refactor(ivy): move directive, component and pipe factories to ngFactoryFn (#31953)

Reworks the compiler to output the factories for directives, components and pipes under a new static field called `ngFactoryFn`, instead of the usual `factory` property in their respective defs. This should eventually allow us to inject any kind of decorated class (e.g. a pipe).

**Note:** these changes are the first part of the refactor and they don't include injectables. I decided to leave injectables for a follow-up PR, because there's some more cases we need to handle when it comes to their factories. Furthermore, directives, components and pipes make up most of the compiler output tests that need to be refactored and it'll make follow-up PRs easier to review if the tests are cleaned up now.

This is part of the larger refactor for FW-1468.

PR Close #31953

integration/_payload-limits.json

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "master": {
       "uncompressed": {
         "runtime": 1440,
-        "main": 13411,
+        "main": 13266,
         "polyfills": 45340
       }
     }

modules/benchmarks/src/tree/render3_function/index.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ function noop() {}
 export class TreeFunction {
   data: TreeNode = emptyTree;
 
+  /** @nocollapse */
+  static ngFactoryDef = () => new TreeFunction;
+
   /** @nocollapse */
   static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
     type: TreeFunction,
@@ -27,7 +30,6 @@ export class TreeFunction {
       // bit of a hack
       TreeTpl(rf, ctx.data);
     },
-    factory: () => new TreeFunction,
     inputs: {data: 'data'}
   });
 }

packages/common/src/common.ts

@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ export {ViewportScroller, NullViewportScroller as ɵNullViewportScroller} from '
 
 export {NgClassImplProvider__POST_R3__ as ɵNgClassImplProvider__POST_R3__, NgClassR2Impl as ɵNgClassR2Impl, NgClassImpl as ɵNgClassImpl} from './directives/ng_class_impl';
 export {NgStyleImplProvider__POST_R3__ as ɵNgStyleImplProvider__POST_R3__, NgStyleR2Impl as ɵNgStyleR2Impl, NgStyleImpl as ɵNgStyleImpl} from './directives/ng_style_impl';
-export {ngStyleDirectiveDef__POST_R3__ as ɵngStyleDirectiveDef__POST_R3__} from './directives/ng_style';
-export {ngClassDirectiveDef__POST_R3__ as ɵngClassDirectiveDef__POST_R3__} from './directives/ng_class';
+export {ngStyleDirectiveDef__POST_R3__ as ɵngStyleDirectiveDef__POST_R3__, ngStyleFactoryDef__POST_R3__ as ɵngStyleFactoryDef__POST_R3__} from './directives/ng_style';
+export {ngClassDirectiveDef__POST_R3__ as ɵngClassDirectiveDef__POST_R3__, ngClassFactoryDef__POST_R3__ as ɵngClassFactoryDef__POST_R3__} from './directives/ng_class';

packages/common/src/directives/ng_class.ts

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ export const ngClassDirectiveDef__PRE_R3__ = undefined;
 export const ngClassDirectiveDef__POST_R3__ = ɵɵdefineDirective({
   type: function() {} as any,
   selectors: null as any,
-  factory: () => {},
   hostBindings: function(rf: ɵRenderFlags, ctx: any, elIndex: number) {
     if (rf & ɵRenderFlags.Create) {
       ɵɵallocHostVars(1);
@@ -47,6 +46,10 @@ export const ngClassDirectiveDef__POST_R3__ = ɵɵdefineDirective({
 
 export const ngClassDirectiveDef = ngClassDirectiveDef__PRE_R3__;
 
+export const ngClassFactoryDef__PRE_R3__ = undefined;
+export const ngClassFactoryDef__POST_R3__ = function() {};
+export const ngClassFactoryDef = ngClassFactoryDef__PRE_R3__;
+
 /**
  * Serves as the base non-VE container for NgClass.
  *
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ export const ngClassDirectiveDef = ngClassDirectiveDef__PRE_R3__;
  */
 export class NgClassBase {
   static ngDirectiveDef: any = ngClassDirectiveDef;
+  static ngFactoryDef: any = ngClassFactoryDef;
 
   constructor(protected _delegate: NgClassImpl) {}
 

packages/common/src/directives/ng_style.ts

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {NgStyleImpl, NgStyleImplProvider} from './ng_style_impl';
 
 // used when the VE is present
 export const ngStyleDirectiveDef__PRE_R3__ = undefined;
+export const ngStyleFactoryDef__PRE_R3__ = undefined;
 
 // used when the VE is not present (note the directive will
 // never be instantiated normally because it is apart of a
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@ export const ngStyleDirectiveDef__PRE_R3__ = undefined;
 export const ngStyleDirectiveDef__POST_R3__ = ɵɵdefineDirective({
   type: function() {} as any,
   selectors: null as any,
-  factory: () => {},
   hostBindings: function(rf: ɵRenderFlags, ctx: any, elIndex: number) {
     if (rf & ɵRenderFlags.Create) {
       ɵɵstyling();
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ export const ngStyleDirectiveDef__POST_R3__ = ɵɵdefineDirective({
   }
 });
 
+export const ngStyleFactoryDef__POST_R3__ = function() {};
+
 export const ngStyleDirectiveDef = ngStyleDirectiveDef__PRE_R3__;
+export const ngStyleFactoryDef = ngStyleDirectiveDef__PRE_R3__;
 
 /**
  * Serves as the base non-VE container for NgStyle.
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ export const ngStyleDirectiveDef = ngStyleDirectiveDef__PRE_R3__;
  */
 export class NgStyleBase {
   static ngDirectiveDef: any = ngStyleDirectiveDef;
+  static ngFactory: any = ngStyleFactoryDef;
 
   constructor(protected _delegate: NgStyleImpl) {}
 

packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/rendering/dts_renderer_spec.ts

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ runInEachFileSystem(() => {
       const typingsFile = result.find(f => f.path === _('/typings/file.d.ts')) !;
       expect(typingsFile.contents)
           .toContain(
-              'foo(x: number): number;\n    static ngDirectiveDef: ɵngcc0.ɵɵDirectiveDefWithMeta');
+              'foo(x: number): number;\n    static ngFactoryDef: ɵngcc0.ɵɵFactoryDef<A>;\n    static ngDirectiveDef: ɵngcc0.ɵɵDirectiveDefWithMeta');
     });
 
     it('should render imports into typings files', () => {

packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/rendering/renderer_spec.ts

@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ runInEachFileSystem(() => {
             decorationAnalyses, switchMarkerAnalyses, privateDeclarationsAnalyses);
         const addDefinitionsSpy = testFormatter.addDefinitions as jasmine.Spy;
         expect(addDefinitionsSpy.calls.first().args[2])
-            .toEqual(
-                `A.ngComponentDef = ɵngcc0.ɵɵdefineComponent({ type: A, selectors: [["a"]], factory: function A_Factory(t) { return new (t || A)(); }, consts: 1, vars: 1, template: function A_Template(rf, ctx) { if (rf & 1) {
+            .toEqual(`A.ngFactoryDef = function A_Factory(t) { return new (t || A)(); };
+A.ngComponentDef = ɵngcc0.ɵɵdefineComponent({ type: A, selectors: [["a"]], consts: 1, vars: 1, template: function A_Template(rf, ctx) { if (rf & 1) {
         ɵngcc0.ɵɵtext(0);
     } if (rf & 2) {
         ɵngcc0.ɵɵtextInterpolate(ctx.person.name);
@@ -227,9 +227,10 @@ runInEachFileSystem(() => {
                name: 'A',
                decorators: [jasmine.objectContaining({name: 'Directive'})]
              }));
+
              expect(addDefinitionsSpy.calls.first().args[2])
-                 .toEqual(
-                     `A.ngDirectiveDef = ɵngcc0.ɵɵdefineDirective({ type: A, selectors: [["", "a", ""]], factory: function A_Factory(t) { return new (t || A)(); } });
+                 .toEqual(`A.ngFactoryDef = function A_Factory(t) { return new (t || A)(); };
+A.ngDirectiveDef = ɵngcc0.ɵɵdefineDirective({ type: A, selectors: [["", "a", ""]] });
 /*@__PURE__*/ ɵngcc0.ɵsetClassMetadata(A, [{
         type: Directive,
         args: [{ selector: '[a]' }]

packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/component.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {tsSourceMapBug29300Fixed} from '../../util/src/ts_source_map_bug_29300';
 
 import {ResourceLoader} from './api';
 import {extractDirectiveMetadata, parseFieldArrayValue} from './directive';
+import {compileNgFactoryDefField} from './factory';
 import {generateSetClassMetadataCall} from './metadata';
 import {findAngularDecorator, isAngularCoreReference, isExpressionForwardReference, readBaseClass, unwrapExpression} from './util';
 
@@ -517,18 +518,21 @@ export class ComponentDecoratorHandler implements
   }
 
   compile(node: ClassDeclaration, analysis: ComponentHandlerData, pool: ConstantPool):
-      CompileResult {
-    const res = compileComponentFromMetadata(analysis.meta, pool, makeBindingParser());
-
-    const statements = res.statements;
+      CompileResult[] {
+    const meta = analysis.meta;
+    const res = compileComponentFromMetadata(meta, pool, makeBindingParser());
+    const factoryRes = compileNgFactoryDefField(meta);
     if (analysis.metadataStmt !== null) {
-      statements.push(analysis.metadataStmt);
+      factoryRes.statements.push(analysis.metadataStmt);
     }
-    return {
-      name: 'ngComponentDef',
-      initializer: res.expression, statements,
-      type: res.type,
-    };
+    return [
+      factoryRes, {
+        name: 'ngComponentDef',
+        initializer: res.expression,
+        statements: [],
+        type: res.type,
+      }
+    ];
   }
 
   private _resolveLiteral(decorator: Decorator): ts.ObjectLiteralExpression {
@@ -822,4 +826,4 @@ export interface ParsedTemplate {
 
 interface PreanalyzedTemplate extends ParsedTemplate {
   parseTemplate: (options?: ParseTemplateOptions) => ParsedTemplate;
-}
+}

packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/directive.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {DynamicValue, EnumValue, PartialEvaluator} from '../../partial_evaluator
 import {ClassDeclaration, ClassMember, ClassMemberKind, Decorator, ReflectionHost, filterToMembersWithDecorator, reflectObjectLiteral} from '../../reflection';
 import {AnalysisOutput, CompileResult, DecoratorHandler, DetectResult, HandlerPrecedence} from '../../transform';
 
+import {compileNgFactoryDefField} from './factory';
 import {generateSetClassMetadataCall} from './metadata';
 import {findAngularDecorator, getValidConstructorDependencies, readBaseClass, unwrapExpression, unwrapForwardRef} from './util';
 
@@ -90,18 +91,21 @@ export class DirectiveDecoratorHandler implements
   }
 
   compile(node: ClassDeclaration, analysis: DirectiveHandlerData, pool: ConstantPool):
-      CompileResult {
-    const res = compileDirectiveFromMetadata(analysis.meta, pool, makeBindingParser());
-    const statements = res.statements;
+      CompileResult[] {
+    const meta = analysis.meta;
+    const res = compileDirectiveFromMetadata(meta, pool, makeBindingParser());
+    const factoryRes = compileNgFactoryDefField(meta);
     if (analysis.metadataStmt !== null) {
-      statements.push(analysis.metadataStmt);
+      factoryRes.statements.push(analysis.metadataStmt);
     }
-    return {
-      name: 'ngDirectiveDef',
-      initializer: res.expression,
-      statements: statements,
-      type: res.type,
-    };
+    return [
+      factoryRes, {
+        name: 'ngDirectiveDef',
+        initializer: res.expression,
+        statements: [],
+        type: res.type,
+      }
+    ];
   }
 }
 

packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/factory.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/**
+ * @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 {R3FactoryDefMetadata, compileFactoryFromMetadata} from '@angular/compiler';
+
+import {CompileResult} from '../../transform';
+
+export function compileNgFactoryDefField(metadata: R3FactoryDefMetadata): CompileResult {
+  const res = compileFactoryFromMetadata(metadata);
+  return {
+    name: 'ngFactoryDef',
+    initializer: res.factory,
+    statements: res.statements,
+    type: res.type
+  };
+}

packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/src/pipe.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {PartialEvaluator} from '../../partial_evaluator';
 import {ClassDeclaration, Decorator, ReflectionHost, reflectObjectLiteral} from '../../reflection';
 import {AnalysisOutput, CompileResult, DecoratorHandler, DetectResult, HandlerPrecedence} from '../../transform';
 
+import {compileNgFactoryDefField} from './factory';
 import {generateSetClassMetadataCall} from './metadata';
 import {findAngularDecorator, getValidConstructorDependencies, unwrapExpression} from './util';
 
@@ -105,16 +106,20 @@ export class PipeDecoratorHandler implements DecoratorHandler<PipeHandlerData, D
     };
   }
 
-  compile(node: ClassDeclaration, analysis: PipeHandlerData): CompileResult {
-    const res = compilePipeFromMetadata(analysis.meta);
-    const statements = res.statements;
+  compile(node: ClassDeclaration, analysis: PipeHandlerData): CompileResult[] {
+    const meta = analysis.meta;
+    const res = compilePipeFromMetadata(meta);
+    const factoryRes = compileNgFactoryDefField({...meta, isPipe: true});
     if (analysis.metadataStmt !== null) {
-      statements.push(analysis.metadataStmt);
+      factoryRes.statements.push(analysis.metadataStmt);
     }
-    return {
-      name: 'ngPipeDef',
-      initializer: res.expression, statements,
-      type: res.type,
-    };
+    return [
+      factoryRes, {
+        name: 'ngPipeDef',
+        initializer: res.expression,
+        statements: [],
+        type: res.type,
+      }
+    ];
   }
 }

packages/compiler-cli/src/transformers/nocollapse_hack.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const R3_DEF_NAME_PATTERN = [
   'ngInjectorDef',
   'ngModuleDef',
   'ngPipeDef',
+  'ngFactoryDef',
 ].join('|');
 
 // Pattern matching `Identifier.property` where property is a Render3 property.

packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_compiler_compliance_spec.ts

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
 
       // The factory should look like this:
       const factory =
-          'factory: function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); }';
+          'MyComponent.ngFactoryDef = function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); }';
 
       // The template should look like this (where IDENT is a wild card for an identifier):
       const template = `
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
 
       // The factory should look like this:
       const factory =
-          'factory: function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); }';
+          'MyComponent.ngFactoryDef = function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); }';
 
       // The template should look like this (where IDENT is a wild card for an identifier):
       const template = `
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
 
       // The factory should look like this:
       const factory =
-          'factory: function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); }';
+          'MyComponent.ngFactoryDef = function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); }';
 
       // The template should look like this (where IDENT is a wild card for an identifier):
       const template = `
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
 
       // The factory should look like this:
       const factory =
-          'factory: function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); }';
+          'MyComponent.ngFactoryDef = function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); }';
 
       // The template should look like this (where IDENT is a wild card for an identifier):
       const template = `
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
       };
 
       const factory =
-          'factory: function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); }';
+          'MyComponent.ngFactoryDef = function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); }';
       const template = `
         const $e0_attrs$ = [${AttributeMarker.Bindings}, "id"];
         …
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
       ///////////////
 
       const factory =
-          'factory: function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); }';
+          'MyComponent.ngFactoryDef = function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); }';
       const template = `
         template: function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) {
           if (rf & 1) {
@@ -476,12 +476,9 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
       };
 
       const factory =
-          'factory: function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); }';
+          'MyComponent.ngFactoryDef = function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); }';
       const template = `
         MyComponent.ngComponentDef = i0.ɵɵdefineComponent({type:MyComponent,selectors:[["my-component"]],
-            factory: function MyComponent_Factory(t){
-              return new (t || MyComponent)();
-            },
             consts: 1,
             vars: 2,
             template: function MyComponent_Template(rf,ctx){
@@ -536,7 +533,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
         ChildComponent.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
           type: ChildComponent,
           selectors: [["child"]],
-          factory: function ChildComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || ChildComponent)(); },
           consts: 1,
           vars: 0,
           template:  function ChildComponent_Template(rf, ctx) {
@@ -547,15 +543,20 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
           encapsulation: 2
         });`;
 
+      const ChildComponentFactory =
+          `ChildComponent.ngFactoryDef = function ChildComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || ChildComponent)(); };`;
+
       // SomeDirective definition should be:
       const SomeDirectiveDefinition = `
         SomeDirective.ngDirectiveDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineDirective({
           type: SomeDirective,
-          selectors: [["", "some-directive", ""]],
-          factory: function SomeDirective_Factory(t) {return new (t || SomeDirective)(); }
+          selectors: [["", "some-directive", ""]]
         });
       `;
 
+      const SomeDirectiveFactory =
+          `SomeDirective.ngFactoryDef = function SomeDirective_Factory(t) {return new (t || SomeDirective)(); };`;
+
       // MyComponent definition should be:
       const MyComponentDefinition = `
         const $c1$ = ["some-directive", ""];
@@ -563,7 +564,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
         MyComponent.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
           type: MyComponent,
           selectors: [["my-component"]],
-          factory: function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); },
           consts: 2,
           vars: 0,
           template:  function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) {
@@ -577,13 +577,18 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
         });
       `;
 
+      const MyComponentFactory =
+          `MyComponent.ngFactoryDef = function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); };`;
 
       const result = compile(files, angularFiles);
       const source = result.source;
 
       expectEmit(source, ChildComponentDefinition, 'Incorrect ChildComponent.ngComponentDef');
+      expectEmit(source, ChildComponentFactory, 'Incorrect ChildComponent.ngFactoryDef');
       expectEmit(source, SomeDirectiveDefinition, 'Incorrect SomeDirective.ngDirectiveDef');
+      expectEmit(source, SomeDirectiveFactory, 'Incorrect SomeDirective.ngFactoryDef');
       expectEmit(source, MyComponentDefinition, 'Incorrect MyComponentDefinition.ngComponentDef');
+      expectEmit(source, MyComponentFactory, 'Incorrect MyComponentDefinition.ngFactoryDef');
     });
 
     it('should support complex selectors', () => {
@@ -608,25 +613,31 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
       const SomeDirectiveDefinition = `
         SomeDirective.ngDirectiveDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineDirective({
           type: SomeDirective,
-          selectors: [["div", "some-directive", "", 8, "foo", 3, "title", "", 9, "baz"]],
-          factory: function SomeDirective_Factory(t) {return new (t || SomeDirective)(); }
+          selectors: [["div", "some-directive", "", 8, "foo", 3, "title", "", 9, "baz"]]
         });
       `;
 
+      const SomeDirectiveFactory =
+          `SomeDirective.ngFactoryDef = function SomeDirective_Factory(t) {return new (t || SomeDirective)(); };`;
+
       // OtherDirective definition should be:
       const OtherDirectiveDefinition = `
         OtherDirective.ngDirectiveDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineDirective({
           type: OtherDirective,
-          selectors: [["", 5, "span", "title", "", 9, "baz"]],
-          factory: function OtherDirective_Factory(t) {return new (t || OtherDirective)(); }
+          selectors: [["", 5, "span", "title", "", 9, "baz"]]
         });
       `;
 
+      const OtherDirectiveFactory =
+          `OtherDirective.ngFactoryDef = function OtherDirective_Factory(t) {return new (t || OtherDirective)(); };`;
+
       const result = compile(files, angularFiles);
       const source = result.source;
 
       expectEmit(source, SomeDirectiveDefinition, 'Incorrect SomeDirective.ngDirectiveDef');
+      expectEmit(source, SomeDirectiveFactory, 'Incorrect SomeDirective.ngFactoryDef');
       expectEmit(source, OtherDirectiveDefinition, 'Incorrect OtherDirective.ngDirectiveDef');
+      expectEmit(source, OtherDirectiveFactory, 'Incorrect OtherDirective.ngFactoryDef');
     });
 
     it('should support components without selector', () => {
@@ -650,7 +661,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
         EmptyOutletComponent.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
           type: EmptyOutletComponent,
           selectors: [["ng-component"]],
-          factory: function EmptyOutletComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || EmptyOutletComponent)(); },
           consts: 1,
           vars: 0,
           template: function EmptyOutletComponent_Template(rf, ctx) {
@@ -662,11 +672,16 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
         });
       `;
 
+      const EmptyOutletComponentFactory =
+          `EmptyOutletComponent.ngFactoryDef = function EmptyOutletComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || EmptyOutletComponent)(); };`;
+
       const result = compile(files, angularFiles);
       const source = result.source;
 
       expectEmit(
           source, EmptyOutletComponentDefinition, 'Incorrect EmptyOutletComponent.ngComponentDef');
+      expectEmit(
+          source, EmptyOutletComponentFactory, 'Incorrect EmptyOutletComponent.ngFactoryDef');
     });
 
     it('should not treat ElementRef, ViewContainerRef, or ChangeDetectorRef specially when injecting',
@@ -695,21 +710,23 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
         MyComponent.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
           type: MyComponent,
           selectors: [["my-component"]],
-          factory: function MyComponent_Factory(t) {
-             return new (t || MyComponent)(
-                $r3$.ɵɵdirectiveInject($i$.ElementRef), $r3$.ɵɵdirectiveInject($i$.ViewContainerRef),
-                $r3$.ɵɵdirectiveInject($i$.ChangeDetectorRef));
-          },
           consts: 0,
           vars: 0,
           template:  function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) {},
           encapsulation: 2
         });`;
 
