refactor(core): Change `TemplateFixture` to named parameters (#39233)

`TemplateFixture` used to have positional parameters and many tests got
hard to read as number of parameters reach 10+ with many of them `null`.
This refactoring changes `TemplateFixture` to take named parameters
which improves usability and readability in tests.

PR Close #39233

packages/core/src/render3/instructions/advance.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
  * 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 {assertGreaterThan, assertIndexInRange} from '../../util/assert';
+import {assertGreaterThan} from '../../util/assert';
+import {assertIndexInDeclRange} from '../assert';
 import {executeCheckHooks, executeInitAndCheckHooks} from '../hooks';
 import {FLAGS, HEADER_OFFSET, InitPhaseState, LView, LViewFlags, TView} from '../interfaces/view';
 import {getLView, getSelectedIndex, getTView, isInCheckNoChangesMode, setSelectedIndex} from '../state';
@@ -41,8 +42,7 @@ export function ɵɵadvance(delta: number): void {
 
 export function selectIndexInternal(
     tView: TView, lView: LView, index: number, checkNoChangesMode: boolean) {
-  ngDevMode && assertGreaterThan(index, -1, 'Invalid index');
+  ngDevMode && assertIndexInDeclRange(lView, index + HEADER_OFFSET);
-  ngDevMode && assertIndexInRange(lView, index + HEADER_OFFSET);
 
   // Flush the initial hooks for elements in the view that have been added up to this point.
   // PERF WARNING: do NOT extract this to a separate function without running benchmarks

packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import {NodeInjectorFactory, NodeInjectorOffset} from '../interfaces/injector';
 import {AttributeMarker, InitialInputData, InitialInputs, LocalRefExtractor, PropertyAliases, PropertyAliasValue, TAttributes, TConstantsOrFactory, TContainerNode, TDirectiveHostNode, TElementContainerNode, TElementNode, TIcuContainerNode, TNode, TNodeFlags, TNodeProviderIndexes, TNodeType, TProjectionNode} from '../interfaces/node';
 import {isProceduralRenderer, RComment, RElement, Renderer3, RendererFactory3, RNode, RText} from '../interfaces/renderer';
 import {SanitizerFn} from '../interfaces/sanitization';
-import {isComponentDef, isComponentHost, isContentQueryHost, isLContainer, isRootView} from '../interfaces/type_checks';
+import {isComponentDef, isComponentHost, isContentQueryHost, isRootView} from '../interfaces/type_checks';
 import {CHILD_HEAD, CHILD_TAIL, CLEANUP, CONTEXT, DECLARATION_COMPONENT_VIEW, DECLARATION_VIEW, FLAGS, HEADER_OFFSET, HOST, InitPhaseState, INJECTOR, LView, LViewFlags, NEXT, PARENT, RENDERER, RENDERER_FACTORY, RootContext, RootContextFlags, SANITIZER, T_HOST, TData, TRANSPLANTED_VIEWS_TO_REFRESH, TVIEW, TView, TViewType} from '../interfaces/view';
 import {assertNodeNotOfTypes, assertNodeOfPossibleTypes} from '../node_assert';
 import {isInlineTemplate, isNodeMatchingSelectorList} from '../node_selector_matcher';
@@ -822,6 +822,7 @@ export function createTNode(
 export function createTNode(
     tView: TView, tParent: TElementNode|TContainerNode|null, type: TNodeType, adjustedIndex: number,
     tagName: string|null, attrs: TAttributes|null): TNode {
+  ngDevMode && assertNotSame(attrs, undefined, '\'undefined\' is not valid value for \'attrs\'');
   ngDevMode && ngDevMode.tNode++;
   let injectorIndex = tParent ? tParent.injectorIndex : -1;
   const tNode = ngDevMode ?

packages/core/src/render3/util/view_utils.ts

@@ -176,8 +176,13 @@ export function viewAttachedToContainer(view: LView): boolean {
 }
 
