diff --git a/packages/core/src/change_detection/differs/keyvalue_differs.ts b/packages/core/src/change_detection/differs/keyvalue_differs.ts
index 5ce392b9ad..c2670339cd 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/change_detection/differs/keyvalue_differs.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/change_detection/differs/keyvalue_differs.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {Optional, SkipSelf, StaticProvider} from '../../di';
+import {Optional, SkipSelf, StaticProvider, defineInjectable} from '../../di';
+import {DefaultKeyValueDifferFactory} from './default_keyvalue_differ';
 
 
 /**
@@ -116,6 +117,12 @@ export interface KeyValueDifferFactory {
  * @publicApi
  */
 export class KeyValueDiffers {
+  /** @nocollapse */
+  static ngInjectableDef = defineInjectable({
+    providedIn: 'root',
+    factory: () => new KeyValueDiffers([new DefaultKeyValueDifferFactory()])
+  });
+
   /**
    * @deprecated v4.0.0 - Should be private.
    */
diff --git a/packages/core/src/di/r3_injector.ts b/packages/core/src/di/r3_injector.ts
index 6bd99964a6..b91b9b283c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/di/r3_injector.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/di/r3_injector.ts
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ export class R3Injector {
       defOrWrappedDef: InjectorType<any>|InjectorTypeWithProviders<any>,
       parents: InjectorType<any>[], dedupStack: InjectorType<any>[]) {
     defOrWrappedDef = resolveForwardRef(defOrWrappedDef);
+    if (!defOrWrappedDef) return;
 
     // Either the defOrWrappedDef is an InjectorType (with ngInjectorDef) or an
     // InjectorDefTypeWithProviders (aka ModuleWithProviders). Detecting either is a megamorphic
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/component.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/component.ts
index c900f17589..d420894e03 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/component.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/component.ts
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ import {Injector} from '../di/injector';
 import {Sanitizer} from '../sanitization/security';
 
 import {assertComponentType, assertDefined} from './assert';
-import {getComponentViewByInstance} from './context_discovery';
+import {getContext} from './context_discovery';
 import {getComponentDef} from './definition';
 import {diPublicInInjector, getOrCreateNodeInjectorForNode} from './di';
+import {getHostElement} from './discovery_utils';
 import {publishDefaultGlobalUtils} from './global_utils';
 import {queueInitHooks, queueLifecycleHooks} from './hooks';
 import {CLEAN_PROMISE, createLViewData, createNodeAtIndex, createTView, getOrCreateTView, initNodeFlags, instantiateRootComponent, locateHostElement, prefillHostVars, queueComponentIndexForCheck, refreshDescendantViews} from './instructions';
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ import {enterView, leaveView, resetComponentState} from './state';
 import {defaultScheduler, getRootView, readElementValue, readPatchedLViewData, stringify} from './util';
 
 
+
 /** Options that control how the component should be bootstrapped. */
 export interface CreateComponentOptions {
   /** Which renderer factory to use. */
@@ -121,8 +123,8 @@ export function renderComponent<T>(
 
   const renderer = rendererFactory.createRenderer(hostRNode, componentDef);
   const rootView: LViewData = createLViewData(
-      renderer, createTView(-1, null, 1, 0, null, null, null), rootContext, rootFlags, undefined,
-      opts.injector || null);
+      null, renderer, createTView(-1, null, 1, 0, null, null, null), rootContext, rootFlags,
+      undefined, opts.injector || null);
 
   const oldView = enterView(rootView, null);
   let component: T;
@@ -159,7 +161,7 @@ export function createRootComponentView(
   resetComponentState();
   const tView = rootView[TVIEW];
   const componentView = createLViewData(
-      renderer,
+      rootView, renderer,
       getOrCreateTView(
           def.template, def.consts, def.vars, def.directiveDefs, def.pipeDefs, def.viewQuery),
       null, def.onPush ? LViewFlags.Dirty : LViewFlags.CheckAlways, sanitizer);
@@ -243,32 +245,6 @@ function getRootContext(component: any): RootContext {
   return rootContext;
 }
 
-/**
- * Retrieve the host element of the component.
- *
- * Use this function to retrieve the host element of the component. The host
- * element is the element which the component is associated with.
- *
- * @param component Component for which the host element should be retrieved.
- */
-export function getHostElement<T>(component: T): HTMLElement {
-  return readElementValue(getComponentViewByInstance(component)) as HTMLElement;
-}
-
-/**
- * Retrieves the rendered text for a given component.
- *
- * This function retrieves the host element of a component and
- * and then returns the `textContent` for that element. This implies
- * that the text returned will include re-projected content of
- * the component as well.
- *
- * @param component The component to return the content text for.
- */
-export function getRenderedText(component: any): string {
-  const hostElement = getHostElement(component);
-  return hostElement.textContent || '';
-}
 
 /**
  * Wait on component until it is rendered.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/component_ref.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/component_ref.ts
index 3bb4c25088..7fe055caf5 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/component_ref.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/component_ref.ts
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ export class ComponentFactory<T> extends viewEngine_ComponentFactory<T> {
 
     // Create the root view. Uses empty TView and ContentTemplate.
     const rootView: LViewData = createLViewData(
-        renderer, createTView(-1, null, 1, 0, null, null, null), rootContext, rootFlags, undefined,
-        rootViewInjector);
+        null, renderer, createTView(-1, null, 1, 0, null, null, null), rootContext, rootFlags,
+        undefined, rootViewInjector);
 
     // rootView is the parent when bootstrapping
     const oldView = enterView(rootView, null);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/context_discovery.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/context_discovery.ts
index b3e76419e3..c11da7adb5 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/context_discovery.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/context_discovery.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import './ng_dev_mode';
 
 import {assertEqual} from './assert';
+import {EMPTY_ARRAY} from './definition';
 import {LContext, MONKEY_PATCH_KEY_NAME} from './interfaces/context';
 import {TNode, TNodeFlags} from './interfaces/node';
 import {RElement} from './interfaces/renderer';
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import {CONTEXT, HEADER_OFFSET, HOST, LViewData, TVIEW} from './interfaces/view'
 import {getComponentViewByIndex, getNativeByTNode, readElementValue, readPatchedData} from './util';
 
