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@ -7,58 +7,62 @@ import {Injectable} from 'angular2/di';
/**
* Directives allow you to attach behavior to elements in the DOM.
*
* Directive is an abstract concept, instead use concrete directives: [Component], [DynamicComponent], [Decorator]
* Directive is an abstract concept, instead use concrete directives: [Component], [DynamicComponent], [Decorator]
* or [Viewport].
*
* A directive consists of a single directive annotation and a controller class. When the directive's [selector] matches
* elements in the DOM, the following steps occur:
*
* 1. For each directive, the [ElementInjector] attempts to resolve the directive's constructor arguments.
* 2. Angular instantiates directives for each matched element using [ElementInjector].
* 2. Angular instantiates directives for each matched element using [ElementInjector] in a depth-first order,
* as declared in the HTML.
*
* ## Understanding How Injection Works
*
*
* There are three stages of injection resolution.
* - *Pre-existing Injectors*:
* - The terminal [Injector] cannot resolve dependencies. It either throws an error or, if the dependency was
* - *Pre-existing Injectors*:
* - The terminal [Injector] cannot resolve dependencies. It either throws an error or, if the dependency was
* specified as `@Optional`, returns `null`.
* - The primordial injector resolves browser singleton resources, such as: cookies, title, location, and others.
* - *Component Injectors*: Each `@Component` has its own [Injector], and they follow the same parent-child hierachy
* - *Component Injectors*: Each `@Component` has its own [Injector], and they follow the same parent-child hierachy
* as the components in the DOM.
* - *Element Injectors*: Each component has a Shadow DOM. Within the Shadow DOM each element has an [ElementInjector]
* - *Element Injectors*: Each component has a Shadow DOM. Within the Shadow DOM each element has an [ElementInjector]
* which follow the same parent-child hiercachy as the DOM elements themselves.
*
* When resolving dependencies, the current injector is asked to resolve the dependency first, and if it does not
* have it, it delegates to the parent injector.
*
*
* When a template is instantiated, it also must instantiate the corresponding directives in a depth-first order. The
* current [ElementInjector] resolves the constructor dependencies for each directive.
*
* Angular then resolves dependencies as follows, according to the order in which they appear in the [View]:
*
* 1. Dependencies on element injectors and their parents until it encounters a Shadow DOM boundary
* 2. Dependencies on component injectors and their parents until it encounters the root component
* 3. Dependencies on pre-existing injectors
*
*
* The [ElementInjector] can inject other directives, element-specific special objects, or can delegate to the parent
*
* 1. Dependencies on the current element
* 2. Dependencies on element injectors and their parents until it encounters a Shadow DOM boundary
* 3. Dependencies on component injectors and their parents until it encounters the root component
* 4. Dependencies on pre-existing injectors
*
*
* The [ElementInjector] can inject other directives, element-specific special objects, or it can delegate to the parent
* injector.
*
*
* To inject other directives, declare the constructor parameter as:
* - `directive:DirectiveType`: a directive on the current element only
* - `@Ancestor() d:Type`: any directive that matches the type between the current element (excluded) and the Shadow DOM root [TODO: what does (excluded) mean? Does this apply to the @Parent annotation also?]
* - `@Parent() d:Type`: any directive that matches the type on a direct parent element only
* - `@Children query:Query<Type>`: A live collection of direct child directives
* - `@Descendants query:Query<Type>`: A live collection of any child directives
*
* - `directive:DirectiveType`: a directive on the current element only
* - `@Ancestor() directive:DirectiveType`: any directive that matches the type between the current element and the
* Shadow DOM root. Current Element is not included in the resolution, therefor even if it could resolve it, it will
* be ignored.
* - `@Parent() directive:DirectiveType`: any directive that matches the type on a direct parent element only.
* - `@Children query:Query<DirectiveType>`: A live collection of direct child directives [TO BE IMPLEMENTED].
* - `@Descendants query:Query<DirectiveType>`: A live collection of any child directives [TO BE IMPLEMENTED].
