diff --git a/modules/angular2/router.js b/modules/angular2/router.js
index 48b92a2271..a5118abcec 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/router.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/router.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {Router, RootRouter} from './src/router/router';
 import {RouteRegistry} from './src/router/route_registry';
 import {Pipeline} from './src/router/pipeline';
 import {Location} from './src/router/location';
-import {appComponentAnnotatedTypeToken} from './src/core/application_tokens';
+import {appComponentRefToken} from './src/core/application_tokens';
 import {bind} from './di';
 
 export var routerInjectables:List = [
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export var routerInjectables:List = [
   Pipeline,
   BrowserLocation,
   Location,
-  bind(Router).toFactory((registry, pipeline, location, meta) => {
-    return new RootRouter(registry, pipeline, location, meta.type);
-  }, [RouteRegistry, Pipeline, Location, appComponentAnnotatedTypeToken])
+  bind(Router).toFactory((registry, pipeline, location, app) => {
+    return new RootRouter(registry, pipeline, location, app.hostComponentType);
+  }, [RouteRegistry, Pipeline, Location, appComponentRefToken])
 ];
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/interfaces.ts b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/interfaces.ts
index dd2ebf07ef..4e0ed1a082 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/interfaces.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/change_detection/interfaces.ts
@@ -68,4 +68,4 @@ export class ChangeDetectorDefinition {
   constructor(public id: string, public strategy: string, public variableNames: List<string>,
               public bindingRecords: List<BindingRecord>,
               public directiveRecords: List<DirectiveRecord>) {}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/application.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/application.js
index 7afcb0169b..40e1bb7a95 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/application.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/application.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {Parser, Lexer, ChangeDetection, DynamicChangeDetection, PipeRegistry, de
 import {ExceptionHandler} from './exception_handler';
 import {TemplateLoader} from 'angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/template_loader';
 import {TemplateResolver} from './compiler/template_resolver';
-import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from './compiler/directive_metadata_reader';
+import {DirectiveResolver} from './compiler/directive_resolver';
 import {List, ListWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
 import {Promise, PromiseWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/async';
 import {NgZone} from 'angular2/src/core/zone/ng_zone';
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ import {DefaultDomCompiler} from 'angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/compiler';
 import {internalView} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/view_ref';
 
 import {
-  appComponentRefToken,
-  appComponentAnnotatedTypeToken
+  appComponentRefToken
 } from './application_tokens';
 
 var _rootInjector: Injector;
@@ -54,16 +53,14 @@ var _rootBindings = [
 function _injectorBindings(appComponentType): List<Binding> {
   return [
       bind(DOCUMENT_TOKEN).toValue(DOM.defaultDoc()),
-      bind(appComponentAnnotatedTypeToken).toFactory((reader) => {
-        // TODO(rado): investigate whether to support bindings on root component.
-        return reader.read(appComponentType);
-      }, [DirectiveMetadataReader]),
-
       bind(appComponentRefToken).toAsyncFactory((dynamicComponentLoader, injector,
-        appComponentAnnotatedType, testability, registry) => {
+        metadataReader, testability, registry) => {
 
-        var selector = appComponentAnnotatedType.annotation.selector;
-        return dynamicComponentLoader.loadIntoNewLocation(appComponentAnnotatedType.type, null, selector, injector).then( (componentRef) => {
+        var annotation = metadataReader.resolve(appComponentType);
+
+        var selector = annotation.selector;
+        // TODO(rado): investigate whether to support bindings on root component.
+        return dynamicComponentLoader.loadIntoNewLocation(appComponentType, null, selector, injector).then( (componentRef) => {
           var domView = resolveInternalDomView(componentRef.hostView.render);
           // We need to do this here to ensure that we create Testability and
           // it's ready on the window for users.
@@ -71,7 +68,7 @@ function _injectorBindings(appComponentType): List<Binding> {
 
           return componentRef;
         });
-      }, [DynamicComponentLoader, Injector, appComponentAnnotatedTypeToken,
+      }, [DynamicComponentLoader, Injector, DirectiveResolver,
         Testability, TestabilityRegistry]),
 
       bind(appComponentType).toFactory((ref) => ref.instance,
@@ -109,7 +106,7 @@ function _injectorBindings(appComponentType): List<Binding> {
       bind(PipeRegistry).toValue(defaultPipeRegistry),
       bind(ChangeDetection).toClass(DynamicChangeDetection),
       TemplateLoader,
-      DirectiveMetadataReader,
+      DirectiveResolver,
       Parser,
       Lexer,
       ExceptionHandler,
@@ -262,7 +259,7 @@ export function bootstrap(appComponentType: Type,
         lc.registerWith(zone, appChangeDetector);
         lc.tick(); //the first tick that will bootstrap the app
 
-        bootstrapProcess.resolve(new ApplicationRef(componentRef, appInjector));
+        bootstrapProcess.resolve(new ApplicationRef(componentRef, appComponentType, appInjector));
       },
 
       (err) => {
@@ -276,9 +273,15 @@ export function bootstrap(appComponentType: Type,
 export class ApplicationRef {
   _hostComponent:ComponentRef;
   _injector:Injector;
-  constructor(hostComponent:ComponentRef, injector:Injector) {
+  _hostComponentType:Type;
+  constructor(hostComponent:ComponentRef, hostComponentType:Type, injector:Injector) {
     this._hostComponent = hostComponent;
     this._injector = injector;
+    this._hostComponentType = hostComponentType;
+  }
+
+  get hostComponentType() {
+    return this._hostComponentType;
   }
 
   get hostComponent() {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/application_tokens.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/application_tokens.js
index 8921b5509b..417927506b 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/application_tokens.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/application_tokens.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 import {OpaqueToken} from 'angular2/di';
 
 export var appComponentRefToken:OpaqueToken = new OpaqueToken('ComponentRef');
-export var appComponentAnnotatedTypeToken:OpaqueToken = new OpaqueToken('AppComponentAnnotatedType');
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/compiler.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/compiler.js
index 790fe2b36b..1ed78f0654 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/compiler.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/compiler.js
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ import {Type, isBlank, isPresent, BaseException, normalizeBlank, stringify} from
 import {Promise, PromiseWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/async';
 import {List, ListWrapper, Map, MapWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
 
-import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from './directive_metadata_reader';
-import {Component, Directive} from '../annotations_impl/annotations';
+import {DirectiveResolver} from './directive_resolver';
+
 import {AppProtoView} from './view';
+import {ElementBinder} from './element_binder';
 import {ProtoViewRef} from './view_ref';
 import {DirectiveBinding} from './element_injector';
 import {TemplateResolver} from './template_resolver';
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ export class CompilerCache {
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class Compiler {
-  _reader: DirectiveMetadataReader;
+  _reader: DirectiveResolver;
   _compilerCache:CompilerCache;
   _compiling:Map<Type, Promise>;
   _templateResolver: TemplateResolver;
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ export class Compiler {
   _render: renderApi.RenderCompiler;
   _protoViewFactory:ProtoViewFactory;
 
-  constructor(reader: DirectiveMetadataReader,
+  constructor(reader: DirectiveResolver,
               cache:CompilerCache,
               templateResolver: TemplateResolver,
               componentUrlMapper: ComponentUrlMapper,
@@ -79,11 +80,11 @@ export class Compiler {
     if (directiveTypeOrBinding instanceof DirectiveBinding) {
       return directiveTypeOrBinding;
     } else if (directiveTypeOrBinding instanceof Binding) {
-      let meta = this._reader.read(directiveTypeOrBinding.token);
-      return DirectiveBinding.createFromBinding(directiveTypeOrBinding, meta.annotation);
+      let annotation = this._reader.resolve(directiveTypeOrBinding.token);
+      return DirectiveBinding.createFromBinding(directiveTypeOrBinding, annotation);
     } else {
-      let meta = this._reader.read(directiveTypeOrBinding);
-      return DirectiveBinding.createFromType(meta.type, meta.annotation);
+      let annotation = this._reader.resolve(directiveTypeOrBinding);
+      return DirectiveBinding.createFromType(directiveTypeOrBinding, annotation);
     }
   }
 
@@ -93,9 +94,9 @@ export class Compiler {
     var componentBinding = this._bindDirective(componentTypeOrBinding);
     this._assertTypeIsComponent(componentBinding);
 
-    var directiveMetadata = Compiler.buildRenderDirective(componentBinding);
+    var directiveMetadata = componentBinding.metadata;
     return this._render.compileHost(directiveMetadata).then( (hostRenderPv) => {
-      return this._compileNestedProtoViews(null, null, hostRenderPv, [componentBinding], true);
+      return this._compileNestedProtoViews(componentBinding, hostRenderPv, [componentBinding]);
     }).then( (appProtoView) => {
       return new ProtoViewRef(appProtoView);
     });
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ export class Compiler {
     );
     var renderTemplate = this._buildRenderTemplate(component, template, directives);
     pvPromise = this._render.compile(renderTemplate).then( (renderPv) => {
-      return this._compileNestedProtoViews(null, componentBinding, renderPv, directives, true);
+      return this._compileNestedProtoViews(componentBinding, renderPv, directives);
     });
 
     MapWrapper.set(this._compiling, component, pvPromise);
@@ -147,10 +148,12 @@ export class Compiler {
   }
 
   // TODO(tbosch): union type return AppProtoView or Promise<AppProtoView>
-  _compileNestedProtoViews(parentProtoView, componentBinding, renderPv, directives, isComponentRootView) {
-    var nestedPVPromises = [];
-    var protoView = this._protoViewFactory.createProtoView(parentProtoView, componentBinding, renderPv, directives);
-    if (isComponentRootView && isPresent(componentBinding)) {
+  _compileNestedProtoViews(componentBinding, renderPv, directives) {
+    var protoViews = this._protoViewFactory.createAppProtoViews(componentBinding, renderPv, directives);
+    var protoView = protoViews[0];
+    // TODO(tbosch): we should be caching host protoViews as well!
+    // -> need a separate cache for this...
+    if (renderPv.type === renderApi.ProtoViewDto.COMPONENT_VIEW_TYPE && isPresent(componentBinding)) {
       // Populate the cache before compiling the nested components,
       // so that components can reference themselves in their template.
       var component = componentBinding.key.token;
@@ -158,25 +161,18 @@ export class Compiler {
       MapWrapper.delete(this._compiling, component);
     }
 