 
+
 /** Returns the matching `LContext` data for a given DOM node, directive or component instance.
  *
  * This function will examine the provided DOM element, component, or directive instance\'s
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ import {getComponentViewByIndex, getNativeByTNode, readElementValue, readPatched
  * will be updated with a new context (which is then returned). If the monkey-patch value is not
  * detected for a component/directive instance then it will throw an error (all components and
  * directives should be automatically monkey-patched by ivy).
+ *
+ * @param target Component, Directive or DOM Node.
  */
 export function getContext(target: any): LContext|null {
   let mpValue = readPatchedData(target);
@@ -54,7 +58,7 @@ export function getContext(target: any): LContext|null {
         if (nodeIndex == -1) {
           throw new Error('The provided directive was not found in the application');
         }
-        directives = discoverDirectives(nodeIndex, lViewData, false);
+        directives = getDirectivesAtNodeIndex(nodeIndex, lViewData, false);
       } else {
         nodeIndex = findViaNativeElement(lViewData, target as RElement);
         if (nodeIndex == -1) {
@@ -132,7 +136,8 @@ export function getContext(target: any): LContext|null {
 function createLContext(lViewData: LViewData, nodeIndex: number, native: RElement): LContext {
   return {
     lViewData,
-    nodeIndex: nodeIndex, native,
+    nodeIndex,
+    native,
     component: undefined,
     directives: undefined,
     localRefs: undefined,
@@ -271,15 +276,22 @@ function assertDomElement(element: any) {
  * @param lViewData The target view data
  * @param includeComponents Whether or not to include components in returned directives
  */
-export function discoverDirectives(
+export function getDirectivesAtNodeIndex(
     nodeIndex: number, lViewData: LViewData, includeComponents: boolean): any[]|null {
   const tNode = lViewData[TVIEW].data[nodeIndex] as TNode;
   let directiveStartIndex = getDirectiveStartIndex(tNode);
+  if (directiveStartIndex == 0) return EMPTY_ARRAY;
   const directiveEndIndex = getDirectiveEndIndex(tNode, directiveStartIndex);
   if (!includeComponents && tNode.flags & TNodeFlags.isComponent) directiveStartIndex++;
   return lViewData.slice(directiveStartIndex, directiveEndIndex);
 }
 
+export function getComponentAtNodeIndex(nodeIndex: number, lViewData: LViewData): {}|null {
+  const tNode = lViewData[TVIEW].data[nodeIndex] as TNode;
+  let directiveStartIndex = getDirectiveStartIndex(tNode);
+  return tNode.flags & TNodeFlags.isComponent ? lViewData[directiveStartIndex] : null;
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns a map of local references (local reference name => element or directive instance) that
  * exist on a given element.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/debug.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/debug.ts
index 968a46cdcf..4fadccd52c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/debug.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/debug.ts
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@ import {Renderer2, RendererType2} from '../render/api';
 import {DebugContext} from '../view';
 import {DebugRenderer2, DebugRendererFactory2} from '../view/services';
 
-import {getHostComponent, getInjector, getLocalRefs, loadContext} from './discovery_utils';
+import {getComponent, getInjector, getLocalRefs, loadContext} from './discovery_utils';
 import {DirectiveDef} from './interfaces/definition';
 import {TNode, TNodeFlags} from './interfaces/node';
 import {TVIEW} from './interfaces/view';
 
+
 /**
  * Adapts the DebugRendererFactory2 to create a DebugRenderer2 specific for IVY.
  *
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ class Render3DebugContext implements DebugContext {
 
   get injector(): Injector { return getInjector(this._nativeNode); }
 
-  get component(): any { return getHostComponent(this._nativeNode); }
+  get component(): any { return getComponent(this._nativeNode); }
 
   get providerTokens(): any[] {
     const lDebugCtx = loadContext(this._nativeNode);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/discovery_utils.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/discovery_utils.ts
index 10d1fcdfed..eb75cc4f8a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/discovery_utils.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/discovery_utils.ts
@@ -8,78 +8,83 @@
 import {Injector} from '../di/injector';
 
 import {assertDefined} from './assert';
-import {discoverDirectives, discoverLocalRefs, getContext, isComponentInstance} from './context_discovery';
+import {discoverLocalRefs, getComponentAtNodeIndex, getContext, getDirectivesAtNodeIndex} from './context_discovery';
 import {LContext} from './interfaces/context';
-import {TElementNode, TNode, TNodeFlags} from './interfaces/node';
-import {CONTEXT, FLAGS, LViewData, LViewFlags, PARENT, RootContext, TVIEW} from './interfaces/view';
-import {getComponentViewByIndex, readPatchedLViewData} from './util';
+import {TElementNode} from './interfaces/node';
+import {CONTEXT, FLAGS, HOST, LViewData, LViewFlags, PARENT, RootContext, TVIEW} from './interfaces/view';
+import {readPatchedLViewData, stringify} from './util';
 import {NodeInjector} from './view_engine_compatibility';
 