 /** Returns a constant from `TConstants` instance. */
+export function getConstant<T>(consts: TConstants|null, index: null|undefined): null;
+export function getConstant<T>(consts: TConstants, index: number): T|null;
+export function getConstant<T>(consts: TConstants|null, index: number|null|undefined): T|null;
 export function getConstant<T>(consts: TConstants|null, index: number|null|undefined): T|null {
-  return consts === null || index == null ? null : consts[index] as unknown as T;
+  if (index === null || index === undefined) return null;
+  ngDevMode && assertIndexInRange(consts!, index);
+  return consts![index] as unknown as T;
 }
 
 /**

packages/core/src/util/assert.ts

@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ export function assertDomNode(node: any): asserts node is Node {
 
 
 export function assertIndexInRange(arr: any[], index: number) {
-  const maxLen = arr ? arr.length : 0;
+  assertDefined(arr, 'Array must be defined.');
-  assertLessThan(index, maxLen, `Index expected to be less than ${maxLen} but got ${index}`);
+  const maxLen = arr.length;
+  if (index < 0 || index > maxLen) {
+    throwError(`Index expected to be less than ${maxLen} but got ${index}`);
+  }
 }

packages/core/test/render3/i18n_spec.ts

@@ -57,19 +57,15 @@ describe('Runtime i18n', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  function prepareFixture(
-      createTemplate: () => void, updateTemplate: (() => void)|null, nbConsts = 0, nbVars = 0,
-      consts: TConstants = []): TemplateFixture {
-    return new TemplateFixture(
-        createTemplate, updateTemplate || noop, nbConsts, nbVars, null, null, null, undefined,
-        consts);
-  }
-
   function getOpCodes(
       messageOrAtrs: string|string[], createTemplate: () => void, updateTemplate: (() => void)|null,
-      nbConsts: number, index: number): TI18n|I18nUpdateOpCodes {
+      nbDecls: number, index: number): TI18n|I18nUpdateOpCodes {
-    const fixture =
+    const fixture = new TemplateFixture({
-        prepareFixture(createTemplate, updateTemplate, nbConsts, undefined, [messageOrAtrs]);
+      create: createTemplate,
+      update: updateTemplate || undefined,
+      decls: nbDecls,
+      consts: [messageOrAtrs]
+    });
     const tView = fixture.hostView[TVIEW];
     return tView.data[index + HEADER_OFFSET] as TI18n;
   }
@@ -435,13 +431,18 @@ describe('Runtime i18n', () => {
     it('for text', () => {
       const message = `Hello world!`;
       const attrs = ['title', message];
-      const nbConsts = 2;
+      const nbDecls = 2;
       const index = 1;
-      const fixture = prepareFixture(() => {
+      const fixture = new TemplateFixture({
+        create: () => {
           ɵɵelementStart(0, 'div');
           ɵɵi18nAttributes(index, 0);
           ɵɵelementEnd();
-      }, null, nbConsts, index, [attrs]);
+        },
+        decls: nbDecls,
+        vars: index,
+        consts: [attrs],
+      });
       const tView = fixture.hostView[TVIEW];
       const opCodes = tView.data[index + HEADER_OFFSET] as I18nUpdateOpCodes;
 

packages/core/test/render3/instructions/lview_debug_spec.ts

@@ -205,14 +205,16 @@ describe('lView_debug', () => {
         });
       }
 
-      const fixture = new TemplateFixture(
+      const fixture = new TemplateFixture({
-          () => {
+        create: () => {
           ɵɵelementStart(0, 'my-comp', 0);
           ɵɵelement(1, 'my-child');
           ɵɵelementEnd();
         },
-          () => null, 2, 0, [MyComponent, MyDirective, MyChild], null, null, undefined,
+        decls: 2,
-          [['my-dir', '']]);
+        directives: [MyComponent, MyDirective, MyChild],
+        consts: [['my-dir', '']]
+      });
       const lView = fixture.hostView;
       const lViewDebug = lView.debug!;
       const myCompNode = lViewDebug.nodes[0];

packages/core/test/render3/instructions_spec.ts

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe('instructions', () => {
   }
 
   function createDiv() {
-    ɵɵelement(0, 'div', 0);
+    ɵɵelement(0, 'div');
   }
 