*
* To inject element-specific special objects, declare the constructor parameter as:
* - `element: NgElement` to obtain a DOM element (DEPRECATED: replacment coming)
* - `viewContainer: ViewContainer` to control child template instantiation, for [Viewport] directives only
* - `bindingPropagation: BindingPropagation` to control change detection in a more granular way
*
* - `element: NgElement` to obtain a DOM element (DEPRECATED: replacment coming)
* - `viewContainer: ViewContainer` to control child template instantiation, for [Viewport] directives only
* - `bindingPropagation: BindingPropagation` to control change detection in a more granular way.
*
* ## Example
*
* The following example demonstrates how dependency injection resolves constructor arguments in practice.
*
*
* Assume this HTML structure:
* Assume this HTML template:
*
* ```
* <div dependency="1">
@ -93,9 +97,10 @@ import {Injectable} from 'angular2/di';
*
* Let's step through the different ways in which `MyDirective` could be declared...
*
*
* ### No injection
*
* Here the constructor is declared with no arguments, so nothing is injected into `MyDirective`.
* Here the constructor is declared with no arguments, therefore nothing is injected into `MyDirective`.
*
* ```
* @Decorator({ selector: '[my-directive]' })
@ -105,9 +110,8 @@ import {Injectable} from 'angular2/di';
* }
* ```
*
* This directive would return nothing for the example code above. [TODO: True? We spent a lot of time talking about
* errors but in this case, there's nothing to error on, right? I don't understand the diff between "returns" and "injects"
* when the example is showing a directive not the template. Which is the correct verb?]
* This directive would be instantiated with no dependencies.
*
*
* ### Component-level injection
*
@ -124,8 +128,9 @@ import {Injectable} from 'angular2/di';
* }
* ```
*
* This directive would return `dependency=3` for the example code above. [TODO: True? Is "return" the right verb?]
*
* This directive would be instantiated with a dependency on `SomeService`.
*
*
* ### Injecting a directive from the current element
*
* Directives can inject other directives declared on the current element.
@ -138,14 +143,14 @@ import {Injectable} from 'angular2/di';
* }
* }
* ```
* This directive would also return `dependency=3` for the example code above. [TODO: True? Why is this the same?]
*
* This directive would be instantiated with `Dependency` declared at the same element, in this case `dependency="3"`.
*
*
* ### Injecting a directive from a direct parent element
*
* Directives can inject other directives declared on a direct parent element. By definition, a directive with a
* Directives can inject other directives declared on a direct parent element. By definition, a directive with a
* `@Parent` annotation does not attempt to resolve dependencies for the current element, even if this would satisfy
* the dependency. [TODO: did I get the subject/verb right?]
* the dependency.
*
* ```
* @Decorator({ selector: '[my-directive]' })
@ -155,17 +160,15 @@ import {Injectable} from 'angular2/di';
* }
* }
* ```
* This directive would return `dependency=2` for the example code above. [TODO: True?]
*
* This directive would be instantiated with `Dependency` declared at the parent element, in this case `dependency="2"`.
*
*
* ### Injecting a directive from any ancestor elements
*
* Directives can inject other directives declared on any ancestor element, i.e. on the parent element and its parents.
* By definition, a directive with an `@Ancestor` annotation does not attempt to resolve dependencies for the current
* element, even if this would satisfy the dependency. [TODO: did I get the subject/verb right? ]
* Directives can inject other directives declared on any ancestor element (in the current Shadow DOM), i.e. on the
* parent element and its parents. By definition, a directive with an `@Ancestor` annotation does not attempt to
* resolve dependencies for the current element, even if this would satisfy the dependency.
*
* Unlike the `@Parent` which only checks the parent `@Ancestor` checks the parent, as well as its
* parents recursivly. If `dependency="2"` would not be present this injection would return `dependency="1"`.
* ```
* @Decorator({ selector: '[my-directive]' })
* class MyDirective {
@ -174,59 +177,61 @@ import {Injectable} from 'angular2/di';
* }
* }
* ```
*
* This directive would also return `dependency=2` for the example code above. If `dependency=2` hadn't been declared
* on the parent `div`, this directive would return `d[TODO: True?]