 
-
 /**
- * NOTE: The following functions might not be ideal for core usage in Angular...
+ * Returns the component instance associated with a given DOM host element.
+ * Elements which don't represent components return `null`.
  *
- * Each function below is designed
- */
-
-/**
- * Returns the component instance associated with the target.
+ * @param element Host DOM element from which the component should be retrieved for.
  *
- * If a DOM is used then it will return the component that
- *    owns the view where the element is situated.
- * If a component instance is used then it will return the
- *    instance of the parent component depending on where
- *    the component instance is exists in a template.
- * If a directive instance is used then it will return the
- *    component that contains that directive in it's template.
+ * ```
+ * <my-app>
+ *   #VIEW
+ *     <div>
+ *       <child-comp></child-comp>
+ *     </div>
+ * </mp-app>
+ *
+ * expect(getComponent(<child-comp>) instanceof ChildComponent).toBeTruthy();
+ * expect(getComponent(<my-app>) instanceof MyApp).toBeTruthy();
+ * ```
  *
  * @publicApi
  */
-export function getComponent<T = {}>(target: {}): T|null {
-  const context = loadContext(target) !;
+export function getComponent<T = {}>(element: Element): T|null {
+  if (!(element instanceof Node)) throw new Error('Expecting instance of DOM Node');
+
+  const context = loadContext(element) !;
 
   if (context.component === undefined) {
-    let lViewData: LViewData|null = context.lViewData;
-    while (lViewData) {
-      const ctx = lViewData ![CONTEXT] !as{};
-      if (ctx && isComponentInstance(ctx)) {
-        context.component = ctx;
-        break;
-      }
-      lViewData = lViewData[FLAGS] & LViewFlags.IsRoot ? null : lViewData ![PARENT] !;
-    }
-    if (context.component === undefined) {
-      context.component = null;
-    }
+    context.component = getComponentAtNodeIndex(context.nodeIndex, context.lViewData);
   }
 
   return context.component as T;
 }
 
 /**
- * Returns the host component instance associated with the target.
+ * Returns the component instance associated with view which owns the DOM element (`null`
+ * otherwise).
  *
- * This will only return a component instance of the DOM node
- * contains an instance of a component on it.
+ * @param element DOM element which is owned by an existing component's view.
+ *
+ * ```
+ * <my-app>
+ *   #VIEW
+ *     <div>
+ *       <child-comp></child-comp>
+ *     </div>
+ * </mp-app>
+ *
+ * expect(getViewComponent(<child-comp>) instanceof MyApp).toBeTruthy();
+ * expect(getViewComponent(<my-app>)).toEqual(null);
+ * ```
  *
  * @publicApi
  */
-export function getHostComponent<T = {}>(target: {}): T|null {
-  const context = loadContext(target);
-  const tNode = context.lViewData[TVIEW].data[context.nodeIndex] as TNode;
-  if (tNode.flags & TNodeFlags.isComponent) {
-    const componentView = getComponentViewByIndex(context.nodeIndex, context.lViewData);
-    return componentView[CONTEXT] as any as T;
+export function getViewComponent<T = {}>(element: Element | {}): T|null {
+  const context = loadContext(element) !;
+  let lView: LViewData = context.lViewData;
+  while (lView[PARENT] && lView[HOST] === null) {
+    // As long as lView[HOST] is null we know we are part of sub-template such as `*ngIf`
+    lView = lView[PARENT] !;
   }
-  return null;
+
+  return lView[FLAGS] & LViewFlags.IsRoot ? null : lView[CONTEXT] as T;
 }
 
+
+
 /**
  * Returns the `RootContext` instance that is associated with
  * the application where the target is situated.
  *
- * @publicApi
  */
 export function getRootContext(target: LViewData | {}): RootContext {
   const lViewData = Array.isArray(target) ? target : loadContext(target) !.lViewData;
@@ -88,8 +93,11 @@ export function getRootContext(target: LViewData | {}): RootContext {
 }
 
 /**
- * Returns a list of all the components in the application
- * that are have been bootstrapped.
+ * Retrieve all root components.
+ *
+ * Root components are those which have been bootstrapped by Angular.
+ *
+ * @param target A DOM element, component or directive instance.
  *
  * @publicApi
  */
@@ -98,8 +106,9 @@ export function getRootComponents(target: {}): any[] {
 }
 
 /**
- * Returns the injector instance that is associated with
- * the element, component or directive.
+ * Retrieves an `Injector` associated with the element, component or directive.
+ *
+ * @param target A DOM element, component or directive instance.
  *
  * @publicApi
  */
@@ -111,8 +120,9 @@ export function getInjector(target: {}): Injector {
 }
 
 /**
- * Returns a list of all the directives that are associated
- * with the underlying target element.
+ * Retrieves directives associated with a given DOM host element.
+ *
+ * @param target A DOM element, component or directive instance.
  *
  * @publicApi
  */
@@ -120,7 +130,7 @@ export function getDirectives(target: {}): Array<{}> {
   const context = loadContext(target) !;
 
   if (context.directives === undefined) {
-    context.directives = discoverDirectives(context.nodeIndex, context.lViewData, false);
+    context.directives = getDirectivesAtNodeIndex(context.nodeIndex, context.lViewData, false);
   }
 
   return context.directives || [];
@@ -130,13 +140,12 @@ export function getDirectives(target: {}): Array<{}> {
  * Returns LContext associated with a target passed as an argument.
  * Throws if a given target doesn't have associated LContext.
  *
- * @publicApi
  */
 export function loadContext(target: {}): LContext {
   const context = getContext(target);
   if (!context) {
     throw new Error(
-        ngDevMode ? 'Unable to find the given context data for the given target' :
+        ngDevMode ? `Unable to find context associated with ${stringify(target)}` :
                     'Invalid ng target');
   }
   return context;
@@ -148,7 +157,6 @@ export function loadContext(target: {}): LContext {
  *
  * @param componentOrView any component or view
  *
- * @publicApi
  */
 export function getRootView(componentOrView: LViewData | {}): LViewData {
   let lViewData: LViewData;
@@ -166,7 +174,11 @@ export function getRootView(componentOrView: LViewData | {}): LViewData {
 }
 