   function createScript() {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe('instructions', () => {
   describe('ɵɵadvance', () => {
     it('should error in DevMode if index is out of range', () => {
       // Only one constant added, meaning only index `0` is valid.
-      const t = new TemplateFixture(createDiv, () => {}, 1, 0);
+      const t = new TemplateFixture({create: createDiv, decls: 1});
       expect(() => {
         t.update(() => {
           ɵɵadvance(-1);
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe('instructions', () => {
 
   describe('bind', () => {
     it('should update bindings when value changes with the correct perf counters', () => {
-      const t = new TemplateFixture(createAnchor, () => {}, 1, 1);
+      const t = new TemplateFixture({create: createAnchor, update: () => {}, decls: 1, vars: 1});
 
       t.update(() => {
         ɵɵproperty('title', 'Hello');
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ describe('instructions', () => {
          const idempotentUpdate = () => {
            ɵɵproperty('title', 'Hello');
          };
-         const t = new TemplateFixture(createAnchor, idempotentUpdate, 1, 1);
+         const t = new TemplateFixture(
+             {create: createAnchor, update: idempotentUpdate, decls: 1, vars: 1});
 
          t.update();
          expect(t.html).toEqual('<a title="Hello"></a>');
@@ -96,9 +97,14 @@ describe('instructions', () => {
 
   describe('element', () => {
     it('should create an element with the correct perf counters', () => {
-      const t = new TemplateFixture(() => {
+      const t = new TemplateFixture({
+        create: () => {
           ɵɵelement(0, 'div', 0);
-      }, () => {}, 1, 0, null, null, null, undefined, [['id', 'test', 'title', 'Hello']]);
+        },
+        decls: 1,
+        vars: 0,
+        consts: [['id', 'test', 'title', 'Hello']]
+      });
 
       const div = (t.hostElement as HTMLElement).querySelector('div')!;
       expect(div.id).toEqual('test');
@@ -114,7 +120,7 @@ describe('instructions', () => {
 
   describe('attribute', () => {
     it('should use sanitizer function', () => {
-      const t = new TemplateFixture(createDiv, () => {}, 1, 1);
+      const t = new TemplateFixture({create: createDiv, decls: 1, vars: 1});
 
       t.update(() => {
         ɵɵattribute('title', 'javascript:true', ɵɵsanitizeUrl);
@@ -143,7 +149,7 @@ describe('instructions', () => {
      */
     it('should chain', () => {
       // <div [title]="title" [accesskey]="key"></div>
-      const t = new TemplateFixture(createDiv, () => {}, 1, 2);
+      const t = new TemplateFixture({create: createDiv, update: () => {}, decls: 1, vars: 2});
       t.update(() => {
         ɵɵproperty('title', 'one')('accessKey', 'A');
       });
@@ -165,14 +171,16 @@ describe('instructions', () => {
   describe('styleProp', () => {
     it('should allow values even if a bypass operation is applied', () => {
       let backgroundImage: string|SafeValue = 'url("http://server")';
-      const t = new TemplateFixture(
+      const t = new TemplateFixture({
-          () => {
+        create: () => {
           return createDiv();
         },
-          () => {
+        update: () => {
           ɵɵstyleProp('background-image', backgroundImage);
         },
-          2, 2);
+        decls: 2,
+        vars: 2
+      });
       // nothing is set because sanitizer suppresses it.
       expect((t.hostElement.firstChild as HTMLElement).style.getPropertyValue('background-image'))
           .toEqual('url("http://server")');
@@ -192,9 +200,15 @@ describe('instructions', () => {
     }
 
     it('should add style', () => {
-      const fixture = new TemplateFixture(createDivWithStyle, () => {
+      const fixture = new TemplateFixture({
+        create: createDivWithStyle,
+        update: () => {
           ɵɵstyleMap({'background-color': 'red'});
-      }, 1, 2, null, null, null, undefined, attrs);
+        },
+        decls: 1,
+        vars: 2,
+        consts: attrs
+      });
       fixture.update();
       expect(fixture.html).toEqual('<div style="background-color: red; height: 10px;"></div>');
     });
@@ -206,9 +220,14 @@ describe('instructions', () => {
     }
 
