* allow generating links with numeric params ([d828664d](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/d828664d))
* child routers should delegate navigation to the root router ([1c94c32f](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/1c94c32f))
* **transformer:**
* Support prefixed annotations in the transformer. ([9e1158de](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/9e1158de))
* Put paramater data in the same order as the reflected version. ([2b45bd2a](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/2b45bd2a))
* Fix string interpolation for bindings. ([311b4772](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/311b4772))
#### Features
* upgrade t2dart to 0.6.8. ([d381c5fc](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/d381c5fc))
* **NgStyle:** Export NgStyle in angular2/directives ([edf5053b](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/edf5053b), closes [#2878](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2878))
* **router:** support deep-linking to siblings ([286a249a](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/286a249a), closes [#2807](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2807))
* **transformer:** Support @Injectable() on static functions ([7986e7ce](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7986e7ce))
* **typings:** mark void methods in angular2.d.ts ([a56d33d7](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/a56d33d7))
* to run js test 'gulp docs' is needed ([3e650378](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/3e650378), closes [#2762](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2762))
* link to clang-format ([f1cf5298](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f1cf5298))
* **dynamic_component_loader:** check whether the dynamically loaded component has already been destroyed ([d6cef88d](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/d6cef88d), closes [#2748](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2748), [#2767](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2767))
* **transformer:**
* Add getters for `events`. ([5a21dc53](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/5a21dc53))
* Don't hang on bad urls and log better errors ([d037c082](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/d037c082))
* Fix annotation_matcher for NgForm directive. ([9c768501](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/9c768501))
* **typings:** Minor issues preventing angular2.d.ts from working in TS 1.4. ([7a4a3c85](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7a4a3c85))
#### Features
* upgrade clang-format and gulp-clang-format. ([1f7296c0](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/1f7296c0))
* **NgStyle:** add new NgStyle directive ([b50edfd1](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/b50edfd1), closes [#2665](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2665))
* **benchpress:** initial support for firefox ([0949a4b0](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/0949a4b0), closes [#2419](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2419))
* **build:** add tslint to the build. ([bc585f27](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/bc585f27))
* **http:** refactor library to work in dart ([55bf0e55](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/55bf0e55), closes [#2415](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2415))
* **lang:** added originalException and originalStack to BaseException ([56245c6a](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/56245c6a))
* support arguments in transform function ([600d53c6](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/600d53c6))
* **router:** support deep-linking to anywhere in the app ([f66ce096](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f66ce096), closes [#2642](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2642))
* **transformers:** provide a flag to disable inlining views ([dcdd7306](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/dcdd7306), closes [#2658](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2658))
#### Breaking Changes
*
THe appInjector property has been removed. Instead use viewInjector or hostInjector.
* **benchmarks:** add waits for naive scrolling benchmark to ensure loading ([d8929c1d](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/d8929c1d), closes [#1706](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1706))
* **benchpress:** do not throw on unkown frame timestamp event ([ed3af5f7](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/ed3af5f7), closes [#2622](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2622))
* **change detection:** preserve memoized results from pure functions ([5beaf6d7](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/5beaf6d7))
* **compiler:** make text interpolation more robust ([9d4111d6](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/9d4111d6), closes [#2591](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2591))
* **docs:** Fix docs for Directive.compileChildren ([9700e806](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/9700e806))
* **injectors:** sync injector tree with dom element tree. ([d800d2f5](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/d800d2f5))
* **parse5:** do not try to insert empty text node ([0a2f6ddc](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/0a2f6ddc))
* **render:** fix failing tests in dynamic_component_loader.ts ([6149ce28](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/6149ce28))
* **router:** return promise with error handler ([bc798b18](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/bc798b18))
* add constructors without type arguments. ([35e882e7](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/35e882e7))
* upgrade ts2dart to 0.6.4. ([58b38c92](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/58b38c92))
* **CSSClass:** add support for string and array expresions ([8c993dca](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/8c993dca), closes [#2025](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2025))
* **element_injector:** support multiple injectables with the same token ([c899b0a7](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/c899b0a7))
* **host:** limits host properties to renames ([92ffc465](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/92ffc465))
* **mock:** add mock module and bundle ([29323777](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/29323777), closes [#2325](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2325))
* **query:** added support for querying by var bindings ([b0e2ebda](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/b0e2ebda))
* **render:** don’t use the reflector for setting properties ([0a51ccbd](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/0a51ccbd), closes [#2637](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2637))
* **router:**
* add support for hash-based location ([a67f2314](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/a67f2314), closes [#2555](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2555))
* enforce usage of ... syntax for parent to child component routes ([2d2ae9b8](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/2d2ae9b8))
* **transformers:** inline styleUrls to view directive ([f2ef90b2](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f2ef90b2), closes [#2566](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2566))
* makes NgModel work in strict mode ([eb3586d7](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/eb3586d7))
* Class factory now adds annotations ([bc9e482b](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/bc9e482b))
* improve type safety by typing `refs`. ([4ae7df27](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/4ae7df27))
* improve type of TreeNode.children. ([c3c2ad14](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/c3c2ad14))
* add types for ts2dart's façade handling. ([f3d74185](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f3d74185))
* rename FORWARD_REF to forwardRef in the Angular code base. ([c4ecbf0a](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/c4ecbf0a))
* declare var global. ([13466604](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/13466604))
* Improve error message on missing dependency ([2ccc65d7](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/2ccc65d7))