+         const MyComponentFactory = `MyComponent.ngFactoryDef = function MyComponent_Factory(t) {
+            return new (t || MyComponent)(
+              $r3$.ɵɵdirectiveInject($i$.ElementRef), $r3$.ɵɵdirectiveInject($i$.ViewContainerRef),
+              $r3$.ɵɵdirectiveInject($i$.ChangeDetectorRef));
+          };`;
+
          const result = compile(files, angularFiles);
          const source = result.source;
 
          expectEmit(source, MyComponentDefinition, 'Incorrect MyComponent.ngComponentDef');
+         expectEmit(source, MyComponentFactory, 'Incorrect MyComponent.ngFactoryDef');
        });
 
     it('should support structural directives', () => {
@@ -740,9 +757,11 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
       const IfDirectiveDefinition = `
         IfDirective.ngDirectiveDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineDirective({
           type: IfDirective,
-          selectors: [["", "if", ""]],
-          factory: function IfDirective_Factory(t) { return new (t || IfDirective)($r3$.ɵɵdirectiveInject($i$.TemplateRef)); }
+          selectors: [["", "if", ""]]
         });`;
+      const IfDirectiveFactory =
+          `IfDirective.ngFactoryDef = function IfDirective_Factory(t) { return new (t || IfDirective)($r3$.ɵɵdirectiveInject($i$.TemplateRef)); };`;
+
       const MyComponentDefinition = `
         const $c1$ = ["foo", ""];
         const $c2$ = [${AttributeMarker.Template}, "if"];
@@ -763,7 +782,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
         MyComponent.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
           type: MyComponent,
           selectors: [["my-component"]],
-          factory: function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); },
           consts: 3,
           vars: 0,
           template:  function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) {
@@ -777,11 +795,16 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
            encapsulation: 2
         });`;
 
+      const MyComponentFactory =
+          `MyComponent.ngFactoryDef = function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); };`;
+
       const result = compile(files, angularFiles);
       const source = result.source;
 
       expectEmit(source, IfDirectiveDefinition, 'Incorrect IfDirective.ngDirectiveDef');
+      expectEmit(source, IfDirectiveFactory, 'Incorrect IfDirective.ngFactoryDef');
       expectEmit(source, MyComponentDefinition, 'Incorrect MyComponent.ngComponentDef');
+      expectEmit(source, MyComponentFactory, 'Incorrect MyComponent.ngFactoryDef');
     });
 
     describe('value composition', () => {
@@ -826,7 +849,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
           MyApp.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
             type: MyApp,
             selectors: [["my-app"]],
-            factory: function MyApp_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyApp)(); },
             consts: 1,
             vars: 3,
             template:  function MyApp_Template(rf, ctx) {
@@ -908,7 +930,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
           MyApp.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
             type: MyApp,
             selectors: [["my-app"]],
-            factory: function MyApp_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyApp)(); },
             consts: 1,
             vars: 11,
             template:  function MyApp_Template(rf, ctx) {
@@ -971,7 +992,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
           MyApp.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
             type: MyApp,
             selectors: [["my-app"]],
-            factory: function MyApp_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyApp)(); },
             consts: 1,
             vars: 3,
             template:  function MyApp_Template(rf, ctx) {
@@ -1039,7 +1059,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
           MyApp.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
             type: MyApp,
             selectors: [["my-app"]],
-            factory: function MyApp_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyApp)(); },
             consts: 1,
             vars: 8,
             template:  function MyApp_Template(rf, ctx) {
@@ -1100,7 +1119,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
           SimpleComponent.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
             type: SimpleComponent,
             selectors: [["simple"]],
-            factory: function SimpleComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || SimpleComponent)(); },
             ngContentSelectors: $c0$,
             consts: 2,
             vars: 0,
@@ -1123,7 +1141,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
           ComplexComponent.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
             type: ComplexComponent,
             selectors: [["complex"]],
-            factory: function ComplexComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || ComplexComponent)(); },
             ngContentSelectors: _c4,
             consts: 4,
             vars: 0,
@@ -1179,7 +1196,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
           Cmp.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
             type: Cmp,
             selectors: [["ng-component"]],
-            factory: function Cmp_Factory(t) { return new (t || Cmp)(); },
             ngContentSelectors: $c1$,
             consts: 3,
             vars: 0,
@@ -1368,9 +1384,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
           MyApp.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
             type: MyApp,
             selectors: [["my-app"]],
-            factory: function MyApp_Factory(t) {
-                return new(t || MyApp)();
-            },
             consts: 2,
             vars: 0,
             template: function MyApp_Template(rf, ctx) {
@@ -1423,9 +1436,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
           MyApp.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
             type: MyApp,
             selectors: [["my-app"]],
-            factory: function MyApp_Factory(t) {
-                return new(t || MyApp)();
-            },
             consts: 2,
             vars: 0,
             template: function MyApp_Template(rf, ctx) {
@@ -1489,7 +1499,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
           ViewQueryComponent.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
             type: ViewQueryComponent,
             selectors: [["view-query-component"]],
-            factory: function ViewQueryComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || ViewQueryComponent)(); },
             viewQuery: function ViewQueryComponent_Query(rf, ctx) {
               if (rf & 1) {
                 $r3$.ɵɵviewQuery(SomeDirective, true);
@@ -1600,7 +1609,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
           ViewQueryComponent.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
             type: ViewQueryComponent,
             selectors: [["view-query-component"]],
-            factory: function ViewQueryComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || ViewQueryComponent)(); },
             viewQuery: function ViewQueryComponent_Query(rf, ctx) {
               if (rf & 1) {
                 $r3$.ɵɵstaticViewQuery(SomeDirective, true);
@@ -1727,9 +1735,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
           ContentQueryComponent.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
             type: ContentQueryComponent,
             selectors: [["content-query-component"]],
-            factory: function ContentQueryComponent_Factory(t) {
-              return new (t || ContentQueryComponent)();
-            },
             contentQueries: function ContentQueryComponent_ContentQueries(rf, ctx, dirIndex) {
               if (rf & 1) {
               $r3$.ɵɵcontentQuery(dirIndex, SomeDirective, true);
@@ -1849,9 +1854,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
           ContentQueryComponent.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
             type: ContentQueryComponent,
             selectors: [["content-query-component"]],
-            factory: function ContentQueryComponent_Factory(t) {
-              return new (t || ContentQueryComponent)();
-            },
             contentQueries: function ContentQueryComponent_ContentQueries(rf, ctx, dirIndex) {
               if (rf & 1) {
               $r3$.ɵɵstaticContentQuery(dirIndex, SomeDirective, true);
@@ -1988,19 +1990,25 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
             MyPipe.ngPipeDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefinePipe({
               name: "myPipe",
               type: MyPipe,
-              factory: function MyPipe_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyPipe)(); },
               pure: false
             });
         `;
 
+        const MyPipengFactoryDef = `
+          MyPipe.ngFactoryDef = function MyPipe_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyPipe)(); };
+        `;
+
         const MyPurePipeDefinition = `
             MyPurePipe.ngPipeDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefinePipe({
               name: "myPurePipe",
               type: MyPurePipe,
-              factory: function MyPurePipe_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyPurePipe)(); },
               pure: true
             });`;
 
+        const MyPurePipengFactoryDef = `
+          MyPurePipe.ngFactoryDef = function MyPurePipe_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyPurePipe)(); };
+        `;
+
         const MyAppDefinition = `
             const $c0$ = function ($a0$) {
               return [$a0$, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
@@ -2009,7 +2017,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
             MyApp.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
               type: MyApp,
               selectors: [["my-app"]],
-              factory: function MyApp_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyApp)(); },
               consts: 7,
               vars: 20,
               template:  function MyApp_Template(rf, ctx) {
@@ -2037,7 +2044,9 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
         const source = result.source;
 
         expectEmit(source, MyPipeDefinition, 'Invalid pipe definition');
+        expectEmit(source, MyPipengFactoryDef, 'Invalid pipe factory function');
         expectEmit(source, MyPurePipeDefinition, 'Invalid pure pipe definition');
+        expectEmit(source, MyPurePipengFactoryDef, 'Invalid pure pipe factory function');
         expectEmit(source, MyAppDefinition, 'Invalid MyApp definition');
       });
 
@@ -2075,7 +2084,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
             MyApp.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
               type: MyApp,
               selectors: [["my-app"]],
-              factory: function MyApp_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyApp)(); },
               consts: 6,
               vars: 27,
               template:  function MyApp_Template(rf, ctx) {
@@ -2148,24 +2156,32 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
               MyPipe.ngPipeDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefinePipe({
                 name: "myPipe",
                 type: MyPipe,
-                factory: function MyPipe_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyPipe)($r3$.ɵɵinjectPipeChangeDetectorRef()); },
                 pure: true
               });
             `;
 
+           const MyPipeFactory = `
+              MyPipe.ngFactoryDef = function MyPipe_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyPipe)($r3$.ɵɵinjectPipeChangeDetectorRef()); };
+            `;
+
            const MyOtherPipeDefinition = `
               MyOtherPipe.ngPipeDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefinePipe({
                 name: "myOtherPipe",
                 type: MyOtherPipe,
-                factory: function MyOtherPipe_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyOtherPipe)($r3$.ɵɵinjectPipeChangeDetectorRef(8)); },
                 pure: true
               });`;
 
+           const MyOtherPipeFactory = `
+              MyOtherPipe.ngFactoryDef = function MyOtherPipe_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyOtherPipe)($r3$.ɵɵinjectPipeChangeDetectorRef(8)); };
+            `;
+
            const result = compile(files, angularFiles);
            const source = result.source;
 
            expectEmit(source, MyPipeDefinition, 'Invalid pipe definition');
+           expectEmit(source, MyPipeFactory, 'Invalid pipe factory function');
            expectEmit(source, MyOtherPipeDefinition, 'Invalid alternate pipe definition');
+           expectEmit(source, MyOtherPipeFactory, 'Invalid alternate pipe factory function');
          });
 
     });
@@ -2191,7 +2207,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
         MyComponent.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
           type: MyComponent,
           selectors: [["my-component"]],
-          factory: function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); },
           consts: 3,
           vars: 1,
           template:  function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) {
@@ -2288,7 +2303,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
         MyComponent.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
           type: MyComponent,
           selectors: [["my-component"]],
-          factory: function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); },
           consts: 6,
           vars: 1,
           template:  function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) {
@@ -2434,7 +2448,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
           LifecycleComp.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
             type: LifecycleComp,
             selectors: [["lifecycle-comp"]],
-            factory: function LifecycleComp_Factory(t) { return new (t || LifecycleComp)(); },
             inputs: {nameMin: ["name", "nameMin"]},
             features: [$r3$.ɵɵNgOnChangesFeature()],
             consts: 0,
@@ -2447,7 +2460,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
           SimpleLayout.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
             type: SimpleLayout,
             selectors: [["simple-layout"]],
-            factory: function SimpleLayout_Factory(t) { return new (t || SimpleLayout)(); },
             consts: 2,
             vars: 2,
             template:  function SimpleLayout_Template(rf, ctx) {
@@ -2556,14 +2568,16 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
               ForOfDirective.ngDirectiveDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineDirective({
                 type: ForOfDirective,
                 selectors: [["", "forOf", ""]],
-                factory: function ForOfDirective_Factory(t) {
-                  return new (t || ForOfDirective)($r3$.ɵɵdirectiveInject(ViewContainerRef), $r3$.ɵɵdirectiveInject(TemplateRef));
-                },
                 features: [$r3$.ɵɵNgOnChangesFeature()],
                 inputs: {forOf: "forOf"}
               });
             `;
 
+        const ForDirectiveFactory =
+            `ForOfDirective.ngFactoryDef = function ForOfDirective_Factory(t) {
+            return new (t || ForOfDirective)($r3$.ɵɵdirectiveInject(ViewContainerRef), $r3$.ɵɵdirectiveInject(TemplateRef));
+          };`;
+
         const MyComponentDefinition = `
               const $t1_attrs$ = [${AttributeMarker.Template}, "for", "forOf"];
               function MyComponent__svg_g_1_Template(rf, ctx) {
@@ -2578,7 +2592,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
               MyComponent.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
                 type: MyComponent,
                 selectors: [["my-component"]],
-                factory: function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); },
                 consts: 2,
                 vars: 1,
                 template:  function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx){
@@ -2603,6 +2616,7 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
 
         // TODO(benlesh): Enforce this when the directives are specified
         // expectEmit(source, ForDirectiveDefinition, 'Invalid directive definition');
+        // expectEmit(source, ForDirectiveFactory, 'Invalid directive factory');
         expectEmit(source, MyComponentDefinition, 'Invalid component definition');
       });
 
@@ -2635,14 +2649,17 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
           ForOfDirective.ngDirectiveDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineDirective({
             type: ForOfDirective,
             selectors: [["", "forOf", ""]],
-            factory: function ForOfDirective_Factory(t) {
-              return new (t || ForOfDirective)($r3$.ɵɵdirectiveInject(ViewContainerRef), $r3$.ɵɵdirectiveInject(TemplateRef));
-            },
             features: [$r3$.ɵɵNgOnChangesFeature()],
             inputs: {forOf: "forOf"}
           });
         `;
 
+        const ForDirectiveFactory = `
+          ForOfDirective.ngFactoryDef = function ForOfDirective_Factory(t) {
+            return new (t || ForOfDirective)($r3$.ɵɵdirectiveInject(ViewContainerRef), $r3$.ɵɵdirectiveInject(TemplateRef));
+          };
+        `;
+
         const MyComponentDefinition = `
           const $t1_attrs$ = [${AttributeMarker.Template}, "for", "forOf"];
           function MyComponent_li_1_Template(rf, ctx) {
@@ -2661,7 +2678,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
           MyComponent.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
             type: MyComponent,
             selectors: [["my-component"]],
-            factory: function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); },
             consts: 2,
             vars: 1,
             template:  function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) {
@@ -2685,6 +2701,7 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
 
         // TODO(chuckj): Enforce this when the directives are specified
         // expectEmit(source, ForDirectiveDefinition, 'Invalid directive definition');
+        // expectEmit(source, ForDirectiveFactory, 'Invalid directive factory');
         expectEmit(source, MyComponentDefinition, 'Invalid component definition');
       });
 
@@ -2765,7 +2782,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
           MyComponent.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
             type: MyComponent,
             selectors: [["my-component"]],
-            factory: function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); },
             consts: 2,
             vars: 1,
             template:  function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) {
@@ -2883,7 +2899,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
         SomeDirective.ngDirectiveDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineDirective({
           type: SomeDirective,
           selectors: [["", "some-directive", ""]],
-          factory: function SomeDirective_Factory(t) {return new (t || SomeDirective)(); },
           exportAs: ["someDir", "otherDir"]
         });
       `;

packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_binding_spec.ts

@@ -671,7 +671,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance: bindings', () => {
         HostBindingDir.ngDirectiveDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineDirective({
           type: HostBindingDir,
           selectors: [["", "hostBindingDir", ""]],
-          factory: function HostBindingDir_Factory(t) { return new (t || HostBindingDir)(); },
           hostBindings: function HostBindingDir_HostBindings(rf, ctx, elIndex) {
             if (rf & 1) {
               $r3$.ɵɵallocHostVars(1);
@@ -718,7 +717,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance: bindings', () => {
         HostBindingComp.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
           type: HostBindingComp,
           selectors: [["host-binding-comp"]],
-          factory: function HostBindingComp_Factory(t) { return new (t || HostBindingComp)(); },
           hostBindings: function HostBindingComp_HostBindings(rf, ctx, elIndex) {
             if (rf & 1) {
               $r3$.ɵɵallocHostVars(3);
@@ -766,7 +764,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance: bindings', () => {
         HostAttributeDir.ngDirectiveDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineDirective({
           type: HostAttributeDir,
           selectors: [["", "hostAttributeDir", ""]],
-          factory: function HostAttributeDir_Factory(t) { return new (t || HostAttributeDir)(); },
           hostBindings: function HostAttributeDir_HostBindings(rf, ctx, elIndex) {
             if (rf & 1) {
               $r3$.ɵɵallocHostVars(1);
@@ -811,7 +808,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance: bindings', () => {
         HostAttributeDir.ngDirectiveDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineDirective({
           type: HostAttributeDir,
           selectors: [["", "hostAttributeDir", ""]],
-          factory: function HostAttributeDir_Factory(t) { return new (t || HostAttributeDir)(); },
           hostBindings: function HostAttributeDir_HostBindings(rf, ctx, elIndex) {
             if (rf & 1) {
               $r3$.ɵɵelementHostAttrs($c0$);
@@ -869,7 +865,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance: bindings', () => {
         HostAttributeComp.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
           type: HostAttributeComp,
           selectors: [["my-host-attribute-component"]],
-          factory: function HostAttributeComp_Factory(t) { return new (t || HostAttributeComp)(); },
           hostBindings: function HostAttributeComp_HostBindings(rf, ctx, elIndex) {
             if (rf & 1) {
               $r3$.ɵɵelementHostAttrs($c0$);
@@ -881,7 +876,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance: bindings', () => {
         HostAttributeDir.ngDirectiveDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineDirective({
           type: HostAttributeDir,
           selectors: [["", "hostAttributeDir", ""]],
-          factory: function HostAttributeDir_Factory(t) { return new (t || HostAttributeDir)(); },
           hostBindings: function HostAttributeDir_HostBindings(rf, ctx, elIndex) {
             if (rf & 1) {
               $r3$.ɵɵallocHostVars(2);

packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_di_spec.ts

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe('compiler compliance: dependency injection', () => {
     };
 
     const factory = `
-      factory: function MyComponent_Factory(t) {
+      MyComponent.ngFactoryDef = function MyComponent_Factory(t) {
         return new (t || MyComponent)(
           $r3$.ɵɵinjectAttribute('name'),
           $r3$.ɵɵdirectiveInject(MyService),

packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_directives_spec.ts

@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance: directives', () => {
             MyComponent.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
                 type: MyComponent,
                 selectors: [["my-component"]],
-                factory: function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); },
                 consts: 1,
                 vars: 0,
                 template: function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) {
@@ -53,10 +52,15 @@ describe('compiler compliance: directives', () => {
             });
         `;
 
+      const MyComponentFactory = `
+        MyComponent.ngFactoryDef = function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); };
+      `;
+
       const result = compile(files, angularFiles);
       const source = result.source;
 
       expectEmit(source, MyComponentDefinition, 'Incorrect ChildComponent.ngComponentDef');
+      expectEmit(source, MyComponentFactory, 'Incorrect ChildComponent.ngFactoryDef');
     });
 
     it('should not match directives on i18n-prefixed attributes', () => {
@@ -87,7 +91,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance: directives', () => {
             MyComponent.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
                 type: MyComponent,
                 selectors: [["my-component"]],
-                factory: function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); },
                 consts: 1,
                 vars: 0,
                 template: function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) {
@@ -99,10 +102,15 @@ describe('compiler compliance: directives', () => {
             });
         `;
 
+      const MyComponentFactory = `
+        MyComponent.ngFactoryDef = function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); };
+      `;
+
       const result = compile(files, angularFiles);
       const source = result.source;
 
       expectEmit(source, MyComponentDefinition, 'Incorrect ChildComponent.ngComponentDef');
+      expectEmit(source, MyComponentFactory, 'Incorrect ChildComponent.ngFactoryDef');
     });
 
     it('should match directives on element bindings', () => {

packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_listener_spec.ts

@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance: listen()', () => {
         MyComponent.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
           type: MyComponent,
           selectors: [["my-component"]],
-          factory: function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); },
           consts: 4,
           vars: 0,
           template:  function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) {
@@ -222,10 +221,15 @@ describe('compiler compliance: listen()', () => {
         });
       `;
 
+    const MyComponentFactory = `
+      MyComponent.ngFactoryDef = function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); };
+    `;
+
     const result = compile(files, angularFiles);
     const source = result.source;
 
     expectEmit(source, MyComponentDefinition, 'Incorrect MyComponent.ngComponentDef');
+    expectEmit(source, MyComponentFactory, 'Incorrect MyComponent.ngFactoryDef');
   });
 
