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+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {Injector, NgModuleRef, ViewEncapsulation} from '../../src/core';
+import {ComponentFactory} from '../../src/linker/component_factory';
+import {RendererFactory2} from '../../src/render/api';
+import {injectComponentFactoryResolver} from '../../src/render3/component_ref';
+import {defineComponent} from '../../src/render3/index';
+import {domRendererFactory3} from '../../src/render3/interfaces/renderer';
+import {Sanitizer} from '../../src/sanitization/security';
+
+describe('ComponentFactory', () => {
+  const cfr = injectComponentFactoryResolver();
+
+  describe('constructor()', () => {
+    it('should correctly populate public properties', () => {
+      class TestComponent {
+        static ngComponentDef = defineComponent({
+          type: TestComponent,
+          encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
+          selectors: [['test', 'foo'], ['bar']],
+          consts: 0,
+          vars: 0,
+          template: () => undefined,
+          factory: () => new TestComponent(),
+          inputs: {
+            in1: 'in1',
+            in2: ['input-attr-2', 'in2'],
+          },
+          outputs: {
+            out1: 'out1',
+            out2: 'output-attr-2',
+          },
+        });
+      }
+
+      const cf = cfr.resolveComponentFactory(TestComponent);
+
+      expect(cf.componentType).toBe(TestComponent);
+      expect(cf.ngContentSelectors).toEqual([]);
+      expect(cf.selector).toBe('test');
+
+      expect(cf.inputs).toEqual([
+        {propName: 'in1', templateName: 'in1'},
+        {propName: 'in2', templateName: 'input-attr-2'},
+      ]);
+      expect(cf.outputs).toEqual([
+        {propName: 'out1', templateName: 'out1'},
+        {propName: 'out2', templateName: 'output-attr-2'},
+      ]);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('create()', () => {
+    let createRenderer2Spy: jasmine.Spy;
+    let createRenderer3Spy: jasmine.Spy;
+    let cf: ComponentFactory<any>;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      createRenderer2Spy =
+          jasmine.createSpy('RendererFactory2#createRenderer').and.returnValue(document),
+      createRenderer3Spy = spyOn(domRendererFactory3, 'createRenderer').and.callThrough();
+
+      class TestComponent {
+        static ngComponentDef = defineComponent({
+          type: TestComponent,
+          encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
+          selectors: [['test']],
+          consts: 0,
+          vars: 0,
+          template: () => undefined,
+          factory: () => new TestComponent(),
+        });
+      }
+
+      cf = cfr.resolveComponentFactory(TestComponent);
+    });
+
+    describe('(when `ngModuleRef` is not provided)', () => {
+      it('should retrieve `RendererFactory2` from the specified injector', () => {
+        const injector = Injector.create([
+          {provide: RendererFactory2, useValue: {createRenderer: createRenderer2Spy}},
+        ]);
+
+        cf.create(injector);
+
+        expect(createRenderer2Spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(createRenderer3Spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
+
+      it('should fall back to `domRendererFactory3` if `RendererFactory2` is not provided', () => {
+        const injector = Injector.create([]);
+
+        cf.create(injector);
+
+        expect(createRenderer2Spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(createRenderer3Spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
+
+      it('should retrieve `Sanitizer` from the specified injector', () => {
+        const sanitizerFactorySpy = jasmine.createSpy('sanitizerFactory').and.returnValue({});
+        const injector = Injector.create([
+          {provide: Sanitizer, useFactory: sanitizerFactorySpy, deps: []},
+        ]);
+
+        cf.create(injector);
+
+        expect(sanitizerFactorySpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('(when `ngModuleRef` is provided)', () => {
+      it('should retrieve `RendererFactory2` from the specified injector first', () => {
+        const injector = Injector.create([
+          {provide: RendererFactory2, useValue: {createRenderer: createRenderer2Spy}},
+        ]);
+        const mInjector = Injector.create([
+          {provide: RendererFactory2, useValue: {createRenderer: createRenderer3Spy}},
+        ]);
+
+        cf.create(injector, undefined, undefined, { injector: mInjector } as NgModuleRef<any>);
+
+        expect(createRenderer2Spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(createRenderer3Spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
+
+      it('should retrieve `RendererFactory2` from the `ngModuleRef` if not provided by the injector',
+         () => {
+           const injector = Injector.create([]);
+           const mInjector = Injector.create([
+             {provide: RendererFactory2, useValue: {createRenderer: createRenderer2Spy}},
+           ]);
+
+           cf.create(injector, undefined, undefined, { injector: mInjector } as NgModuleRef<any>);
+
+           expect(createRenderer2Spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+           expect(createRenderer3Spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+         });
+
+      it('should fall back to `domRendererFactory3` if `RendererFactory2` is not provided', () => {
+        const injector = Injector.create([]);
+        const mInjector = Injector.create([]);
+
+        cf.create(injector, undefined, undefined, { injector: mInjector } as NgModuleRef<any>);
+
+        expect(createRenderer2Spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(createRenderer3Spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
+
+      it('should retrieve `Sanitizer` from the specified injector first', () => {
+        const iSanitizerFactorySpy =
+            jasmine.createSpy('Injector#sanitizerFactory').and.returnValue({});
+        const injector = Injector.create([
+          {provide: Sanitizer, useFactory: iSanitizerFactorySpy, deps: []},
+        ]);
+
+        const mSanitizerFactorySpy =
+            jasmine.createSpy('NgModuleRef#sanitizerFactory').and.returnValue({});
+        const mInjector = Injector.create([
+          {provide: Sanitizer, useFactory: mSanitizerFactorySpy, deps: []},
+        ]);
+
+        cf.create(injector, undefined, undefined, { injector: mInjector } as NgModuleRef<any>);
+
+        expect(iSanitizerFactorySpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(mSanitizerFactorySpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
+
+      it('should retrieve `Sanitizer` from the `ngModuleRef` if not provided by the injector',
+         () => {
+           const injector = Injector.create([]);
+
+           const mSanitizerFactorySpy =
+               jasmine.createSpy('NgModuleRef#sanitizerFactory').and.returnValue({});
+           const mInjector = Injector.create([
+             {provide: Sanitizer, useFactory: mSanitizerFactorySpy, deps: []},
+           ]);
+
+
+           cf.create(injector, undefined, undefined, { injector: mInjector } as NgModuleRef<any>);
+
+           expect(mSanitizerFactorySpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+         });
+    });
+  });
+});