 /**
- *  Retrieve map of local references (local reference name => element or directive instance).
+ * Retrieve map of local references.
+ *
+ * The references are retrieved as a map of local reference name to element or directive instance.
+ *
+ * @param target A DOM element, component or directive instance.
  *
  * @publicApi
  */
@@ -179,3 +191,32 @@ export function getLocalRefs(target: {}): {[key: string]: any} {
 
   return context.localRefs || {};
 }
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the host element of the component.
+ *
+ * Use this function to retrieve the host element of the component. The host
+ * element is the element which the component is associated with.
+ *
+ * @param directive Component or Directive for which the host element should be retrieved.
+ *
+ * @publicApi
+ */
+export function getHostElement<T>(directive: T): Element {
+  return getContext(directive) !.native as never as Element;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieves the rendered text for a given component.
+ *
+ * This function retrieves the host element of a component and
+ * and then returns the `textContent` for that element. This implies
+ * that the text returned will include re-projected content of
+ * the component as well.
+ *
+ * @param component The component to return the content text for.
+ */
+export function getRenderedText(component: any): string {
+  const hostElement = getHostElement(component);
+  return hostElement.textContent || '';
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/global_utils.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/global_utils.ts
index 50d3ab726a..666c11f44d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/global_utils.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/global_utils.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 import {global} from '../util';
-import {getComponent, getDirectives, getHostComponent, getInjector, getPlayers, getRootComponents} from './global_utils_api';
+
+import {assertDefined} from './assert';
+import {getComponent, getDirectives, getHostElement, getInjector, getPlayers, getRootComponents, getViewComponent, markDirty} from './global_utils_api';
+
+
 
 /**
  * This file introduces series of globally accessible debug tools
@@ -37,11 +41,13 @@ export function publishDefaultGlobalUtils() {
   if (!_published) {
     _published = true;
     publishGlobalUtil('getComponent', getComponent);
-    publishGlobalUtil('getHostComponent', getHostComponent);
+    publishGlobalUtil('getViewComponent', getViewComponent);
+    publishGlobalUtil('getHostElement', getHostElement);
     publishGlobalUtil('getInjector', getInjector);
     publishGlobalUtil('getRootComponents', getRootComponents);
     publishGlobalUtil('getDirectives', getDirectives);
     publishGlobalUtil('getPlayers', getPlayers);
+    publishGlobalUtil('markDirty', markDirty);
   }
 }
 
@@ -55,6 +61,7 @@ export declare type GlobalDevModeContainer = {
  */
 export function publishGlobalUtil(name: string, fn: Function): void {
   const w = global as any as GlobalDevModeContainer;
+  ngDevMode && assertDefined(fn, 'function not defined');
   if (w) {
     let container = w[GLOBAL_PUBLISH_EXPANDO_KEY];
     if (!container) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/global_utils_api.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/global_utils_api.ts
index dadef7a664..b85207d2a4 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/global_utils_api.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/global_utils_api.ts
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@
  * file in the public_api_guard test.
  */
 
-export {getComponent, getDirectives, getHostComponent, getInjector, getRootComponents} from './discovery_utils';
+export {getComponent, getDirectives, getHostElement, getInjector, getRootComponents, getViewComponent} from './discovery_utils';
+export {markDirty} from './instructions';
 export {getPlayers} from './players';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts
index 2f347f8ab2..b77fbf425f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
  * 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 {LifecycleHooksFeature, getHostElement, getRenderedText, renderComponent, whenRendered} from './component';
+import {LifecycleHooksFeature, renderComponent, whenRendered} from './component';
 import {defineBase, defineComponent, defineDirective, defineNgModule, definePipe} from './definition';
+import {getHostElement, getRenderedText} from './discovery_utils';
 import {InheritDefinitionFeature} from './features/inherit_definition_feature';
 import {NgOnChangesFeature} from './features/ng_onchanges_feature';
 import {ProvidersFeature} from './features/providers_feature';
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ export {getFactoryOf, getInheritedFactory} from './di';
 export {RenderFlags} from './interfaces/definition';
 export {CssSelectorList} from './interfaces/projection';
 
+
 // clang-format off
 export {
   bind,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions.ts
index 3f2b0a5add..b7d9aefd5b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions.ts
@@ -163,15 +163,14 @@ function refreshChildComponents(
 }
 
 export function createLViewData<T>(
-    renderer: Renderer3, tView: TView, context: T | null, flags: LViewFlags,
-    sanitizer?: Sanitizer | null, injector?: Injector | null): LViewData {
-  const viewData = getViewData();
+    parentViewData: LViewData | null, renderer: Renderer3, tView: TView, context: T | null,
+    flags: LViewFlags, sanitizer?: Sanitizer | null, injector?: Injector | null): LViewData {
   const instance = tView.blueprint.slice() as LViewData;
   instance[FLAGS] = flags | LViewFlags.CreationMode | LViewFlags.Attached | LViewFlags.RunInit;
-  instance[PARENT] = instance[DECLARATION_VIEW] = viewData;
+  instance[PARENT] = instance[DECLARATION_VIEW] = parentViewData;
   instance[CONTEXT] = context;
   instance[INJECTOR as any] =
-      injector === undefined ? (viewData ? viewData[INJECTOR] : null) : injector;
+      injector === undefined ? (parentViewData ? parentViewData[INJECTOR] : null) : injector;
   instance[RENDERER] = renderer;
   instance[SANITIZER] = sanitizer || null;
   return instance;
@@ -299,16 +298,15 @@ export function renderTemplate<T>(
     setRenderer(renderer);
 
     // We need to create a root view so it's possible to look up the host element through its index
-    enterView(
-        createLViewData(
-            renderer, createTView(-1, null, 1, 0, null, null, null), {},
-            LViewFlags.CheckAlways | LViewFlags.IsRoot),
-        null);
+    const lView = createLViewData(
+        null, renderer, createTView(-1, null, 1, 0, null, null, null), {},
+        LViewFlags.CheckAlways | LViewFlags.IsRoot);
+    enterView(lView, null);
 
     const componentTView =
         getOrCreateTView(templateFn, consts, vars, directives || null, pipes || null, null);
-    hostView =
-        createLViewData(renderer, componentTView, context, LViewFlags.CheckAlways, sanitizer);
+    hostView = createLViewData(
+        lView, renderer, componentTView, context, LViewFlags.CheckAlways, sanitizer);
     hostView[HOST_NODE] = createNodeAtIndex(0, TNodeType.Element, hostNode, null, null);
   }
   renderComponentOrTemplate(hostView, context, null, templateFn);
@@ -329,8 +327,8 @@ export function createEmbeddedViewAndNode<T>(
   setIsParent(true);
   setPreviousOrParentTNode(null !);
 