*
* ### Injecting query of child directives. [PENDING IMPLEMENTATION]
* Unlike the `@Parent` which only checks the parent, `@Ancestor` checks the parent, as well as its
* parents recursively. If `dependency="2"` didn't exist on the direct parent, this injection would have returned
* `dependency="1"`.
*
* In some cases the directive may be interersted in injecting its child directives. This is not directly possible
* since parent directives are guarteed to be created before child directives. Instead we can injecto a container
* which can than be filled once the data is needed.
*
* ### Injecting a live collection of direct child directives [PENDING IMPLEMENTATION]
*
* A directive can also query for other child directives. Since parent directives are instantiated before child
* directives, a directive can't simply inject the list of child directives. Instead, the directive asynchronously
* injects a [Query], which updates as children are added, removed, or moved by any [ViewPort] directive such as a
* `for`, an `if`, or a `switch`.
*
* ```
* @Decorator({ selector: '[my-directive]' })
* class MyDirective {
* constructor(@Children() dependencys:Query<Maker>) {
* // dependencys will eventuall contain: [4, 6]
* // this will upbate if children are added/removed/moved,
* // for example by having for or if.
* constructor(@Children() dependencies:Query<Maker>) {
* }
* }
* ```
*
* This directive would be instantiated with a [Query] which contains `Dependency` 4 and 6. Here, `Dependency` 5 would
* not be included, because it is not a direct child.
*
* ### Injecting query of descendant directives. [PENDING IMPLEMENTATION]
* ### Injecting a live collection of direct descendant directives [PENDING IMPLEMENTATION]
*
* Similar to `@Children` but also includ childre of those children.
* Similar to `@Children` above, but also includes the children of the child elements.
*
* ```
* @Decorator({ selector: '[my-directive]' })
* class MyDirective {
* constructor(@Children() dependencys:Query<Maker>) {
* // dependencys will eventuall contain: [4, 5, 6]
* // this will upbate if children are added/removed/moved,
* // for example by having for or if.
* constructor(@Children() dependencies:Query<Maker>) {
* }
* }
* ```
*
* This directive would be instantiated with a Query which would contain `Dependency` 4, 5 and 6.
*
* ### Optional injection
*
* Finally there may be times when we would like to inject a component which may or may not be there. For this
* use case angular supports `@Optional` injection.
* The normal behavior of directives is to return an error when a specified dependency cannot be resolved. If you
* would like to inject `null` on unresolved dependency instead, you can annotate that dependency with `@Optional()`.
* This explicitly permits the author of a template to treat some of the surrounding directives as optional.
*
* ```
* @Decorator({ selector: '[my-directive]' })
* class MyDirective {
* constructor(@Optional() @Ancestor() form:Form) {
* // this will search for a Form directive above itself,
* // and inject null if not found
* constructor(@Optional() dependency:Dependency) {
* }
* }
* ```
*
* This directive would be instantiated with a `Dependency` directive found on the current element. If none can be
* found, the injector supplies `null` instead of throwing an error.
*
* @publicModule angular2/annotations
*/
@ABSTRACT()
@ -235,13 +240,16 @@ export class Directive extends Injectable {
* The CSS selector that triggers the instantiation of a directive.
*
* Angular only allows directives to trigger on CSS selectors that do not cross element boundaries.
* The supported selectors are:
*
* - `element-name` select by element name.
* - `.class` select by class name.
* - `[attribute]` select by attribute name.
* - `[attribute=value]` select by attribute name and value.
* - `:not(sub_selector)` select only if the element does not match the `sub_selector`.
* `selector` may be declared as one of the following:
*
* - `element-name`: select by element name.
* - `.class`: select by class name.
* - `[attribute]`: select by attribute name.
* - `[attribute=value]`: select by attribute name and value.
* - `:not(sub_selector)`: select only if the element does not match the `sub_selector`.
* - `selector1, selector2`: select if either `selector1` or `selector2` matches. [TO BE IMPLMENTED]
*
*
* ## Example
*
@ -270,7 +278,8 @@ export class Directive extends Injectable {
* - `bindingProperty` specifies the DOM property where the value is read from.
*
* You can include [Pipes] when specifying a `bindingProperty` to allow for data transformation and structural
* change detection of the value.