-    var binderIndex = 0;
-    ListWrapper.forEach(protoView.elementBinders, (elementBinder) => {
+    var nestedPVPromises = [];
+    ListWrapper.forEach(this._collectComponentElementBinders(protoViews), (elementBinder) => {
       var nestedComponent = elementBinder.componentDirective;
-      var nestedRenderProtoView = renderPv.elementBinders[binderIndex].nestedProtoView;
       var elementBinderDone = (nestedPv) => {
         elementBinder.nestedProtoView = nestedPv;
       };
-      var nestedCall = null;
-      if (isPresent(nestedComponent)) {
-        nestedCall = this._compile(nestedComponent);
-      } else if (isPresent(nestedRenderProtoView)) {
-        nestedCall = this._compileNestedProtoViews(protoView, componentBinding, nestedRenderProtoView, directives, false);
-      }
+      var nestedCall = this._compile(nestedComponent);
       if (PromiseWrapper.isPromise(nestedCall)) {
         ListWrapper.push(nestedPVPromises, nestedCall.then(elementBinderDone));
       } else if (isPresent(nestedCall)) {
         elementBinderDone(nestedCall);
       }
-      binderIndex++;
     });
 
     var protoViewDone = (_) => {
@@ -189,6 +185,18 @@ export class Compiler {
     }
   }
 
+  _collectComponentElementBinders(protoViews:List<AppProtoView>):List<ElementBinder> {
+    var componentElementBinders = [];
+    ListWrapper.forEach(protoViews, (protoView) => {
+      ListWrapper.forEach(protoView.elementBinders, (elementBinder) => {
+        if (isPresent(elementBinder.componentDirective)) {
+          ListWrapper.push(componentElementBinders, elementBinder);
+        }
+      });
+    });
+    return componentElementBinders;
+  }
+
   _buildRenderTemplate(component, view, directives): renderApi.ViewDefinition {
     var componentUrl = this._urlResolver.resolve(
         this._appUrl, this._componentUrlMapper.getUrl(component)
@@ -206,36 +214,7 @@ export class Compiler {
       componentId: stringify(component),
       absUrl: templateAbsUrl,
       template: view.template,
-      directives: ListWrapper.map(directives, Compiler.buildRenderDirective)
-    });
-  }
-
-  static buildRenderDirective(directiveBinding):renderApi.DirectiveMetadata {
-    var ann = directiveBinding.annotation;
-    var renderType;
-    var compileChildren = ann.compileChildren;
-    if (ann instanceof Component) {
-      renderType = renderApi.DirectiveMetadata.COMPONENT_TYPE;
-    } else {
-      renderType = renderApi.DirectiveMetadata.DIRECTIVE_TYPE;
-    }
-    var readAttributes = [];
-    ListWrapper.forEach(directiveBinding.dependencies, (dep) => {
-      if (isPresent(dep.attributeName)) {
-        ListWrapper.push(readAttributes, dep.attributeName);
-      }
-    });
-    return new renderApi.DirectiveMetadata({
-      id: stringify(directiveBinding.key.token),
-      type: renderType,
-      selector: ann.selector,
-      compileChildren: compileChildren,
-      hostListeners: isPresent(ann.hostListeners) ? MapWrapper.createFromStringMap(ann.hostListeners) : null,
-      hostProperties: isPresent(ann.hostProperties) ? MapWrapper.createFromStringMap(ann.hostProperties) : null,
-      hostAttributes: isPresent(ann.hostAttributes) ? MapWrapper.createFromStringMap(ann.hostAttributes) : null,
-      hostActions: isPresent(ann.hostActions) ? MapWrapper.createFromStringMap(ann.hostActions) : null,
-      properties: isPresent(ann.properties) ? MapWrapper.createFromStringMap(ann.properties) : null,
-      readAttributes: readAttributes
+      directives: ListWrapper.map(directives, directiveBinding => directiveBinding.metadata )
     });
   }
 
@@ -260,7 +239,7 @@ export class Compiler {
   }
 
   _assertTypeIsComponent(directiveBinding:DirectiveBinding):void {
-    if (!(directiveBinding.annotation instanceof Component)) {
+    if (directiveBinding.metadata.type !== renderApi.DirectiveMetadata.COMPONENT_TYPE) {
       throw new BaseException(`Could not load '${stringify(directiveBinding.key.token)}' because it is not a component.`);
     }
   }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_metadata.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_metadata.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 644beb2c07..0000000000
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_metadata.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-import {Type} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
-import {List} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
-import {Directive} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations'
-import {ResolvedBinding} from 'angular2/di';
-
-/**
- * Combination of a type with the Directive annotation
- */
-export class DirectiveMetadata {
-  type:Type;
-  annotation:Directive;
-  resolvedInjectables:List<ResolvedBinding>;
-
-  constructor(type:Type, annotation:Directive, resolvedInjectables:List<ResolvedBinding>) {
-    this.annotation = annotation;
-    this.type = type;
-    this.resolvedInjectables = resolvedInjectables;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_resolver.js
similarity index 51%
rename from modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader.js
rename to modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_resolver.js
index 807429d4e0..38d751a3e4 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_resolver.js
@@ -1,24 +1,18 @@
-import {Injector} from 'angular2/di';
 import {Injectable} from 'angular2/src/di/annotations_impl';
 import {Type, isPresent, BaseException, stringify} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
-import {Directive, Component} from '../annotations_impl/annotations';
-import {DirectiveMetadata} from './directive_metadata';
+import {Directive} from '../annotations_impl/annotations';
 import {reflector} from 'angular2/src/reflection/reflection';
 
 @Injectable()
-export class DirectiveMetadataReader {
-  read(type:Type):DirectiveMetadata {
+export class DirectiveResolver {
+  resolve(type:Type):Directive {
     var annotations = reflector.annotations(type);
     if (isPresent(annotations)) {
       for (var i=0; i<annotations.length; i++) {
         var annotation = annotations[i];
 
         if (annotation instanceof Directive) {
-          var resolvedInjectables = null;
-          if (annotation instanceof Component && isPresent(annotation.injectables)) {
-            resolvedInjectables = Injector.resolve(annotation.injectables);
-          }
-          return new DirectiveMetadata(type, annotation, resolvedInjectables);
+          return annotation;
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.js
index 992998eb44..74a8566b35 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector.js
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import {Directive, Component, onChange, onDestroy, onAllChangesDone} from 'angul
 import {ChangeDetector, ChangeDetectorRef} from 'angular2/change_detection';
 import {QueryList} from './query_list';
 import {reflector} from 'angular2/src/reflection/reflection';
+import {DirectiveMetadata} from 'angular2/src/render/api';
+
 
 var _MAX_DIRECTIVE_CONSTRUCTION_COUNTER = 10;
 
@@ -223,54 +225,104 @@ export class DirectiveDependency extends Dependency {
 }
 
 export class DirectiveBinding extends ResolvedBinding {
-  callOnDestroy:boolean;
-  callOnChange:boolean;
-  callOnAllChangesDone:boolean;
-  annotation:Directive;
   resolvedInjectables:List<ResolvedBinding>;
+  metadata: DirectiveMetadata;
+  publishAs: List<Type>;
 
-  constructor(key:Key, factory:Function, dependencies:List, providedAsPromise:boolean, annotation:Directive) {
+  constructor(key:Key, factory:Function, dependencies:List, providedAsPromise:boolean,
+      resolvedInjectables:List<ResolvedBinding>, metadata:DirectiveMetadata, annotation: Directive) {
     super(key, factory, dependencies, providedAsPromise);
-    this.callOnDestroy = isPresent(annotation) && annotation.hasLifecycleHook(onDestroy);
-    this.callOnChange = isPresent(annotation) && annotation.hasLifecycleHook(onChange);
-    this.callOnAllChangesDone = isPresent(annotation) && annotation.hasLifecycleHook(onAllChangesDone);
-    this.annotation = annotation;
-    if (annotation instanceof Component && isPresent(annotation.injectables)) {
-      this.resolvedInjectables = Injector.resolve(annotation.injectables);
+    this.resolvedInjectables = resolvedInjectables;
+    this.metadata = metadata;
+    if (annotation instanceof Component) {
+      this.publishAs = annotation.publishAs;
+    } else {
+      this.publishAs = null;
     }
   }
 
+  get callOnDestroy() {
+    return this.metadata.callOnDestroy;
+  }
+
+  get callOnChange() {
+    return this.metadata.callOnChange;
+  }
+
+  get callOnAllChangesDone() {
+    return this.metadata.callOnAllChangesDone;
+  }
+
   get displayName() {
     return this.key.displayName;
   }
 
   get eventEmitters():List<string> {
-    return isPresent(this.annotation) && isPresent(this.annotation.events) ? this.annotation.events : [];
+    return isPresent(this.metadata) && isPresent(this.metadata.events) ? this.metadata.events : [];
   }
 
-  get hostActions() { //StringMap
-    return isPresent(this.annotation) && isPresent(this.annotation.hostActions) ? this.annotation.hostActions : {};
+  get hostActions():Map<string,string> {
+    return isPresent(this.metadata) && isPresent(this.metadata.hostActions) ? this.metadata.hostActions : MapWrapper.create();
   }
 
   get changeDetection() {
-    if (this.annotation instanceof Component) {
-      var c:Component = this.annotation;
-      return c.changeDetection;
+    if (isPresent(metadata)) {
+      return metadata.changeDetection;
     } else {
       return null;
     }
   }
 