* compare strings with StringWrapper.equals ([633cf636](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/633cf636))
* corrected var/# parsing in template ([a4183971](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/a4183971), closes [#2084](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2084))
* increase the stack frame size for tests ([ab8eb4f6](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/ab8eb4f6))
* include error message in the stack trace ([8d081ea7](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/8d081ea7))
* **Compiler:** fix text nodes after content tags ([d599fd34](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/d599fd34), closes [#2095](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2095))
* **DirectiveMetadata:** add support for events, changeDetection ([b4e82b8b](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/b4e82b8b))
* **JsonPipe:** always transform to json ([e77710a3](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/e77710a3))
* **Parser:** Parse pipes in arguments ([f9745327](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f9745327), closes [#1680](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1680))
* **ShadowDom:** fix emulation integration spec to test all 3 strategies ([6e385154](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/6e385154), closes [#2546](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2546))
* **benchmarks:** Do not apply the angular transformer to e2e tests ([cee26826](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/cee26826))
* **bootstrap:** temporary disable jit change detection because of a bug in handling pure functio ([9908def8](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/9908def8))
* **broccoli:** ensure that inputTrees are stable ([928ec1c5](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/928ec1c5))
* **build:**
* ensure that asset files are copied over to example directories ([60b97b27](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/60b97b27))
* Minify files for angular2.min.js bundle ([76797dfb](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/76797dfb))
* only pass ts files to ts2dart transpilation. ([b5431e4c](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/b5431e4c))
* **bundle:** makes interfaces.ts non-empty when transpiled. ([83e99fc7](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/83e99fc7))
* **change detect:** Fix bug in JIT change detectors ([e0fbd4b6](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/e0fbd4b6))
* **diffing-broccoli-plugin:** wrapped trees are always stable ([7611f92f](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7611f92f))
* **docs:**
* order class members in order of declaration ([ea27704e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/ea27704e), closes [#2569](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2569))
* update link paths in annotations ([dd23bab3](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/dd23bab3), closes [#2475](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2475))
* ensure no duplicates in alias names of docs ([05d02fa9](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/05d02fa9))
* Working generated angular2.d.ts ([7141c15e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7141c15e))
* **dynamic_component_loader:**
* Fix for ts2dart issue ([bbfb4e1d](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/bbfb4e1d))
* implemented dispose for dynamically-loaded components ([21dcfc89](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/21dcfc89))
* **element_injector:** changed visibility rules to expose hostInjector of the component to its shadow d ([c51aef9f](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/c51aef9f))
* **forms:**
* updated form examples to contain select elements ([c34cb014](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/c34cb014))
* fixed the handling of the select element ([f1541e65](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f1541e65))
* fixed the selector of NgRequiredValidator ([35197acc](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/35197acc))
* getError does not work without path ([a858f6ac](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/a858f6ac))
* **life_cycle:** throw when recursively reentering LifeCycle.tick ([af35ab56](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/af35ab56))
* **locals:** improved an error message ([4eb8c9b2](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/4eb8c9b2))
* **ng_zone:** updated zone not to run onTurnDown when invoking run synchronously from onTurnDo ([15dab7c5](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/15dab7c5))
* **npm:** update scripts and readme for npm packages. ([8923103c](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/8923103c), closes [#2377](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2377))
* avoid two slash values between the baseHref and the path ([cdc7b03e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/cdc7b03e))
* do not prepend the root URL with a starting slash ([e372cc77](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/e372cc77))
* **selector:** select by attribute independent of value and order ([9bad70be](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/9bad70be), closes [#2513](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2513))
* **shadow_dom:** moves the imported nodes into the correct location. ([92d56584](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/92d56584))
* support decorator chaining and class creation in ES5 ([c3ae34f0](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/c3ae34f0), closes [#2534](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2534))
* update ts2dart to 0.6.1. ([96137724](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/96137724))
* adjust formatting for clang-format v1.0.19. ([a6e71239](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/a6e71239))
* upgrade to clang-format v1.0.19. ([1c2abbc6](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/1c2abbc6))
* **AstTranformer:** add support for missing nodes ([da60381c](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/da60381c))
* **BaseRequestOptions:** add merge method to make copies of options ([93596dff](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/93596dff))
* **Directive:** Have a single Directive.host which mimics HTML ([f3b49378](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f3b49378), closes [#2268](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2268))
* **ElementInjector:** throw if multiple directives define the same host injectable ([6a6b43de](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/6a6b43de))
* **Events:** allow a different event vs field name ([29c72abc](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/29c72abc), closes [#2272](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2272), [#2344](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2344))
* **FakeAsync:** check pending timers at the end of fakeAsync in Dart ([53694eb6](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/53694eb6))
* **Http:** add Http class ([b68e561c](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/b68e561c), closes [#2530](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2530))
* **Parser:**
* support if statements in actions ([7d328799](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7d328799), closes [#2022](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2022))
* **View:** add support for styleUrls and styles ([ac3e624d](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/ac3e624d), closes [#2382](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2382))
* **benchpress:**
* more smoothness metrics ([35589a6b](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/35589a6b))
* add mean frame time metric ([6834c499](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/6834c499), closes [#2474](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/2474))
* **broccoli:**
* improve merge-trees plugin and add "overwrite" option ([dc8dac7c](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/dc8dac7c))
* **view:** added support for exportAs, so any directive can be assigned to a variable ([69b75b7f](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/69b75b7f))
* 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))