* change detection of the value. These pipes will be evaluated in the context of this component.
*
*
* ## Syntax
*
@ -285,43 +294,45 @@ export class Directive extends Injectable {
* ```
*
*
* ## Basic Property Binding:
* ## Basic Property Binding
*
* We can easily build a simple `Tooltip` directive that exposes a `tooltip` property, which can be used in templates
* with standard Angular syntax. For example:
*
* ```
* @Decorator({
* selector: '[tooltip]',
* bind: {
* 'tooltipText': 'tooltip'
* 'text': 'tooltip'
* }
* })
* class Tooltip {
* set tooltipText(text) {
* set text(text) {
* // This will get called every time the 'tooltip' binding changes with the new value.
* }
* }
* ```
*
* As used in this example:
* We can then bind to the `tooltip' property as either an expression (`someExpression`) or as a string literal, as
* shown in the HTML template below:
*
* ```html
* <div [tooltip]="someExpression">
* <div [tooltip]="someExpression">...</div>
* <div tooltip="Some Text">...</div>
* ```
*
* Whenever the `someExpression` expression changes, the `bind` declaration instructs Angular to update the
* `Tooltip`'s `tooltipText` property.
*
*
* Similarly in this example:
*
* ```html
* <div tooltip="Some Text">
* ```
*
* The `Tooltip`'s `tooltipText` property gets initialized to the `Some Text` literal.
*
*
* ## Bindings With Pipes:
*
* You can also use pipes when writing binding definitions for a directive.
*
* For example, we could write a binding that updates the directive on structural changes, rather than on reference
* changes, as normally occurs in change detection. (See: [Pipe] and [keyValueDiff] documentaition for more details.)
*
* ```
* @Decorator({
* selector: '[class-set]',
@ -336,29 +347,30 @@ export class Directive extends Injectable {
* }
* ```
*
* As used in this example:
* The template that this directive is used in may also contain its own pipes. For example:
*
* ```html
* <div [class-set]="someExpression">
* <div [class-set]="someExpression | somePipe">
* ```
*
* In the above example, the `ClassSet` uses the `keyValDiff` [Pipe] for watching structural changes. This means that
* the `classChanges` setter gets invoked if the expression changes to a different reference, or if the
* structure of the expression changes. (Shallow property watching of the object)
*
* NOTE: The `someExpression` can also contain its own [Pipe]s. In this case, the two pipes compose as if they were
* inlined.
* In this case, the two pipes compose as if they were inlined: `someExpression | somePipe | keyValDiff`.
*
*/
bind:any; // StringMap
/**
* Specifies which DOM events the directive listens to and what the action should be when they occur.
* Specifies which DOM events a directive listens to.
*
* The `events` property defines a set of `event` to `method` key-value pairs:
*
* - `event1` specifies the DOM event that the directive listens to.
* - `onMethod1` specifies the method to execute when the event occurs.
* - `event1`: the DOM event that the directive listens to.
* - `statement`: the statment to execute when the event occurs.
*
*
* When writing a directive event binding, you can also refer to the following local variables:
* - `$event`: Current event object which triggerd the event.
* - `$target`: The source of the event. This will be either a DOM element or an Angular directive.
* [TO BE IMPLEMENTED]
*
*
* ## Syntax
@ -366,7 +378,7 @@ export class Directive extends Injectable {
* ```
* @Directive({
* events: {
* 'event1': 'onMethod1',
* 'event1': 'onMethod1(arguments)',
* ...
* }
* }
@ -374,20 +386,24 @@ export class Directive extends Injectable {
*
* ## Basic Event Binding:
*
* Suppose you want to write a directive that triggers on `change` events in the DOM. You would define the event
* binding as follows:
*
* ```
* @Decorator({
* selector: 'input',
* events: {
* 'change': 'onChange'
* 'change': 'onChange($event)'
* }
* })
* class InputDecorator {
* onChange(event:Event) {
* // invoked whenever the DOM element fires the 'change' event.
* }
* }
* ```
*
* Here `InputDecorator` is invoked whenever the DOM element fires the 'change' event.