 });

packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_providers_spec.ts

@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ describe('compiler compliance: providers', () => {
         result.source, `
     export class MyComponent {
     }
+    MyComponent.ngFactoryDef = function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); };
     MyComponent.ngComponentDef = i0.ɵɵdefineComponent({
       type: MyComponent,
       selectors: [["my-component"]],
-      factory: function MyComponent_Factory(t) { return new (t || MyComponent)(); },
       consts: 1,
       vars: 0,
       template: function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) {

packages/compiler-cli/test/compliance/r3_view_compiler_styling_spec.ts

@@ -131,9 +131,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance: styling', () => {
         MyComponent.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
           type: MyComponent,
           selectors:[["my-component"]],
-          factory:function MyComponent_Factory(t){
-            return new (t || MyComponent)();
-          },
           consts: 0,
           vars: 0,
           template:  function MyComponent_Template(rf, $ctx$) {
@@ -173,9 +170,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance: styling', () => {
         MyComponent.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
           type: MyComponent,
           selectors:[["my-component"]],
-          factory:function MyComponent_Factory(t){
-            return new (t || MyComponent)();
-          },
           consts: 0,
           vars: 0,
           template:  function MyComponent_Template(rf, $ctx$) {
@@ -524,9 +518,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance: styling', () => {
           MyComponent.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
               type: MyComponent,
               selectors:[["my-component"]],
-              factory:function MyComponent_Factory(t){
-                return new (t || MyComponent)();
-              },
               consts: 1,
               vars: 4,
               template:  function MyComponent_Template(rf, $ctx$) {
@@ -577,9 +568,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance: styling', () => {
           MyComponent.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
             type: MyComponent,
             selectors: [["my-component"]],
-            factory: function MyComponent_Factory(t) {
-              return new (t || MyComponent)();
-            },
             consts: 1,
             vars: 1,
             template:  function MyComponent_Template(rf, ctx) {
@@ -736,9 +724,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance: styling', () => {
           MyComponent.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
               type: MyComponent,
               selectors:[["my-component"]],
-              factory:function MyComponent_Factory(t){
-                return new (t || MyComponent)();
-              },
               consts: 1,
               vars: 4,
               template:  function MyComponent_Template(rf, $ctx$) {
@@ -791,9 +776,6 @@ describe('compiler compliance: styling', () => {
           MyComponent.ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵɵdefineComponent({
               type: MyComponent,
               selectors:[["my-component"]],
-              factory:function MyComponent_Factory(t){
-                return new (t || MyComponent)();
-              },
               consts: 1,
               vars: 2,
               template:  function MyComponent_Template(rf, $ctx$) {

packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/ngtsc_spec.ts

@@ -197,12 +197,14 @@ runInEachFileSystem(os => {
 
       const jsContents = env.getContents('test.js');
       expect(jsContents).toContain('TestCmp.ngComponentDef = i0.ɵɵdefineComponent');
+      expect(jsContents).toContain('TestCmp.ngFactoryDef = function');
       expect(jsContents).not.toContain('__decorate');
 
       const dtsContents = env.getContents('test.d.ts');
       expect(dtsContents)
           .toContain(
               'static ngComponentDef: i0.ɵɵComponentDefWithMeta<TestCmp, "test-cmp", never, {}, {}, never>');
+      expect(dtsContents).toContain('static ngFactoryDef: i0.ɵɵFactoryDef<TestCmp>');
     });
 
     it('should compile Components (dynamic inline template) without errors', () => {
@@ -220,12 +222,15 @@ runInEachFileSystem(os => {
 
       const jsContents = env.getContents('test.js');
       expect(jsContents).toContain('TestCmp.ngComponentDef = i0.ɵɵdefineComponent');
+      expect(jsContents).toContain('TestCmp.ngFactoryDef = function');
       expect(jsContents).not.toContain('__decorate');
 
       const dtsContents = env.getContents('test.d.ts');
+
       expect(dtsContents)
           .toContain(
               'static ngComponentDef: i0.ɵɵComponentDefWithMeta<TestCmp, "test-cmp", never, {}, {}, never>');
+      expect(dtsContents).toContain('static ngFactoryDef: i0.ɵɵFactoryDef<TestCmp>');
     });
 
     it('should compile Components (function call inline template) without errors', () => {
@@ -246,12 +251,14 @@ runInEachFileSystem(os => {
 
       const jsContents = env.getContents('test.js');
       expect(jsContents).toContain('TestCmp.ngComponentDef = i0.ɵɵdefineComponent');
+      expect(jsContents).toContain('TestCmp.ngFactoryDef = function');
       expect(jsContents).not.toContain('__decorate');
 
       const dtsContents = env.getContents('test.d.ts');
       expect(dtsContents)
           .toContain(
               'static ngComponentDef: i0.ɵɵComponentDefWithMeta<TestCmp, "test-cmp", never, {}, {}, never>');
+      expect(dtsContents).toContain('static ngFactoryDef: i0.ɵɵFactoryDef<TestCmp>');
     });
 
     it('should compile Components (external template) without errors', () => {
@@ -880,10 +887,13 @@ runInEachFileSystem(os => {
 
       expect(jsContents)
           .toContain(
-              'TestPipe.ngPipeDef = i0.ɵɵdefinePipe({ name: "test-pipe", type: TestPipe, ' +
-              'factory: function TestPipe_Factory(t) { return new (t || TestPipe)(); }, pure: false })');
+              'TestPipe.ngPipeDef = i0.ɵɵdefinePipe({ name: "test-pipe", type: TestPipe, pure: false })');
+      expect(jsContents)
+          .toContain(
+              'TestPipe.ngFactoryDef = function TestPipe_Factory(t) { return new (t || TestPipe)(); }');
       expect(dtsContents)
           .toContain('static ngPipeDef: i0.ɵɵPipeDefWithMeta<TestPipe, "test-pipe">;');
+      expect(dtsContents).toContain('static ngFactoryDef: i0.ɵɵFactoryDef<TestPipe>;');
     });
 
     it('should compile pure Pipes without errors', () => {
@@ -903,10 +913,13 @@ runInEachFileSystem(os => {
 
       expect(jsContents)
           .toContain(
-              'TestPipe.ngPipeDef = i0.ɵɵdefinePipe({ name: "test-pipe", type: TestPipe, ' +
-              'factory: function TestPipe_Factory(t) { return new (t || TestPipe)(); }, pure: true })');
+              'TestPipe.ngPipeDef = i0.ɵɵdefinePipe({ name: "test-pipe", type: TestPipe, pure: true })');
+      expect(jsContents)
+          .toContain(
+              'TestPipe.ngFactoryDef = function TestPipe_Factory(t) { return new (t || TestPipe)(); }');
       expect(dtsContents)
           .toContain('static ngPipeDef: i0.ɵɵPipeDefWithMeta<TestPipe, "test-pipe">;');
+      expect(dtsContents).toContain('static ngFactoryDef: i0.ɵɵFactoryDef<TestPipe>;');
     });
 
     it('should compile Pipes with dependencies', () => {
@@ -947,6 +960,7 @@ runInEachFileSystem(os => {
       const dtsContents = env.getContents('test.d.ts');
       expect(dtsContents)
           .toContain('static ngPipeDef: i0.ɵɵPipeDefWithMeta<TestPipe<any>, "test-pipe">;');
+      expect(dtsContents).toContain('static ngFactoryDef: i0.ɵɵFactoryDef<TestPipe<any>>;');
     });
 
     it('should include @Pipes in @NgModule scopes', () => {
@@ -1615,7 +1629,7 @@ runInEachFileSystem(os => {
       const jsContents = env.getContents('test.js');
       expect(jsContents)
           .toContain(
-              `factory: function FooCmp_Factory(t) { return new (t || FooCmp)(i0.ɵɵinjectAttribute("test"), i0.ɵɵdirectiveInject(i0.ChangeDetectorRef), i0.ɵɵdirectiveInject(i0.ElementRef), i0.ɵɵdirectiveInject(i0.Injector), i0.ɵɵdirectiveInject(i0.Renderer2), i0.ɵɵdirectiveInject(i0.TemplateRef), i0.ɵɵdirectiveInject(i0.ViewContainerRef)); }`);
+              `FooCmp.ngFactoryDef = function FooCmp_Factory(t) { return new (t || FooCmp)(i0.ɵɵinjectAttribute("test"), i0.ɵɵdirectiveInject(i0.ChangeDetectorRef), i0.ɵɵdirectiveInject(i0.ElementRef), i0.ɵɵdirectiveInject(i0.Injector), i0.ɵɵdirectiveInject(i0.Renderer2), i0.ɵɵdirectiveInject(i0.TemplateRef), i0.ɵɵdirectiveInject(i0.ViewContainerRef)); }`);
     });
 
     it('should generate queries for components', () => {

packages/compiler/src/compiler.ts

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export {BoundAttribute as TmplAstBoundAttribute, BoundEvent as TmplAstBoundEvent
 export * from './render3/view/t2_api';
 export * from './render3/view/t2_binder';
 export {Identifiers as R3Identifiers} from './render3/r3_identifiers';
-export {R3DependencyMetadata, R3FactoryMetadata, R3ResolvedDependencyType} from './render3/r3_factory';
+export {R3DependencyMetadata, R3FactoryDefMetadata, R3ResolvedDependencyType, compileFactoryFromMetadata, R3FactoryMetadata} from './render3/r3_factory';
 export {compileInjector, compileNgModule, R3InjectorMetadata, R3NgModuleMetadata} from './render3/r3_module_compiler';
 export {compilePipeFromMetadata, R3PipeMetadata} from './render3/r3_pipe_compiler';
 export {makeBindingParser, parseTemplate, ParseTemplateOptions} from './render3/view/template';
@@ -106,4 +106,4 @@ export {publishFacade} from './jit_compiler_facade';
 
 // This function call has a global side effects and publishes the compiler into global namespace for
 // the late binding of the Compiler to the @angular/core for jit compilation.
-publishFacade(global);
+publishFacade(global);

packages/compiler/src/compiler_facade_interface.ts

@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ export interface CompilerFacade {
       angularCoreEnv: CoreEnvironment, sourceMapUrl: string, meta: R3ComponentMetadataFacade): any;
   compileBase(angularCoreEnv: CoreEnvironment, sourceMapUrl: string, meta: R3BaseMetadataFacade):
       any;
+  compileFactory(
+      angularCoreEnv: CoreEnvironment, sourceMapUrl: string,
+      meta: R3PipeMetadataFacade|R3DirectiveMetadataFacade|R3ComponentMetadataFacade,
+      isPipe?: boolean): any;
 
   createParseSourceSpan(kind: string, typeName: string, sourceUrl: string): ParseSourceSpan;
 

packages/compiler/src/injectable_compiler_2.ts

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export function compileInjectable(meta: R3InjectableMetadata): InjectableDef {
   const factoryMeta = {
     name: meta.name,
     type: meta.type,
+    typeArgumentCount: meta.typeArgumentCount,
     deps: meta.ctorDeps,
     injectFn: Identifiers.inject,
   };

packages/compiler/src/jit_compiler_facade.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {DEFAULT_INTERPOLATION_CONFIG, InterpolationConfig} from './ml_parser/int
 import {DeclareVarStmt, Expression, LiteralExpr, Statement, StmtModifier, WrappedNodeExpr} from './output/output_ast';
 import {JitEvaluator} from './output/output_jit';
 import {ParseError, ParseSourceSpan, r3JitTypeSourceSpan} from './parse_util';
-import {R3DependencyMetadata, R3ResolvedDependencyType} from './render3/r3_factory';
+import {R3DependencyMetadata, R3ResolvedDependencyType, compileFactoryFromMetadata} from './render3/r3_factory';
 import {R3JitReflector} from './render3/r3_jit';
 import {R3InjectorMetadata, R3NgModuleMetadata, compileInjector, compileNgModule} from './render3/r3_module_compiler';
 import {compilePipeFromMetadata} from './render3/r3_pipe_compiler';
@@ -35,15 +35,16 @@ export class CompilerFacadeImpl implements CompilerFacade {
 
   compilePipe(angularCoreEnv: CoreEnvironment, sourceMapUrl: string, facade: R3PipeMetadataFacade):
       any {
-    const res = compilePipeFromMetadata({
+    const metadata = {
       name: facade.name,
       type: new WrappedNodeExpr(facade.type),
       typeArgumentCount: facade.typeArgumentCount,
       deps: convertR3DependencyMetadataArray(facade.deps),
       pipeName: facade.pipeName,
       pure: facade.pure,
-    });
-    return this.jitExpression(res.expression, angularCoreEnv, sourceMapUrl, res.statements);
+    };
+    const res = compilePipeFromMetadata(metadata);
+    return this.jitExpression(res.expression, angularCoreEnv, sourceMapUrl, []);
   }
 
   compileInjectable(
@@ -105,8 +106,8 @@ export class CompilerFacadeImpl implements CompilerFacade {
 
     const meta: R3DirectiveMetadata = convertDirectiveFacadeToMetadata(facade);
     const res = compileDirectiveFromMetadata(meta, constantPool, bindingParser);
-    const preStatements = [...constantPool.statements, ...res.statements];
-    return this.jitExpression(res.expression, angularCoreEnv, sourceMapUrl, preStatements);
+    return this.jitExpression(
+        res.expression, angularCoreEnv, sourceMapUrl, constantPool.statements);
   }
 
   compileComponent(
@@ -129,27 +130,41 @@ export class CompilerFacadeImpl implements CompilerFacade {
 
     // Compile the component metadata, including template, into an expression.
     // TODO(alxhub): implement inputs, outputs, queries, etc.
+    const metadata = {
+      ...facade as R3ComponentMetadataFacadeNoPropAndWhitespace,
+      ...convertDirectiveFacadeToMetadata(facade),
+      selector: facade.selector || this.elementSchemaRegistry.getDefaultComponentElementName(),
+      template,
+      wrapDirectivesAndPipesInClosure: false,
+      styles: facade.styles || [],
+      encapsulation: facade.encapsulation as any,
+      interpolation: interpolationConfig,
+      changeDetection: facade.changeDetection,
+      animations: facade.animations != null ? new WrappedNodeExpr(facade.animations) : null,
+      viewProviders: facade.viewProviders != null ? new WrappedNodeExpr(facade.viewProviders) :
+                                                    null,
+      relativeContextFilePath: '',
+      i18nUseExternalIds: true,
+    };
     const res = compileComponentFromMetadata(
-        {
-          ...facade as R3ComponentMetadataFacadeNoPropAndWhitespace,
-          ...convertDirectiveFacadeToMetadata(facade),
-          selector: facade.selector || this.elementSchemaRegistry.getDefaultComponentElementName(),
-          template,
-          wrapDirectivesAndPipesInClosure: false,
-          styles: facade.styles || [],
-          encapsulation: facade.encapsulation as any,
-          interpolation: interpolationConfig,
-          changeDetection: facade.changeDetection,
-          animations: facade.animations != null ? new WrappedNodeExpr(facade.animations) : null,
-          viewProviders: facade.viewProviders != null ? new WrappedNodeExpr(facade.viewProviders) :
-                                                        null,
-          relativeContextFilePath: '',
-          i18nUseExternalIds: true,
-        },
-        constantPool, makeBindingParser(interpolationConfig));
-    const preStatements = [...constantPool.statements, ...res.statements];
+        metadata, constantPool, makeBindingParser(interpolationConfig));
+    const jitExpressionSourceMap = `ng:///${facade.name}.js`;
     return this.jitExpression(
-        res.expression, angularCoreEnv, `ng:///${facade.name}.js`, preStatements);
+        res.expression, angularCoreEnv, jitExpressionSourceMap, constantPool.statements);
+  }
+
+  compileFactory(
+      angularCoreEnv: CoreEnvironment, sourceMapUrl: string,
+      meta: R3PipeMetadataFacade|R3DirectiveMetadataFacade|R3ComponentMetadataFacade,
+      isPipe = false) {
+    const factoryRes = compileFactoryFromMetadata({
+      name: meta.name,
+      type: new WrappedNodeExpr(meta.type),
+      typeArgumentCount: meta.typeArgumentCount,
+      deps: convertR3DependencyMetadataArray(meta.deps), isPipe
+    });
+    return this.jitExpression(
+        factoryRes.factory, angularCoreEnv, sourceMapUrl, factoryRes.statements);
   }
 
   compileBase(angularCoreEnv: CoreEnvironment, sourceMapUrl: string, facade: R3BaseMetadataFacade):

packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_factory.ts

@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ import * as o from '../output/output_ast';
 import {Identifiers as R3} from '../render3/r3_identifiers';
 import {OutputContext} from '../util';
 
+import {typeWithParameters} from './util';
 import {unsupported} from './view/util';
 
 
+
 /**
  * Metadata required by the factory generator to generate a `factory` function for a type.
  */
@@ -36,6 +38,9 @@ export interface R3ConstructorFactoryMetadata {
    */
   type: o.Expression;
 
+  /** Number of arguments for the `type`. */
+  typeArgumentCount: number;
+
   /**
    * Regardless of whether `fnOrClass` is a constructor function or a user-defined factory, it
    * may have 0 or more parameters, which will be injected according to the `R3DependencyMetadata`
@@ -77,6 +82,14 @@ export interface R3ExpressionFactoryMetadata extends R3ConstructorFactoryMetadat
 export type R3FactoryMetadata = R3ConstructorFactoryMetadata | R3DelegatedFactoryMetadata |
     R3DelegatedFnOrClassMetadata | R3ExpressionFactoryMetadata;
 
+export interface R3FactoryDefMetadata {
+  name: string;
+  type: o.Expression;
+  typeArgumentCount: number;
+  deps: R3DependencyMetadata[]|null;
+  isPipe?: boolean;
+}
+
 /**
  * Resolved type of a dependency.
  *
@@ -140,11 +153,16 @@ export interface R3DependencyMetadata {
   skipSelf: boolean;
 }
 
+export interface R3FactoryFn {
+  factory: o.Expression;
+  statements: o.Statement[];
+  type: o.ExpressionType;
+}
+
 /**
  * Construct a factory function expression for the given `R3FactoryMetadata`.
  */
-export function compileFactoryFunction(
-    meta: R3FactoryMetadata, isPipe = false): {factory: o.Expression, statements: o.Statement[]} {
+export function compileFactoryFunction(meta: R3FactoryMetadata, isPipe = false): R3FactoryFn {
   const t = o.variable('t');
   const statements: o.Statement[] = [];
 
@@ -234,9 +252,27 @@ export function compileFactoryFunction(
         [new o.FnParam('t', o.DYNAMIC_TYPE)], body, o.INFERRED_TYPE, undefined,
         `${meta.name}_Factory`),
     statements,
+    type: o.expressionType(
+        o.importExpr(R3.FactoryDef, [typeWithParameters(meta.type, meta.typeArgumentCount)]))
   };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Constructs the `ngFactoryDef` from directive/component/pipe metadata.
+ */
+export function compileFactoryFromMetadata(meta: R3FactoryDefMetadata): R3FactoryFn {
+  return compileFactoryFunction(
+      {
+        name: meta.name,
+        type: meta.type,
+        deps: meta.deps,
+        typeArgumentCount: meta.typeArgumentCount,
+        // TODO(crisbeto): this should be refactored once we start using it for injectables.
+        injectFn: R3.directiveInject,
+      },
+      meta.isPipe);
+}
+
 function injectDependencies(
     deps: R3DependencyMetadata[], injectFn: o.ExternalReference, isPipe: boolean): o.Expression[] {
   return deps.map(dep => compileInjectDependency(dep, injectFn, isPipe));

packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts

@@ -241,6 +241,11 @@ export class Identifiers {
     moduleName: CORE,
   };
 
+  static FactoryDef: o.ExternalReference = {
+    name: 'ɵɵFactoryDef',
+    moduleName: CORE,
+  };
+
   static defineDirective: o.ExternalReference = {
     name: 'ɵɵdefineDirective',
     moduleName: CORE,

packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_module_compiler.ts

@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ export function compileInjector(meta: R3InjectorMetadata): R3InjectorDef {
   const result = compileFactoryFunction({
     name: meta.name,
     type: meta.type,
+    typeArgumentCount: 0,
     deps: meta.deps,
     injectFn: R3.inject,
   });

packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_pipe_compiler.ts

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {DefinitionKind} from '../constant_pool';
 import * as o from '../output/output_ast';
 import {OutputContext, error} from '../util';
 
-import {R3DependencyMetadata, compileFactoryFunction, dependenciesFromGlobalMetadata} from './r3_factory';
+import {R3DependencyMetadata, compileFactoryFromMetadata, compileFactoryFunction, dependenciesFromGlobalMetadata} from './r3_factory';
 import {Identifiers as R3} from './r3_identifiers';
 import {typeWithParameters} from './util';
 
@@ -57,16 +57,6 @@ export function compilePipeFromMetadata(metadata: R3PipeMetadata) {
   // e.g. `type: MyPipe`
   definitionMapValues.push({key: 'type', value: metadata.type, quoted: false});
 
-  const templateFactory = compileFactoryFunction(
-      {
-        name: metadata.name,
-        type: metadata.type,
-        deps: metadata.deps,
-        injectFn: R3.directiveInject,
-      },
-      true);
-  definitionMapValues.push({key: 'factory', value: templateFactory.factory, quoted: false});
-
   // e.g. `pure: true`
   definitionMapValues.push({key: 'pure', value: o.literal(metadata.pure), quoted: false});
 
@@ -75,7 +65,8 @@ export function compilePipeFromMetadata(metadata: R3PipeMetadata) {
     typeWithParameters(metadata.type, metadata.typeArgumentCount),
     new o.ExpressionType(new o.LiteralExpr(metadata.pipeName)),
   ]));
-  return {expression, type, statements: templateFactory.statements};
+
+  return {expression, type};
 }
 
 /**
@@ -83,9 +74,8 @@ export function compilePipeFromMetadata(metadata: R3PipeMetadata) {
  */
 export function compilePipeFromRender2(
     outputCtx: OutputContext, pipe: CompilePipeMetadata, reflector: CompileReflector) {
-  const definitionMapValues: {key: string, quoted: boolean, value: o.Expression}[] = [];
-
   const name = identifierName(pipe.type);
+
   if (!name) {
     return error(`Cannot resolve the name of ${pipe.type}`);
   }
@@ -98,12 +88,22 @@ export function compilePipeFromRender2(
     deps: dependenciesFromGlobalMetadata(pipe.type, outputCtx, reflector),
     pure: pipe.pure,
   };
-
   const res = compilePipeFromMetadata(metadata);
-
+  const factoryRes = compileFactoryFromMetadata({...metadata, isPipe: true});
   const definitionField = outputCtx.constantPool.propertyNameOf(DefinitionKind.Pipe);
-
-  outputCtx.statements.push(new o.ClassStmt(
+  const ngFactoryDefStatement = new o.ClassStmt(
+      /* name */ name,
+      /* parent */ null,
+      /* fields */
+      [new o.ClassField(
+          /* name */ 'ngFactoryDef',
+          /* type */ o.INFERRED_TYPE,
+          /* modifiers */[o.StmtModifier.Static],
+          /* initializer */ factoryRes.factory)],
+      /* getters */[],
+      /* constructorMethod */ new o.ClassMethod(null, [], []),
+      /* methods */[]);
+  const pipeDefStatement = new o.ClassStmt(
       /* name */ name,
       /* parent */ null,
       /* fields */[new o.ClassField(
@@ -113,5 +113,7 @@ export function compilePipeFromRender2(
           /* initializer */ res.expression)],
       /* getters */[],
       /* constructorMethod */ new o.ClassMethod(null, [], []),
-      /* methods */[]));
+      /* methods */[]);
+
+  outputCtx.statements.push(ngFactoryDefStatement, pipeDefStatement);
 }

packages/compiler/src/render3/view/api.ts

@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ export interface R3QueryMetadata {
 export interface R3DirectiveDef {
   expression: o.Expression;
   type: o.Type;
-  statements: o.Statement[];
 }
 
 /**
@@ -246,7 +245,6 @@ export interface R3DirectiveDef {
 export interface R3ComponentDef {
   expression: o.Expression;
   type: o.Type;
-  statements: o.Statement[];
 }
 
 /**

packages/compiler/src/render3/view/compiler.ts

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import {CONTENT_ATTR, HOST_ATTR} from '../../style_compiler';
 import {BindingParser} from '../../template_parser/binding_parser';
 import {OutputContext, error} from '../../util';
 import {BoundEvent} from '../r3_ast';
-import {compileFactoryFunction, dependenciesFromGlobalMetadata} from '../r3_factory';
+import {compileFactoryFromMetadata, compileFactoryFunction, dependenciesFromGlobalMetadata} from '../r3_factory';
 import {Identifiers as R3} from '../r3_identifiers';
 import {Render3ParseResult} from '../r3_template_transform';
 import {prepareSyntheticListenerFunctionName, prepareSyntheticPropertyName, typeWithParameters} from '../util';
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function getStylingPrefix(name: string): string {
 
 function baseDirectiveFields(
     meta: R3DirectiveMetadata, constantPool: ConstantPool,
-    bindingParser: BindingParser): {definitionMap: DefinitionMap, statements: o.Statement[]} {
+    bindingParser: BindingParser): DefinitionMap {
   const definitionMap = new DefinitionMap();
 