-  static createFromBinding(b:Binding, annotation:Directive):DirectiveBinding {
+  static createFromBinding(b:Binding, ann:Directive):DirectiveBinding {
+    if (isBlank(ann)) {
+      ann = new Directive();
+    }
     var rb = b.resolve();
     var deps = ListWrapper.map(rb.dependencies, DirectiveDependency.createFrom);
-    return new DirectiveBinding(rb.key, rb.factory, deps, rb.providedAsPromise, annotation);
+    var renderType;
+    var compileChildren = ann.compileChildren;
+    var resolvedInjectables = null;
+    var changeDetection = null;
+    if (ann instanceof Component) {
+      renderType = DirectiveMetadata.COMPONENT_TYPE;
+      if (isPresent(ann.injectables)) {
+        resolvedInjectables = Injector.resolve(ann.injectables);
+      }
+      changeDetection = ann.changeDetection;
+    } else {
+      renderType = DirectiveMetadata.DIRECTIVE_TYPE;
+    }
+    var readAttributes = [];
+    ListWrapper.forEach(deps, (dep) => {
+      if (isPresent(dep.attributeName)) {
+        ListWrapper.push(readAttributes, dep.attributeName);
+      }
+    });
+    var metadata = new DirectiveMetadata({
+      id: stringify(rb.key.token),
+      type: renderType,
+      selector: ann.selector,
+      compileChildren: compileChildren,
+      events: ann.events,
+      hostListeners: isPresent(ann.hostListeners) ? MapWrapper.createFromStringMap(ann.hostListeners) : null,
+      hostProperties: isPresent(ann.hostProperties) ? MapWrapper.createFromStringMap(ann.hostProperties) : null,
+      hostAttributes: isPresent(ann.hostAttributes) ? MapWrapper.createFromStringMap(ann.hostAttributes) : null,
+      hostActions: isPresent(ann.hostActions) ? MapWrapper.createFromStringMap(ann.hostActions) : null,
+      properties: isPresent(ann.properties) ? MapWrapper.createFromStringMap(ann.properties) : null,
+      readAttributes: readAttributes,
+      callOnDestroy: ann.hasLifecycleHook(onDestroy),
+      callOnChange: ann.hasLifecycleHook(onChange),
+      callOnAllChangesDone: ann.hasLifecycleHook(onAllChangesDone),
+      changeDetection: changeDetection
+    });
+    return new DirectiveBinding(rb.key, rb.factory, deps, rb.providedAsPromise, resolvedInjectables, metadata, ann);
   }
 
   static createFromType(type:Type, annotation:Directive):DirectiveBinding {
     var binding = new Binding(type, {toClass: type});
     return DirectiveBinding.createFromBinding(binding, annotation);
   }
+
 }
 
 // TODO(rado): benchmark and consider rolling in as ElementInjector fields.
@@ -476,7 +528,7 @@ export class ProtoElementInjector  {
 
   _createHostActionAccessors(b:DirectiveBinding) {
     var res = [];
-    StringMapWrapper.forEach(b.hostActions, (actionExpression, actionName) => {
+    MapWrapper.forEach(b.hostActions, (actionExpression, actionName) => {
       ListWrapper.push(res, new HostActionAccessor(actionExpression, reflector.getter(actionName)))
     });
     return res;
@@ -627,8 +679,7 @@ export class ElementInjector extends TreeNode {
     var p = this._proto;
     if (isPresent(p._keyId0)) this._getDirectiveByKeyId(p._keyId0);
     if (isPresent(shadowDomAppInjector)) {
-      var componentAnnotation:Component = this._proto._binding0.annotation;
-      var publishAs = componentAnnotation.publishAs;
+      var publishAs = this._proto._binding0.publishAs;
       if (isPresent(publishAs) && publishAs.length > 0) {
         // If there's a component directive on this element injector, then
         // 0-th key must contain the directive itself.
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/proto_view_factory.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/proto_view_factory.js
index cdce000b29..3e2c1bd2b5 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/proto_view_factory.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/proto_view_factory.js
@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@ import {List, ListWrapper, MapWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
 import {isPresent, isBlank} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 import {reflector} from 'angular2/src/reflection/reflection';
 
-import {ChangeDetection, DirectiveIndex, BindingRecord, DirectiveRecord, ProtoChangeDetector, ChangeDetectorDefinition} from 'angular2/change_detection';
-import {Component} from '../annotations_impl/annotations';
+import {
+    ChangeDetection, DirectiveIndex, BindingRecord, DirectiveRecord,
+    ProtoChangeDetector, DEFAULT, ChangeDetectorDefinition
+} from 'angular2/change_detection';
 
 import * as renderApi from 'angular2/src/render/api';
 import {AppProtoView} from './view';
 import {ProtoElementInjector, DirectiveBinding} from './element_injector';
 
-
 class BindingRecordsCreator {
   _directiveRecordsMap;
   _textNodeIndex:number;
@@ -21,26 +22,31 @@ class BindingRecordsCreator {
     this._textNodeIndex = 0;
   }
 
-  getBindingRecords(elementBinders:List<renderApi.ElementBinder>, sortedDirectives:List<SortedDirectives>):List<BindingRecord> {
+  getBindingRecords(elementBinders:List<renderApi.ElementBinder>,
+      allDirectiveMetadatas:List<renderApi.DirectiveMetadata>
+      ):List<BindingRecord> {
     var bindings = [];
 
     for (var boundElementIndex = 0; boundElementIndex < elementBinders.length; boundElementIndex++) {
       var renderElementBinder = elementBinders[boundElementIndex];
       bindings = ListWrapper.concat(bindings, this._createTextNodeRecords(renderElementBinder));
       bindings = ListWrapper.concat(bindings, this._createElementPropertyRecords(boundElementIndex, renderElementBinder));
-      bindings = ListWrapper.concat(bindings, this._createDirectiveRecords(boundElementIndex, sortedDirectives[boundElementIndex]));
+      bindings = ListWrapper.concat(bindings, this._createDirectiveRecords(boundElementIndex,
+        renderElementBinder.directives, allDirectiveMetadatas));
     }
 
     return bindings;
   }
 
-  getDirectiveRecords(sortedDirectives:List<SortedDirectives>): List {
+  getDirectiveRecords(
+      elementBinders:List<renderApi.ElementBinder>,
+      allDirectiveMetadatas:List<renderApi.DirectiveMetadata>): List<DirectiveRecord> {
     var directiveRecords = [];
 
-    for (var elementIndex = 0; elementIndex < sortedDirectives.length; ++elementIndex) {
-      var dirs = sortedDirectives[elementIndex].directives;
+    for (var elementIndex = 0; elementIndex < elementBinders.length; ++elementIndex) {
+      var dirs = elementBinders[elementIndex].directives;
       for (var dirIndex = 0; dirIndex < dirs.length; ++dirIndex) {
-        ListWrapper.push(directiveRecords, this._getDirectiveRecord(elementIndex, dirIndex, dirs[dirIndex]));
+        ListWrapper.push(directiveRecords, this._getDirectiveRecord(elementIndex, dirIndex, allDirectiveMetadatas[dirs[dirIndex].directiveIndex]));
       }
     }
 
@@ -60,17 +66,19 @@ class BindingRecordsCreator {
     return res;
   }
 
-  _createDirectiveRecords(boundElementIndex:number, sortedDirectives:SortedDirectives) {
+  _createDirectiveRecords(boundElementIndex:number, directiveBinders:List<renderApi.DirectiveBinder>,
+      allDirectiveMetadatas:List<renderApi.DirectiveMetadata>) {
     var res = [];
-    for (var i = 0; i < sortedDirectives.renderDirectives.length; i++) {
-      var directiveBinder = sortedDirectives.renderDirectives[i];
+    for (var i = 0; i < directiveBinders.length; i++) {
+      var directiveBinder = directiveBinders[i];
+      var directiveMetadata = allDirectiveMetadatas[directiveBinder.directiveIndex];
 
       // directive properties
       MapWrapper.forEach(directiveBinder.propertyBindings, (astWithSource, propertyName) => {
         // TODO: these setters should eventually be created by change detection, to make
         // it monomorphic!
         var setter = reflector.setter(propertyName);
-        var directiveRecord = this._getDirectiveRecord(boundElementIndex, i, sortedDirectives.directives[i]);
+        var directiveRecord = this._getDirectiveRecord(boundElementIndex, i, directiveMetadata);
         var b = BindingRecord.createForDirective(astWithSource, propertyName, setter, directiveRecord);
         ListWrapper.push(res, b);
       });
@@ -85,22 +93,21 @@ class BindingRecordsCreator {
     return res;
   }
 
-  _getDirectiveRecord(boundElementIndex:number, directiveIndex:number, binding:DirectiveBinding): DirectiveRecord {
+  _getDirectiveRecord(boundElementIndex:number, directiveIndex:number, directiveMetadata:renderApi.DirectiveMetadata): DirectiveRecord {
     var id = boundElementIndex * 100 + directiveIndex;
 
     if (!MapWrapper.contains(this._directiveRecordsMap, id)) {
-      var changeDetection = binding.changeDetection;
+      var changeDetection = directiveMetadata.changeDetection;
 
       MapWrapper.set(this._directiveRecordsMap, id,
         new DirectiveRecord(new DirectiveIndex(boundElementIndex, directiveIndex),
-          binding.callOnAllChangesDone, binding.callOnChange, changeDetection));
+          directiveMetadata.callOnAllChangesDone, directiveMetadata.callOnChange, changeDetection));
     }
 
     return MapWrapper.get(this._directiveRecordsMap, id);
   }
 }
 
-
 @Injectable()
 export class ProtoViewFactory {
   _changeDetection:ChangeDetection;
@@ -109,32 +116,117 @@ export class ProtoViewFactory {
     this._changeDetection = changeDetection;
   }
 
-  createProtoView(parentProtoView:AppProtoView, componentBinding:DirectiveBinding,
-                  renderProtoView: renderApi.ProtoViewDto, directives:List<DirectiveBinding>):AppProtoView {
+  /**
+   * Returns the data needed to create ChangeDetectors
+   * for the given ProtoView and all nested ProtoViews.
+   */
+  getChangeDetectorDefinitions(hostComponentMetadata:renderApi.DirectiveMetadata,
+      rootRenderProtoView: renderApi.ProtoViewDto, allRenderDirectiveMetadata:List<renderApi.DirectiveMetadata>):List<ChangeDetectorDefinition> {
+    var nestedPvsWithIndex = this._collectNestedProtoViews(rootRenderProtoView);
+    var nestedPvVariableBindings = this._collectNestedProtoViewsVariableBindings(nestedPvsWithIndex);
+    var nestedPvVariableNames = this._collectNestedProtoViewsVariableNames(nestedPvsWithIndex, nestedPvVariableBindings);
 