-  const lView =
-      createLViewData(renderer, tView, context, LViewFlags.CheckAlways, getCurrentSanitizer());
+  const lView = createLViewData(
+      declarationView, renderer, tView, context, LViewFlags.CheckAlways, getCurrentSanitizer());
   lView[DECLARATION_VIEW] = declarationView;
 
   if (queries) {
@@ -1672,7 +1670,7 @@ function addComponentLogic<T>(
   const componentView = addToViewTree(
       viewData, previousOrParentTNode.index as number,
       createLViewData(
-          getRendererFactory().createRenderer(native as RElement, def), tView, null,
+          getViewData(), getRendererFactory().createRenderer(native as RElement, def), tView, null,
           def.onPush ? LViewFlags.Dirty : LViewFlags.CheckAlways, getCurrentSanitizer()));
 
   componentView[HOST_NODE] = previousOrParentTNode as TElementNode;
@@ -2000,7 +1998,7 @@ export function embeddedViewStart(viewBlockId: number, consts: number, vars: num
   } else {
     // When we create a new LView, we always reset the state of the instructions.
     viewToRender = createLViewData(
-        getRenderer(),
+        getViewData(), getRenderer(),
         getOrCreateEmbeddedTView(viewBlockId, consts, vars, containerTNode as TContainerNode), null,
         LViewFlags.CheckAlways, getCurrentSanitizer());
 
@@ -2469,6 +2467,8 @@ function updateViewQuery<T>(
  * can be provided.
  *
  * @param component Component to mark as dirty.
+ *
+ * @publicApi
  */
 export function markDirty<T>(component: T) {
   ngDevMode && assertDefined(component, 'component');
diff --git a/packages/core/test/bundling/animation_world/bundle.golden_symbols.json b/packages/core/test/bundling/animation_world/bundle.golden_symbols.json
index 0fdfdf721e..8007265b47 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/bundling/animation_world/bundle.golden_symbols.json
+++ b/packages/core/test/bundling/animation_world/bundle.golden_symbols.json
@@ -485,9 +485,6 @@
   {
     "name": "directiveInject"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "discoverDirectives"
-  },
   {
     "name": "domRendererFactory3"
   },
@@ -623,6 +620,9 @@
   {
     "name": "getDirectiveStartIndex"
   },
+  {
+    "name": "getDirectivesAtNodeIndex"
+  },
   {
     "name": "getElementDepthCount"
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/change_detection_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/change_detection_spec.ts
index bb0c3bedbb..57730b61d7 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/change_detection_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/change_detection_spec.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ import {TemplateRef, ViewContainerRef} from '@angular/core';
 import {withBody} from '@angular/private/testing';
 
 import {ChangeDetectionStrategy, ChangeDetectorRef, DoCheck, RendererType2} from '../../src/core';
-import {getRenderedText, whenRendered} from '../../src/render3/component';
-import {LifecycleHooksFeature, defineComponent, defineDirective, templateRefExtractor} from '../../src/render3/index';
+import {whenRendered} from '../../src/render3/component';
+import {LifecycleHooksFeature, defineComponent, defineDirective, getRenderedText, templateRefExtractor} from '../../src/render3/index';
+
 import {bind, container, containerRefreshEnd, containerRefreshStart, detectChanges, directiveInject, element, elementEnd, elementProperty, elementStart, embeddedViewEnd, embeddedViewStart, interpolation1, interpolation2, listener, markDirty, reference, text, template, textBinding, tick} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
 import {RenderFlags} from '../../src/render3/interfaces/definition';
 import {RElement, Renderer3, RendererFactory3} from '../../src/render3/interfaces/renderer';
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/component_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/component_spec.ts
index 634053e1f4..6dd4596214 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/component_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/component_spec.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@
  */
 
 import {ViewEncapsulation, createInjector, defineInjectable, defineInjector} from '../../src/core';
-import {getRenderedText} from '../../src/render3/component';
 
-import {AttributeMarker, ComponentFactory, LifecycleHooksFeature, defineComponent, directiveInject, markDirty, template} from '../../src/render3/index';
+import {AttributeMarker, ComponentFactory, LifecycleHooksFeature, defineComponent, directiveInject, markDirty, template, getRenderedText} from '../../src/render3/index';
 import {bind, container, containerRefreshEnd, containerRefreshStart, element, elementEnd, elementProperty, elementStart, embeddedViewEnd, embeddedViewStart, nextContext, text, textBinding, tick} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
 import {ComponentDef, RenderFlags} from '../../src/render3/interfaces/definition';
 
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/di_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/di_spec.ts
index 6d832a52ad..2b7648c017 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/di_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/di_spec.ts
@@ -2019,7 +2019,8 @@ describe('di', () => {
   describe('getOrCreateNodeInjector', () => {
     it('should handle initial undefined state', () => {
       const contentView = createLViewData(
-          null !, createTView(-1, null, 1, 0, null, null, null), null, LViewFlags.CheckAlways);
+          null, null !, createTView(-1, null, 1, 0, null, null, null), null,
+          LViewFlags.CheckAlways);
       const oldView = enterView(contentView, null);
       try {
         const parentTNode = createNodeAtIndex(0, TNodeType.Element, null, null, null);
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/discovery_utils_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/discovery_utils_spec.ts
index 89a7fc1a96..f0c1229d35 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/discovery_utils_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/discovery_utils_spec.ts
@@ -5,59 +5,263 @@
  * 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 {ReferenceFilter} from '@angular/compiler';
+import {createInjector} from '@angular/core';
+
 import {StaticInjector} from '../../src/di/injector';
-import {getComponent, getDirectives, getHostComponent, getInjector, getLocalRefs, getRootComponents} from '../../src/render3/discovery_utils';
-import {RenderFlags, defineComponent, defineDirective} from '../../src/render3/index';
-import {element, elementEnd, elementStart, elementStyling, elementStylingApply} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
+import {getComponent, getDirectives, getInjector, getLocalRefs, getRootComponents, getViewComponent} from '../../src/render3/discovery_utils';
+import {ProvidersFeature, RenderFlags, defineComponent, defineDirective, getHostElement} from '../../src/render3/index';
+
+import {container, element, elementEnd, elementStart, elementStyling, elementStylingApply, template, bind, elementProperty, text, textBinding, markDirty} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
 