   // e.g. `type: MyDirective`
@@ -53,16 +53,6 @@ function baseDirectiveFields(
   // e.g. `selectors: [['', 'someDir', '']]`
   definitionMap.set('selectors', createDirectiveSelector(meta.selector));
 
-
-  // e.g. `factory: () => new MyApp(directiveInject(ElementRef))`
-  const result = compileFactoryFunction({
-    name: meta.name,
-    type: meta.type,
-    deps: meta.deps,
-    injectFn: R3.directiveInject,
-  });
-  definitionMap.set('factory', result.factory);
-
   if (meta.queries.length > 0) {
     // e.g. `contentQueries: (rf, ctx, dirIndex) => { ... }
     definitionMap.set(
@@ -90,7 +80,7 @@ function baseDirectiveFields(
     definitionMap.set('exportAs', o.literalArr(meta.exportAs.map(e => o.literal(e))));
   }
 
-  return {definitionMap, statements: result.statements};
+  return definitionMap;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -128,12 +118,12 @@ function addFeatures(
 export function compileDirectiveFromMetadata(
     meta: R3DirectiveMetadata, constantPool: ConstantPool,
     bindingParser: BindingParser): R3DirectiveDef {
-  const {definitionMap, statements} = baseDirectiveFields(meta, constantPool, bindingParser);
+  const definitionMap = baseDirectiveFields(meta, constantPool, bindingParser);
   addFeatures(definitionMap, meta);
   const expression = o.importExpr(R3.defineDirective).callFn([definitionMap.toLiteralMap()]);
 
   const type = createTypeForDef(meta, R3.DirectiveDefWithMeta);
-  return {expression, type, statements};
+  return {expression, type};
 }
 
 export interface R3BaseRefMetaData {
@@ -197,7 +187,7 @@ export function compileBaseDefFromMetadata(
 export function compileComponentFromMetadata(
     meta: R3ComponentMetadata, constantPool: ConstantPool,
     bindingParser: BindingParser): R3ComponentDef {
-  const {definitionMap, statements} = baseDirectiveFields(meta, constantPool, bindingParser);
+  const definitionMap = baseDirectiveFields(meta, constantPool, bindingParser);
   addFeatures(definitionMap, meta);
 
   const selector = meta.selector && CssSelector.parse(meta.selector);
@@ -315,7 +305,7 @@ export function compileComponentFromMetadata(
   const expression = o.importExpr(R3.defineComponent).callFn([definitionMap.toLiteralMap()]);
   const type = createTypeForDef(meta, R3.ComponentDefWithMeta);
 
-  return {expression, type, statements};
+  return {expression, type};
 }
 
 /**
@@ -335,12 +325,19 @@ export function compileDirectiveFromRender2(
 
   const meta = directiveMetadataFromGlobalMetadata(directive, outputCtx, reflector);
   const res = compileDirectiveFromMetadata(meta, outputCtx.constantPool, bindingParser);
-
-  // Create the partial class to be merged with the actual class.
-  outputCtx.statements.push(new o.ClassStmt(
+  const factoryRes = compileFactoryFromMetadata(meta);
+  const ngFactoryDefStatement = new o.ClassStmt(
+      name, null,
+      [new o.ClassField(
+          'ngFactoryDef', o.INFERRED_TYPE, [o.StmtModifier.Static], factoryRes.factory)],
+      [], new o.ClassMethod(null, [], []), []);
+  const directiveDefStatement = new o.ClassStmt(
       name, null,
       [new o.ClassField(definitionField, o.INFERRED_TYPE, [o.StmtModifier.Static], res.expression)],
-      [], new o.ClassMethod(null, [], []), []));
+      [], new o.ClassMethod(null, [], []), []);
+
+  // Create the partial class to be merged with the actual class.
+  outputCtx.statements.push(ngFactoryDefStatement, directiveDefStatement);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -381,12 +378,19 @@ export function compileComponentFromRender2(
     i18nUseExternalIds: true,
   };
   const res = compileComponentFromMetadata(meta, outputCtx.constantPool, bindingParser);
-
-  // Create the partial class to be merged with the actual class.
-  outputCtx.statements.push(new o.ClassStmt(
+  const factoryRes = compileFactoryFromMetadata(meta);
+  const ngFactoryDefStatement = new o.ClassStmt(
+      name, null,
+      [new o.ClassField(
+          'ngFactoryDef', o.INFERRED_TYPE, [o.StmtModifier.Static], factoryRes.factory)],
+      [], new o.ClassMethod(null, [], []), []);
+  const componentDefStatement = new o.ClassStmt(
       name, null,
       [new o.ClassField(definitionField, o.INFERRED_TYPE, [o.StmtModifier.Static], res.expression)],
-      [], new o.ClassMethod(null, [], []), []));
+      [], new o.ClassMethod(null, [], []), []);
+
+  // Create the partial class to be merged with the actual class.
+  outputCtx.statements.push(ngFactoryDefStatement, componentDefStatement);
 }
 
 /**

packages/core/src/compiler/compiler_facade_interface.ts

@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ export interface CompilerFacade {
       angularCoreEnv: CoreEnvironment, sourceMapUrl: string, meta: R3ComponentMetadataFacade): any;
   compileBase(angularCoreEnv: CoreEnvironment, sourceMapUrl: string, meta: R3BaseMetadataFacade):
       any;
+  compileFactory(
+      angularCoreEnv: CoreEnvironment, sourceMapUrl: string,
+      meta: R3PipeMetadataFacade|R3DirectiveMetadataFacade|R3ComponentMetadataFacade,
+      isPipe?: boolean): any;
 
   createParseSourceSpan(kind: string, typeName: string, sourceUrl: string): ParseSourceSpan;
 

packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts

@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ export {
   ɵɵBaseDef,
   ComponentDef as ɵComponentDef,
   ɵɵComponentDefWithMeta,
+  ɵɵFactoryDef,
   DirectiveDef as ɵDirectiveDef,
   ɵɵDirectiveDefWithMeta,
   PipeDef as ɵPipeDef,

packages/core/src/di/r3_injector.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import '../util/ng_dev_mode';
 
 import {OnDestroy} from '../interface/lifecycle_hooks';
 import {Type} from '../interface/type';
+import {getFactoryDef} from '../render3/definition';
 import {throwCyclicDependencyError, throwInvalidProviderError, throwMixedMultiProviderError} from '../render3/errors';
 import {deepForEach, newArray} from '../util/array_utils';
 import {stringify} from '../util/stringify';
@@ -398,8 +399,10 @@ export class R3Injector {
 function injectableDefOrInjectorDefFactory(token: Type<any>| InjectionToken<any>): () => any {
   // Most tokens will have an ngInjectableDef directly on them, which specifies a factory directly.
   const injectableDef = getInjectableDef(token);
-  if (injectableDef !== null) {
-    return injectableDef.factory;
+  const factory = injectableDef !== null ? injectableDef.factory : getFactoryDef(token);
+
+  if (factory !== null) {
+    return factory;
   }
 
   // If the token is an NgModule, it's also injectable but the factory is on its ngInjectorDef.

packages/core/src/render3/definition.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import '../util/ng_dev_mode';
+
 import {ChangeDetectionStrategy} from '../change_detection/constants';
 import {NG_INJECTABLE_DEF, ɵɵdefineInjectable} from '../di/interface/defs';
 import {Mutable, Type} from '../interface/type';
@@ -15,8 +16,9 @@ import {SchemaMetadata} from '../metadata/schema';
 import {ViewEncapsulation} from '../metadata/view';
 import {noSideEffects} from '../util/closure';
 import {stringify} from '../util/stringify';
+
 import {EMPTY_ARRAY, EMPTY_OBJ} from './empty';
-import {NG_BASE_DEF, NG_COMPONENT_DEF, NG_DIRECTIVE_DEF, NG_LOCALE_ID_DEF, NG_MODULE_DEF, NG_PIPE_DEF} from './fields';
+import {NG_BASE_DEF, NG_COMPONENT_DEF, NG_DIRECTIVE_DEF, NG_FACTORY_DEF, NG_LOCALE_ID_DEF, NG_MODULE_DEF, NG_PIPE_DEF} from './fields';
 import {ComponentDef, ComponentDefFeature, ComponentTemplate, ComponentType, ContentQueriesFunction, DirectiveDef, DirectiveDefFeature, DirectiveType, DirectiveTypesOrFactory, FactoryFn, HostBindingsFunction, PipeDef, PipeType, PipeTypesOrFactory, ViewQueriesFunction, ɵɵBaseDef} from './interfaces/definition';
 // while SelectorFlags is unused here, it's required so that types don't get resolved lazily
 // see: https://github.com/Microsoft/web-build-tools/issues/1050
@@ -49,11 +51,6 @@ export function ɵɵdefineComponent<T>(componentDefinition: {
   /** The selectors that will be used to match nodes to this component. */
   selectors: CssSelectorList;
 
-  /**
-   * Factory method used to create an instance of directive.
-   */
-  factory: FactoryFn<T>;
-
   /**
    * The number of nodes, local refs, and pipes in this component template.
    *
@@ -251,7 +248,7 @@ export function ɵɵdefineComponent<T>(componentDefinition: {
     providersResolver: null,
     consts: componentDefinition.consts,
     vars: componentDefinition.vars,
-    factory: componentDefinition.factory,
+    factory: null,
     template: componentDefinition.template || null !,
     ngContentSelectors: componentDefinition.ngContentSelectors,
     hostBindings: componentDefinition.hostBindings || null,
@@ -300,15 +297,6 @@ export function ɵɵdefineComponent<T>(componentDefinition: {
     def.pipeDefs = pipeTypes ?
         () => (typeof pipeTypes === 'function' ? pipeTypes() : pipeTypes).map(extractPipeDef) :
         null;
-
-    // Add ngInjectableDef so components are reachable through the module injector by default
-    // (unless it has already been set by the @Injectable decorator). This is mostly to
-    // support injecting components in tests. In real application code, components should
-    // be retrieved through the node injector, so this isn't a problem.
-    if (!type.hasOwnProperty(NG_INJECTABLE_DEF)) {
-      (type as any)[NG_INJECTABLE_DEF] =
-          ɵɵdefineInjectable<T>({token: type, factory: componentDefinition.factory as() => T});
-    }
   }) as never;
 
   return def as never;
@@ -615,11 +603,6 @@ export const ɵɵdefineDirective = ɵɵdefineComponent as any as<T>(directiveDef
   /** The selectors that will be used to match nodes to this directive. */
   selectors: CssSelectorList;
 
-  /**
-   * Factory method used to create an instance of directive.
-   */
-  factory: FactoryFn<T>;
-
   /**
    * A map of input names.
    *
@@ -731,15 +714,13 @@ export function ɵɵdefinePipe<T>(pipeDef: {
   /** Pipe class reference. Needed to extract pipe lifecycle hooks. */
   type: Type<T>,
 
-  /** A factory for creating a pipe instance. */
-  factory: FactoryFn<T>,
-
   /** Whether the pipe is pure. */
   pure?: boolean
 }): never {
   return (<PipeDef<T>>{
+    type: pipeDef.type,
     name: pipeDef.name,
-    factory: pipeDef.factory,
+    factory: null,
     pure: pipeDef.pure !== false,
     onDestroy: pipeDef.type.prototype.ngOnDestroy || null
   }) as never;
@@ -752,25 +733,35 @@ export function ɵɵdefinePipe<T>(pipeDef: {
  */
 
 export function getComponentDef<T>(type: any): ComponentDef<T>|null {
-  return (type as any)[NG_COMPONENT_DEF] || null;
+  return type[NG_COMPONENT_DEF] || null;
 }
 
 export function getDirectiveDef<T>(type: any): DirectiveDef<T>|null {
-  return (type as any)[NG_DIRECTIVE_DEF] || null;
+  return type[NG_DIRECTIVE_DEF] || null;
 }
 
 export function getPipeDef<T>(type: any): PipeDef<T>|null {
-  return (type as any)[NG_PIPE_DEF] || null;
+  return type[NG_PIPE_DEF] || null;
 }
 
 export function getBaseDef<T>(type: any): ɵɵBaseDef<T>|null {
-  return (type as any)[NG_BASE_DEF] || null;
+  return type[NG_BASE_DEF] || null;
+}
+
+export function getFactoryDef<T>(type: any, throwNotFound: true): FactoryFn<T>;
+export function getFactoryDef<T>(type: any): FactoryFn<T>|null;
+export function getFactoryDef<T>(type: any, throwNotFound?: boolean): FactoryFn<T>|null {
+  const factoryFn = type[NG_FACTORY_DEF] || null;
+  if (!factoryFn && throwNotFound === true && ngDevMode) {
+    throw new Error(`Type ${stringify(type)} does not have 'ngFactoryDef' property.`);
+  }
+  return factoryFn;
 }
 
 export function getNgModuleDef<T>(type: any, throwNotFound: true): NgModuleDef<T>;
 export function getNgModuleDef<T>(type: any): NgModuleDef<T>|null;
 export function getNgModuleDef<T>(type: any, throwNotFound?: boolean): NgModuleDef<T>|null {
-  const ngModuleDef = (type as any)[NG_MODULE_DEF] || null;
+  const ngModuleDef = type[NG_MODULE_DEF] || null;
   if (!ngModuleDef && throwNotFound === true) {
     throw new Error(`Type ${stringify(type)} does not have 'ngModuleDef' property.`);
   }

packages/core/src/render3/di.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {InjectFlags} from '../di/interface/injector';
 import {Type} from '../interface/type';
 import {assertDefined, assertEqual} from '../util/assert';
 
-import {getComponentDef, getDirectiveDef, getPipeDef} from './definition';
+import {getFactoryDef} from './definition';
 import {NG_ELEMENT_ID} from './fields';
 import {DirectiveDef, FactoryFn} from './interfaces/definition';
 import {NO_PARENT_INJECTOR, NodeInjectorFactory, PARENT_INJECTOR, RelativeInjectorLocation, RelativeInjectorLocationFlags, TNODE, isFactory} from './interfaces/injector';
@@ -642,12 +642,10 @@ export function ɵɵgetFactoryOf<T>(type: Type<any>): FactoryFn<T>|null {
     }) as any;
   }
 
-  const def = getComponentDef<T>(typeAny) || getDirectiveDef<T>(typeAny) ||
-      getPipeDef<T>(typeAny) || getInjectableDef<T>(typeAny) || getInjectorDef<T>(typeAny);
-  if (!def || def.factory === undefined) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  return def.factory;
+  // TODO(crisbeto): unify injectable factories with getFactory.
+  const def = getInjectableDef<T>(typeAny) || getInjectorDef<T>(typeAny);
+  const factory = def && def.factory || getFactoryDef<T>(typeAny);
+  return factory || null;
 }
 
 /**

packages/core/src/render3/fields.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const NG_PIPE_DEF = getClosureSafeProperty({ngPipeDef: getClosureSafeProp
 export const NG_MODULE_DEF = getClosureSafeProperty({ngModuleDef: getClosureSafeProperty});
 export const NG_LOCALE_ID_DEF = getClosureSafeProperty({ngLocaleIdDef: getClosureSafeProperty});
 export const NG_BASE_DEF = getClosureSafeProperty({ngBaseDef: getClosureSafeProperty});
+export const NG_FACTORY_DEF = getClosureSafeProperty({ngFactoryDef: getClosureSafeProperty});
 
 /**
  * If a directive is diPublic, bloomAdd sets a property on the type with this constant as

packages/core/src/render3/index.ts

@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ import {ɵɵdefineBase, ɵɵdefineComponent, ɵɵdefineDirective, ɵɵdefineNgMo
 import {ɵɵInheritDefinitionFeature} from './features/inherit_definition_feature';
 import {ɵɵNgOnChangesFeature} from './features/ng_onchanges_feature';
 import {ɵɵProvidersFeature} from './features/providers_feature';
-import {ComponentDef, ComponentTemplate, ComponentType, DirectiveDef, DirectiveDefFlags, DirectiveType, PipeDef, ɵɵBaseDef, ɵɵComponentDefWithMeta, ɵɵDirectiveDefWithMeta, ɵɵPipeDefWithMeta} from './interfaces/definition';
+import {ComponentDef, ComponentTemplate, ComponentType, DirectiveDef, DirectiveDefFlags, DirectiveType, PipeDef, ɵɵBaseDef, ɵɵComponentDefWithMeta, ɵɵDirectiveDefWithMeta, ɵɵFactoryDef, ɵɵPipeDefWithMeta} from './interfaces/definition';
 import {getComponent, getDirectives, getHostElement, getRenderedText} from './util/discovery_utils';
 
 export {ComponentFactory, ComponentFactoryResolver, ComponentRef, injectComponentFactoryResolver} from './component_ref';
 export {ɵɵgetFactoryOf, ɵɵgetInheritedFactory} from './di';
+
 // clang-format off
 export {
   detectChanges,
@@ -205,6 +206,7 @@ export {
   ɵɵBaseDef,
   ComponentDef,
   ɵɵComponentDefWithMeta,
+  ɵɵFactoryDef,
   ComponentTemplate,
   ComponentType,
   DirectiveDef,

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

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {createNamedArrayType} from '../../util/named_array_type';
 import {normalizeDebugBindingName, normalizeDebugBindingValue} from '../../util/ng_reflect';
 import {assertFirstTemplatePass, assertLView} from '../assert';
 import {attachPatchData, getComponentViewByInstance} from '../context_discovery';
+import {getFactoryDef} from '../definition';
 import {diPublicInInjector, getNodeInjectable, getOrCreateNodeInjectorForNode} from '../di';
 import {throwMultipleComponentError} from '../errors';
 import {executeCheckHooks, executeInitAndCheckHooks, incrementInitPhaseFlags, registerPreOrderHooks} from '../hooks';
@@ -1028,7 +1029,7 @@ export function instantiateRootComponent<T>(
   if (tView.firstTemplatePass) {
     if (def.providersResolver) def.providersResolver(def);
     generateExpandoInstructionBlock(tView, rootTNode, 1);
-    baseResolveDirective(tView, viewData, def, def.factory);
+    baseResolveDirective(tView, viewData, def);
   }
   const directive =
       getNodeInjectable(tView.data, viewData, viewData.length - 1, rootTNode as TElementNode);
@@ -1072,7 +1073,7 @@ export function resolveDirectives(
       const def = directives[i] as DirectiveDef<any>;
 
       const directiveDefIdx = tView.data.length;
-      baseResolveDirective(tView, lView, def, def.factory);
+      baseResolveDirective(tView, lView, def);
 
       saveNameToExportMap(tView.data !.length - 1, def, exportsMap);
 
@@ -1311,9 +1312,9 @@ export function initNodeFlags(tNode: TNode, index: number, numberOfDirectives: n
   tNode.providerIndexes = index;
 }
 
-function baseResolveDirective<T>(
-    tView: TView, viewData: LView, def: DirectiveDef<T>, directiveFactory: FactoryFn<T>) {
+function baseResolveDirective<T>(tView: TView, viewData: LView, def: DirectiveDef<T>) {
   tView.data.push(def);
+  const directiveFactory = def.factory || (def.factory = getFactoryDef(def.type, true));
   const nodeInjectorFactory = new NodeInjectorFactory(directiveFactory, isComponentDef(def), null);
   tView.blueprint.push(nodeInjectorFactory);
   viewData.push(nodeInjectorFactory);

packages/core/src/render3/interfaces/definition.ts

@@ -76,7 +76,10 @@ export interface ComponentType<T> extends Type<T> { ngComponentDef: never; }
  * A subclass of `Type` which has a static `ngDirectiveDef`:`DirectiveDef` field making it
  * consumable for rendering.
  */
-export interface DirectiveType<T> extends Type<T> { ngDirectiveDef: never; }
+export interface DirectiveType<T> extends Type<T> {
+  ngDirectiveDef: never;
+  ngFactoryDef: () => T;
+}
 
 export const enum DirectiveDefFlags {ContentQuery = 0b10}
 
@@ -175,9 +178,10 @@ export interface DirectiveDef<T> extends ɵɵBaseDef<T> {
   readonly exportAs: string[]|null;
 
   /**
-   * Factory function used to create a new directive instance.
+   * Factory function used to create a new directive instance. Will be null initially.
+   * Populated when the factory is first requested by directive instantiation logic.
    */
-  factory: FactoryFn<T>;
+  factory: FactoryFn<T>|null;
 
   /* The following are lifecycle hooks for this component */
   onChanges: (() => void)|null;
@@ -207,6 +211,11 @@ export type ɵɵComponentDefWithMeta<
     T, Selector extends String, ExportAs extends string[], InputMap extends{[key: string]: string},
     OutputMap extends{[key: string]: string}, QueryFields extends string[]> = ComponentDef<T>;
 
+/**
+ * @codeGenApi
+ */
+export type ɵɵFactoryDef<T> = () => T;
+
 /**
  * Runtime link information for Components.
  *
@@ -329,6 +338,9 @@ export interface ComponentDef<T> extends DirectiveDef<T> {
  * See: {@link definePipe}
  */
 export interface PipeDef<T> {
+  /** Token representing the pipe. */
+  type: Type<T>;
+
   /**
    * Pipe name.
    *
@@ -337,9 +349,10 @@ export interface PipeDef<T> {
   readonly name: string;
 
   /**
-   * Factory function used to create a new pipe instance.
+   * Factory function used to create a new pipe instance. Will be null initially.
+   * Populated when the factory is first requested by pipe instantiation logic.
    */
-  factory: FactoryFn<T>;
+  factory: FactoryFn<T>|null;
 
   /**
    * Whether or not the pipe is pure.