     it('should add class', () => {
-      const fixture = new TemplateFixture(createDivWithStyling, () => {
+      const fixture = new TemplateFixture({
+        create: createDivWithStyling,
+        update: () => {
           ɵɵclassMap('multiple classes');
-      }, 1, 2);
+        },
+        decls: 1,
+        vars: 2
+      });
       const div = fixture.containerElement.querySelector('div.multiple')!;
       expect(getSortedClassName(div)).toEqual('classes multiple');
     });
@@ -284,7 +303,7 @@ describe('instructions', () => {
   describe('sanitization injection compatibility', () => {
     it('should work for url sanitization', () => {
       const s = new LocalMockSanitizer(value => `${value}-sanitized`);
-      const t = new TemplateFixture(createAnchor, undefined, 1, 1, null, null, s);
+      const t = new TemplateFixture({create: createAnchor, decls: 1, vars: 1, sanitizer: s});
       const inputValue = 'http://foo';
       const outputValue = 'http://foo-sanitized';
 
@@ -297,7 +316,7 @@ describe('instructions', () => {
 
     it('should bypass url sanitization if marked by the service', () => {
       const s = new LocalMockSanitizer(value => '');
-      const t = new TemplateFixture(createAnchor, undefined, 1, 1, null, null, s);
+      const t = new TemplateFixture({create: createAnchor, decls: 1, vars: 1, sanitizer: s});
       const inputValue = s.bypassSecurityTrustUrl('http://foo');
       const outputValue = 'http://foo';
 
@@ -310,7 +329,7 @@ describe('instructions', () => {
 
     it('should bypass ivy-level url sanitization if a custom sanitizer is used', () => {
       const s = new LocalMockSanitizer(value => '');
-      const t = new TemplateFixture(createAnchor, undefined, 1, 1, null, null, s);
+      const t = new TemplateFixture({create: createAnchor, decls: 1, vars: 1, sanitizer: s});
       const inputValue = bypassSanitizationTrustUrl('http://foo');
       const outputValue = 'http://foo-ivy';
 
@@ -323,7 +342,7 @@ describe('instructions', () => {
 
     it('should work for style sanitization', () => {
       const s = new LocalMockSanitizer(value => `color:blue`);
-      const t = new TemplateFixture(createDiv, undefined, 1, 1, null, null, s);
+      const t = new TemplateFixture({create: createDiv, decls: 1, vars: 1, sanitizer: s});
       const inputValue = 'color:red';
       const outputValue = 'color:blue';
 
@@ -336,7 +355,7 @@ describe('instructions', () => {
 
     it('should bypass style sanitization if marked by the service', () => {
       const s = new LocalMockSanitizer(value => '');
-      const t = new TemplateFixture(createDiv, undefined, 1, 1, null, null, s);
+      const t = new TemplateFixture({create: createDiv, decls: 1, vars: 1, sanitizer: s});
       const inputValue = s.bypassSecurityTrustStyle('color:maroon');
       const outputValue = 'color:maroon';
 
@@ -349,7 +368,7 @@ describe('instructions', () => {
 
     it('should bypass ivy-level style sanitization if a custom sanitizer is used', () => {
       const s = new LocalMockSanitizer(value => '');
-      const t = new TemplateFixture(createDiv, undefined, 1, 1, null, null, s);
+      const t = new TemplateFixture({create: createDiv, decls: 1, vars: 1, sanitizer: s});
       const inputValue = bypassSanitizationTrustStyle('font-family:foo');
       const outputValue = 'font-family:foo-ivy';
 
@@ -362,7 +381,7 @@ describe('instructions', () => {
 
     it('should work for resourceUrl sanitization', () => {
       const s = new LocalMockSanitizer(value => `${value}-sanitized`);
-      const t = new TemplateFixture(createScript, undefined, 1, 1, null, null, s);
+      const t = new TemplateFixture({create: createScript, decls: 1, vars: 1, sanitizer: s});
       const inputValue = 'http://resource';
       const outputValue = 'http://resource-sanitized';
 
@@ -375,7 +394,7 @@ describe('instructions', () => {
 
     it('should bypass resourceUrl sanitization if marked by the service', () => {
       const s = new LocalMockSanitizer(value => '');
-      const t = new TemplateFixture(createScript, undefined, 1, 1, null, null, s);
+      const t = new TemplateFixture({create: createScript, decls: 1, vars: 1, sanitizer: s});
       const inputValue = s.bypassSecurityTrustResourceUrl('file://all-my-secrets.pdf');
       const outputValue = 'file://all-my-secrets.pdf';
 