 import {ComponentFixture} from './render_util';
+import {NgIf} from './common_with_def';
+import {getRootContext} from '@angular/core/src/render3/util';
 
 describe('discovery utils', () => {
-  describe('getComponent()', () => {
-    it('should return the component instance for a DOM element', () => {
-      class InnerComp {
-        static ngComponentDef = defineComponent({
-          type: InnerComp,
-          selectors: [['inner-comp']],
-          factory: () => new InnerComp(),
-          consts: 1,
-          vars: 0,
-          template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: InnerComp) => {
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<MyApp>;
+  let myApp: MyApp[];
+  let dirA: DirectiveA[];
+  let childComponent: DirectiveA[];
+  let child: NodeListOf<Element>;
+  let span: NodeListOf<Element>;
+  let div: NodeListOf<Element>;
+  let p: NodeListOf<Element>;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    myApp = [];
+    dirA = [];
+    childComponent = [];
+    fixture = new ComponentFixture(
+        MyApp, {injector: createInjector(null, null, [{provide: String, useValue: 'Module'}])});
+    child = fixture.hostElement.querySelectorAll('child');
+    span = fixture.hostElement.querySelectorAll('span');
+    div = fixture.hostElement.querySelectorAll('div');
+    p = fixture.hostElement.querySelectorAll('p');
+  });
+
+  /**
+   * For all tests assume this set up
+   *
+   * ```
+   * <my-app>
+   *   <#VIEW>
+   *     <span>{{text}}</span>
+   *     <div dirA #div #foo="dirA"></div>
+   *     <child>
+   *       <#VIEW>
+   *         <p></p>
+   *       <VIEW>
+   *     </child>
+   *     <child dirA #child>
+   *       <#VIEW>
+   *         <p></p>
+   *       <VIEW>
+   *     </child>
+   *     <child dirA *ngIf="true">
+   *       <#VIEW>
+   *         <p></p>
+   *       <VIEW>
+   *     </child>
+   *   </#VIEW>
+   * </my-app>
+   * ```
+   */
+  class Child {
+    constructor() { childComponent.push(this); }
+
+    static ngComponentDef = defineComponent({
+      type: Child,
+      selectors: [['child']],
+      factory: () => new Child(),
+      consts: 1,
+      vars: 0,
+      template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: Child) => {
+        if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
+          element(0, 'p');
+        }
+      },
+      features: [ProvidersFeature([{provide: String, useValue: 'Child'}])]
+    });
+  }
+
+  class DirectiveA {
+    constructor() { dirA.push(this); }
+
+    static ngDirectiveDef = defineDirective({
+      type: DirectiveA,
+      selectors: [['', 'dirA', '']],
+      exportAs: 'dirA',
+      factory: () => new DirectiveA(),
+    });
+  }
+
+  class MyApp {
+    text: string = 'INIT';
+    constructor() { myApp.push(this); }
+
+    static ngComponentDef = defineComponent({
+      type: MyApp,
+      selectors: [['my-app']],
+      factory: () => new MyApp(),
+      consts: 9,
+      vars: 1,
+      directives: [Child, DirectiveA, NgIf],
+      template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: MyApp) => {
+        if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
+          elementStart(0, 'span');
+          text(1);
+          elementEnd();
+          element(2, 'div', ['dirA', ''], ['div', '', 'foo', 'dirA']);
+          element(5, 'child');
+          element(6, 'child', ['dirA', ''], ['child', '']);
+          template(8, function(rf: RenderFlags, ctx: never) {
             if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
-              element(0, 'div');
+              element(0, 'child');
             }
-          }
-        });
+          }, 1, 0, null, ['ngIf', '']);
+        }
+        if (rf & RenderFlags.Update) {
+          textBinding(1, bind(ctx.text));
+          elementProperty(8, 'ngIf', bind(true));
+        }
       }
+    });
+  }
 
-      class Comp {
-        static ngComponentDef = defineComponent({
-          type: Comp,
-          selectors: [['comp']],
-          factory: () => new Comp(),
-          consts: 1,
-          vars: 0,
-          template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: Comp) => {
-            if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
-              element(0, 'inner-comp');
-            }
-          },
-          directives: [InnerComp]
-        });
-      }
-
-      const fixture = new ComponentFixture(Comp);
-      fixture.update();
-
-      const hostElm = fixture.hostElement;
-      const innerCompElm = hostElm.querySelector('inner-comp');
-      const component = fixture.component;
-
-      expect(getComponent(innerCompElm !) !).toBe(component);
-      expect(getComponent(hostElm) !).toBeFalsy();
+  describe('getComponent', () => {
+    it('should return null if no component', () => {
+      expect(getComponent(span[0])).toEqual(null);
+      expect(getComponent(div[0])).toEqual(null);
+      expect(getComponent(p[0])).toEqual(null);
+    });
+    it('should throw when called on non-element', () => {
+      expect(() => getComponent(dirA[0] as any)).toThrowError(/Expecting instance of DOM Node/);
+      expect(() => getComponent(dirA[1] as any)).toThrowError(/Expecting instance of DOM Node/);
+    });
+    it('should return component from element', () => {
+      expect(getComponent<MyApp>(fixture.hostElement)).toEqual(myApp[0]);
+      expect(getComponent<Child>(child[0])).toEqual(childComponent[0]);
+      expect(getComponent<Child>(child[1])).toEqual(childComponent[1]);
     });
   });
 