packages/core/src/render3/jit/directive.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {R3DirectiveMetadataFacade, getCompilerFacade} from '../../compiler/compiler_facade';
-import {R3BaseMetadataFacade, R3ComponentMetadataFacade, R3QueryMetadataFacade} from '../../compiler/compiler_facade_interface';
+import {CompilerFacade, R3BaseMetadataFacade, R3ComponentMetadataFacade, R3QueryMetadataFacade} from '../../compiler/compiler_facade_interface';
 import {resolveForwardRef} from '../../di/forward_ref';
 import {compileInjectable} from '../../di/jit/injectable';
 import {getReflect, reflectDependencies} from '../../di/jit/util';
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {componentNeedsResolution, maybeQueueResolutionOfComponentResources} from
 import {ViewEncapsulation} from '../../metadata/view';
 import {getBaseDef, getComponentDef, getDirectiveDef} from '../definition';
 import {EMPTY_ARRAY, EMPTY_OBJ} from '../empty';
-import {NG_BASE_DEF, NG_COMPONENT_DEF, NG_DIRECTIVE_DEF} from '../fields';
+import {NG_BASE_DEF, NG_COMPONENT_DEF, NG_DIRECTIVE_DEF, NG_FACTORY_DEF} from '../fields';
 import {ComponentType} from '../interfaces/definition';
 import {stringifyForError} from '../util/misc_utils';
 
@@ -38,43 +38,31 @@ import {flushModuleScopingQueueAsMuchAsPossible, patchComponentDefWithScope, tra
  */
 export function compileComponent(type: Type<any>, metadata: Component): void {
   let ngComponentDef: any = null;
+  let ngFactoryDef: any = null;
+
   // Metadata may have resources which need to be resolved.
   maybeQueueResolutionOfComponentResources(type, metadata);
+
+  Object.defineProperty(type, NG_FACTORY_DEF, {
+    get: () => {
+      if (ngFactoryDef === null) {
+        const compiler = getCompilerFacade();
+        const meta = getComponentMetadata(compiler, type, metadata);
+        ngFactoryDef = compiler.compileFactory(
+            angularCoreEnv, `ng:///${type.name}/ngFactory.js`, meta.metadata);
+      }
+      return ngFactoryDef;
+    },
+    // Make the property configurable in dev mode to allow overriding in tests
+    configurable: !!ngDevMode,
+  });
+
   Object.defineProperty(type, NG_COMPONENT_DEF, {
     get: () => {
-      const compiler = getCompilerFacade();
       if (ngComponentDef === null) {
-        if (componentNeedsResolution(metadata)) {
-          const error = [`Component '${type.name}' is not resolved:`];
-          if (metadata.templateUrl) {
-            error.push(` - templateUrl: ${metadata.templateUrl}`);
-          }
-          if (metadata.styleUrls && metadata.styleUrls.length) {
-            error.push(` - styleUrls: ${JSON.stringify(metadata.styleUrls)}`);
-          }
-          error.push(`Did you run and wait for 'resolveComponentResources()'?`);
-          throw new Error(error.join('\n'));
-        }
-
-        const templateUrl = metadata.templateUrl || `ng:///${type.name}/template.html`;
-        const meta: R3ComponentMetadataFacade = {
-          ...directiveMetadata(type, metadata),
-          typeSourceSpan: compiler.createParseSourceSpan('Component', type.name, templateUrl),
-          template: metadata.template || '',
-          preserveWhitespaces: metadata.preserveWhitespaces || false,
-          styles: metadata.styles || EMPTY_ARRAY,
-          animations: metadata.animations,
-          directives: [],
-          changeDetection: metadata.changeDetection,
-          pipes: new Map(),
-          encapsulation: metadata.encapsulation || ViewEncapsulation.Emulated,
-          interpolation: metadata.interpolation,
-          viewProviders: metadata.viewProviders || null,
-        };
-        if (meta.usesInheritance) {
-          addBaseDefToUndecoratedParents(type);
-        }
-        ngComponentDef = compiler.compileComponent(angularCoreEnv, templateUrl, meta);
+        const compiler = getCompilerFacade();
+        const meta = getComponentMetadata(compiler, type, metadata);
+        ngComponentDef = compiler.compileComponent(angularCoreEnv, meta.templateUrl, meta.metadata);
 
         // When NgModule decorator executed, we enqueued the module definition such that
         // it would only dequeue and add itself as module scope to all of its declarations,
@@ -98,13 +86,46 @@ export function compileComponent(type: Type<any>, metadata: Component): void {
     configurable: !!ngDevMode,
   });
 
-
   // Add ngInjectableDef so components are reachable through the module injector by default
   // This is mostly to support injecting components in tests. In real application code,
   // components should be retrieved through the node injector, so this isn't a problem.
   compileInjectable(type);
 }
 
+function getComponentMetadata(compiler: CompilerFacade, type: Type<any>, metadata: Component) {
+  if (componentNeedsResolution(metadata)) {
+    const error = [`Component '${type.name}' is not resolved:`];
+    if (metadata.templateUrl) {
+      error.push(` - templateUrl: ${metadata.templateUrl}`);
+    }
+    if (metadata.styleUrls && metadata.styleUrls.length) {
+      error.push(` - styleUrls: ${JSON.stringify(metadata.styleUrls)}`);
+    }
+    error.push(`Did you run and wait for 'resolveComponentResources()'?`);
+    throw new Error(error.join('\n'));
+  }
+
+  const templateUrl = metadata.templateUrl || `ng:///${type.name}/template.html`;
+  const meta: R3ComponentMetadataFacade = {
+    ...directiveMetadata(type, metadata),
+    typeSourceSpan: compiler.createParseSourceSpan('Component', type.name, templateUrl),
+    template: metadata.template || '',
+    preserveWhitespaces: metadata.preserveWhitespaces || false,
+    styles: metadata.styles || EMPTY_ARRAY,
+    animations: metadata.animations,
+    directives: [],
+    changeDetection: metadata.changeDetection,
+    pipes: new Map(),
+    encapsulation: metadata.encapsulation || ViewEncapsulation.Emulated,
+    interpolation: metadata.interpolation,
+    viewProviders: metadata.viewProviders || null,
+  };
+  if (meta.usesInheritance) {
+    addBaseDefToUndecoratedParents(type);
+  }
+  return {metadata: meta, templateUrl};
+}
+
 function hasSelectorScope<T>(component: Type<T>): component is Type<T>&
     {ngSelectorScope: Type<any>} {
   return (component as{ngSelectorScope?: any}).ngSelectorScope !== undefined;
@@ -119,21 +140,33 @@ function hasSelectorScope<T>(component: Type<T>): component is Type<T>&
  */
 export function compileDirective(type: Type<any>, directive: Directive | null): void {
   let ngDirectiveDef: any = null;
-  Object.defineProperty(type, NG_DIRECTIVE_DEF, {
+  let ngFactoryDef: any = null;
+
+  Object.defineProperty(type, NG_FACTORY_DEF, {
     get: () => {
-      if (ngDirectiveDef === null) {
-        const name = type && type.name;
-        const sourceMapUrl = `ng:///${name}/ngDirectiveDef.js`;
-        const compiler = getCompilerFacade();
+      if (ngFactoryDef === null) {
         // `directive` can be null in the case of abstract directives as a base class
         // that use `@Directive()` with no selector. In that case, pass empty object to the
         // `directiveMetadata` function instead of null.
-        const facade = directiveMetadata(type as ComponentType<any>, directive || {});
-        facade.typeSourceSpan = compiler.createParseSourceSpan('Directive', name, sourceMapUrl);
-        if (facade.usesInheritance) {
-          addBaseDefToUndecoratedParents(type);
-        }
-        ngDirectiveDef = compiler.compileDirective(angularCoreEnv, sourceMapUrl, facade);
+        const meta = getDirectiveMetadata(type, directive || {});
+        ngFactoryDef = getCompilerFacade().compileFactory(
+            angularCoreEnv, `ng:///${type.name}/ngFactory.js`, meta.metadata);
+      }
+      return ngFactoryDef;
+    },
+    // Make the property configurable in dev mode to allow overriding in tests
+    configurable: !!ngDevMode,
+  });
+
+  Object.defineProperty(type, NG_DIRECTIVE_DEF, {
+    get: () => {
+      if (ngDirectiveDef === null) {
+        // `directive` can be null in the case of abstract directives as a base class
+        // that use `@Directive()` with no selector. In that case, pass empty object to the
+        // `directiveMetadata` function instead of null.
+        const meta = getDirectiveMetadata(type, directive || {});
+        ngDirectiveDef =
+            getCompilerFacade().compileDirective(angularCoreEnv, meta.sourceMapUrl, meta.metadata);
       }
       return ngDirectiveDef;
     },
@@ -147,6 +180,18 @@ export function compileDirective(type: Type<any>, directive: Directive | null):
   compileInjectable(type);
 }
 
+function getDirectiveMetadata(type: Type<any>, metadata: Directive) {
+  const name = type && type.name;
+  const sourceMapUrl = `ng:///${name}/ngDirectiveDef.js`;
+  const compiler = getCompilerFacade();
+  const facade = directiveMetadata(type as ComponentType<any>, metadata);
+  facade.typeSourceSpan = compiler.createParseSourceSpan('Directive', name, sourceMapUrl);
+  if (facade.usesInheritance) {
+    addBaseDefToUndecoratedParents(type);
+  }
+  return {metadata: facade, sourceMapUrl};
+}
+
 export function extendsDirectlyFromObject(type: Type<any>): boolean {
   return Object.getPrototypeOf(type.prototype) === Object.prototype;
 }

packages/core/src/render3/jit/pipe.ts

@@ -10,25 +10,33 @@ import {getCompilerFacade} from '../../compiler/compiler_facade';
 import {reflectDependencies} from '../../di/jit/util';
 import {Type} from '../../interface/type';
 import {Pipe} from '../../metadata/directives';
-import {NG_PIPE_DEF} from '../fields';
+import {NG_FACTORY_DEF, NG_PIPE_DEF} from '../fields';
 
 import {angularCoreEnv} from './environment';
 
 export function compilePipe(type: Type<any>, meta: Pipe): void {
   let ngPipeDef: any = null;
+  let ngFactoryDef: any = null;
+
+  Object.defineProperty(type, NG_FACTORY_DEF, {
+    get: () => {
+      if (ngFactoryDef === null) {
+        const metadata = getPipeMetadata(type, meta);
+        ngFactoryDef = getCompilerFacade().compileFactory(
+            angularCoreEnv, `ng:///${metadata.name}/ngFactory.js`, metadata, true);
+      }
+      return ngFactoryDef;
+    },
+    // Make the property configurable in dev mode to allow overriding in tests
+    configurable: !!ngDevMode,
+  });
+
   Object.defineProperty(type, NG_PIPE_DEF, {
     get: () => {
       if (ngPipeDef === null) {
-        const typeName = type.name;
-        ngPipeDef =
-            getCompilerFacade().compilePipe(angularCoreEnv, `ng:///${typeName}/ngPipeDef.js`, {
-              type: type,
-              typeArgumentCount: 0,
-              name: typeName,
-              deps: reflectDependencies(type),
-              pipeName: meta.name,
-              pure: meta.pure !== undefined ? meta.pure : true
-            });
+        const metadata = getPipeMetadata(type, meta);
+        ngPipeDef = getCompilerFacade().compilePipe(
+            angularCoreEnv, `ng:///${metadata.name}/ngPipeDef.js`, metadata);
       }
       return ngPipeDef;
     },
@@ -36,3 +44,14 @@ export function compilePipe(type: Type<any>, meta: Pipe): void {
     configurable: !!ngDevMode,
   });
 }
+
+function getPipeMetadata(type: Type<any>, meta: Pipe) {
+  return {
+    type: type,
+    typeArgumentCount: 0,
+    name: type.name,
+    deps: reflectDependencies(type),
+    pipeName: meta.name,
+    pure: meta.pure !== undefined ? meta.pure : true
+  };
+}

packages/core/src/render3/pipe.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import {WrappedValue} from '../change_detection/change_detection_util';
 import {PipeTransform} from '../change_detection/pipe_transform';
 
+import {getFactoryDef} from './definition';
 import {store} from './instructions/all';
 import {PipeDef, PipeDefList} from './interfaces/definition';
 import {BINDING_INDEX, HEADER_OFFSET, TVIEW} from './interfaces/view';
@@ -43,7 +44,8 @@ export function ɵɵpipe(index: number, pipeName: string): any {
     pipeDef = tView.data[adjustedIndex] as PipeDef<any>;
   }
 
-  const pipeInstance = pipeDef.factory();
+  const pipeFactory = pipeDef.factory || (pipeDef.factory = getFactoryDef(pipeDef.type, true));
+  const pipeInstance = pipeFactory();
   store(index, pipeInstance);
   return pipeInstance;
 }

packages/core/test/bundling/cyclic_import/bundle.golden_symbols.json

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     "name": "NG_ELEMENT_ID"
   },
   {
-    "name": "NG_INJECTABLE_DEF"
+    "name": "NG_FACTORY_DEF"
   },
   {
     "name": "NG_PIPE_DEF"
@@ -311,6 +311,9 @@
   {
     "name": "getElementDepthCount"
   },
+  {
+    "name": "getFactoryDef"
+  },
   {
     "name": "getHostNative"
   },
@@ -674,9 +677,6 @@
   {
     "name": "ɵɵdefineComponent"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "ɵɵdefineInjectable"
-  },
   {
     "name": "ɵɵdefineInjector"
   },
@@ -698,4 +698,4 @@
   {
     "name": "ɵɵtext"
   }
-]
+]

packages/core/test/bundling/hello_world/bundle.golden_symbols.json

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     "name": "NG_ELEMENT_ID"
   },
   {
-    "name": "NG_INJECTABLE_DEF"
+    "name": "NG_FACTORY_DEF"
   },
   {
     "name": "NG_PIPE_DEF"
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@
   {
     "name": "getDirectiveDef"
   },
+  {
+    "name": "getFactoryDef"
+  },
   {
     "name": "getHostNative"
   },
@@ -485,10 +488,7 @@
   {
     "name": "ɵɵdefineComponent"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "ɵɵdefineInjectable"
-  },
   {
     "name": "ɵɵtext"
   }
-]
+]

packages/core/test/bundling/injection/bundle.golden_symbols.json

@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
   {
     "name": "NEW_LINE"
   },
+  {
+    "name": "NG_FACTORY_DEF"
+  },
   {
     "name": "NG_INJECTABLE_DEF"
   },
@@ -116,6 +119,9 @@
   {
     "name": "getClosureSafeProperty"
   },
+  {
+    "name": "getFactoryDef"
+  },
   {
     "name": "getInheritedInjectableDef"
   },
@@ -209,4 +215,4 @@
   {
     "name": "ɵɵinject"
   }
-]
+]

packages/core/test/bundling/todo/bundle.golden_symbols.json

@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@
   {
     "name": "NG_ELEMENT_ID"
   },
+  {
+    "name": "NG_FACTORY_DEF"
+  },
   {
     "name": "NG_INJECTABLE_DEF"
   },
@@ -758,6 +761,9 @@
   {
     "name": "getErrorLogger"
   },
+  {
+    "name": "getFactoryDef"
+  },
   {
     "name": "getGuardMask"
   },
@@ -1451,4 +1457,4 @@
   {
     "name": "ɵɵtextInterpolate1"
   }
-]
+]

packages/core/test/render3/basic_perf.ts

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ describe('iv perf test', () => {
 
       it(`${iteration}. create ${count} divs in Render3`, () => {
         class Component {
+          static ngFactoryDef = () => new Component;
           static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
             type: Component,
             selectors: [['div']],
@@ -59,8 +60,7 @@ describe('iv perf test', () => {
                 }
                 ɵɵcontainerRefreshEnd();
               }
-            },
-            factory: () => new Component
+            }
           });
         }
 

packages/core/test/render3/change_detection_spec.ts

@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ describe('change detection', () => {
       doCheckCount = 0;
       ngDoCheck(): void { this.doCheckCount++; }
 
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new MyComponent();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: MyComponent,
         selectors: [['my-comp']],
-        factory: () => new MyComponent(),
         consts: 2,
         vars: 1,
         template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: MyComponent) => {
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ describe('change detection', () => {
 
       onClick() {}
 
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => comp = new MyComponent();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: MyComponent,
         selectors: [['my-comp']],
-        factory: () => comp = new MyComponent(),
         consts: 2,
         vars: 2,
         /**
@@ -140,10 +140,10 @@ describe('change detection', () => {
 
         onClick() {}
 
+        static ngFactoryDef = () => comp = new ManualComponent();
         static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
           type: ManualComponent,
           selectors: [['manual-comp']],
-          factory: () => comp = new ManualComponent(),
           consts: 2,
           vars: 2,
           /**
@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ describe('change detection', () => {
       class ManualApp {
         name: string = 'Nancy';
 
+        static ngFactoryDef = () => new ManualApp();
         static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
           type: ManualApp,
           selectors: [['manual-app']],
-          factory: () => new ManualApp(),
           consts: 1,
           vars: 1,
           /** <manual-comp [name]="name"></manual-comp> */
@@ -233,10 +233,10 @@ describe('change detection', () => {
              doCheckCount = 0;
              ngDoCheck(): void { this.doCheckCount++; }
 
+             static ngFactoryDef = () => parent = new ButtonParent();
              static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
                type: ButtonParent,
                selectors: [['button-parent']],
-               factory: () => parent = new ButtonParent(),
                consts: 2,
                vars: 1,
                /** {{ doCheckCount }} - <manual-comp></manual-comp> */
@@ -311,10 +311,10 @@ describe('change detection', () => {
         return 'works';
       }
 
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new MyComponent();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: MyComponent,
         selectors: [['my-comp']],
-        factory: () => new MyComponent(),
         consts: 1,
         vars: 1,
         template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: MyComponent) => {

packages/core/test/render3/common_with_def.ts

@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ export const NgTemplateOutlet: DirectiveType<NgTemplateOutletDef> = NgTemplateOu
 NgForOf.ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
   type: NgForOfDef,
   selectors: [['', 'ngForOf', '']],
-  factory: () => new NgForOfDef(
-               ɵɵdirectiveInject(ViewContainerRef as any), ɵɵdirectiveInject(TemplateRef as any),
-               ɵɵdirectiveInject(IterableDiffers)),
   inputs: {
     ngForOf: 'ngForOf',
     ngForTrackBy: 'ngForTrackBy',
@@ -28,19 +25,26 @@ NgForOf.ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
   }
 });
 
-(NgIf as any).ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
+NgForOf.ngFactoryDef = () => new NgForOfDef(
+    ɵɵdirectiveInject(ViewContainerRef as any), ɵɵdirectiveInject(TemplateRef as any),
+    ɵɵdirectiveInject(IterableDiffers));
+
+NgIf.ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
   type: NgIfDef,
   selectors: [['', 'ngIf', '']],
-  factory: () => new NgIfDef(
-               ɵɵdirectiveInject(ViewContainerRef as any), ɵɵdirectiveInject(TemplateRef as any)),
   inputs: {ngIf: 'ngIf', ngIfThen: 'ngIfThen', ngIfElse: 'ngIfElse'}
 });
 
-(NgTemplateOutlet as any).ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
+NgIf.ngFactoryDef = () =>
+    new NgIfDef(ɵɵdirectiveInject(ViewContainerRef as any), ɵɵdirectiveInject(TemplateRef as any));
+
+NgTemplateOutlet.ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
   type: NgTemplateOutletDef,
   selectors: [['', 'ngTemplateOutlet', '']],
-  factory: () => new NgTemplateOutletDef(ɵɵdirectiveInject(ViewContainerRef as any)),
   features: [ɵɵNgOnChangesFeature()],
   inputs:
       {ngTemplateOutlet: 'ngTemplateOutlet', ngTemplateOutletContext: 'ngTemplateOutletContext'}
 });
+
+NgTemplateOutlet.ngFactoryDef = () =>
+    new NgTemplateOutletDef(ɵɵdirectiveInject(ViewContainerRef as any));

packages/core/test/render3/component_ref_spec.ts

@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ describe('ComponentFactory', () => {
   describe('constructor()', () => {
     it('should correctly populate default properties', () => {
       class TestComponent {
+        static ngFactoryDef = () => new TestComponent();
         static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
           type: TestComponent,
           selectors: [['test', 'foo'], ['bar']],
           consts: 0,
           vars: 0,
           template: () => undefined,
-          factory: () => new TestComponent(),
         });
       }
 
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ describe('ComponentFactory', () => {
 
     it('should correctly populate defined properties', () => {
       class TestComponent {
+        static ngFactoryDef = () => new TestComponent();
         static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
           type: TestComponent,
           encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
@@ -49,7 +50,6 @@ describe('ComponentFactory', () => {
           vars: 0,
           template: () => undefined,
           ngContentSelectors: ['*', 'a', 'b'],
-          factory: () => new TestComponent(),
           inputs: {
             in1: 'in1',
             in2: ['input-attr-2', 'in2'],
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ describe('ComponentFactory', () => {
       createRenderer3Spy = spyOn(domRendererFactory3, 'createRenderer').and.callThrough();
 
       class TestComponent {
+        static ngFactoryDef = () => new TestComponent();
         static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
           type: TestComponent,
           encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
@@ -96,7 +97,6 @@ describe('ComponentFactory', () => {
           consts: 0,
           vars: 0,
           template: () => undefined,
-          factory: () => new TestComponent(),
         });
       }
 

packages/core/test/render3/component_spec.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ describe('component', () => {
 
     increment() { this.count++; }
 
+    static ngFactoryDef = () => new CounterComponent;
     static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
       type: CounterComponent,
       encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@ describe('component', () => {
           ɵɵtextBinding(ctx.count);
         }
       },
-      factory: () => new CounterComponent,
       inputs: {count: 'count'},
     });
   }
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ describe('component', () => {
     }
     class MyComponent {
       constructor(public myService: MyService) {}
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new MyComponent(ɵɵdirectiveInject(MyService));
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: MyComponent,
         encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
         selectors: [['my-component']],
-        factory: () => new MyComponent(ɵɵdirectiveInject(MyService)),
         consts: 1,
         vars: 1,
         template: function(fs: RenderFlags, ctx: MyComponent) {
@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@ describe('component', () => {
       // @Input
       name = '';
 
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new Comp();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: Comp,
         selectors: [['comp']],
-        factory: () => new Comp(),
         consts: 1,
         vars: 1,
         template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: Comp) => {
@@ -172,15 +172,17 @@ it('should not invoke renderer destroy method for embedded views', () => {
   class Comp {
     visible = true;
 