+    return this._getChangeDetectorDefinitions(
+      hostComponentMetadata,
+      nestedPvsWithIndex,
+      nestedPvVariableNames,
+      allRenderDirectiveMetadata
+    );
+  }
+
+  createAppProtoViews(hostComponentBinding:DirectiveBinding,
+                  rootRenderProtoView: renderApi.ProtoViewDto, allDirectives:List<DirectiveBinding>):List<AppProtoView> {
+    var allRenderDirectiveMetadata = ListWrapper.map(allDirectives, directiveBinding => directiveBinding.metadata );
+    var nestedPvsWithIndex = this._collectNestedProtoViews(rootRenderProtoView);
+    var nestedPvVariableBindings = this._collectNestedProtoViewsVariableBindings(nestedPvsWithIndex);
+    var nestedPvVariableNames = this._collectNestedProtoViewsVariableNames(nestedPvsWithIndex, nestedPvVariableBindings);
+    var changeDetectorDefs = this._getChangeDetectorDefinitions(
+        hostComponentBinding.metadata, nestedPvsWithIndex, nestedPvVariableNames, allRenderDirectiveMetadata
+    );
+    var protoChangeDetectors = ListWrapper.map(
+        changeDetectorDefs, changeDetectorDef => this._changeDetection.createProtoChangeDetector(changeDetectorDef)
+    );
+    var appProtoViews = ListWrapper.createFixedSize(nestedPvsWithIndex.length);
+    ListWrapper.forEach(nestedPvsWithIndex, (pvWithIndex) => {
+      var appProtoView = this._createAppProtoView(
+        pvWithIndex.renderProtoView,
+        protoChangeDetectors[pvWithIndex.index],
+        nestedPvVariableBindings[pvWithIndex.index],
+        allDirectives
+      );
+      if (isPresent(pvWithIndex.parentIndex)) {
+        var parentView = appProtoViews[pvWithIndex.parentIndex];
+        parentView.elementBinders[pvWithIndex.boundElementIndex].nestedProtoView = appProtoView;
+      }
+      appProtoViews[pvWithIndex.index] = appProtoView;
+    });
+    return appProtoViews;
+  }
+
+  _collectNestedProtoViews(renderProtoView:renderApi.ProtoViewDto, parentIndex:number = null, boundElementIndex = null, result:List<RenderProtoViewWithIndex> = null):List<RenderProtoViewWithIndex> {
+    if (isBlank(result)) {
+      result = [];
+    }
+    ListWrapper.push(result, new RenderProtoViewWithIndex(renderProtoView, result.length, parentIndex, boundElementIndex));
+    var currentIndex = result.length - 1;
+    var childBoundElementIndex = 0;
+    ListWrapper.forEach(renderProtoView.elementBinders, (elementBinder) => {
+      if (isPresent(elementBinder.nestedProtoView)) {
+        this._collectNestedProtoViews(elementBinder.nestedProtoView, currentIndex, childBoundElementIndex, result);
+      }
+      childBoundElementIndex++;
+    });
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  _getChangeDetectorDefinitions(
+      hostComponentMetadata:renderApi.DirectiveMetadata,
+      nestedPvsWithIndex: List<RenderProtoViewWithIndex>,
+      nestedPvVariableNames: List<List<string>>,
+      allRenderDirectiveMetadata:List<renderApi.DirectiveMetadata>):List<ChangeDetectorDefinition> {
+    return ListWrapper.map(nestedPvsWithIndex, (pvWithIndex) => {
+      var elementBinders = pvWithIndex.renderProtoView.elementBinders;
+      var bindingRecordsCreator = new BindingRecordsCreator();
+      var bindingRecords = bindingRecordsCreator.getBindingRecords(elementBinders, allRenderDirectiveMetadata);
+      var directiveRecords = bindingRecordsCreator.getDirectiveRecords(elementBinders, allRenderDirectiveMetadata);
+      var strategyName = DEFAULT;
+      var typeString;
+      if (pvWithIndex.renderProtoView.type === renderApi.ProtoViewDto.COMPONENT_VIEW_TYPE) {
+        strategyName = hostComponentMetadata.changeDetection;
+        typeString = 'comp';
+      } else if (pvWithIndex.renderProtoView.type === renderApi.ProtoViewDto.HOST_VIEW_TYPE) {
+        typeString = 'host';
+      } else {
+        typeString = 'embedded';
+      }
+      var id = `${hostComponentMetadata.id}_${typeString}_${pvWithIndex.index}`;
+      var variableNames = nestedPvVariableNames[pvWithIndex.index];
+      return new ChangeDetectorDefinition(id, strategyName, variableNames, bindingRecords, directiveRecords);
+    });
+  }
+
+  _createAppProtoView(
+      renderProtoView: renderApi.ProtoViewDto,
+      protoChangeDetector: ProtoChangeDetector,
+      variableBindings: Map<string, string>,
+      allDirectives:List<DirectiveBinding>
+      ):AppProtoView {
     var elementBinders = renderProtoView.elementBinders;
-    var sortedDirectives = ListWrapper.map(elementBinders, b => new SortedDirectives(b.directives, directives));
-
-    var variableBindings = this._createVariableBindings(renderProtoView);
-    var protoLocals = this._createProtoLocals(variableBindings);
-    var variableNames = this._createVariableNames(parentProtoView, protoLocals);
-
-    var protoChangeDetector = this._createProtoChangeDetector(elementBinders, sortedDirectives, componentBinding, variableNames);
-    var protoView = new AppProtoView(renderProtoView.render, protoChangeDetector, variableBindings, protoLocals, variableNames);
+    var protoView = new AppProtoView(renderProtoView.render, protoChangeDetector, variableBindings);
 
     // TODO: vsavkin refactor to pass element binders into proto view
-    this._createElementBinders(protoView, elementBinders, sortedDirectives)
-    this._bindDirectiveEvents(protoView, sortedDirectives);
+    this._createElementBinders(protoView, elementBinders, allDirectives);
+    this._bindDirectiveEvents(protoView, elementBinders);
 
     return protoView;
   }
 
-  _createProtoLocals(varBindings:Map):Map {
-    var protoLocals = MapWrapper.create();
-    MapWrapper.forEach(varBindings, (mappedName, varName) => {
-      MapWrapper.set(protoLocals, mappedName, null);
+  _collectNestedProtoViewsVariableBindings(
+      nestedPvsWithIndex: List<RenderProtoViewWithIndex>
+    ):List<Map<string, string>> {
+    return ListWrapper.map(nestedPvsWithIndex, (pvWithIndex) => {
+      return this._createVariableBindings(pvWithIndex.renderProtoView);
     });
-    return protoLocals;
   }
 
   _createVariableBindings(renderProtoView):Map {
@@ -150,42 +242,46 @@ export class ProtoViewFactory {
     return variableBindings;
   }
 
-  _createVariableNames(parentProtoView, protoLocals):List {
-    var variableNames = isPresent(parentProtoView) ? ListWrapper.clone(parentProtoView.variableNames) : [];
-    MapWrapper.forEach(protoLocals, (v, local) => {
+  _collectNestedProtoViewsVariableNames(
+      nestedPvsWithIndex: List<RenderProtoViewWithIndex>,
+      nestedPvVariableBindings:List<Map<string, string>>
+    ):List<List<string>> {
+    var nestedPvVariableNames = ListWrapper.createFixedSize(nestedPvsWithIndex.length);
+    ListWrapper.forEach(nestedPvsWithIndex, (pvWithIndex) => {
+      var parentVariableNames = isPresent(pvWithIndex.parentIndex) ? nestedPvVariableNames[pvWithIndex.parentIndex] : null;
+      nestedPvVariableNames[pvWithIndex.index] = this._createVariableNames(
+        parentVariableNames, nestedPvVariableBindings[pvWithIndex.index]
+      );
+    });
+    return nestedPvVariableNames;
+  }
+
+  _createVariableNames(parentVariableNames, variableBindings):List {
+    var variableNames = isPresent(parentVariableNames) ? ListWrapper.clone(parentVariableNames) : [];
+    MapWrapper.forEach(variableBindings, (local, v) => {
       ListWrapper.push(variableNames, local);
     });
     return variableNames;
   }
 
-  _createProtoChangeDetector(elementBinders, sortedDirectives, componentBinding, variableNames):ProtoChangeDetector {
-    var bindingRecordsCreator = new BindingRecordsCreator();
-    var bindingRecords = bindingRecordsCreator.getBindingRecords(elementBinders, sortedDirectives);
-    var directiveRecords = bindingRecordsCreator.getDirectiveRecords(sortedDirectives);
-
-    var changeDetection = null;
-    var name = 'root';
-    if (isPresent(componentBinding)) {
-      var componentAnnotation:Component = componentBinding.annotation;
-      changeDetection = componentAnnotation.changeDetection;
-      name = 'dummy';
-    }
-
-    var definition = new ChangeDetectorDefinition(name, changeDetection, variableNames, bindingRecords, directiveRecords);
-    return this._changeDetection.createProtoChangeDetector(definition);
-  }
-
-  _createElementBinders(protoView, elementBinders, sortedDirectives) {
+  _createElementBinders(protoView, elementBinders, allDirectiveBindings) {
     for (var i=0; i<elementBinders.length; i++) {
       var renderElementBinder = elementBinders[i];
-      var dirs = sortedDirectives[i];
+      var dirs = elementBinders[i].directives;
 
       var parentPeiWithDistance = this._findParentProtoElementInjectorWithDistance(
           i, protoView.elementBinders, elementBinders);
+      var directiveBindings = ListWrapper.map(dirs, (dir) => allDirectiveBindings[dir.directiveIndex] );
+      var componentDirectiveBinding = null;
+      if (directiveBindings.length > 0) {
+        if (directiveBindings[0].metadata.type === renderApi.DirectiveMetadata.COMPONENT_TYPE) {
+          componentDirectiveBinding = directiveBindings[0];
+        }
+      }
       var protoElementInjector = this._createProtoElementInjector(
-          i, parentPeiWithDistance, dirs, renderElementBinder);
+          i, parentPeiWithDistance, renderElementBinder, componentDirectiveBinding, directiveBindings);
 
-      this._createElementBinder(protoView, i, renderElementBinder, protoElementInjector, dirs);
+      this._createElementBinder(protoView, i, renderElementBinder, protoElementInjector, componentDirectiveBinding);
     }
   }
 
@@ -205,22 +301,22 @@ export class ProtoViewFactory {
     return new ParentProtoElementInjectorWithDistance(null, -1);
   }
 
