ng-for renaming for templates. ([38926f71](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/38926f71))
* **build:** npm shrinkwrap to pick up changed SHA1. ([04a9eb88](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/04a9eb88))
* **ng1 benchmarks:** revert *ng-if to ng-if ([909233f7](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/909233f7))
* **router:**
* use appRootComponentToken to get root route configs ([791caf00](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/791caf00), closes [#1947](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1947))
* generate links for router-link with baseHref ([390cfb79](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/390cfb79))
* sort possible routes by cost ([17392f66](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/17392f66))
* **tree-differ:** treat symlinks to deleted paths as removals ([aad57954](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/aad57954), closes [#1961](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1961))
#### Features
* allow for forward references in injection ([1eea2b25](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/1eea2b25), closes [#1891](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1891))
* uppercase and lowercase pipes ([7a4a6353](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7a4a6353))
* implemented change detection that can be configured with pregenerated change det ([08f21dbf](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/08f21dbf))
* **compiler:**
* special-case class attribute in hostAttributes ([3011cd86](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/3011cd86), closes [#1774](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1774), [#1841](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1841))
* added support for [()] syntax ([685a6507](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/685a6507))
* **di:**
* added hostInjector and viewInjector to the Directive annotation ([b066b8d1](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/b066b8d1))
* **change_detection:** updated dynamic change detector not to mutate when throwing ([d717529e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/d717529e), closes [#1762](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1762))
* **forms:** export directives as const in Dart ([5036086f](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/5036086f), closes [#1283](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1283))
* **gulpfile:** fixed test.unit.dart to format dart code before running test ([92d6aa1f](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/92d6aa1f))
* **location:** dartium does not like pushState with null. ([c2a42d5d](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/c2a42d5d))
* **router:**
* add baseUrl to relative paths, but not absolute. ([a5741541](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/a5741541), closes [#1783](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1783))
* reuse common parent components ([ac80df09](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/ac80df09))
* router-link works without params ([77d1fc14](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/77d1fc14))
* strip base href from URLs when navigating ([853d1de6](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/853d1de6))
* **test_lib:** spy funcs should match null arguments ([84dc6ae7](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/84dc6ae7))
* **transformer:** remove classDefParser in favor of hardcoded strings to speed up build ([01d5c295](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/01d5c295))
* **view:** fixed ProtoViewFactory to get all property bindings ([7f976381](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7f976381))
#### Features
* **PromisePipe:** add pipe for promises ([74987585](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/74987585))
* **VmTurnZone:** Rework the implementation to minimize change detection runs ([e8a6c95e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/e8a6c95e))
* added support for host actions ([f9c1de46](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f9c1de46))
* allow setting attributes on a host element ([51839ca6](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/51839ca6), closes [#1402](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1402))
* **di:**
* support type literals in DI ([358a6750](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/358a6750))
* **lang:** support const expressions in TS/JS and Dart ([4665726f](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/4665726f), closes [#1796](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1796))
* **material:**
* add early version of md-grid-list. ([8ef183b5](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/8ef183b5), closes [#1683](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1683))
* early version of md-input ([ad239218](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/ad239218), closes [#1753](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1753))
* **view:** allow to transplant a view into a ViewContainer at another place. ([4f3433b5](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/4f3433b5), closes [#1492](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1492))
#### Breaking Changes
*
VmTurnZone has been renamed to NgZone.
- The public API has not chnanged,
- The "outer" zone is now named "mount" zone (private to NgZone).
* **brocolli:** escape special regexp characters when building regexps ([a58c9f83](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/a58c9f83), closes [#1721](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1721), [#1752](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1752))
* **build:**
* build the broccoli tools with correct typescript version. ([6bba289a](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/6bba289a))
* use correct tsd command to get typings at requested versions ([1205f54d](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/1205f54d))
* revert typescript upgrade which broke the build. ([b5032fd3](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/b5032fd3))
* refer to newest version of hammerjs typings ([a7a94636](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/a7a94636))
* **bundle:** update the bundle config to point to rx.js ([cf322130](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/cf322130))
* **change_detector:** ensure that locals are only used when implicit receiver ([d4925b61](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/d4925b61), closes [#1542](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1542))
* **compiler:**
* clone templates before compiling them ([9e8d31d5](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/9e8d31d5), closes [#1058](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1058))
* changed the compiler to set up event listeners and host properties on host view ([e3c11045](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/e3c11045), closes [#1584](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1584))
* only sets viewDefinition absUrl if the view has either a template or templateUrl ([3d625463](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/3d625463), closes [#1326](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1326), [#1327](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1327))
* **decorators:**
* incorrect annotation to decorator adapter ([b0c735f7](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/b0c735f7))