*
*/
events:any; // StringMap
@ -420,6 +436,8 @@ export class Directive extends Injectable {
/**
* Returns true if a directive participates in a given [LifecycleEvent].
*
* See: [onChange], [onDestroy] for details.
*/
hasLifecycleHook(hook:string):boolean {
return isPresent(this.lifecycle) ? ListWrapper.contains(this.lifecycle, hook) : false;
@ -427,98 +445,87 @@ export class Directive extends Injectable {
}
/**
* Components are angular directives with Shadow DOM views.
* Declare template views for an Angular application.
*
* Componests are used to encapsulate state and template into reusable building blocks. An angular component requires
* an `@Component` and at least one `@Template` annotation (see [Template] for more datails.) Components instances are
* used as the context for evaluation of the Shadow DOM view.
* Each angular component requires a single `@Component` and at least one `@Template` annotation. This allows Angular to
* encapsulate state information and templates. These form the fundamental reusable building blocks for developing an
* application. There can only be one component per DOM element.
*
* Restrictions:
* - Thre can anly be one component per DOM element.
* When a component is instantiated, Angular
* - creates a shadow DOM for the component.
* - loads the selected template into the shadow DOM.
* - creates a child [Injector] which is configured with the [Component.services].
*
* All template expressions and statments are then evaluted against the component instance.
*
* For details on the `@Template` annotation, see [Template].
*
* ## Example
* @Component({
* selector: 'greet'
* })
* @Template({
* inline: 'Hello {{name}}'
* })
* class Greet {
* name: string;
*
* constructor() {
* this.name = 'World';
* }
* }
* ```
* @Component({
* selector: 'greet'
* })
* @Template({
* inline: 'Hello {{name}}!'
* })
* class Greet {
* name: string;
*
* constructor() {
* this.name = 'World';
* }
* }
* ```
*
* @publicModule angular2/annotations
*/
export class Component extends Directive {
/**
* Defines the set of injectables that are visible to a Component and its children.
* Defines the set of injectable objects that are visible to a Component and its children.
*
* When a [Component] defines [injectables], Angular creates a new application-level [Injector] for the component
* and its children. Injectables are defined as a list of [Binding]s, (or as [Type]s as short hand). These bindings
* are passed to the [Injector] constructor when making a new child [Injector]. The injectables are available for
* all child directives of the Component (but not the declaring component's light DOM directives).
* The [services] defined in the Component annotation allow you to configure a set of bindings for the component's
* injector.
*
* ## Example
* // Example of a class which we would like to inject.
* class Greeter {
* salutation:string;
*
* constructor(salutation:string) {
* this.salutation = salutation;
* }
*
* greet(name:string) {
* return this.salutation + ' ' + name + '!';
* }
* }
*
* @Component({
* selector: 'greet',
* services: [
* bind(String).toValue('Hello'), // Configure injection of string
* Greeter // Make Greeter available for injection
* ]
* })
* @Template({
* inline: '<child></child>',
* directives: Child
* })
* class Greet {
* greeter: Greeter;
*
* constructor(greeter: Greeter) {
* // Greeter can be injected here becouse it was declared as injectable
* // in this component, or parent component.
* this.greeter = greeter;
* }
* }
*
* @Decorator({
* selector: 'child'
* })
* class Child {
* greeter: Greeter;
*
* constructor(greeter: Greeter) {
* // Greeter can be injected here becouse it was declared as injectable
* // in a an ancestor component.
* this.greeter = greeter;
* }
* }
* When a component is instantiated, Angular creates a new child Injector, which is configured with the bindings in
* the Component [services] annotation. The injectable objects then become available for injection to the component
* itself and any of the directives in the component's template, i.e. they are not available to the directives which
* are children in the component's light DOM.
*
*
* Let's look at the [services] part of the example above.
* The syntax for configuring the [services] injectable is identical to [Injector] injectable configuration. See
* [Injector] for additional detail.
*
* services: [
* bind(String).toValue('Hello'),
* Greeter
* ]
*
* Here the `Greeter` is a short hand for `bind(Greeter).toClass(Greeter)`. See [bind] DSL for more details.