+    static ngFactoryDef =
+        () => {
+          comp = new Comp();
+          return comp;
+        }
+
     static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
       type: Comp,
       selectors: [['comp']],
       consts: 3,
       vars: 1,
-      factory: () => {
-        comp = new Comp();
-        return comp;
-      },
       directives: [NgIf],
       /**
        *  <div>Root view</div>
@@ -248,6 +250,7 @@ describe('component with a container', () => {
   class WrapperComponent {
     // TODO(issue/24571): remove '!'.
     items !: string[];
+    static ngFactoryDef = () => new WrapperComponent;
     static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
       type: WrapperComponent,
       encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
@@ -268,7 +271,6 @@ describe('component with a container', () => {
           ɵɵcontainerRefreshEnd();
         }
       },
-      factory: () => new WrapperComponent,
       inputs: {items: 'items'}
     });
   }
@@ -326,11 +328,11 @@ describe('recursive components', () => {
 
     ngOnDestroy() { events.push('destroy' + this.data.value); }
 
+    static ngFactoryDef = () => new TreeComponent();
     static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
       type: TreeComponent,
       encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
       selectors: [['tree-comp']],
-      factory: () => new TreeComponent(),
       consts: 3,
       vars: 1,
       template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: TreeComponent) => {
@@ -393,11 +395,11 @@ describe('recursive components', () => {
 
     ngOnDestroy() { events.push('destroy' + this.data.value); }
 
+    static ngFactoryDef = () => new NgIfTree();
     static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
       type: NgIfTree,
       encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
       selectors: [['ng-if-tree']],
-      factory: () => new NgIfTree(),
       consts: 3,
       vars: 3,
       template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: NgIfTree) => {
@@ -543,6 +545,7 @@ describe('recursive components', () => {
     class TestInputsComponent {
       // TODO(issue/24571): remove '!'.
       minifiedName !: string;
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new TestInputsComponent();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: TestInputsComponent,
         encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
@@ -550,7 +553,6 @@ describe('recursive components', () => {
         inputs: {minifiedName: 'unminifiedName'},
         consts: 0,
         vars: 0,
-        factory: () => new TestInputsComponent(),
         template: function(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: TestInputsComponent): void {
           // Template not needed for this test
         }

packages/core/test/render3/control_flow_spec.ts

@@ -692,15 +692,17 @@ describe('JS control flow', () => {
     // Intentionally duplicating the templates in test below so we are
     // testing the behavior on firstTemplatePass for each of these tests
     class Comp {
+      static ngFactoryDef =
+          () => {
+            log.push('comp!');
+            return new Comp();
+          }
+
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: Comp,
         selectors: [['comp']],
         consts: 0,
         vars: 0,
-        factory: () => {
-          log.push('comp!');
-          return new Comp();
-        },
         template: function(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: Comp) {}
       });
     }
@@ -709,10 +711,10 @@ describe('JS control flow', () => {
       condition = true;
       condition2 = true;
 
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new App();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: App,
         selectors: [['app']],
-        factory: () => new App(),
         consts: 3,
         vars: 0,
         template: function(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any) {
@@ -760,15 +762,17 @@ describe('JS control flow', () => {
     // Intentionally duplicating the templates from above so we are
     // testing the behavior on firstTemplatePass for each of these tests
     class Comp {
+      static ngFactoryDef =
+          () => {
+            log.push('comp!');
+            return new Comp();
+          }
+
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: Comp,
         selectors: [['comp']],
         consts: 0,
         vars: 0,
-        factory: () => {
-          log.push('comp!');
-          return new Comp();
-        },
         template: function(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: Comp) {}
       });
     }
@@ -777,10 +781,10 @@ describe('JS control flow', () => {
       condition = false;
       condition2 = true;
 
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new App();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: App,
         selectors: [['app']],
-        factory: () => new App(),
         consts: 3,
         vars: 0,
         template: function(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any) {

packages/core/test/render3/debug_spec.ts

@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ import {ComponentFixture} from './render_util';
 describe('Debug Representation', () => {
   it('should generate a human readable version', () => {
     class MyComponent {
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new MyComponent();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: MyComponent,
         selectors: [['my-comp']],
         vars: 0,
         consts: 2,
-        factory: () => new MyComponent(),
         template: function(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: MyComponent) {
           if (rf == RenderFlags.Create) {
             ɵɵelementStart(0, 'div', ['id', '123']);

packages/core/test/render3/di_spec.ts

@@ -31,12 +31,9 @@ describe('di', () => {
       value = 'DirB';
       constructor() { log.push(this.value); }
 
-      static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
-        selectors: [['', 'dirB', '']],
-        type: DirB,
-        factory: () => new DirB(),
-        inputs: {value: 'value'}
-      });
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new DirB();
+      static ngDirectiveDef =
+          ɵɵdefineDirective({selectors: [['', 'dirB', '']], type: DirB, inputs: {value: 'value'}});
     }
 
     beforeEach(() => log = []);
@@ -49,11 +46,8 @@ describe('di', () => {
       class DirA {
         constructor(dir: DirB) { log.push(`DirA (dep: ${dir.value})`); }
 
-        static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
-          selectors: [['', 'dirA', '']],
-          type: DirA,
-          factory: () => new DirA(ɵɵdirectiveInject(DirB))
-        });
+        static ngFactoryDef = () => new DirA(ɵɵdirectiveInject(DirB));
+        static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({selectors: [['', 'dirA', '']], type: DirA});
       }
 
       /**
@@ -92,13 +86,11 @@ describe('di', () => {
           this.injector = vcr.injector;
         }
 
-        static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
-          type: DirA,
-          selectors: [['', 'dirA', '']],
-          factory:
-              () => new DirA(ɵɵdirectiveInject(DirB), ɵɵdirectiveInject(ViewContainerRef as any)),
-          exportAs: ['dirA']
-        });
+        static ngFactoryDef = () => new DirA(
+            ɵɵdirectiveInject(DirB), ɵɵdirectiveInject(ViewContainerRef as any))
+
+            static ngDirectiveDef =
+                ɵɵdefineDirective({type: DirA, selectors: [['', 'dirA', '']], exportAs: ['dirA']});
       }
 
       /**
@@ -171,12 +163,9 @@ describe('di', () => {
         // TODO(issue/24571): remove '!'.
         value !: string;
 
-        static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
-          type: DirB,
-          selectors: [['', 'dirB', '']],
-          factory: () => new DirB(),
-          inputs: {value: 'dirB'}
-        });
+        static ngFactoryDef = () => new DirB();
+        static ngDirectiveDef =
+            ɵɵdefineDirective({type: DirB, selectors: [['', 'dirB', '']], inputs: {value: 'dirB'}});
       }
 
       describe('Optional', () => {
@@ -185,11 +174,13 @@ describe('di', () => {
         class DirA {
           constructor(@Optional() public dirB: DirB|null) {}
 
-          static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
-            type: DirA,
-            selectors: [['', 'dirA', '']],
-            factory: () => dirA = new DirA(ɵɵdirectiveInject(DirB, InjectFlags.Optional))
-          });
+          static ngFactoryDef =
+              () => {
+                dirA = new DirA(ɵɵdirectiveInject(DirB, InjectFlags.Optional));
+                return dirA;
+              }
+
+          static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({type: DirA, selectors: [['', 'dirA', '']]});
         }
 
         beforeEach(() => dirA = null);
@@ -214,11 +205,8 @@ describe('di', () => {
         class DirA {
           constructor(@Self() public dirB: DirB) {}
 
-          static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
-            type: DirA,
-            selectors: [['', 'dirA', '']],
-            factory: () => dirA = new DirA(ɵɵdirectiveInject(DirB, InjectFlags.Self))
-          });
+          static ngFactoryDef = () => dirA = new DirA(ɵɵdirectiveInject(DirB, InjectFlags.Self));
+          static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({type: DirA, selectors: [['', 'dirA', '']]});
         }
 
         const DirC = createDirective('dirC');
@@ -251,11 +239,8 @@ describe('di', () => {
         class DirA {
           constructor(@Host() public dirB: DirB) {}
 
-          static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
-            type: DirA,
-            selectors: [['', 'dirA', '']],
-            factory: () => dirA = new DirA(ɵɵdirectiveInject(DirB, InjectFlags.Host))
-          });
+          static ngFactoryDef = () => dirA = new DirA(ɵɵdirectiveInject(DirB, InjectFlags.Host));
+          static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({type: DirA, selectors: [['', 'dirA', '']]});
         }
 
         /**
@@ -319,10 +304,10 @@ describe('di', () => {
       class MyComp {
         constructor(public cdr: ChangeDetectorRef) {}
 
+        static ngFactoryDef = () => comp = new MyComp(ɵɵdirectiveInject(ChangeDetectorRef as any));
         static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
           type: MyComp,
           selectors: [['my-comp']],
-          factory: () => comp = new MyComp(ɵɵdirectiveInject(ChangeDetectorRef as any)),
           consts: 1,
           vars: 0,
           template: function(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: MyComp) {
@@ -339,23 +324,24 @@ describe('di', () => {
 
         constructor(public cdr: ChangeDetectorRef) { this.value = (cdr.constructor as any).name; }
 
-        static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
-          type: Directive,
-          selectors: [['', 'dir', '']],
-          factory: () => dir = new Directive(ɵɵdirectiveInject(ChangeDetectorRef as any)),
-          exportAs: ['dir']
-        });
+        static ngFactoryDef =
+            () => {
+              dir = new Directive(ɵɵdirectiveInject(ChangeDetectorRef as any));
+              return dir;
+            }
+
+        static ngDirectiveDef =
+            ɵɵdefineDirective({type: Directive, selectors: [['', 'dir', '']], exportAs: ['dir']});
       }
 
       class DirectiveSameInstance {
         constructor(public cdr: ChangeDetectorRef) {}
 
-        static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
-          type: DirectiveSameInstance,
-          selectors: [['', 'dirSame', '']],
-          factory: () => dirSameInstance =
-                       new DirectiveSameInstance(ɵɵdirectiveInject(ChangeDetectorRef as any))
-        });
+        static ngFactoryDef = () => dirSameInstance =
+            new DirectiveSameInstance(ɵɵdirectiveInject(ChangeDetectorRef as any))
+
+                static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective(
+                    {type: DirectiveSameInstance, selectors: [['', 'dirSame', '']]});
       }
 
       const directives = [MyComp, Directive, DirectiveSameInstance];
@@ -371,10 +357,10 @@ describe('di', () => {
 
           constructor(public cdr: ChangeDetectorRef) {}
 
+          static ngFactoryDef = () => new MyApp(ɵɵdirectiveInject(ChangeDetectorRef as any));
           static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
             type: MyApp,
             selectors: [['my-app']],
-            factory: () => new MyApp(ɵɵdirectiveInject(ChangeDetectorRef as any)),
             consts: 1,
             vars: 0,
             /**
@@ -426,10 +412,10 @@ describe('di', () => {
     class MyComp {
       constructor(public renderer: Renderer2) {}
 
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new MyComp(ɵɵdirectiveInject(Renderer2 as any));
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: MyComp,
         selectors: [['my-comp']],
-        factory: () => new MyComp(ɵɵdirectiveInject(Renderer2 as any)),
         consts: 1,
         vars: 0,
         template: function(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: MyComp) {
@@ -537,24 +523,22 @@ describe('di', () => {
       class ChildDirective {
         value: string;
         constructor(public parent: any) { this.value = (parent.constructor as any).name; }
-        static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
-          type: ChildDirective,
-          selectors: [['', 'childDir', '']],
-          factory: () => new ChildDirective(ɵɵdirectiveInject(ParentDirective)),
-          exportAs: ['childDir']
-        });
+        static ngFactoryDef = () => new ChildDirective(ɵɵdirectiveInject(ParentDirective));
+        static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective(
+            {type: ChildDirective, selectors: [['', 'childDir', '']], exportAs: ['childDir']});
       }
 
       class Child2Directive {
         value: boolean;
         constructor(parent: any, child: ChildDirective) { this.value = parent === child.parent; }
-        static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
-          selectors: [['', 'child2Dir', '']],
-          type: Child2Directive,
-          factory: () => new Child2Directive(
-                       ɵɵdirectiveInject(ParentDirective), ɵɵdirectiveInject(ChildDirective)),
-          exportAs: ['child2Dir']
-        });
+        static ngFactoryDef = () => new Child2Directive(
+            ɵɵdirectiveInject(ParentDirective), ɵɵdirectiveInject(ChildDirective))
+
+            static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
+              selectors: [['', 'child2Dir', '']],
+              type: Child2Directive,
+              exportAs: ['child2Dir']
+            });
       }
 
       /**

packages/core/test/render3/instructions_spec.ts

@@ -272,10 +272,10 @@ describe('instructions', () => {
       class NestedLoops {
         rows = [['a', 'b'], ['A', 'B'], ['a', 'b'], ['A', 'B']];
 
+        static ngFactoryDef = function ToDoAppComponent_Factory() { return new NestedLoops(); };
         static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
           type: NestedLoops,
           selectors: [['nested-loops']],
-          factory: function ToDoAppComponent_Factory() { return new NestedLoops(); },
           consts: 1,
           vars: 1,
           template: function ToDoAppComponent_Template(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: NestedLoops) {

packages/core/test/render3/integration_spec.ts

@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ describe('render3 integration test', () => {
       beforeTree !: Tree;
       // TODO(issue/24571): remove '!'.
       afterTree !: Tree;
+
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new ChildComponent;
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         selectors: [['child']],
         type: ChildComponent,
@@ -147,7 +149,6 @@ describe('render3 integration test', () => {
             ɵɵcontainerRefreshEnd();
           }
         },
-        factory: () => new ChildComponent,
         inputs: {beforeTree: 'beforeTree', afterTree: 'afterTree'}
       });
     }
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ describe('render3 integration test', () => {
 describe('component styles', () => {
   it('should pass in the component styles directly into the underlying renderer', () => {
     class StyledComp {
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new StyledComp();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: StyledComp,
         styles: ['div { color: red; }'],
@@ -207,7 +209,6 @@ describe('component styles', () => {
         vars: 0,
         encapsulation: 100,
         selectors: [['foo']],
-        factory: () => new StyledComp(),
         template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: StyledComp) => {
           if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
             ɵɵelement(0, 'div');
@@ -228,6 +229,7 @@ describe('component animations', () => {
     const animB = {name: 'b'};
 
     class AnimComp {
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new AnimComp();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: AnimComp,
         consts: 0,
@@ -239,7 +241,6 @@ describe('component animations', () => {
           ],
         },
         selectors: [['foo']],
-        factory: () => new AnimComp(),
         template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: AnimComp) => {}
       });
     }
@@ -255,6 +256,7 @@ describe('component animations', () => {
 
   it('should include animations in the renderType data array even if the array is empty', () => {
     class AnimComp {
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new AnimComp();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: AnimComp,
         consts: 0,
@@ -263,7 +265,6 @@ describe('component animations', () => {
           animation: [],
         },
         selectors: [['foo']],
-        factory: () => new AnimComp(),
         template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: AnimComp) => {}
       });
     }
@@ -275,12 +276,12 @@ describe('component animations', () => {
 
   it('should allow [@trigger] bindings to be picked up by the underlying renderer', () => {
     class AnimComp {
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new AnimComp();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: AnimComp,
         consts: 1,
         vars: 1,
         selectors: [['foo']],
-        factory: () => new AnimComp(),
         template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: AnimComp) => {
           if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
             ɵɵelement(0, 'div', [AttributeMarker.Bindings, '@fooAnimation']);
@@ -312,12 +313,12 @@ describe('component animations', () => {
   it('should allow creation-level [@trigger] properties to be picked up by the underlying renderer',
      () => {
        class AnimComp {
+         static ngFactoryDef = () => new AnimComp();
          static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
            type: AnimComp,
            consts: 1,
            vars: 1,
            selectors: [['foo']],
-           factory: () => new AnimComp(),
            template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: AnimComp) => {
              if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
                ɵɵelement(0, 'div', ['@fooAnimation', '']);
@@ -345,9 +346,9 @@ describe('component animations', () => {
 
   //   it('should allow host binding animations to be picked up and rendered', () => {
   //     class ChildCompWithAnim {
+  //       static ngFactoryDef = () => new ChildCompWithAnim();
   //       static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
   //         type: ChildCompWithAnim,
-  //         factory: () => new ChildCompWithAnim(),
   //         selectors: [['child-comp-with-anim']],
   //         hostBindings: function(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any, elementIndex: number): void {
   //           if (rf & RenderFlags.Update) {
@@ -360,12 +361,12 @@ describe('component animations', () => {
   //     }
 
   //     class ParentComp {
+  //       static ngFactoryDef = () => new ParentComp();
   //       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
   //         type: ParentComp,
   //         consts: 1,
   //         vars: 1,
   //         selectors: [['foo']],
-  //         factory: () => new ParentComp(),
   //         template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: ParentComp) => {
   //           if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
   //             ɵɵelement(0, 'child-comp-with-anim');
@@ -390,10 +391,10 @@ describe('component animations', () => {
 describe('element discovery', () => {
   it('should only monkey-patch immediate child nodes in a component', () => {
     class StructuredComp {
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new StructuredComp();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: StructuredComp,
         selectors: [['structured-comp']],
-        factory: () => new StructuredComp(),
         consts: 2,
         vars: 0,
         template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: StructuredComp) => {
@@ -422,10 +423,10 @@ describe('element discovery', () => {
 
   it('should only monkey-patch immediate child nodes in a sub component', () => {
     class ChildComp {
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new ChildComp();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: ChildComp,
         selectors: [['child-comp']],
-        factory: () => new ChildComp(),
         consts: 3,
         vars: 0,
         template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: ChildComp) => {
@@ -439,11 +440,11 @@ describe('element discovery', () => {
     }
 
     class ParentComp {
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new ParentComp();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: ParentComp,
         selectors: [['parent-comp']],
         directives: [ChildComp],
-        factory: () => new ParentComp(),
         consts: 2,
         vars: 0,
         template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: ParentComp) => {
@@ -472,11 +473,11 @@ describe('element discovery', () => {
 
   it('should only monkey-patch immediate child nodes in an embedded template container', () => {
     class StructuredComp {
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new StructuredComp();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: StructuredComp,
         selectors: [['structured-comp']],
         directives: [NgIf],
-        factory: () => new StructuredComp(),
         consts: 2,
         vars: 1,
         template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: StructuredComp) => {
@@ -521,11 +522,11 @@ describe('element discovery', () => {
 
   it('should return a context object from a given dom node', () => {
     class StructuredComp {
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new StructuredComp();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: StructuredComp,
         selectors: [['structured-comp']],
         directives: [NgIf],
-        factory: () => new StructuredComp(),
         consts: 2,
         vars: 0,
         template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: StructuredComp) => {
@@ -559,10 +560,10 @@ describe('element discovery', () => {
 
   it('should cache the element context on a element was pre-emptively monkey-patched', () => {
     class StructuredComp {
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new StructuredComp();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: StructuredComp,
         selectors: [['structured-comp']],
-        factory: () => new StructuredComp(),
         consts: 1,
         vars: 0,
         template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: StructuredComp) => {
@@ -591,10 +592,10 @@ describe('element discovery', () => {
   it('should cache the element context on an intermediate element that isn\'t pre-emptively monkey-patched',
      () => {
        class StructuredComp {
+         static ngFactoryDef = () => new StructuredComp();
          static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
            type: StructuredComp,
            selectors: [['structured-comp']],
-           factory: () => new StructuredComp(),
            consts: 2,
            vars: 0,
            template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: StructuredComp) => {
@@ -624,10 +625,10 @@ describe('element discovery', () => {
   it('should be able to pull in element context data even if the element is decorated using styling',
      () => {
        class StructuredComp {
+         static ngFactoryDef = () => new StructuredComp();
          static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
            type: StructuredComp,
            selectors: [['structured-comp']],
-           factory: () => new StructuredComp(),
            consts: 1,
            vars: 0,
            template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: StructuredComp) => {
@@ -677,10 +678,10 @@ describe('element discovery', () => {
          </section>
        */
        class ProjectorComp {
+         static ngFactoryDef = () => new ProjectorComp();
          static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
            type: ProjectorComp,
            selectors: [['projector-comp']],
-           factory: () => new ProjectorComp(),
            consts: 4,
            vars: 0,
            template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: ProjectorComp) => {
@@ -700,11 +701,11 @@ describe('element discovery', () => {
        }
 
        class ParentComp {
+         static ngFactoryDef = () => new ParentComp();
          static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
            type: ParentComp,
            selectors: [['parent-comp']],
            directives: [ProjectorComp],
-           factory: () => new ParentComp(),
            consts: 5,
            vars: 0,
            template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: ParentComp) => {
@@ -774,10 +775,10 @@ describe('element discovery', () => {
   it('should return `null` when an element context is retrieved that is a DOM node that was not created by Angular',
      () => {
        class StructuredComp {
+         static ngFactoryDef = () => new StructuredComp();
          static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
            type: StructuredComp,
            selectors: [['structured-comp']],
-           factory: () => new StructuredComp(),
            consts: 1,
            vars: 0,
            template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: StructuredComp) => {
@@ -801,10 +802,10 @@ describe('element discovery', () => {
 
   it('should by default monkey-patch the bootstrap component with context details', () => {
     class StructuredComp {
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new StructuredComp();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: StructuredComp,
         selectors: [['structured-comp']],
-        factory: () => new StructuredComp(),
         consts: 0,
         vars: 0,
         template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: StructuredComp) => {}
@@ -840,35 +841,29 @@ describe('element discovery', () => {
        let myDir3Instance: MyDir2|null = null;
 
        class MyDir1 {
-         static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
-           type: MyDir1,
-           selectors: [['', 'my-dir-1', '']],
-           factory: () => myDir1Instance = new MyDir1()
-         });
+         static ngFactoryDef = () => myDir1Instance = new MyDir1();
+         static ngDirectiveDef =
+             ɵɵdefineDirective({type: MyDir1, selectors: [['', 'my-dir-1', '']]});
        }
 
        class MyDir2 {
-         static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
-           type: MyDir2,
-           selectors: [['', 'my-dir-2', '']],
-           factory: () => myDir2Instance = new MyDir2()
-         });
+         static ngFactoryDef = () => myDir2Instance = new MyDir2();
+         static ngDirectiveDef =
+             ɵɵdefineDirective({type: MyDir2, selectors: [['', 'my-dir-2', '']]});
        }
 