@@ -388,7 +407,7 @@ describe('instructions', () => {
 
     it('should bypass ivy-level resourceUrl sanitization if a custom sanitizer is used', () => {
       const s = new LocalMockSanitizer(value => '');
-      const t = new TemplateFixture(createScript, undefined, 1, 1, null, null, s);
+      const t = new TemplateFixture({create: createScript, decls: 1, vars: 1, sanitizer: s});
       const inputValue = bypassSanitizationTrustResourceUrl('file://all-my-secrets.pdf');
       const outputValue = 'file://all-my-secrets.pdf-ivy';
 
@@ -401,7 +420,7 @@ describe('instructions', () => {
 
     it('should work for script sanitization', () => {
       const s = new LocalMockSanitizer(value => `${value} //sanitized`);
-      const t = new TemplateFixture(createScript, undefined, 1, 1, null, null, s);
+      const t = new TemplateFixture({create: createScript, decls: 1, vars: 1, sanitizer: s});
       const inputValue = 'fn();';
       const outputValue = 'fn(); //sanitized';
 
@@ -414,7 +433,7 @@ describe('instructions', () => {
 
     it('should bypass script sanitization if marked by the service', () => {
       const s = new LocalMockSanitizer(value => '');
-      const t = new TemplateFixture(createScript, undefined, 1, 1, null, null, s);
+      const t = new TemplateFixture({create: createScript, decls: 1, vars: 1, sanitizer: s});
       const inputValue = s.bypassSecurityTrustScript('alert("bar")');
       const outputValue = 'alert("bar")';
 
@@ -427,7 +446,7 @@ describe('instructions', () => {
 
     it('should bypass ivy-level script sanitization if a custom sanitizer is used', () => {
       const s = new LocalMockSanitizer(value => '');
-      const t = new TemplateFixture(createScript, undefined, 1, 1, null, null, s);
+      const t = new TemplateFixture({create: createScript, decls: 1, vars: 1, sanitizer: s});
       const inputValue = bypassSanitizationTrustScript('alert("bar")');
       const outputValue = 'alert("bar")-ivy';
 
@@ -440,7 +459,7 @@ describe('instructions', () => {
 
     it('should work for html sanitization', () => {
       const s = new LocalMockSanitizer(value => `${value} <!--sanitized-->`);
-      const t = new TemplateFixture(createDiv, undefined, 1, 1, null, null, s);
+      const t = new TemplateFixture({create: createDiv, decls: 1, vars: 1, sanitizer: s});
       const inputValue = '<header></header>';
       const outputValue = '<header></header> <!--sanitized-->';
 
@@ -453,7 +472,7 @@ describe('instructions', () => {
 
     it('should bypass html sanitization if marked by the service', () => {
       const s = new LocalMockSanitizer(value => '');
-      const t = new TemplateFixture(createDiv, undefined, 1, 1, null, null, s);
+      const t = new TemplateFixture({create: createDiv, decls: 1, vars: 1, sanitizer: s});
       const inputValue = s.bypassSecurityTrustHtml('<div onclick="alert(123)"></div>');
       const outputValue = '<div onclick="alert(123)"></div>';
 
@@ -466,7 +485,7 @@ describe('instructions', () => {
 
     it('should bypass ivy-level script sanitization if a custom sanitizer is used', () => {
       const s = new LocalMockSanitizer(value => '');
-      const t = new TemplateFixture(createDiv, undefined, 1, 1, null, null, s);
+      const t = new TemplateFixture({create: createDiv, decls: 1, vars: 1, sanitizer: s});
       const inputValue = bypassSanitizationTrustHtml('<div onclick="alert(123)"></div>');
       const outputValue = '<div onclick="alert(123)"></div>-ivy';
 

packages/core/test/render3/listeners_spec.ts

@@ -372,11 +372,16 @@ describe('event listeners', () => {
       });
     }
 
-    const fixture = new TemplateFixture(() => {
+    const fixture = new TemplateFixture({
+      create: () => {
         ɵɵelementStart(0, 'button', 0);
         ɵɵtext(1, 'Click');
         ɵɵelementEnd();
-    }, () => {}, 2, 0, [HostListenerDir], null, null, undefined, [['hostListenerDir', '']]);
+      },
+      decls: 2,
+      directives: [HostListenerDir],
+      consts: [['hostListenerDir', '']]
+    });
 
     const button = fixture.hostElement.querySelector('button')!;
 