-  _createProtoElementInjector(binderIndex, parentPeiWithDistance, sortedDirectives, renderElementBinder) {
+  _createProtoElementInjector(binderIndex, parentPeiWithDistance, renderElementBinder, componentDirectiveBinding, directiveBindings) {
     var protoElementInjector = null;
     // Create a protoElementInjector for any element that either has bindings *or* has one
     // or more var- defined. Elements with a var- defined need a their own element injector
     // so that, when hydrating, $implicit can be set to the element.
     var hasVariables = MapWrapper.size(renderElementBinder.variableBindings) > 0;
-    if (sortedDirectives.directives.length > 0 || hasVariables) {
+    if (directiveBindings.length > 0 || hasVariables) {
       protoElementInjector = new ProtoElementInjector(
           parentPeiWithDistance.protoElementInjector, binderIndex,
-          sortedDirectives.directives,
-          isPresent(sortedDirectives.componentDirective), parentPeiWithDistance.distance
+          directiveBindings,
+          isPresent(componentDirectiveBinding), parentPeiWithDistance.distance
       );
       protoElementInjector.attributes = renderElementBinder.readAttributes;
       if (hasVariables) {
-        protoElementInjector.exportComponent = isPresent(sortedDirectives.componentDirective);
-        protoElementInjector.exportElement = isBlank(sortedDirectives.componentDirective);
+        protoElementInjector.exportComponent = isPresent(componentDirectiveBinding);
+        protoElementInjector.exportElement = isBlank(componentDirectiveBinding);
 
         // experiment
         var exportImplicitName = MapWrapper.get(renderElementBinder.variableBindings, '\$implicit');
@@ -232,7 +328,7 @@ export class ProtoViewFactory {
     return protoElementInjector;
   }
 
-  _createElementBinder(protoView, boundElementIndex, renderElementBinder, protoElementInjector, sortedDirectives) {
+  _createElementBinder(protoView, boundElementIndex, renderElementBinder, protoElementInjector, componentDirectiveBinding) {
     var parent = null;
     if (renderElementBinder.parentIndex !== -1) {
       parent = protoView.elementBinders[renderElementBinder.parentIndex];
@@ -241,7 +337,7 @@ export class ProtoViewFactory {
       parent,
       renderElementBinder.distanceToParent,
       protoElementInjector,
-      sortedDirectives.componentDirective
+      componentDirectiveBinding
     );
     protoView.bindEvent(renderElementBinder.eventBindings, boundElementIndex, -1);
     // variables
@@ -255,9 +351,9 @@ export class ProtoViewFactory {
     return elBinder;
   }
 
-  _bindDirectiveEvents(protoView, sortedDirectives:List<SortedDirectives>) {
-    for (var boundElementIndex = 0; boundElementIndex < sortedDirectives.length; ++boundElementIndex) {
-      var dirs = sortedDirectives[boundElementIndex].renderDirectives;
+  _bindDirectiveEvents(protoView, elementBinders:List<renderApi.ElementBinder>) {
+    for (var boundElementIndex = 0; boundElementIndex < elementBinders.length; ++boundElementIndex) {
+      var dirs = elementBinders[boundElementIndex].directives;
       for (var i = 0; i < dirs.length; i++) {
         var directiveBinder = dirs[i];
 
@@ -268,28 +364,16 @@ export class ProtoViewFactory {
   }
 }
 
-class SortedDirectives {
-  componentDirective: DirectiveBinding;
-  renderDirectives: List<renderApi.DirectiveBinder>;
-  directives: List<DirectiveBinding>;
-
-  constructor(renderDirectives, allDirectives) {
-    this.renderDirectives = [];
-    this.directives = [];
-    this.componentDirective = null;
-    ListWrapper.forEach(renderDirectives, (renderDirectiveBinder) => {
-      var directiveBinding = allDirectives[renderDirectiveBinder.directiveIndex];
-      if (directiveBinding.annotation instanceof Component) {
-        // component directives need to be the first binding in ElementInjectors!
-        this.componentDirective = directiveBinding;
-        ListWrapper.insert(this.renderDirectives, 0, renderDirectiveBinder);
-        ListWrapper.insert(this.directives, 0, directiveBinding);
-      } else {
-        ListWrapper.push(this.renderDirectives, renderDirectiveBinder);
-        ListWrapper.push(this.directives, directiveBinding);
-      }
-    });
-
+class RenderProtoViewWithIndex {
+  renderProtoView:renderApi.ProtoViewDto;
+  index:number;
+  parentIndex:number;
+  boundElementIndex:number;
+  constructor(renderProtoView:renderApi.ProtoViewDto, index:number, parentIndex:number, boundElementIndex:number) {
+    this.renderProtoView = renderProtoView;
+    this.index = index;
+    this.parentIndex = parentIndex;
+    this.boundElementIndex = boundElementIndex;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view.js
index b016f86037..d239368ce4 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view.js
@@ -168,20 +168,21 @@ export class AppProtoView {
   variableBindings: Map;
   protoLocals:Map;
   bindings:List;
-  variableNames:List;
   render:renderApi.RenderProtoViewRef;
 
   constructor(
       render:renderApi.RenderProtoViewRef,
       protoChangeDetector:ProtoChangeDetector,
-      variableBindings:Map,
-      protoLocals:Map,
-      variableNames:List) {
+      variableBindings:Map) {
     this.render = render;
     this.elementBinders = [];
     this.variableBindings = variableBindings;
-    this.protoLocals = protoLocals;
-    this.variableNames = variableNames;
+    this.protoLocals = MapWrapper.create();
+    if (isPresent(variableBindings)) {
+      MapWrapper.forEach(variableBindings, (templateName, _) => {
+        MapWrapper.set(this.protoLocals, templateName, null);
+      });
+    }
     this.protoChangeDetector = protoChangeDetector;
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view_manager_utils.js b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view_manager_utils.js
index 2d7e175f0f..4c7da85af6 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view_manager_utils.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/compiler/view_manager_utils.js
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ import * as viewModule from './view';
 import * as avmModule from './view_manager';
 import {Renderer} from 'angular2/src/render/api';
 import {BindingPropagationConfig, Locals} from 'angular2/change_detection';
-import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from './directive_metadata_reader';
+import {DirectiveResolver} from './directive_resolver';
 import {RenderViewRef} from 'angular2/src/render/api';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class AppViewManagerUtils {
-  _metadataReader:DirectiveMetadataReader;
+  _directiveResolver:DirectiveResolver;
 
-  constructor(metadataReader:DirectiveMetadataReader) {
-    this._metadataReader = metadataReader;
+  constructor(metadataReader:DirectiveResolver) {
+    this._directiveResolver = metadataReader;
   }
 
   getComponentInstance(parentView:viewModule.AppView, boundElementIndex:number):any {
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ export class AppViewManagerUtils {
     if (isBlank(injector)) {
       injector = elementInjector.getLightDomAppInjector();
     }
-    var annotation = this._metadataReader.read(componentBinding.token).annotation;
+    var annotation = this._directiveResolver.resolve(componentBinding.token);
     var componentDirective = eli.DirectiveBinding.createFromBinding(componentBinding, annotation);
     elementInjector.dynamicallyCreateComponent(componentDirective, injector);
   }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/render/api.js b/modules/angular2/src/render/api.js
index 44570e573f..fab06ba55b 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/render/api.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/render/api.js
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export class ProtoViewDto {
   static get COMPONENT_VIEW_TYPE() { return 1; }
   // A view that is embedded into another View via a <template> element
   // inside of a component view
-  static get EMBEDDED_VIEW_TYPE() { return 1; }
+  static get EMBEDDED_VIEW_TYPE() { return 2; }
 
   render: RenderProtoViewRef;
   elementBinders:List<ElementBinder>;
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ export class DirectiveMetadata {
   id:any;
   selector:string;
   compileChildren:boolean;
+  events:List<string>;
   hostListeners:Map<string, string>;
   hostProperties:Map<string, string>;
   hostAttributes:Map<string, string>;
@@ -121,10 +122,19 @@ export class DirectiveMetadata {
   properties:Map<string, string>;
   readAttributes:List<string>;
   type:number;
-  constructor({id, selector, compileChildren, hostListeners, hostProperties, hostAttributes, hostActions, properties, readAttributes, type}) {
+  callOnDestroy:boolean;
+  callOnChange:boolean;
+  callOnAllChangesDone:boolean;
+  changeDetection: string;
+  constructor({id, selector, compileChildren, events, hostListeners, hostProperties,
+      hostAttributes, hostActions, properties, readAttributes, type,
+      callOnDestroy, callOnChange, callOnAllChangesDone,
+      changeDetection
+    }) {
     this.id = id;
     this.selector = selector;
     this.compileChildren = isPresent(compileChildren) ? compileChildren : true;
+    this.events = events;
     this.hostListeners = hostListeners;
     this.hostProperties = hostProperties;
     this.hostAttributes = hostAttributes;
@@ -132,6 +142,10 @@ export class DirectiveMetadata {
     this.properties = properties;
     this.readAttributes = readAttributes;
     this.type = type;
+    this.callOnDestroy = callOnDestroy;
+    this.callOnChange = callOnChange;
+    this.callOnAllChangesDone = callOnAllChangesDone;
+    this.changeDetection = changeDetection;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/compile_pipeline.js b/modules/angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/compile_pipeline.js
index dc2ad41719..d8e4e15e19 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/compile_pipeline.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/compile_pipeline.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import {isPresent} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
+import {isPresent, isBlank} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
 import {List, ListWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
 import {DOM} from 'angular2/src/dom/dom_adapter';
 import {CompileElement} from './compile_element';
 import {CompileControl} from './compile_control';
 import {CompileStep} from './compile_step';
 import {ProtoViewBuilder} from '../view/proto_view_builder';
+import {ProtoViewDto} from '../../api';
 
 /**
  * CompilePipeline for executing CompileSteps recursively for
@@ -16,10 +17,13 @@ export class CompilePipeline {
     this._control = new CompileControl(steps);
   }
 
-  process(rootElement, compilationCtxtDescription:string = ''):List {
+  process(rootElement, protoViewType:number = null, compilationCtxtDescription:string = ''):List {
+    if (isBlank(protoViewType)) {
+      protoViewType = ProtoViewDto.COMPONENT_VIEW_TYPE;
+    }
     var results = ListWrapper.create();
     var rootCompileElement = new CompileElement(rootElement, compilationCtxtDescription);
-    rootCompileElement.inheritedProtoView = new ProtoViewBuilder(rootElement);
+    rootCompileElement.inheritedProtoView = new ProtoViewBuilder(rootElement, protoViewType);
     rootCompileElement.isViewRoot = true;
     this._process(results, null, rootCompileElement,
       compilationCtxtDescription
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/compiler.js b/modules/angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/compiler.js
index 3822272a7f..ad9e2ad23a 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/compiler.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/compiler.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export class DomCompiler extends RenderCompiler {
   compile(template: ViewDefinition):Promise<ProtoViewDto> {
     var tplPromise = this._templateLoader.load(template);
     return PromiseWrapper.then(tplPromise,
-      (el) => this._compileTemplate(template, el),
+      (el) => this._compileTemplate(template, el, ProtoViewDto.COMPONENT_VIEW_TYPE),
       (_) => { throw new BaseException(`Failed to load the template "${template.componentId}"`); }
     );
   }
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ export class DomCompiler extends RenderCompiler {
       directives: [directiveMetadata]
     });
     var element = DOM.createElement(directiveMetadata.selector);
-    return this._compileTemplate(hostViewDef, element);
+    return this._compileTemplate(hostViewDef, element, ProtoViewDto.HOST_VIEW_TYPE);
   }
 