        class MyDir3 {
-         static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
-           type: MyDir3,
-           selectors: [['', 'my-dir-3', '']],
-           factory: () => myDir3Instance = new MyDir2()
-         });
+         static ngFactoryDef = () => myDir3Instance = new MyDir2();
+         static ngDirectiveDef =
+             ɵɵdefineDirective({type: MyDir3, selectors: [['', 'my-dir-3', '']]});
        }
 
        class StructuredComp {
+         static ngFactoryDef = () => new StructuredComp();
          static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
            type: StructuredComp,
            selectors: [['structured-comp']],
            directives: [MyDir1, MyDir2, MyDir3],
-           factory: () => new StructuredComp(),
            consts: 2,
            vars: 0,
            template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: StructuredComp) => {
@@ -929,26 +924,22 @@ describe('element discovery', () => {
        let childComponentInstance: ChildComp|null = null;
 
        class MyDir1 {
-         static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
-           type: MyDir1,
-           selectors: [['', 'my-dir-1', '']],
-           factory: () => myDir1Instance = new MyDir1()
-         });
+         static ngFactoryDef = () => myDir1Instance = new MyDir1();
+         static ngDirectiveDef =
+             ɵɵdefineDirective({type: MyDir1, selectors: [['', 'my-dir-1', '']]});
        }
 
        class MyDir2 {
-         static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
-           type: MyDir2,
-           selectors: [['', 'my-dir-2', '']],
-           factory: () => myDir2Instance = new MyDir2()
-         });
+         static ngFactoryDef = () => myDir2Instance = new MyDir2();
+         static ngDirectiveDef =
+             ɵɵdefineDirective({type: MyDir2, selectors: [['', 'my-dir-2', '']]});
        }
 
        class ChildComp {
+         static ngFactoryDef = () => childComponentInstance = new ChildComp();
          static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
            type: ChildComp,
            selectors: [['child-comp']],
-           factory: () => childComponentInstance = new ChildComp(),
            consts: 1,
            vars: 0,
            template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: ChildComp) => {
@@ -960,11 +951,11 @@ describe('element discovery', () => {
        }
 
        class ParentComp {
+         static ngFactoryDef = () => new ParentComp();
          static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
            type: ParentComp,
            selectors: [['parent-comp']],
            directives: [ChildComp, MyDir1, MyDir2],
-           factory: () => new ParentComp(),
            consts: 1,
            vars: 0,
            template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: ParentComp) => {
@@ -1022,10 +1013,10 @@ describe('element discovery', () => {
   it('should monkey-patch sub components with the view data and then replace them with the context result once a lookup occurs',
      () => {
        class ChildComp {
+         static ngFactoryDef = () => new ChildComp();
          static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
            type: ChildComp,
            selectors: [['child-comp']],
-           factory: () => new ChildComp(),
            consts: 3,
            vars: 0,
            template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: ChildComp) => {
@@ -1039,11 +1030,11 @@ describe('element discovery', () => {
        }
 
        class ParentComp {
+         static ngFactoryDef = () => new ParentComp();
          static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
            type: ParentComp,
            selectors: [['parent-comp']],
            directives: [ChildComp],
-           factory: () => new ParentComp(),
            consts: 2,
            vars: 0,
            template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: ParentComp) => {
@@ -1083,10 +1074,10 @@ describe('element discovery', () => {
 describe('sanitization', () => {
   it('should sanitize data using the provided sanitization interface', () => {
     class SanitizationComp {
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new SanitizationComp();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: SanitizationComp,
         selectors: [['sanitize-this']],
-        factory: () => new SanitizationComp(),
         consts: 1,
         vars: 1,
         template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: SanitizationComp) => {
@@ -1126,10 +1117,10 @@ describe('sanitization', () => {
       // @HostBinding()
       cite: any = 'http://cite-dir-value';
 
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => hostBindingDir = new UnsafeUrlHostBindingDir();
       static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
         type: UnsafeUrlHostBindingDir,
         selectors: [['', 'unsafeUrlHostBindingDir', '']],
-        factory: () => hostBindingDir = new UnsafeUrlHostBindingDir(),
         hostBindings: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any, elementIndex: number) => {
           if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
             ɵɵallocHostVars(1);
@@ -1143,10 +1134,10 @@ describe('sanitization', () => {
     }
 
     class SimpleComp {
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new SimpleComp();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: SimpleComp,
         selectors: [['sanitize-this']],
-        factory: () => new SimpleComp(),
         consts: 1,
         vars: 0,
         template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: SimpleComp) => {

packages/core/test/render3/ivy/jit_spec.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {ivyEnabled} from '@angular/core/src/ivy_switch';
 import {ContentChild, ContentChildren, ViewChild, ViewChildren} from '@angular/core/src/metadata/di';
 import {Component, Directive, HostBinding, HostListener, Input, Output, Pipe} from '@angular/core/src/metadata/directives';
 import {NgModule, NgModuleDef} from '@angular/core/src/metadata/ng_module';
-import {ComponentDef, PipeDef} from '@angular/core/src/render3/interfaces/definition';
+import {ComponentDef, FactoryFn, PipeDef} from '@angular/core/src/render3/interfaces/definition';
 
 
 ivyEnabled && describe('render3 jit', () => {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ ivyEnabled && describe('render3 jit', () => {
     const SomeCmpAny = SomeCmp as any;
 
     expect(SomeCmpAny.ngComponentDef).toBeDefined();
-    expect(SomeCmpAny.ngComponentDef.factory() instanceof SomeCmp).toBe(true);
+    expect(SomeCmpAny.ngFactoryDef() instanceof SomeCmp).toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('compiles an injectable with a type provider', () => {
@@ -242,9 +242,10 @@ ivyEnabled && describe('render3 jit', () => {
     }
 
     const pipeDef = (P as any).ngPipeDef as PipeDef<P>;
+    const pipeFactory = (P as any).ngFactoryDef as FactoryFn<P>;
     expect(pipeDef.name).toBe('test-pipe');
     expect(pipeDef.pure).toBe(false, 'pipe should not be pure');
-    expect(pipeDef.factory() instanceof P)
+    expect(pipeFactory() instanceof P)
         .toBe(true, 'factory() should create an instance of the pipe');
   });
 

packages/core/test/render3/jit_environment_spec.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const INTERFACE_EXCEPTIONS = new Set<string>([
   'ɵɵInjectorDef',
   'ɵɵNgModuleDefWithMeta',
   'ɵɵPipeDefWithMeta',
+  'ɵɵFactoryDef',
 ]);
 
 describe('r3 jit environment', () => {

packages/core/test/render3/lifecycle_spec.ts

@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ describe('lifecycles', () => {
           events.push(`${name}${this.val}`);
         }
 
+        static ngFactoryDef = () => new Component();
         static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
           type: Component,
           selectors: [[name]],
           consts: consts,
           vars: vars,
-          factory: () => new Component(),
           inputs: {val: 'val'}, template,
           directives: directives
         });
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ describe('lifecycles', () => {
     class Directive {
       ngOnInit() { events.push('dir'); }
 
-      static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective(
-          {type: Directive, selectors: [['', 'dir', '']], factory: () => new Directive()});
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new Directive();
+      static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({type: Directive, selectors: [['', 'dir', '']]});
     }
 
     const directives = [Comp, Parent, ProjectedComp, Directive, NgIf];

packages/core/test/render3/listeners_spec.ts

@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ describe('event listeners', () => {
 
     onClick() { this.counter++; }
 
+    static ngFactoryDef =
+        () => {
+          let comp = new MyComp();
+          comps.push(comp);
+          return comp;
+        }
+
     static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
       type: MyComp,
       selectors: [['comp']],
@@ -42,11 +49,6 @@ describe('event listeners', () => {
           }
           ɵɵelementEnd();
         }
-      },
-      factory: () => {
-        let comp = new MyComp();
-        comps.push(comp);
-        return comp;
       }
     });
   }
@@ -58,6 +60,13 @@ describe('event listeners', () => {
     /* @HostListener('body:click') */
     onBodyClick() { events.push('component - body:click'); }
 
+    static ngFactoryDef =
+        () => {
+          let comp = new MyCompWithGlobalListeners();
+          comps.push(comp);
+          return comp;
+        }
+
     static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
       type: MyCompWithGlobalListeners,
       selectors: [['comp']],
@@ -68,11 +77,6 @@ describe('event listeners', () => {
           ɵɵtext(0, 'Some text');
         }
       },
-      factory: () => {
-        let comp = new MyCompWithGlobalListeners();
-        comps.push(comp);
-        return comp;
-      },
       hostBindings: function HostListenerDir_HostBindings(
           rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any, elIndex: number) {
         if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
@@ -94,10 +98,12 @@ describe('event listeners', () => {
     /* @HostListener('body:click') */
     onBodyClick() { events.push('directive - body:click'); }
 
+    static ngFactoryDef = function HostListenerDir_Factory() {
+      return new GlobalHostListenerDir();
+    };
     static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
       type: GlobalHostListenerDir,
       selectors: [['', 'hostListenerDir', '']],
-      factory: function HostListenerDir_Factory() { return new GlobalHostListenerDir(); },
       hostBindings: function HostListenerDir_HostBindings(
           rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any, elIndex: number) {
         if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
@@ -128,10 +134,10 @@ describe('event listeners', () => {
       return this.handlerReturnValue;
     }
 
+    static ngFactoryDef = () => new PreventDefaultComp();
     static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
       type: PreventDefaultComp,
       selectors: [['prevent-default-comp']],
-      factory: () => new PreventDefaultComp(),
       consts: 2,
       vars: 0,
       /** <button (click)="onClick($event)">Click</button> */
@@ -319,10 +325,10 @@ describe('event listeners', () => {
 
       onClick() { this.counter++; }
 
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new AppComp();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: AppComp,
         selectors: [['app-comp']],
-        factory: () => new AppComp(),
         consts: 1,
         vars: 0,
         template: function(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any) {
@@ -380,10 +386,10 @@ describe('event listeners', () => {
 
       onClick(index: number) { this.counters[index]++; }
 
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new AppComp();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: AppComp,
         selectors: [['app-comp']],
-        factory: () => new AppComp(),
         consts: 1,
         vars: 0,
         template: function(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any) {
@@ -444,10 +450,10 @@ describe('event listeners', () => {
 
       onClick(index: number) { this.counters[index]++; }
 
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new AppComp();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: AppComp,
         selectors: [['app-comp']],
-        factory: () => new AppComp(),
         consts: 1,
         vars: 0,
         template: function(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any) {
@@ -523,6 +529,7 @@ describe('event listeners', () => {
       /* @HostListener('click') */
       onClick() { events.push('click!'); }
 
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => { return new MyComp(); };
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: MyComp,
         selectors: [['comp']],
@@ -533,7 +540,6 @@ describe('event listeners', () => {
             ɵɵtext(0, 'Some text');
           }
         },
-        factory: () => { return new MyComp(); },
         hostBindings: function HostListenerDir_HostBindings(
             rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any, elIndex: number) {
           if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
@@ -574,10 +580,10 @@ describe('event listeners', () => {
       /* @HostListener('click') */
       onClick() { events.push('click!'); }
 
+      static ngFactoryDef = function HostListenerDir_Factory() { return new HostListenerDir(); };
       static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
         type: HostListenerDir,
         selectors: [['', 'hostListenerDir', '']],
-        factory: function HostListenerDir_Factory() { return new HostListenerDir(); },
         hostBindings: function HostListenerDir_HostBindings(
             rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any, elIndex: number) {
           if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
@@ -626,6 +632,7 @@ describe('event listeners', () => {
 
       onClick(a: any, b: any) { this.counter += a + b; }
 
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new MyComp();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: MyComp,
         selectors: [['comp']],
@@ -641,8 +648,7 @@ describe('event listeners', () => {
             }
             ɵɵelementEnd();
           }
-        },
-        factory: () => new MyComp()
+        }
       });
     }
 
@@ -907,10 +913,10 @@ describe('event listeners', () => {
 
       onClick(comp: any) { this.comp = comp; }
 
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new App();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: App,
         selectors: [['app']],
-        factory: () => new App(),
         consts: 3,
         vars: 0,
         template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: App) => {

packages/core/test/render3/outputs_spec.ts

@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ describe('outputs', () => {
     change = new EventEmitter();
     resetStream = new EventEmitter();
 
+    static ngFactoryDef = () => buttonToggle = new ButtonToggle();
     static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
       type: ButtonToggle,
       selectors: [['button-toggle']],
       template: function(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any) {},
       consts: 0,
       vars: 0,
-      factory: () => buttonToggle = new ButtonToggle(),
       outputs: {change: 'change', resetStream: 'reset'}
     });
   }
@@ -37,12 +37,9 @@ describe('outputs', () => {
   class OtherDir {
     changeStream = new EventEmitter();
 
-    static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
-      type: OtherDir,
-      selectors: [['', 'otherDir', '']],
-      factory: () => otherDir = new OtherDir,
-      outputs: {changeStream: 'change'}
-    });
+    static ngFactoryDef = () => otherDir = new OtherDir;
+    static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective(
+        {type: OtherDir, selectors: [['', 'otherDir', '']], outputs: {changeStream: 'change'}});
   }
 
 

packages/core/test/render3/pipe_spec.ts

@@ -29,12 +29,8 @@ describe('pipe', () => {
     class WrappingPipe implements PipeTransform {
       transform(value: any) { return new WrappedValue('Bar'); }
 
-      static ngPipeDef = ɵɵdefinePipe({
-        name: 'wrappingPipe',
-        type: WrappingPipe,
-        factory: function WrappingPipe_Factory() { return new WrappingPipe(); },
-        pure: false
-      });
+      static ngFactoryDef = function WrappingPipe_Factory() { return new WrappingPipe(); };
+      static ngPipeDef = ɵɵdefinePipe({name: 'wrappingPipe', type: WrappingPipe, pure: false});
     }
 
     function createTemplate() {

packages/core/test/render3/providers_spec.ts

@@ -866,10 +866,12 @@ describe('providers', () => {
       class Repeated {
         constructor(private s: String, private n: Number) {}
 
+        static ngFactoryDef =
+            () => { return new Repeated(ɵɵdirectiveInject(String), ɵɵdirectiveInject(Number)); }
+
         static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
           type: Repeated,
           selectors: [['repeated']],
-          factory: () => new Repeated(ɵɵdirectiveInject(String), ɵɵdirectiveInject(Number)),
           consts: 2,
           vars: 2,
           template: function(fs: RenderFlags, ctx: Repeated) {
@@ -898,10 +900,10 @@ describe('providers', () => {
             [{provide: String, useValue: 'foo'}, {provide: Number, useValue: 2, multi: true}],
       })
       class ComponentWithProviders {
+        static ngFactoryDef = () => new ComponentWithProviders();
         static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
           type: ComponentWithProviders,
           selectors: [['component-with-providers']],
-          factory: () => new ComponentWithProviders(),
           consts: 2,
           vars: 0,
           template: function(fs: RenderFlags, ctx: ComponentWithProviders) {
@@ -951,10 +953,12 @@ describe('providers', () => {
       class Repeated {
         constructor(private s: String, private n: Number) {}
 
+        static ngFactoryDef =
+            () => { return new Repeated(ɵɵdirectiveInject(String), ɵɵdirectiveInject(Number)); }
+
         static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
           type: Repeated,
           selectors: [['repeated']],
-          factory: () => new Repeated(ɵɵdirectiveInject(String), ɵɵdirectiveInject(Number)),
           consts: 2,
           vars: 2,
           template: function(fs: RenderFlags, ctx: Repeated) {
@@ -986,10 +990,10 @@ describe('providers', () => {
         viewProviders: [{provide: toString, useValue: 'foo'}],
       })
       class ComponentWithProviders {
+        static ngFactoryDef = () => new ComponentWithProviders();
         static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
           type: ComponentWithProviders,
           selectors: [['component-with-providers']],
-          factory: () => new ComponentWithProviders(),
           consts: 2,
           vars: 0,
           template: function(fs: RenderFlags, ctx: ComponentWithProviders) {
@@ -1035,10 +1039,10 @@ describe('providers', () => {
     class EmbeddedComponent {
       constructor(private s: String) {}
 
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new EmbeddedComponent(ɵɵdirectiveInject(String));
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: EmbeddedComponent,
         selectors: [['embedded-cmp']],
-        factory: () => new EmbeddedComponent(ɵɵdirectiveInject(String)),
         consts: 1,
         vars: 1,
         template: (rf: RenderFlags, cmp: EmbeddedComponent) => {
@@ -1057,22 +1061,23 @@ describe('providers', () => {
     class HostComponent {
       constructor(public vcref: ViewContainerRef, public cfr: ComponentFactoryResolver) {}
 
-      static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
-        type: HostComponent,
-        selectors: [['host-cmp']],
-        factory: () => hostComponent = new HostComponent(
-                     ɵɵdirectiveInject(ViewContainerRef as any), injectComponentFactoryResolver()),
-        consts: 1,
-        vars: 0,
-        template: (rf: RenderFlags, cmp: HostComponent) => {
-          if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
-            ɵɵtext(0, 'foo');
-          }
-        },
-        features: [
-          ɵɵProvidersFeature([{provide: String, useValue: 'From host component'}]),
-        ],
-      });
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => hostComponent = new HostComponent(
+          ɵɵdirectiveInject(ViewContainerRef as any), injectComponentFactoryResolver())
+
+          static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
+            type: HostComponent,
+            selectors: [['host-cmp']],
+            consts: 1,
+            vars: 0,
+            template: (rf: RenderFlags, cmp: HostComponent) => {
+              if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
+                ɵɵtext(0, 'foo');
+              }
+            },
+            features: [
+              ɵɵProvidersFeature([{provide: String, useValue: 'From host component'}]),
+            ],
+          });
     }
 
     @Component({
@@ -1082,10 +1087,10 @@ describe('providers', () => {
     class AppComponent {
       constructor() {}
 
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new AppComponent();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: AppComponent,
         selectors: [['app-cmp']],
-        factory: () => new AppComponent(),
         consts: 1,
         vars: 0,
         template: (rf: RenderFlags, cmp: AppComponent) => {
@@ -1244,10 +1249,10 @@ describe('providers', () => {
     class MyComponent {
       constructor() {}
 
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new MyComponent();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: MyComponent,
         selectors: [['my-cmp']],
-        factory: () => new MyComponent(),
         consts: 1,
         vars: 0,
         template: (rf: RenderFlags, cmp: MyComponent) => {
@@ -1271,10 +1276,10 @@ describe('providers', () => {
     class AppComponent {
       constructor() {}
 
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new AppComponent();
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: AppComponent,
         selectors: [['app-cmp']],
-        factory: () => new AppComponent(),
         consts: 1,
         vars: 0,
         template: (rf: RenderFlags, cmp: AppComponent) => {
@@ -1334,10 +1339,12 @@ describe('providers', () => {
       class MyComponent {
         constructor(foo: InjectableWithLifeCycleHooks) {}
 
+        static ngFactoryDef =
+            () => { return new MyComponent(ɵɵdirectiveInject(InjectableWithLifeCycleHooks)); }
+
         static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
           type: MyComponent,
           selectors: [['my-comp']],
-          factory: () => new MyComponent(ɵɵdirectiveInject(InjectableWithLifeCycleHooks)),
           consts: 1,
           vars: 0,
           template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: MyComponent) => {
@@ -1361,10 +1368,10 @@ describe('providers', () => {
       class App {
         public condition = true;
 
+        static ngFactoryDef = () => new App();
         static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
           type: App,
           selectors: [['app-cmp']],
-          factory: () => new App(),
           consts: 2,
           vars: 0,
           template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: App) => {
@@ -1436,40 +1443,40 @@ function expectProvidersScenario(defs: {
   }
 
   class ViewChildComponent {
+    static ngFactoryDef = () => testComponentInjection(defs.viewChild, new ViewChildComponent());
     static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
       type: ViewChildComponent,
       selectors: [['view-child']],
       consts: 1,
       vars: 0,
-      factory: () => testComponentInjection(defs.viewChild, new ViewChildComponent()),
       template: function(fs: RenderFlags, ctx: ViewChildComponent) {
         if (fs & RenderFlags.Create) {
           ɵɵtext(0, 'view-child');
         }
       },
       features: defs.viewChild &&
-          [
-            ɵɵProvidersFeature(defs.viewChild.providers || [], defs.viewChild.viewProviders || []),
-          ],
+          [ɵɵProvidersFeature(defs.viewChild.providers || [], defs.viewChild.viewProviders || [])]
     });
   }
 
   class ViewChildDirective {
+    static ngFactoryDef = () => testDirectiveInjection(defs.viewChild, new ViewChildDirective());
     static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
       type: ViewChildDirective,
       selectors: [['view-child']],
-      factory: () => testDirectiveInjection(defs.viewChild, new ViewChildDirective()),
       features: defs.viewChild && [ɵɵProvidersFeature(defs.viewChild.directiveProviders || [])],
     });
   }
 
   class ContentChildComponent {
+    static ngFactoryDef =
+        () => { return testComponentInjection(defs.contentChild, new ContentChildComponent()); }
+
     static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
       type: ContentChildComponent,
       selectors: [['content-child']],
       consts: 1,
       vars: 0,
-      factory: () => testComponentInjection(defs.contentChild, new ContentChildComponent()),
       template: function(fs: RenderFlags, ctx: ParentComponent) {
         if (fs & RenderFlags.Create) {
           ɵɵtext(0, 'content-child');
@@ -1482,10 +1489,12 @@ function expectProvidersScenario(defs: {
   }
 
   class ContentChildDirective {
+    static ngFactoryDef =
+        () => { return testDirectiveInjection(defs.contentChild, new ContentChildDirective()); }
+
     static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
       type: ContentChildDirective,
       selectors: [['content-child']],
-      factory: () => testDirectiveInjection(defs.contentChild, new ContentChildDirective()),
       features:
           defs.contentChild && [ɵɵProvidersFeature(defs.contentChild.directiveProviders || [])],
     });
@@ -1493,12 +1502,12 @@ function expectProvidersScenario(defs: {
 
 
   class ParentComponent {
+    static ngFactoryDef = () => testComponentInjection(defs.parent, new ParentComponent());
     static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
       type: ParentComponent,
       selectors: [['parent']],
       consts: 1,
       vars: 0,
-      factory: () => testComponentInjection(defs.parent, new ParentComponent()),
       template: function(fs: RenderFlags, ctx: ParentComponent) {
         if (fs & RenderFlags.Create) {
           ɵɵelement(0, 'view-child');
@@ -1511,31 +1520,31 @@ function expectProvidersScenario(defs: {
   }
 
   class ParentDirective {
+    static ngFactoryDef = () => testDirectiveInjection(defs.parent, new ParentDirective());
     static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
       type: ParentDirective,
       selectors: [['parent']],
-      factory: () => testDirectiveInjection(defs.parent, new ParentDirective()),
       features: defs.parent && [ɵɵProvidersFeature(defs.parent.directiveProviders || [])],
     });
   }
 
   class ParentDirective2 {
+    static ngFactoryDef = () => testDirectiveInjection(defs.parent, new ParentDirective2());
     static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
       type: ParentDirective2,
       selectors: [['parent']],
-      factory: () => testDirectiveInjection(defs.parent, new ParentDirective2()),
       features: defs.parent && [ɵɵProvidersFeature(defs.parent.directive2Providers || [])],
     });
   }
 
 
   class App {
+    static ngFactoryDef = () => testComponentInjection(defs.app, new App());
     static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
       type: App,
       selectors: [['app']],
       consts: 2,
       vars: 0,
-      factory: () => testComponentInjection(defs.app, new App()),
       template: function(fs: RenderFlags, ctx: App) {
         if (fs & RenderFlags.Create) {
           ɵɵelementStart(0, 'parent');

packages/core/test/render3/pure_function_spec.ts

@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ describe('object literals', () => {
     // TODO(issue/24571): remove '!'.
     config !: {[key: string]: any};
 