@@ -388,9 +393,14 @@ describe('event listeners', () => {
   });
 
   it('should support global host listeners on directives', () => {
-    const fixture = new TemplateFixture(() => {
+    const fixture = new TemplateFixture({
+      create: () => {
         ɵɵelement(0, 'div', 0);
-    }, () => {}, 1, 0, [GlobalHostListenerDir], null, null, undefined, [['hostListenerDir', '']]);
+      },
+      decls: 1,
+      directives: [GlobalHostListenerDir],
+      consts: [['hostListenerDir', '']]
+    });
 
     const doc = fixture.hostElement.ownerDocument!;
 

packages/core/test/render3/pipe_spec.ts

@@ -52,14 +52,24 @@ describe('pipe', () => {
     }
 
     it('should unwrap', () => {
-      const fixture =
+      const fixture = new TemplateFixture({
-          new TemplateFixture(createTemplate, updateTemplate, 2, 3, undefined, [WrappingPipe]);
+        create: createTemplate,
+        update: updateTemplate,
+        decls: 2,
+        vars: 3,
+        pipes: [WrappingPipe]
+      });
       expect(fixture.html).toEqual('Bar');
     });
 
     it('should force change detection', () => {
-      const fixture =
+      const fixture = new TemplateFixture({
-          new TemplateFixture(createTemplate, updateTemplate, 2, 3, undefined, [WrappingPipe]);
+        create: createTemplate,
+        update: updateTemplate,
+        decls: 2,
+        vars: 3,
+        pipes: [WrappingPipe]
+      });
       expect(fixture.html).toEqual('Bar');
 
       fixture.hostElement.childNodes[0]!.textContent = 'Foo';
@@ -101,15 +111,18 @@ describe('pipe', () => {
       static ɵpipe = ɵɵdefinePipe({name: 'sayHello', type: SayHelloPipe, pure: true});
     }
 
-    const fixture = new TemplateFixture(
+    const fixture = new TemplateFixture({
-        () => {
+      create: () => {
         ɵɵtext(0);
         ɵɵpipe(1, 'sayHello');
       },
-        () => {
+      update: () => {
         ɵɵtextInterpolate1('', ɵɵpipeBind1(1, 1, null), '');
       },
-        2, 3, undefined, [SayHelloPipe]);
+      decls: 2,
+      vars: 3,
+      pipes: [SayHelloPipe]
+    });
 
     expect(fixture.html).toBe('Hello there');
   });

packages/core/test/render3/render_util.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {Renderer2} from '@angular/core/src/render/api';
 import {createLView, createTView, getOrCreateTComponentView, getOrCreateTNode, renderComponentOrTemplate} from '@angular/core/src/render3/instructions/shared';
 import {TConstants, TNodeType} from '@angular/core/src/render3/interfaces/node';
 import {enterView, getLView} from '@angular/core/src/render3/state';
+import {EMPTY_ARRAY} from '@angular/core/src/util/empty';
 import {stringifyElement} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/src/browser_util';
 
 import {SWITCH_CHANGE_DETECTOR_REF_FACTORY__POST_R3__ as R3_CHANGE_DETECTOR_REF_FACTORY} from '../../src/change_detection/change_detector_ref';
@@ -97,6 +98,10 @@ export class TemplateFixture extends BaseFixture {
   private _pipeDefs: PipeDefList|null;
   private _sanitizer: Sanitizer|null;
   private _rendererFactory: RendererFactory3;
+  private _consts: TConstants;
+  private _vars: number;
+  private createBlock: () => void;
+  private updateBlock: () => void;
 