+  describe('getHostElement', () => {
+    it('should return element on component', () => {
+      expect(getHostElement(myApp[0])).toEqual(fixture.hostElement);
+      expect(getHostElement(childComponent[0])).toEqual(child[0]);
+      expect(getHostElement(childComponent[1])).toEqual(child[1]);
+    });
+    it('should return element on directive', () => {
+      expect(getHostElement(dirA[0])).toEqual(div[0]);
+      expect(getHostElement(dirA[1])).toEqual(child[1]);
+    });
+    it('should throw on unknown target', () => {
+      expect(() => getHostElement({})).toThrowError();  //
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getInjector', () => {
+    it('should return node-injector from element', () => {
+      expect(getInjector(fixture.hostElement).get(String)).toEqual('Module');
+      expect(getInjector(child[0]).get(String)).toEqual('Child');
+      expect(getInjector(p[0]).get(String)).toEqual('Child');
+    });
+    it('should return node-injector from component with providers', () => {
+      expect(getInjector(myApp[0]).get(String)).toEqual('Module');
+      expect(getInjector(childComponent[0]).get(String)).toEqual('Child');
+      expect(getInjector(childComponent[1]).get(String)).toEqual('Child');
+    });
+    it('should return node-injector from directive without providers', () => {
+      expect(getInjector(dirA[0]).get(String)).toEqual('Module');
+      expect(getInjector(dirA[1]).get(String)).toEqual('Child');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getDirectives', () => {
+    it('should return empty array if no directives', () => {
+      expect(getDirectives(fixture.hostElement)).toEqual([]);
+      expect(getDirectives(span[0])).toEqual([]);
+      expect(getDirectives(child[0])).toEqual([]);
+    });
+    it('should return just directives', () => {
+      expect(getDirectives(div[0])).toEqual([dirA[0]]);
+      expect(getDirectives(child[1])).toEqual([dirA[1]]);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getViewComponent', () => {
+    it('should return null when called on root component', () => {
+      expect(getViewComponent(fixture.hostElement)).toEqual(null);
+      expect(getViewComponent(myApp[0])).toEqual(null);
+    });
+    it('should return containing component of child component', () => {
+      expect(getViewComponent<MyApp>(child[0])).toEqual(myApp[0]);
+      expect(getViewComponent<MyApp>(child[1])).toEqual(myApp[0]);
+      expect(getViewComponent<MyApp>(child[2])).toEqual(myApp[0]);
+
+      expect(getViewComponent<MyApp>(childComponent[0])).toEqual(myApp[0]);
+      expect(getViewComponent<MyApp>(childComponent[1])).toEqual(myApp[0]);
+      expect(getViewComponent<MyApp>(childComponent[2])).toEqual(myApp[0]);
+    });
+    it('should return containing component of any view element', () => {
+      expect(getViewComponent<MyApp>(span[0])).toEqual(myApp[0]);
+      expect(getViewComponent<MyApp>(div[0])).toEqual(myApp[0]);
+      expect(getViewComponent<Child>(p[0])).toEqual(childComponent[0]);
+      expect(getViewComponent<Child>(p[1])).toEqual(childComponent[1]);
+      expect(getViewComponent<Child>(p[2])).toEqual(childComponent[2]);
+    });
+    it('should return containing component of child directive', () => {
+      expect(getViewComponent<MyApp>(dirA[0])).toEqual(myApp[0]);
+      expect(getViewComponent<MyApp>(dirA[1])).toEqual(myApp[0]);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('localRefs', () => {
+    it('should retrieve empty map', () => {
+      expect(getLocalRefs(fixture.hostElement)).toEqual({});
+      expect(getLocalRefs(myApp[0])).toEqual({});
+      expect(getLocalRefs(span[0])).toEqual({});
+      expect(getLocalRefs(child[0])).toEqual({});
+    });
+
+    it('should retrieve the local map', () => {
+      expect(getLocalRefs(div[0])).toEqual({div: div[0], foo: dirA[0]});
+      expect(getLocalRefs(dirA[0])).toEqual({div: div[0], foo: dirA[0]});
+
+      expect(getLocalRefs(child[1])).toEqual({child: childComponent[1]});
+      expect(getLocalRefs(dirA[1])).toEqual({child: childComponent[1]});
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getRootComponents', () => {
+    it('should return root components from component', () => {
+      const rootComponents = [myApp[0]];
+      expect(getRootComponents(myApp[0])).toEqual(rootComponents);
+      expect(getRootComponents(childComponent[0])).toEqual(rootComponents);
+      expect(getRootComponents(childComponent[1])).toEqual(rootComponents);
+      expect(getRootComponents(dirA[0])).toEqual(rootComponents);
+      expect(getRootComponents(dirA[1])).toEqual(rootComponents);
+      expect(getRootComponents(child[0])).toEqual(rootComponents);
+      expect(getRootComponents(child[1])).toEqual(rootComponents);
+      expect(getRootComponents(div[0])).toEqual(rootComponents);
+      expect(getRootComponents(p[0])).toEqual(rootComponents);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('markDirty', () => {
+    it('should re-render component', () => {
+      expect(span[0].textContent).toEqual('INIT');
+      myApp[0].text = 'WORKS';
+      markDirty(myApp[0]);
+      fixture.requestAnimationFrame.flush();
+      expect(span[0].textContent).toEqual('WORKS');
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('discovery utils deprecated', () => {
+
   describe('getRootComponents()', () => {
     it('should return a list of the root components of the application from an element', () => {
       let innerComp: InnerComp;
@@ -171,55 +375,6 @@ describe('discovery utils', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('getHostComponent()', () => {
-    it('should return the component instance for a DOM element', () => {
-      let innerComp: InnerComp;
-
-      class InnerComp {
-        static ngComponentDef = defineComponent({
-          type: InnerComp,
-          selectors: [['inner-comp']],
-          factory: () => innerComp = new InnerComp(),
-          consts: 1,
-          vars: 0,
-          template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: InnerComp) => {
-            if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
-              element(0, 'div');
-            }
-          }
-        });
-      }
-
-      class Comp {
-        static ngComponentDef = defineComponent({
-          type: Comp,
-          selectors: [['comp']],
-          factory: () => new Comp(),
-          consts: 1,
-          vars: 0,
-          template: (rf: RenderFlags, ctx: Comp) => {
-            if (rf & RenderFlags.Create) {
-              element(0, 'inner-comp');
-            }
-          },
-          directives: [InnerComp]
-        });
-      }
-
-      const fixture = new ComponentFixture(Comp);
-      fixture.update();
-
-      const hostElm = fixture.hostElement;
-      const innerElm = hostElm.querySelector('inner-comp') !;
-      const divElm = hostElm.querySelector('div') !;
-      const component = fixture.component;
-
-      expect(getHostComponent(hostElm) !).toBe(component);
-      expect(getHostComponent(innerElm) !).toBe(innerComp !);
-      expect(getHostComponent(divElm) !).toBeFalsy();
-    });
-  });
-
   describe('getInjector', () => {
 