-  _compileTemplate(viewDef: ViewDefinition, tplElement):Promise<ProtoViewDto> {
+  _compileTemplate(viewDef: ViewDefinition, tplElement, protoViewType:number):Promise<ProtoViewDto> {
     var subTaskPromises = [];
     var pipeline = new CompilePipeline(this._stepFactory.createSteps(viewDef, subTaskPromises));
-    var compileElements = pipeline.process(tplElement, viewDef.componentId);
+    var compileElements = pipeline.process(tplElement, protoViewType, viewDef.componentId);
 
     var protoView = compileElements[0].inheritedProtoView.build();
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/directive_parser.js b/modules/angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/directive_parser.js
index 7114dcacae..c829d89a0f 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/directive_parser.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/directive_parser.js
@@ -57,9 +57,24 @@ export class DirectiveParser extends CompileStep {
     });
 
     var componentDirective;
-
+    var foundDirectiveIndices = [];
+    var elementBinder = null;
     this._selectorMatcher.match(cssSelector, (selector, directiveIndex) => {
-      var elementBinder = current.bindElement();
+      elementBinder = current.bindElement();
+      var directive = this._directives[directiveIndex];
+      if (directive.type === DirectiveMetadata.COMPONENT_TYPE) {
+        // components need to go first, so it is easier to locate them in the result.
+        ListWrapper.insert(foundDirectiveIndices, 0, directiveIndex);
+        if (isPresent(componentDirective)) {
+          throw new BaseException(`Only one component directive is allowed per element - check ${current.elementDescription}`);
+        }
+        componentDirective = directive;
+        elementBinder.setComponentId(directive.id);
+      } else {
+        ListWrapper.push(foundDirectiveIndices, directiveIndex);
+      }
+    });
+    ListWrapper.forEach(foundDirectiveIndices, (directiveIndex) => {
       var directive = this._directives[directiveIndex];
       var directiveBinderBuilder = elementBinder.bindDirective(directiveIndex);
       current.compileChildren = current.compileChildren && directive.compileChildren;
@@ -95,13 +110,6 @@ export class DirectiveParser extends CompileStep {
           elementBinder.readAttribute(attrName);
         });
       }
-      if (directive.type === DirectiveMetadata.COMPONENT_TYPE) {
-        if (isPresent(componentDirective)) {
-          throw new BaseException(`Only one component directive is allowed per element - check ${current.elementDescription}`);
-        }
-        componentDirective = directive;
-        elementBinder.setComponentId(directive.id);
-      }
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/render/dom/view/proto_view_builder.js b/modules/angular2/src/render/dom/view/proto_view_builder.js
index d52da67aed..87b94ca47a 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/render/dom/view/proto_view_builder.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/render/dom/view/proto_view_builder.js
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ export class ProtoViewBuilder {
   rootElement;
   variableBindings: Map<string, string>;
   elements:List<ElementBinderBuilder>;
+  type:number;
 
-  constructor(rootElement) {
+  constructor(rootElement, type:number) {
     this.rootElement = rootElement;
     this.elements = [];
     this.variableBindings = MapWrapper.create();
+    this.type = type;
   }
 
   bindElement(element, description = null):ElementBinderBuilder {
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ export class ProtoViewBuilder {
         element: this.rootElement,
         elementBinders: renderElementBinders
       })),
+      type: this.type,
       elementBinders: apiElementBinders,
       variableBindings: this.variableBindings
     });
@@ -169,7 +172,7 @@ export class ElementBinderBuilder {
     if (isPresent(this.nestedProtoView)) {
       throw new BaseException('Only one nested view per element is allowed');
     }
-    this.nestedProtoView = new ProtoViewBuilder(rootElement);
+    this.nestedProtoView = new ProtoViewBuilder(rootElement, api.ProtoViewDto.EMBEDDED_VIEW_TYPE);
     return this.nestedProtoView;
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/test_lib/test_injector.js b/modules/angular2/src/test_lib/test_injector.js
index 6cdc4aec62..1541900933 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/test_lib/test_injector.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/test_lib/test_injector.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {Parser, Lexer, ChangeDetection, DynamicChangeDetection,
 import {ExceptionHandler} from 'angular2/src/core/exception_handler';
 import {TemplateLoader} from 'angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/template_loader';
 import {TemplateResolver} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/template_resolver';
-import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader';
+import {DirectiveResolver} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_resolver';
 import {DynamicComponentLoader} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/dynamic_component_loader';
 import {ShadowDomStrategy} from 'angular2/src/render/dom/shadow_dom/shadow_dom_strategy';
 import {EmulatedUnscopedShadowDomStrategy} from 'angular2/src/render/dom/shadow_dom/emulated_unscoped_shadow_dom_strategy';
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ function _getAppBindings() {
     bind(ChangeDetection).toClass(DynamicChangeDetection),
     TemplateLoader,
     DynamicComponentLoader,
-    DirectiveMetadataReader,
+    DirectiveResolver,
     Parser,
     Lexer,
     ExceptionHandler,
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/application_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/application_spec.js
index 95aa654ecb..f40ed39212 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/application_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/application_spec.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {
   xit,
 } from 'angular2/test_lib';
 import {bootstrap} from 'angular2/src/core/application';
-import {appComponentAnnotatedTypeToken} from 'angular2/src/core/application_tokens';
 import {Component, Directive} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations';
 import {DOM} from 'angular2/src/dom/dom_adapter';
 import {ListWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ export function main() {
     it('should resolve an injector promise and contain bindings', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
       var refPromise = bootstrap(HelloRootCmp, testBindings);
       refPromise.then((ref) => {
-        expect(ref.injector.get(appComponentAnnotatedTypeToken).type).toBe(HelloRootCmp);
+        expect(ref.injector.get(HelloRootCmp)).toBeAnInstanceOf(HelloRootCmp);
         async.done();
       });
     }));
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/compiler_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/compiler_spec.js
index 75db7ed605..280e7b7316 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/compiler_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/compiler_spec.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {PromiseWrapper, Promise} from 'angular2/src/facade/async';
 import {Compiler, CompilerCache} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/compiler';
 import {AppProtoView} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/view';
 import {ElementBinder} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/element_binder';
-import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader';
+import {DirectiveResolver} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_resolver';
 import {Component, Directive} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations';
 import {Attribute} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/di';
 import {View} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/view';
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ import {RenderCompiler} from 'angular2/src/render/api';
 
 export function main() {
   describe('compiler', function() {
-    var reader, tplResolver, renderCompiler, protoViewFactory, cmpUrlMapper, renderCompileRequests;
+    var directiveResolver, tplResolver, renderCompiler, protoViewFactory, cmpUrlMapper, renderCompileRequests;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
-      reader = new DirectiveMetadataReader();
+      directiveResolver = new DirectiveResolver();
       tplResolver = new FakeTemplateResolver();
       cmpUrlMapper = new RuntimeComponentUrlMapper();
       renderCompiler = new SpyRenderCompiler();
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export function main() {
 
       protoViewFactory = new FakeProtoViewFactory(protoViewFactoryResults)
       return new Compiler(
-        reader,
+        directiveResolver,
         new CompilerCache(),
         tplResolver,
         cmpUrlMapper,
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export function main() {
 
       function captureTemplate(template:View):Promise<renderApi.ViewDefinition> {
         tplResolver.setView(MainComponent, template);
-        var compiler = createCompiler([createRenderProtoView()], [createProtoView()]);
+        var compiler = createCompiler([createRenderProtoView()], [[createProtoView()]]);
         return compiler.compile(MainComponent).then( (_) => {
           expect(renderCompileRequests.length).toBe(1);
           return renderCompileRequests[0];
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ export function main() {
         tplResolver.setView(MainComponent, new View({template: '<div></div>'}));
         var renderProtoView = createRenderProtoView();
         var expectedProtoView = createProtoView();
-        var compiler = createCompiler([renderProtoView], [expectedProtoView]);
+        var compiler = createCompiler([renderProtoView], [[expectedProtoView]]);
         compiler.compile(MainComponent).then( (_) => {
           var request = protoViewFactory.requests[0];
           expect(request[1]).toBe(renderProtoView);
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ export function main() {
 
       it('should pass the component binding', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
         tplResolver.setView(MainComponent, new View({template: '<div></div>'}));
-        var compiler = createCompiler([createRenderProtoView()], [createProtoView()]);
+        var compiler = createCompiler([createRenderProtoView()], [[createProtoView()]]);
         compiler.compile(MainComponent).then( (_) => {
           var request = protoViewFactory.requests[0];
           expect(request[0].key.token).toBe(MainComponent);
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ export function main() {
             directives: [SomeDirective]
           })
         );
-        var compiler = createCompiler([createRenderProtoView()], [createProtoView()]);
+        var compiler = createCompiler([createRenderProtoView()], [[createProtoView()]]);
         compiler.compile(MainComponent).then( (_) => {
           var request = protoViewFactory.requests[0];
           var binding = request[2][0];
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ export function main() {
         tplResolver.setView(MainComponent, new View({template: '<div></div>'}));
         var renderProtoView = createRenderProtoView();
         var expectedProtoView = createProtoView();
-        var compiler = createCompiler([renderProtoView], [expectedProtoView]);
+        var compiler = createCompiler([renderProtoView], [[expectedProtoView]]);
         compiler.compile(MainComponent).then( (protoViewRef) => {
           expect(internalProtoView(protoViewRef)).toBe(expectedProtoView);
           async.done();
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ export function main() {
       tplResolver.setView(MainComponent, new View({template: '<div></div>'}));
       tplResolver.setView(NestedComponent, new View({template: '<div></div>'}));
       var mainProtoView = createProtoView([
-        createComponentElementBinder(reader, NestedComponent)
+        createComponentElementBinder(directiveResolver, NestedComponent)
       ]);
       var nestedProtoView = createProtoView();
       var compiler = createCompiler(
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ export function main() {
           createRenderProtoView([createRenderComponentElementBinder(0)]),
           createRenderProtoView()
         ],
-        [mainProtoView, nestedProtoView]
+        [[mainProtoView], [nestedProtoView]]
       );
       compiler.compile(MainComponent).then( (protoViewRef) => {
         expect(internalProtoView(protoViewRef)).toBe(mainProtoView);
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ export function main() {
         createViewportElementBinder(null)
       ]);
       var viewportProtoView = createProtoView([
-        createComponentElementBinder(reader, NestedComponent)
+        createComponentElementBinder(directiveResolver, NestedComponent)
       ]);
       var nestedProtoView = createProtoView();
       var compiler = createCompiler(
@@ -303,16 +303,15 @@ export function main() {
             createRenderViewportElementBinder(
               createRenderProtoView([
                 createRenderComponentElementBinder(0)
-              ])
+              ], renderApi.ProtoViewDto.EMBEDDED_VIEW_TYPE)
             )
           ]),
           createRenderProtoView()
         ],
-        [mainProtoView, viewportProtoView, nestedProtoView]
+        [[mainProtoView, viewportProtoView], [nestedProtoView]]
       );
       compiler.compile(MainComponent).then( (protoViewRef) => {
         expect(internalProtoView(protoViewRef)).toBe(mainProtoView);
-        expect(mainProtoView.elementBinders[0].nestedProtoView).toBe(viewportProtoView);
         expect(viewportProtoView.elementBinders[0].nestedProtoView).toBe(nestedProtoView);
 