* ## Simple Example
*
* Here is an example of a class that can be injected:
*
* ```
* class Greeter {
* greet(name:string) {
* return 'Hello ' + name + '!';
* }
* }
*
* @Component({
* selector: 'greet',
* services: [
* Greeter
* ]
* })
* @Template({
* inline: `{{greeter.greet('world')}}!`,
* directives: Child
* })
* class HelloWorld {
* greeter:Greeter;
*
* constructor(greeter:Greeter) {
* this.greeter = greeter;
* }
* }
* ```
*/
services:List;
@ -549,27 +556,34 @@ export class Component extends Directive {
}
/**
* DynamicComponents allow loading child components impretivly.
*
* A Component can be made of other compontents. This recursive nature must be resolved synchronously during the
* component template processing. This means that all templates are resolved synchronously. This prevents lazy loading
* of code or delayed binding of views to the components.
*
* A DynamicComponent is a placeholder into which a regular component can be loaded imperativly and thus breaking
* the all components must be resolved synchronously restriction. Once loaded the component is premanent.
*
*
* A directive used for dynamically loading components.
*
* Regular angular components are statically resolved. DynamicComponent allows to you resolve a component at runtime
* instead by providing a placeholder into which a regular angular component can be dynamically loaded. Once loaded,
* the dynamically-loaded component becomes permanent and cannot be changed.
*
*
* ## Example
*
* Here we have `DynamicComp` which acts as the placeholder for `HelloCmp`. At runtime, the dynamic component
* `DynamicComp` requests loading of the `HelloCmp` component.
*
* There is nothing special about `HelloCmp`, which is a regular angular component. It can also be used in other static
* locations.
*
* ```
* @DynamicComponent({
* selector: 'dynamic-comp'
* })
* class DynamicComp {
* done;
* helloCmp:HelloCmp;
* constructor(loader:PrivateComponentLoader, location:PrivateComponentLocation) {
* this.done = loader.load(HelloCmp, location);
* loader.load(HelloCmp, location).then((helloCmp) => {
* this.helloCmp = helloCmp;
* });
* }
* }
*
*
* @Component({
* selector: 'hello-cmp'
* })
@ -582,11 +596,17 @@ export class Component extends Directive {
* this.greeting = "hello";
* }
* }
*
*
* ```
*
*
*
* @publicModule angular2/annotations
*/
export class DynamicComponent extends Directive {
/**
* Same as [Component.services].
*/
// TODO(vsankin): Please extract into AbstractComponent
services:any; //List;
@CONST()
@ -615,26 +635,24 @@ export class DynamicComponent extends Directive {
}
/**
* Decorators allow attaching behavior to DOM elements in a composable manner.
* Directive that attaches behavior to DOM elements.
*
* A decorator directive attaches behavior to a DOM element in a composable manner.
* (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composition_over_inheritance)
*
* Decorators:
* - are simplest form of [Directive]s.
* - are besed used as compostinion pattern ()
* - are best used as a composition pattern ()
*
* Decoraters differ from [Component]s in that they:
* - can have any number of decorators per element
* Decorators differ from [Component]s in that they:
* - can have multiple decorators per element
* - do not create their own evaluation context
* - do not have template (and therefor do not create Shadow DOM)
*
*
* ## Example
*
* Let's say we would like to add tool-tip behavior to any alement.
*
* ```
* <div tooltip="some text here"></div>
* ```
*
* We could have a decorator directive like so:
* Here we use a decorator directive to simply define basic tool-tip behavior.
*
* ```
* @Decorator({
@ -643,8 +661,8 @@ export class DynamicComponent extends Directive {
* 'text': 'tooltip'
* },
* event: {
* 'onmouseenter': 'onMouseEnter',
* 'onmouseleave': 'onMouseLeave'
* 'onmouseenter': 'onMouseEnter()',
* 'onmouseleave': 'onMouseLeave()'
* }
* })
* class Tooltip{
@ -667,10 +685,23 @@ export class DynamicComponent extends Directive {
* }
* }
* ```
* In our HTML template, we can then add this behavior to a `<div>` or any other element with the `tooltip` selector,
* like so:
*
* ```
* <div tooltip="some text here"></div>
* ```
*
* @publicModule angular2/annotations
*/
export class Decorator extends Directive {
/**
* If set to true the compiler does not compile the children of this directive.