     it('should return an injector that can return directive instances', () => {
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/global_utils_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/global_utils_spec.ts
index 6a158e912a..bece3e429e 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/global_utils_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/global_utils_spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
  * 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 {getComponent, getDirectives, getHostComponent, getInjector, getRootComponents} from '../../src/render3/discovery_utils';
+import {ɵmarkDirty as markDirty} from '@angular/core';
+
+import {getComponent, getDirectives, getHostElement, getInjector, getRootComponents, getViewComponent} from '../../src/render3/discovery_utils';
 import {GLOBAL_PUBLISH_EXPANDO_KEY, GlobalDevModeContainer, publishDefaultGlobalUtils, publishGlobalUtil} from '../../src/render3/global_utils';
 import {getPlayers} from '../../src/render3/players';
 import {global} from '../../src/util';
@@ -26,16 +28,21 @@ describe('global utils', () => {
 
     it('should publish getComponent', () => { assertPublished('getComponent', getComponent); });
 
+    it('should publish getViewComponent',
+       () => { assertPublished('getViewComponent', getViewComponent); });
+
     it('should publish getRootComponents',
        () => { assertPublished('getRootComponents', getRootComponents); });
 
     it('should publish getDirectives', () => { assertPublished('getDirectives', getDirectives); });
 
     it('should publish getHostComponent',
-       () => { assertPublished('getHostComponent', getHostComponent); });
+       () => { assertPublished('getHostElement', getHostElement); });
 
     it('should publish getInjector', () => { assertPublished('getInjector', getInjector); });
 
+    it('should publish markDirty', () => { assertPublished('markDirty', markDirty); });
+
     it('should publish getPlayers', () => { assertPublished('getPlayers', getPlayers); });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/render_util.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/render_util.ts
index 01241b0f47..8070106852 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/render_util.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/render_util.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {SWITCH_TEMPLATE_REF_FACTORY__POST_R3__ as R3_TEMPLATE_REF_FACTORY} from
 import {SWITCH_VIEW_CONTAINER_REF_FACTORY__POST_R3__ as R3_VIEW_CONTAINER_REF_FACTORY} from '../../src/linker/view_container_ref';
 import {SWITCH_RENDERER2_FACTORY__POST_R3__ as R3_RENDERER2_FACTORY} from '../../src/render/api';
 import {CreateComponentOptions} from '../../src/render3/component';
-import {discoverDirectives, getContext, isComponentInstance} from '../../src/render3/context_discovery';
+import {getContext, getDirectivesAtNodeIndex, isComponentInstance} from '../../src/render3/context_discovery';
 import {extractDirectiveDef, extractPipeDef} from '../../src/render3/definition';
 import {NG_ELEMENT_ID} from '../../src/render3/fields';
 import {ComponentTemplate, ComponentType, DirectiveDef, DirectiveType, RenderFlags, defineComponent, defineDirective, renderComponent as _renderComponent, tick} from '../../src/render3/index';
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ export function createDirective(
 
 /** Gets the directive on the given node at the given index */
 export function getDirectiveOnNode(nodeIndex: number, dirIndex: number = 0) {
-  const directives = discoverDirectives(nodeIndex + HEADER_OFFSET, getViewData(), true);
+  const directives = getDirectivesAtNodeIndex(nodeIndex + HEADER_OFFSET, getViewData(), true);
   if (directives == null) {
     throw new Error(`No directives exist on node in slot ${nodeIndex}`);
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/styling/class_and_style_bindings_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/styling/class_and_style_bindings_spec.ts
index 3af5d0b625..d945875e51 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/styling/class_and_style_bindings_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/styling/class_and_style_bindings_spec.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe('style and class based bindings', () => {
     const rootContext =
         createRootContext(requestAnimationFrame.bind(window), playerHandler || null);
     const lViewData = createLViewData(
-        domRendererFactory3.createRenderer(element, null),
+        null, domRendererFactory3.createRenderer(element, null),
         createTView(-1, null, 1, 0, null, null, null), rootContext, LViewFlags.IsRoot);
     return lViewData;
   }
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/core/core.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/core/core.d.ts
index 0692ddf3e1..2b0c1cb026 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/core/core.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/core/core.d.ts
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ export declare class KeyValueDiffers {
     /** @deprecated */ factories: KeyValueDifferFactory[];
     constructor(factories: KeyValueDifferFactory[]);
     find(kv: any): KeyValueDifferFactory;
+    static ngInjectableDef: never;
     static create<S>(factories: KeyValueDifferFactory[], parent?: KeyValueDiffers): KeyValueDiffers;
     static extend<S>(factories: KeyValueDifferFactory[]): StaticProvider;
 }
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/global_utils.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/global_utils.d.ts
index 62fba3a094..e8e9917945 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/global_utils.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/global_utils.d.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
-export declare function getComponent<T = {}>(target: {}): T | null;
+export declare function getComponent<T = {}>(element: Element): T | null;
 
 export declare function getDirectives(target: {}): Array<{}>;
 
-export declare function getHostComponent<T = {}>(target: {}): T | null;
+export declare function getHostElement<T>(directive: T): Element;
 
 export declare function getInjector(target: {}): Injector;
 
 export declare function getPlayers(ref: ComponentInstance | DirectiveInstance | HTMLElement): Player[];
 
 export declare function getRootComponents(target: {}): any[];
+
+export declare function getViewComponent<T = {}>(element: Element | {}): T | null;
+
+export declare function markDirty<T>(component: T): void;