         async.done();
@@ -323,7 +322,7 @@ export function main() {
       tplResolver.setView(MainComponent, new View({template: '<div></div>'}));
       var renderProtoView = createRenderProtoView();
       var expectedProtoView = createProtoView();
-      var compiler = createCompiler([renderProtoView], [expectedProtoView]);
+      var compiler = createCompiler([renderProtoView], [[expectedProtoView]]);
       compiler.compile(MainComponent).then( (protoViewRef) => {
         expect(internalProtoView(protoViewRef)).toBe(expectedProtoView);
         return compiler.compile(MainComponent);
@@ -337,7 +336,7 @@ export function main() {
       tplResolver.setView(MainComponent, new View({template: '<div></div>'}));
       var renderProtoViewCompleter = PromiseWrapper.completer();
       var expectedProtoView = createProtoView();
-      var compiler = createCompiler([renderProtoViewCompleter.promise], [expectedProtoView]);
+      var compiler = createCompiler([renderProtoViewCompleter.promise], [[expectedProtoView]]);
       renderProtoViewCompleter.resolve(createRenderProtoView());
       PromiseWrapper.all([
         compiler.compile(MainComponent),
@@ -352,13 +351,13 @@ export function main() {
     it('should allow recursive components', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
       tplResolver.setView(MainComponent, new View({template: '<div></div>'}));
       var mainProtoView = createProtoView([
-        createComponentElementBinder(reader, MainComponent)
+        createComponentElementBinder(directiveResolver, MainComponent)
       ]);
       var compiler = createCompiler(
         [createRenderProtoView([
           createRenderComponentElementBinder(0)
         ])],
-        [mainProtoView]
+        [[mainProtoView]]
       );
       compiler.compile(MainComponent).then( (protoViewRef) => {
         expect(internalProtoView(protoViewRef)).toBe(mainProtoView);
@@ -370,19 +369,19 @@ export function main() {
     it('should create host proto views', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
       renderCompiler.spy('compileHost').andCallFake( (componentId) => {
         return PromiseWrapper.resolve(
-          createRenderProtoView([createRenderComponentElementBinder(0)])
+          createRenderProtoView([createRenderComponentElementBinder(0)], renderApi.ProtoViewDto.HOST_VIEW_TYPE)
         );
       });
       tplResolver.setView(MainComponent, new View({template: '<div></div>'}));
       var rootProtoView = createProtoView([
-        createComponentElementBinder(reader, MainComponent)
+        createComponentElementBinder(directiveResolver, MainComponent)
       ]);
       var mainProtoView = createProtoView();
       var compiler = createCompiler(
         [
           createRenderProtoView()
         ],
-        [rootProtoView, mainProtoView]
+        [[rootProtoView], [mainProtoView]]
       );
       compiler.compileInHost(MainComponent).then( (protoViewRef) => {
         expect(internalProtoView(protoViewRef)).toBe(rootProtoView);
@@ -400,13 +399,13 @@ export function main() {
   });
 }
 
-function createDirectiveBinding(reader, type) {
-  var meta = reader.read(type);
-  return DirectiveBinding.createFromType(meta.type, meta.annotation);
+function createDirectiveBinding(directiveResolver, type) {
+  var annotation = directiveResolver.resolve(type);
+  return DirectiveBinding.createFromType(type, annotation);
 }
 
 function createProtoView(elementBinders = null) {
-  var pv = new AppProtoView(null, null, null, null, null);
+  var pv = new AppProtoView(null, null, MapWrapper.create());
   if (isBlank(elementBinders)) {
     elementBinders = [];
   }
@@ -414,8 +413,8 @@ function createProtoView(elementBinders = null) {
   return pv;
 }
 
-function createComponentElementBinder(reader, type) {
-  var binding = createDirectiveBinding(reader, type);
+function createComponentElementBinder(directiveResolver, type) {
+  var binding = createDirectiveBinding(directiveResolver, type);
   return new ElementBinder(
     0, null, 0,
     null, binding
@@ -431,12 +430,16 @@ function createViewportElementBinder(nestedProtoView) {
   return elBinder;
 }
 
-function createRenderProtoView(elementBinders = null) {
+function createRenderProtoView(elementBinders = null, type:number = null) {
+  if (isBlank(type)) {
+    type = renderApi.ProtoViewDto.COMPONENT_VIEW_TYPE;
+  }
   if (isBlank(elementBinders)) {
     elementBinders = [];
   }
   return new renderApi.ProtoViewDto({
-    elementBinders: elementBinders
+    elementBinders: elementBinders,
+    type: type
   });
 }
 
@@ -549,8 +552,8 @@ class FakeProtoViewFactory extends ProtoViewFactory {
     this._results = results;
   }
 
-  createProtoView(parentProtoView, componentBinding:DirectiveBinding, renderProtoView: renderApi.ProtoViewDto,
-                  directives:List<DirectiveBinding>):AppProtoView {
+  createAppProtoViews(componentBinding:DirectiveBinding, renderProtoView: renderApi.ProtoViewDto,
+                  directives:List<DirectiveBinding>):List<AppProtoView> {
     ListWrapper.push(this.requests, [componentBinding, renderProtoView, directives]);
     return ListWrapper.removeAt(this._results, 0);
   }
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader_spec.js
index 4586789baf..4a2af8cb09 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader_spec.js
@@ -1,57 +1,29 @@
-import {isPresent} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
-import {ListWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
 import {ddescribe, describe, it, iit, expect, beforeEach} from 'angular2/test_lib';
-import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader';
-import {Directive, Component} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations';
-import {DirectiveMetadata} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_metadata';
-import {Injectable, Injector} from 'angular2/di';
-
-@Injectable()
-class SomeInjectable {}
+import {DirectiveResolver} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_resolver';
+import {Directive} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations';
 
 @Directive({selector: 'someDirective'})
 class SomeDirective {}
 
-@Component({selector: 'someComponent', injectables: [SomeInjectable]})
-class SomeComponent {}
-
 class SomeDirectiveWithoutAnnotation {
 }
 
 export function main() {
-  describe("DirectiveMetadataReader", () => {
+  describe("DirectiveResolver", () => {
     var reader;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
-      reader = new DirectiveMetadataReader();
+      reader = new DirectiveResolver();
     });
 
     it('should read out the Directive annotation', () => {
-      var directiveMetadata = reader.read(SomeDirective);
-      expect(directiveMetadata).toEqual(
-        new DirectiveMetadata(SomeDirective, new Directive({selector: 'someDirective'}), null));
-    });
-
-    it('should read out the Component annotation', () => {
-      var m = reader.read(SomeComponent);
-      // For some reason `toEqual` fails to compare ResolvedBinding objects.
-      // Have to decompose and compare.
-      expect(m.type).toEqual(SomeComponent);
-      expect(m.annotation)
-          .toEqual(new Component({selector: 'someComponent', injectables: [SomeInjectable]}));
-      var resolvedList = ListWrapper.reduce(m.resolvedInjectables, function(prev, elem) {
-        if (isPresent(elem)) {
-          ListWrapper.push(prev, elem);
-        }
-        return prev;
-      }, []);
-      expect(resolvedList.length).toBe(1);
-      expect(resolvedList[0].key.token).toBe(SomeInjectable);
+      var directiveMetadata = reader.resolve(SomeDirective);
+      expect(directiveMetadata).toEqual(new Directive({selector: 'someDirective'}));
     });
 
     it('should throw if not matching annotation is found', () => {
       expect(() => {
-        reader.read(SomeDirectiveWithoutAnnotation);
+        reader.resolve(SomeDirectiveWithoutAnnotation);
       }).toThrowError('No Directive annotation found on SomeDirectiveWithoutAnnotation');
     });
   });
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js
index 218b215ae6..0f50a8ec3a 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/element_injector_spec.js
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ export function main() {
       });
 
       it("should instantiate directives that depend on pre built objects", function () {
-        var protoView = new AppProtoView(null, null, null, null, null);
+        var protoView = new AppProtoView(null, null, null);
         var inj = injector([NeedsProtoViewRef], null, false, new PreBuiltObjects(null, null, protoView));
 
         expect(inj.get(NeedsProtoViewRef).protoViewRef).toEqual(new ProtoViewRef(protoView));
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ export function main() {
       });
 
       it("should inject ProtoViewRef", function () {
-        var protoView = new AppProtoView(null, null, null, null, null);
+        var protoView = new AppProtoView(null, null, null);
         var inj = injector([NeedsProtoViewRef], null, false, new PreBuiltObjects(null, null, protoView));
 