+    static ngFactoryDef = function ObjectComp_Factory() { return objectComp = new ObjectComp(); };
     static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
       type: ObjectComp,
       selectors: [['object-comp']],
-      factory: function ObjectComp_Factory() { return objectComp = new ObjectComp(); },
       consts: 0,
       vars: 1,
       template: function ObjectComp_Template() {},

packages/core/test/render3/query_spec.ts

@@ -217,12 +217,12 @@ describe('query', () => {
       class MyDirective {
         constructor(public service: Service) {}
 
+        static ngFactoryDef = function MyDirective_Factory() {
+          return directive = new MyDirective(ɵɵdirectiveInject(Service));
+        };
         static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
           type: MyDirective,
           selectors: [['', 'myDir', '']],
-          factory: function MyDirective_Factory() {
-            return directive = new MyDirective(ɵɵdirectiveInject(Service));
-          },
           features: [ɵɵProvidersFeature([Service, {provide: Alias, useExisting: Service}])],
         });
       }
@@ -245,12 +245,12 @@ describe('query', () => {
           service?: Service;
           alias?: Alias;
 
+          static ngFactoryDef = function App_Factory() { return new App(); };
           static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
             type: App,
             selectors: [['app']],
             consts: 1,
             vars: 0,
-            factory: function App_Factory() { return new App(); },
             template: function App_Template(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: App) {
               if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
                 ɵɵelement(0, 'div', ['myDir']);
@@ -290,12 +290,12 @@ describe('query', () => {
         class App {
           service?: Service;
 
+          static ngFactoryDef = function App_Factory() { return new App(); };
           static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
             type: App,
             selectors: [['app']],
             consts: 1,
             vars: 0,
-            factory: function App_Factory() { return new App(); },
             template: function App_Template(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: App) {
               if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
                 ɵɵelement(0, 'div', ['myDir']);
@@ -833,10 +833,10 @@ describe('query', () => {
         let childInstance: Child;
 
         class Child {
+          static ngFactoryDef = () => childInstance = new Child();
           static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
             type: Child,
             selectors: [['child']],
-            factory: () => childInstance = new Child(),
             consts: 0,
             vars: 0,
             template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: Child) => {},
@@ -1406,13 +1406,13 @@ describe('query', () => {
         this.vcr.createEmbeddedView(this.temp);
       }
 
-      static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
-        type: SomeDir,
-        selectors: [['', 'someDir', '']],
-        factory:
-            () => new SomeDir(
-                ɵɵdirectiveInject(ViewContainerRef as any), ɵɵdirectiveInject(TemplateRef as any))
-      });
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new SomeDir(
+          ɵɵdirectiveInject(ViewContainerRef as any), ɵɵdirectiveInject(TemplateRef as any))
+
+          static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
+            type: SomeDir,
+            selectors: [['', 'someDir', '']],
+          });
     }
 
     function AppComponent_Template_1(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any) {
@@ -1467,10 +1467,10 @@ describe('query', () => {
         this.contentCheckedQuerySnapshot = this.foos ? this.foos.length : 0;
       }
 
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => withContentInstance = new WithContentDirective();
       static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
         type: WithContentDirective,
         selectors: [['', 'with-content', '']],
-        factory: () => withContentInstance = new WithContentDirective(),
         contentQueries: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any, dirIndex: number) => {
           if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
             ɵɵcontentQuery(dirIndex, ['foo'], true);
@@ -1655,11 +1655,11 @@ describe('query', () => {
     it('should report results to appropriate queries where deep content queries are nested', () => {
       class QueryDirective {
         fooBars: any;
+        static ngFactoryDef = () => new QueryDirective();
         static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
           type: QueryDirective,
           selectors: [['', 'query', '']],
           exportAs: ['query'],
-          factory: () => new QueryDirective(),
           contentQueries: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any, dirIndex: number) => {
             // @ContentChildren('foo, bar, baz', {descendants: true})
             // fooBars: QueryList<ElementRef>;
@@ -1720,11 +1720,11 @@ describe('query', () => {
 
       class QueryDirective {
         fooBars: any;
+        static ngFactoryDef = () => new QueryDirective();
         static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
           type: QueryDirective,
           selectors: [['', 'query', '']],
           exportAs: ['query'],
-          factory: () => new QueryDirective(),
           contentQueries: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any, dirIndex: number) => {
             // @ContentChildren('foo', {descendants: true})
             // fooBars: QueryList<ElementRef>;
@@ -1777,11 +1777,11 @@ describe('query', () => {
 
       class QueryDirective {
         fooBars: any;
+        static ngFactoryDef = () => new QueryDirective();
         static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
           type: QueryDirective,
           selectors: [['', 'query', '']],
           exportAs: ['query'],
-          factory: () => new QueryDirective(),
           contentQueries: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any, dirIndex: number) => {
             // @ContentChildren('foo', {descendants: true})
             // fooBars: QueryList<ElementRef>;
@@ -1838,11 +1838,11 @@ describe('query', () => {
        () => {
          class ShallowQueryDirective {
            foos: any;
+           static ngFactoryDef = () => new ShallowQueryDirective();
            static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
              type: ShallowQueryDirective,
              selectors: [['', 'shallow-query', '']],
              exportAs: ['shallow-query'],
-             factory: () => new ShallowQueryDirective(),
              contentQueries: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any, dirIndex: number) => {
                // @ContentChildren('foo', {descendants: false})
                // foos: QueryList<ElementRef>;
@@ -1859,11 +1859,11 @@ describe('query', () => {
 
          class DeepQueryDirective {
            foos: any;
+           static ngFactoryDef = () => new DeepQueryDirective();
            static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
              type: DeepQueryDirective,
              selectors: [['', 'deep-query', '']],
              exportAs: ['deep-query'],
-             factory: () => new DeepQueryDirective(),
              contentQueries: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any, dirIndex: number) => {
                // @ContentChildren('foo', {descendants: true})
                // foos: QueryList<ElementRef>;
@@ -1922,12 +1922,9 @@ describe('query', () => {
     class TextDirective {
       value !: string;
 
-      static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
-        type: TextDirective,
-        selectors: [['', 'text', '']],
-        factory: () => new TextDirective(),
-        inputs: {value: 'text'}
-      });
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new TextDirective();
+      static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective(
+          {type: TextDirective, selectors: [['', 'text', '']], inputs: {value: 'text'}});
     }
 
     it('should register content matches from top to bottom', () => {
@@ -1937,10 +1934,10 @@ describe('query', () => {
         // @ContentChildren(TextDirective)
         texts !: QueryList<TextDirective>;
 
+        static ngFactoryDef = () => contentQueryDirective = new ContentQueryDirective();
         static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
           type: ContentQueryDirective,
           selectors: [['', 'content-query', '']],
-          factory: () => contentQueryDirective = new ContentQueryDirective(),
           contentQueries: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any, dirIndex: number) => {
             // @ContentChildren(TextDirective, {descendants: true})
             // texts: QueryList<TextDirective>;
@@ -2005,10 +2002,10 @@ describe('query', () => {
         // @ViewChildren(TextDirective)
         texts !: QueryList<TextDirective>;
 
+        static ngFactoryDef = () => new ViewQueryComponent();
         static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
           type: ViewQueryComponent,
           selectors: [['view-query']],
-          factory: () => new ViewQueryComponent(),
           template: function(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: ViewQueryComponent) {
             if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
               ɵɵelement(0, 'span', ['text', 'A']);

packages/core/test/render3/render_util.ts

@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ export function renderTemplate<T>(
     selectView(hostLView, null);  // SUSPECT! why do we need to enter the View?
 
     const def: ComponentDef<any> = ɵɵdefineComponent({
-      factory: () => null,
       selectors: [],
       type: Object,
       template: templateFn,
@@ -369,12 +368,12 @@ export function createComponent(
     viewProviders: Provider[] = [], hostBindings?: HostBindingsFunction<any>): ComponentType<any> {
   return class Component {
     value: any;
+    static ngFactoryDef = () => new Component;
     static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
       type: Component,
       selectors: [[name]],
       consts: consts,
       vars: vars,
-      factory: () => new Component,
       template: template,
       viewQuery: viewQuery,
       directives: directives, hostBindings,
@@ -388,10 +387,10 @@ export function createComponent(
 export function createDirective(
     name: string, {exportAs}: {exportAs?: string[]} = {}): DirectiveType<any> {
   return class Directive {
+    static ngFactoryDef = () => new Directive();
     static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
       type: Directive,
       selectors: [['', name, '']],
-      factory: () => new Directive(),
       exportAs: exportAs,
     });
   };

packages/core/test/render3/renderer_factory_spec.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ describe('renderer factory lifecycle', () => {
   rendererFactory.end = () => logs.push('end');
 
   class SomeComponent {
+    static ngFactoryDef = () => new SomeComponent;
     static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
       type: SomeComponent,
       encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
@@ -40,12 +41,12 @@ describe('renderer factory lifecycle', () => {
         if (rf & RenderFlags.Update) {
           logs.push('component update');
         }
-      },
-      factory: () => new SomeComponent
+      }
     });
   }
 
   class SomeComponentWhichThrows {
+    static ngFactoryDef = () => new SomeComponentWhichThrows;
     static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
       type: SomeComponentWhichThrows,
       encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
@@ -54,8 +55,7 @@ describe('renderer factory lifecycle', () => {
       vars: 0,
       template: function(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: SomeComponentWhichThrows) {
         throw(new Error('SomeComponentWhichThrows threw'));
-      },
-      factory: () => new SomeComponentWhichThrows
+      }
     });
   }
 
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ describe('Renderer2 destruction hooks', () => {
 
   it('should call renderer.destroy for each component destroyed', () => {
     class SimpleComponent {
+      static ngFactoryDef = () => new SimpleComponent;
       static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
         type: SimpleComponent,
         encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
@@ -161,7 +162,6 @@ describe('Renderer2 destruction hooks', () => {
             ɵɵelement(0, 'span');
           }
         },
-        factory: () => new SimpleComponent,
       });
     }
 

packages/core/test/render3/view_container_ref_spec.ts

@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ describe('ViewContainerRef', () => {
   beforeEach(() => directiveInstance = null);
 
   class DirectiveWithVCRef {
-    static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
-      type: DirectiveWithVCRef,
-      selectors: [['', 'vcref', '']],
-      factory: () => directiveInstance = new DirectiveWithVCRef(
+    static ngFactoryDef = () => directiveInstance = new DirectiveWithVCRef(
+        ɵɵdirectiveInject(ViewContainerRef as any), injectComponentFactoryResolver())
 
-                   ɵɵdirectiveInject(ViewContainerRef as any), injectComponentFactoryResolver()),
-      inputs: {tplRef: 'tplRef', name: 'name'}
-    });
+        static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
+          type: DirectiveWithVCRef,
+          selectors: [['', 'vcref', '']],
+          inputs: {tplRef: 'tplRef', name: 'name'}
+        });
 
     // TODO(issue/24571): remove '!'.
     tplRef !: TemplateRef<{}>;
@@ -57,18 +57,20 @@ describe('ViewContainerRef', () => {
            let directiveInstances: TestDirective[] = [];
 
            class TestDirective {
+             static ngFactoryDef =
+                 () => {
+                   const instance = new TestDirective(
+                       ɵɵdirectiveInject(ViewContainerRef as any),
+                       ɵɵdirectiveInject(TemplateRef as any));
+
+                   directiveInstances.push(instance);
+
+                   return instance;
+                 }
+
              static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
                type: TestDirective,
                selectors: [['', 'testdir', '']],
-               factory: () => {
-                 const instance = new TestDirective(
-                     ɵɵdirectiveInject(ViewContainerRef as any),
-                     ɵɵdirectiveInject(TemplateRef as any));
-
-                 directiveInstances.push(instance);
-
-                 return instance;
-               }
              });
 
              constructor(private _vcRef: ViewContainerRef, private _tplRef: TemplateRef<{}>) {}
@@ -99,11 +101,11 @@ describe('ViewContainerRef', () => {
            class TestComponent {
              // TODO(issue/24571): remove '!'.
              testDir !: TestDirective;
+             static ngFactoryDef = () => new TestComponent();
              static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
                type: TestComponent,
                encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
                selectors: [['test-cmp']],
-               factory: () => new TestComponent(),
                consts: 4,
                vars: 0,
                template: (rf: RenderFlags, cmp: TestComponent) => {
@@ -134,13 +136,11 @@ describe('ViewContainerRef', () => {
            let directiveInstance: TestDirective;
 
            class TestDirective {
-             static ngDirectiveDef = ɵɵdefineDirective({
-               type: TestDirective,
-               selectors: [['', 'testdir', '']],
-               factory: () => directiveInstance = new TestDirective(
-                            ɵɵdirectiveInject(ViewContainerRef as any),
-                            ɵɵdirectiveInject(TemplateRef as any))
-             });
+             static ngFactoryDef = () => directiveInstance = new TestDirective(
+                 ɵɵdirectiveInject(ViewContainerRef as any), ɵɵdirectiveInject(TemplateRef as any))
+
+                 static ngDirectiveDef =
+                     ɵɵdefineDirective({type: TestDirective, selectors: [['', 'testdir', '']]});
 
              constructor(private _vcRef: ViewContainerRef, private _tplRef: TemplateRef<{}>) {}
 
@@ -172,13 +172,13 @@ describe('ViewContainerRef', () => {
              condition = false;
              // TODO(issue/24571): remove '!'.
              testDir !: TestDirective;
+             static ngFactoryDef = () => new TestComponent();
              static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
                type: TestComponent,
                encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
                selectors: [['test-cmp']],
                consts: 4,
                vars: 0,
-               factory: () => new TestComponent(),
                template: (rf: RenderFlags, cmp: TestComponent) => {
                  if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
                    ɵɵtext(0, 'before|');
@@ -239,12 +239,15 @@ describe('ViewContainerRef', () => {
         class AppComp {
           constructor(public vcr: ViewContainerRef, public cfr: ComponentFactoryResolver) {}
 
+          static ngFactoryDef =
+              () => {
+                return new AppComp(
+                    ɵɵdirectiveInject(ViewContainerRef as any), injectComponentFactoryResolver());
+              }
+
           static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
             type: AppComp,
             selectors: [['app-comp']],
-            factory:
-                () => new AppComp(
-                    ɵɵdirectiveInject(ViewContainerRef as any), injectComponentFactoryResolver()),
             consts: 0,
             vars: 0,
             template: (rf: RenderFlags, cmp: AppComp) => {}
@@ -256,10 +259,11 @@ describe('ViewContainerRef', () => {
 
           ngDoCheck() { this.doCheckCount++; }
 
+          static ngFactoryDef = () => dynamicComp = new DynamicComp();
+
           static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
             type: DynamicComp,
             selectors: [['dynamic-comp']],
-            factory: () => dynamicComp = new DynamicComp(),
             consts: 0,
             vars: 0,
             template: (rf: RenderFlags, cmp: DynamicComp) => {}
@@ -355,15 +359,16 @@ describe('ViewContainerRef', () => {
 
     @Component({selector: 'app', template: ''})
     class AppCmpt {
-      static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
-        type: AppCmpt,
-        selectors: [['app']],
-        factory: () => new AppCmpt(
-                     ɵɵdirectiveInject(ViewContainerRef as any), injectComponentFactoryResolver()),
-        consts: 0,
-        vars: 0,
-        template: (rf: RenderFlags, cmp: AppCmpt) => {}
-      });
+      static ngFactoryDef = () =>
+          new AppCmpt(ɵɵdirectiveInject(ViewContainerRef as any), injectComponentFactoryResolver())
+
+              static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
+                type: AppCmpt,
+                selectors: [['app']],
+                consts: 0,
+                vars: 0,
+                template: (rf: RenderFlags, cmp: AppCmpt) => {}
+              });
 
       constructor(private _vcRef: ViewContainerRef, private _cfResolver: ComponentFactoryResolver) {
       }
@@ -424,10 +429,10 @@ describe('ViewContainerRef', () => {
         // @ViewChildren('foo')
         foo !: QueryList<any>;
 
+        static ngFactoryDef = () => dynamicComp = new DynamicCompWithViewQueries();
         static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
           type: DynamicCompWithViewQueries,
           selectors: [['dynamic-cmpt-with-view-queries']],
-          factory: () => dynamicComp = new DynamicCompWithViewQueries(),
           consts: 2,
           vars: 0,
           template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: DynamicCompWithViewQueries) => {
@@ -468,27 +473,28 @@ describe('ViewContainerRef', () => {
 
       ngOnDestroy() { this.viewRef.destroy(); }
 
-      static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
-        type: CompWithListenerThatDestroysItself,
-        selectors: [['comp-with-listener-and-on-destroy']],
-        consts: 2,
-        vars: 0,
-        /** <button (click)="onClick()"> Click me </button> */
-        template: function CompTemplate(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any) {
-          if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
-            ɵɵelementStart(0, 'button');
-            {
-              ɵɵlistener('click', function() { return ctx.onClick(); });
-              ɵɵtext(1, 'Click me');
-            }
-            ɵɵelementEnd();
-          }
-        },
-        // We want the ViewRef, so we rely on the knowledge that `ViewRef` is actually given
-        // when injecting `ChangeDetectorRef`.
-        factory: () => new CompWithListenerThatDestroysItself(
-                     ɵɵdirectiveInject(ChangeDetectorRef as any)),
-      });
+      // We want the ViewRef, so we rely on the knowledge that `ViewRef` is actually given
+      // when injecting `ChangeDetectorRef`.
+      static ngFactoryDef = () =>
+          new CompWithListenerThatDestroysItself(ɵɵdirectiveInject(ChangeDetectorRef as any))
+
+              static ngComponentDef = ɵɵdefineComponent({
+                type: CompWithListenerThatDestroysItself,
+                selectors: [['comp-with-listener-and-on-destroy']],
+                consts: 2,
+                vars: 0,
+                /** <button (click)="onClick()"> Click me </button> */
+                template: function CompTemplate(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: any) {
+                  if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
+                    ɵɵelementStart(0, 'button');
+                    {
+                      ɵɵlistener('click', function() { return ctx.onClick(); });
+                      ɵɵtext(1, 'Click me');
+                    }
+                    ɵɵelementEnd();
+                  }
+                },
+              });
     }
 
 

packages/core/test/test_bed_spec.ts

@@ -503,10 +503,10 @@ describe('TestBed', () => {
          */
         const getAOTCompiledComponent = () => {
           class ComponentClass {
+            static ngFactoryDef = () => new ComponentClass();
             static ngComponentDef = defineComponent({
               type: ComponentClass,
               selectors: [['comp']],
-              factory: () => new ComponentClass(),
               consts: 1,
               vars: 0,
               template: (rf: any, ctx: any) => {

tools/public_api_guard/common/common.d.ts

@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ export declare class NgClassBase {
         [key: string]: any;
     } | null;
     static ngDirectiveDef: any;
+    static ngFactoryDef: any;
 }
 
 export declare class NgComponentOutlet implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
@@ -309,6 +310,7 @@ export declare class NgStyleBase {
         [key: string]: any;
     } | null;
     static ngDirectiveDef: any;
+    static ngFactory: any;
 }
 
 export declare class NgSwitch {

tools/public_api_guard/core/core.d.ts

@@ -771,7 +771,6 @@ export declare function ɵɵdefineBase<T>(baseDefinition: {
 export declare function ɵɵdefineComponent<T>(componentDefinition: {
     type: Type<T>;
     selectors: CssSelectorList;
-    factory: FactoryFn<T>;
     consts: number;
     vars: number;
     inputs?: {
@@ -801,7 +800,6 @@ export declare function ɵɵdefineComponent<T>(componentDefinition: {
 export declare const ɵɵdefineDirective: <T>(directiveDefinition: {
     type: Type<T>;
     selectors: (string | SelectorFlags)[][];
-    factory: FactoryFn<T>;
     inputs?: { [P in keyof T]?: string | [string, string] | undefined; } | undefined;
     outputs?: { [P in keyof T]?: string | undefined; } | undefined;
     features?: DirectiveDefFeature[] | undefined;
@@ -836,7 +834,6 @@ export declare function ɵɵdefineNgModule<T>(def: {
 export declare function ɵɵdefinePipe<T>(pipeDef: {
     name: string;
     type: Type<T>;
-    factory: FactoryFn<T>;
     pure?: boolean;
 }): never;
 
@@ -871,6 +868,8 @@ export declare function ɵɵembeddedViewStart(viewBlockId: number, consts: numbe
 
 export declare function ɵɵenableBindings(): void;
 
+export declare type ɵɵFactoryDef<T> = () => T;
+
 export declare function ɵɵgetCurrentView(): OpaqueViewState;
 
 export declare function ɵɵgetFactoryOf<T>(type: Type<any>): FactoryFn<T> | null;