   /**
    *
@@ -105,16 +110,36 @@ export class TemplateFixture extends BaseFixture {
    * @param updateBlock Optional instructions which go into the update block:
    *          `if (rf & RenderFlags.Update) { __here__ }`.
    */
-  constructor(
+  constructor({
-      private createBlock: () => void, private updateBlock: () => void = noop, decls: number = 0,
+    create = noop,
-      private vars: number = 0, directives?: DirectiveTypesOrFactory|null,
+    update = noop,
-      pipes?: PipeTypesOrFactory|null, sanitizer?: Sanitizer|null,
+    decls = 0,
-      rendererFactory?: RendererFactory3, private _consts?: TConstants) {
+    vars = 0,
+    directives,
+    pipes,
+    sanitizer = null,
+    rendererFactory = domRendererFactory3,
+    consts = EMPTY_ARRAY
+  }: {
+    create?: (() => void),
+    update?: (() => void),
+    decls?: number,
+    vars?: number,
+    directives?: DirectiveTypesOrFactory,
+    pipes?: PipeTypesOrFactory,
+    sanitizer?: Sanitizer|null,
+    rendererFactory?: RendererFactory3,
+    consts?: TConstants
+  }) {
     super();
+    this._consts = consts;
+    this._vars = vars;
+    this.createBlock = create;
+    this.updateBlock = update;
     this._directiveDefs = toDefs(directives, extractDirectiveDef);
     this._pipeDefs = toDefs(pipes, extractPipeDef);
-    this._sanitizer = sanitizer || null;
+    this._sanitizer = sanitizer;
-    this._rendererFactory = rendererFactory || domRendererFactory3;
+    this._rendererFactory = rendererFactory;
     this.hostView = renderTemplate(
         this.hostElement,
         (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any) => {
@@ -136,7 +161,7 @@ export class TemplateFixture extends BaseFixture {
    */
   update(updateBlock?: () => void): void {
     renderTemplate(
-        this.hostElement, updateBlock || this.updateBlock, 0, this.vars, null!,
+        this.hostElement, updateBlock || this.updateBlock, 0, this._vars, null!,
         this._rendererFactory, this.hostView, this._directiveDefs, this._pipeDefs, this._sanitizer,
         this._consts);
   }

packages/core/test/render3/view_container_ref_spec.ts

@@ -232,9 +232,12 @@ describe('ViewContainerRef', () => {
           ɵɵelement(1, 'footer');
         }
 
-        new TemplateFixture(
+        new TemplateFixture({
-            createTemplate, undefined, 2, 0, [DirectiveWithVCRef], null, null, undefined,
+          create: createTemplate,
-            [['vcref', '']]);
+          decls: 2,
+          directives: [DirectiveWithVCRef],
+          consts: [['vcref', '']]
+        });
 
         expect(directiveInstance!.vcref.element.nativeElement.tagName.toLowerCase())
             .toEqual('header');
@@ -253,9 +256,12 @@ describe('ViewContainerRef', () => {
           ɵɵelement(1, 'footer');
         }
 
-        new TemplateFixture(
+        new TemplateFixture({
-            createTemplate, undefined, 2, 0, [HeaderComponent, DirectiveWithVCRef], null, null,
+          create: createTemplate,
-            undefined, [['vcref', '']]);
+          decls: 2,
+          directives: [HeaderComponent, DirectiveWithVCRef],
+          consts: [['vcref', '']]
+        });
 
         expect(directiveInstance!.vcref.element.nativeElement.tagName.toLowerCase())
             .toEqual('header-cmp');
@@ -430,10 +436,10 @@ describe('ViewContainerRef', () => {
       fixture.update();
 
       // Destroying the parent view will also destroy all of its children views and call their
-      // onDestroy hooks. Here, our child view attempts to destroy itself *again* in its onDestroy.
+      // onDestroy hooks. Here, our child view attempts to destroy itself *again* in its
-      // This test exists to verify that no errors are thrown when doing this. We want the test
+      // onDestroy. This test exists to verify that no errors are thrown when doing this. We want
-      // component to destroy its own view in onDestroy because the destroy hooks happen as a
+      // the test component to destroy its own view in onDestroy because the destroy hooks happen
-      // *part of* view destruction. We also ensure that the test component has at least one
+      // as a *part of* view destruction. We also ensure that the test component has at least one
       // listener so that it runs the event listener cleanup code path.
       fixture.destroy();
     });