*/
//TODO(vsavkin): This would better fall under the Macro directive concept.
compileChildren: boolean;
@CONST()
constructor({
selector,
@ -697,10 +728,12 @@ export class Decorator extends Directive {
}
/**
* Viewport is used for controlling the instatiation of inline templates.
* Viewport is used for controlling the instatiation of inline templates. [TODO: needs co-work :)]
*
* Viewport consist of a controller which can inject [ViewContainer]. A [ViewContainer] rerpsents a location in the
* current view where child views can be inserted.
* Viewport consist of a controller which can inject [ViewContainer]. A [ViewContainer] represents a location in the
* current view where child views can be inserted. [ViewContainer] is created as a result of `<template>` element.
*
* NOTE: `<template>` directives can be created in shorthand form as `<TAG template="...">` or `<TAG *key="...">`
*
* ## Example
*
@ -742,6 +775,34 @@ export class Decorator extends Directive {
* }
* ```
*
* To better undarstand what is hapening, remember that angular converts the above template to:
*
* ```
* <ul>
* <template [unless]="exp">
* <li></li>
* </template>
* </ul>
* ```
*
* Notice that the `*unless="exp"` got hoisted to `<template>`. This means that the `Viewport` controller is instantiated
* on the `<template>` element rather thna the `<li>` element.
*
* Once the viewport insntantiates the child view the result is:
*
* ```
* <ul>
* <template [unless]="exp">
* <li></li>
* </template>
* <li></li>
* </ul>
* ```
*
* The key thing to notice here is that `<li>` instance is a sibling of `<template>` not a child. For this reason
* it is not possible to inject `Viewport` directive into other directives, (`Viweport` directives are always on
* `<template>` elements which are leafs.)
*
*
* @publicModule angular2/annotations
*/

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@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
import {ABSTRACT, CONST, Type} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
/**
* @publicModule angular2/angular2
* @publicModule angular2/annotations
*/
export class Template {
url:any; //string;

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@ -2,8 +2,40 @@ import {CONST} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
import {DependencyAnnotation} from 'angular2/di';
/**
* The directive can only be injected from the current element
* or from its parent.
* The directive can only be injected from the parent element.
*
* ## Example
*
* ```
* <div dependency="1">
* <div dependency="2" my-directive></div>
* </div>
* ```
*
* ```
* @Decorator({
* selector: '[dependency]',
* bind: {
* 'id':'dependency'
* }
* })
* class Dependency {
* id:string;
* }
*
*
* @Decorator({
* selector: '[my-directive]'
* })
* class Dependency {
* constructor(@Parent() dependency:Dependency) {
* expect(dependency.id).toEqual(1);
* };
* }
* ```
*
* In the above example the `@Parent()` annotation forces the injector to retrieve the dependency from the
* parent element (even thought the current element could resolve it).
*
* @publicModule angular2/annotations
*/
@ -15,8 +47,48 @@ export class Parent extends DependencyAnnotation {
}
/**
* The directive can only be injected from the current element
* or from its ancestor.
* The directive can only be injected from the ancestor (any element between parent element and shadow root).
*
*
* ## Example
*
* ```
* <div dependency="1">
* <div dependency="2">
* <div>
* <div dependency="3" my-directive></div>
* </div>
* </div>
* </div>
* ```
*
* ```
* @Decorator({
* selector: '[dependency]',
* bind: {
* 'id':'dependency'
* }
* })
* class Dependency {
* id:string;
* }
*
*
* @Decorator({
* selector: '[my-directive]'
* })
* class Dependency {
* constructor(@Ancestor() dependency:Dependency) {
* expect(dependency.id).toEqual(2);
* };
* }
* ```
*
* In the above example the `@Ancestor()` annotation forces the injector to retrieve the dependency from the
* first ancestor.
* - The current element `dependency="3"` is skipped
* - Next parent has no directives `<div>`
* - Next parent has the `Dependency` directive and so the dependency is satisfied.
*
* @publicModule angular2/annotations
*/