         expect(inj.get(NeedsProtoViewRef).protoViewRef).toEqual(new ProtoViewRef(protoView));
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/proto_view_factory_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/proto_view_factory_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa8fe90f1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/proto_view_factory_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+import {
+  AsyncTestCompleter,
+  beforeEach,
+  xdescribe,
+  ddescribe,
+  describe,
+  el,
+  expect,
+  iit,
+  inject,
+  IS_DARTIUM,
+  it,
+  SpyObject, proxy
+} from 'angular2/test_lib';
+
+import {isBlank} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
+import {MapWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
+
+import {ChangeDetection, ChangeDetectorDefinition} from 'angular2/change_detection';
+import {ProtoViewFactory} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/proto_view_factory';
+import {Component, Directive} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations';
+import {DirectiveResolver} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_resolver';
+import {DirectiveBinding} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector';
+import * as renderApi from 'angular2/src/render/api';
+
+export function main() {
+  // TODO(tbosch): add missing tests
+
+  describe('ProtoViewFactory', () => {
+    var changeDetection;
+    var protoViewFactory;
+    var directiveResolver;
+
+    beforeEach( () => {
+      directiveResolver = new DirectiveResolver();
+      changeDetection = new ChangeDetectionSpy();
+      protoViewFactory = new ProtoViewFactory(changeDetection);
+    });
+
+    function bindDirective(type) {
+      return DirectiveBinding.createFromType(type, directiveResolver.resolve(type));
+    }
+
+    describe('getChangeDetectorDefinitions', () => {
+
+      it('should create a ChangeDetectorDefinition for the root render proto view', () => {
+        var renderPv = createRenderProtoView();
+        var defs = protoViewFactory.getChangeDetectorDefinitions(bindDirective(MainComponent).metadata,
+          renderPv, []);
+        expect(defs.length).toBe(1);
+        expect(defs[0].id).toEqual('MainComponent_comp_0');
+      });
+
+    });
+
+    describe('createAppProtoViews', () => {
+
+      it('should create an AppProtoView for the root render proto view', () => {
+        var renderPv = createRenderProtoView();
+        var pvs = protoViewFactory.createAppProtoViews(bindDirective(MainComponent),
+          renderPv, []);
+        expect(pvs.length).toBe(1);
+        expect(pvs[0].render).toBe(renderPv.render);
+      });
+
+    });
+
+  });
+}
+
+function createRenderProtoView(elementBinders = null, type:number = null) {
+  if (isBlank(type)) {
+    type = renderApi.ProtoViewDto.COMPONENT_VIEW_TYPE;
+  }
+  if (isBlank(elementBinders)) {
+    elementBinders = [];
+  }
+  return new renderApi.ProtoViewDto({
+    elementBinders: elementBinders,
+    type: type,
+    variableBindings: MapWrapper.create()
+  });
+}
+
+function createRenderComponentElementBinder(directiveIndex) {
+  return new renderApi.ElementBinder({
+    directives: [new renderApi.DirectiveBinder({
+      directiveIndex: directiveIndex
+    })]
+  });
+}
+
+function createRenderViewportElementBinder(nestedProtoView) {
+  return new renderApi.ElementBinder({
+    nestedProtoView: nestedProtoView
+  });
+}
+
+@proxy
+@IMPLEMENTS(ChangeDetection)
+class ChangeDetectionSpy extends SpyObject {
+  constructor(){super(ChangeDetection);}
+  noSuchMethod(m){return super.noSuchMethod(m)}
+}
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'main-comp'
+})
+class MainComponent {}
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_container_ref_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_container_ref_spec.js
index bc139c45df..12326d3bdd 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_container_ref_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_container_ref_spec.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export function main() {
     }
 
     function createProtoView() {
-      return new AppProtoView(null, null, null, null, null);
+      return new AppProtoView(null, null, null);
     }
 
     function createView() {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_manager_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_manager_spec.js
index e95d72ea6e..cfa832def0 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_manager_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_manager_spec.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import {ElementRef} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/element_ref';
 import {Renderer, RenderViewRef, RenderProtoViewRef, RenderViewContainerRef} from 'angular2/src/render/api';
 import {ElementBinder} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/element_binder';
 import {DirectiveBinding, ElementInjector} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector';
-import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader';
+import {DirectiveResolver} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_resolver';
 import {Component} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations';
 import {AppViewManager} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/view_manager';
 import {AppViewManagerUtils} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/view_manager_utils';
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export function main() {
     var utils;
     var viewPool;
     var manager;
-    var reader;
+    var directiveResolver;
     var createdViews;
     var createdRenderViews;
 
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ export function main() {
     }
 
     function createDirectiveBinding(type) {
-      var meta = reader.read(type);
-      return DirectiveBinding.createFromType(meta.type, meta.annotation);
+      var annotation = directiveResolver.resolve(type);
+      return DirectiveBinding.createFromType(type, annotation);
     }
 
     function createEmptyElBinder() {
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export function main() {
           staticChildComponentCount++;
         }
       }
-      var res = new AppProtoView(new MockProtoViewRef(staticChildComponentCount), null, null, null, null);
+      var res = new AppProtoView(new MockProtoViewRef(staticChildComponentCount), null, null);
       res.elementBinders = binders;
       return res;
     }
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ export function main() {
     }
 
     beforeEach( () => {
-      reader = new DirectiveMetadataReader();
+      directiveResolver = new DirectiveResolver();
       renderer = new SpyRenderer();
       utils = new SpyAppViewManagerUtils();
       viewPool = new SpyAppViewPool();
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_manager_utils_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_manager_utils_spec.js
index 31b852906e..6953e70ad4 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_manager_utils_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_manager_utils_spec.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import {AppProtoView, AppView} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/view';
 import {ChangeDetector} from 'angular2/change_detection';
 import {ElementBinder} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/element_binder';
 import {DirectiveBinding, ElementInjector, PreBuiltObjects} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/element_injector';
-import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader';
+import {DirectiveResolver} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_resolver';
 import {Component} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations';
 import {AppViewManagerUtils} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/view_manager_utils';
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export function main() {
 
   describe('AppViewManagerUtils', () => {
 
-    var metadataReader;
+    var directiveResolver;
     var utils;
 
     function createInjector() {
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ export function main() {
     }
 
     function createDirectiveBinding(type) {
-      var meta = metadataReader.read(type);
-      return DirectiveBinding.createFromType(meta.type, meta.annotation);
+      var annotation = directiveResolver.resolve(type);
+      return DirectiveBinding.createFromType(type, annotation);
     }
 
     function createEmptyElBinder() {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export function main() {
       if (isBlank(binders)) {
         binders = [];
       }
-      var res = new AppProtoView(null, null, null, null, null);
+      var res = new AppProtoView(null, null, null);
       res.elementBinders = binders;
       return res;
     }
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ export function main() {
     }
 
     beforeEach( () => {
-      metadataReader = new DirectiveMetadataReader();
-      utils = new AppViewManagerUtils(metadataReader);
+      directiveResolver = new DirectiveResolver();
+      utils = new AppViewManagerUtils(directiveResolver);
     });
 
     describe('hydrateDynamicComponentInElementInjector', () => {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_pool_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_pool_spec.js
index eb6af39865..d14f8abf46 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_pool_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/core/compiler/view_pool_spec.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export function main() {
     }
 
     function createProtoView() {
-      return new AppProtoView(null, null, null, null, null);
+      return new AppProtoView(null, null, null);
     }
 
     function createView(pv) {
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/compiler_common_tests.js b/modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/compiler_common_tests.js
index 27d4eb29a4..e7a4663cd6 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/compiler_common_tests.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/compiler_common_tests.js
@@ -41,99 +41,126 @@ export function runCompilerCommonTests() {
       return new DomCompiler(mockStepFactory, tplLoader);
     }
 
-    it('should run the steps and build the AppProtoView of the root element', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
-      var compiler = createCompiler((parent, current, control) => {
-        current.inheritedProtoView.bindVariable('b', 'a');
-      });
-      compiler.compile(new ViewDefinition({
-        componentId: 'someComponent',
-        template: '<div></div>'
-      })).then( (protoView) => {
-        expect(protoView.variableBindings).toEqual(MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({
-          'a': 'b'
-        }));
-        async.done();
-      });
-    }));
+    describe('compile', () => {
 
-    it('should run the steps and build the proto view', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
-      var compiler = createCompiler((parent, current, control) => {
-        current.inheritedProtoView.bindVariable('b', 'a');
-      });
-
-      var dirMetadata = new DirectiveMetadata({id: 'id', selector: 'CUSTOM', type: DirectiveMetadata.COMPONENT_TYPE});
-      compiler.compileHost(dirMetadata).then( (protoView) => {
-        expect(DOM.tagName(resolveInternalDomProtoView(protoView.render).element)).toEqual('CUSTOM')
-        expect(mockStepFactory.viewDef.directives).toEqual([dirMetadata]);
-        expect(protoView.variableBindings).toEqual(MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({
-          'a': 'b'
-        }));
-        async.done();
-      });
-    }));
-
-    it('should use the inline template and compile in sync', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
-      var compiler = createCompiler(EMPTY_STEP);
-      compiler.compile(new ViewDefinition({
-        componentId: 'someId',
-        template: 'inline component'
-      })).then( (protoView) => {
-        expect(DOM.getInnerHTML(resolveInternalDomProtoView(protoView.render).element)).toEqual('inline component');
-        async.done();
-      });
-    }));
-
-    it('should load url templates', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
-      var urlData = MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({
-        'someUrl': 'url component'
-      });
-      var compiler = createCompiler(EMPTY_STEP, urlData);
-      compiler.compile(new ViewDefinition({
-        componentId: 'someId',
-        absUrl: 'someUrl'
-      })).then( (protoView) => {
-        expect(DOM.getInnerHTML(resolveInternalDomProtoView(protoView.render).element)).toEqual('url component');
-        async.done();
-      });
-    }));
-
-    it('should report loading errors', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
-      var compiler = createCompiler(EMPTY_STEP, MapWrapper.create());
-      PromiseWrapper.catchError(compiler.compile(new ViewDefinition({
-        componentId: 'someId',
-        absUrl: 'someUrl'
-      })), (e) => {
-        expect(e.message).toContain(`Failed to load the template "someId"`);
-        async.done();
-      });
-    }));
-
-    it('should wait for async subtasks to be resolved', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
-      var subTasksCompleted = false;
-
-      var completer = PromiseWrapper.completer();
-
-      var compiler = createCompiler( (parent, current, control) => {
-        ListWrapper.push(mockStepFactory.subTaskPromises, completer.promise.then((_) => {
-          subTasksCompleted = true;
-        }));
-      });
-
-      // It should always return a Promise because the subtask is async
-      var pvPromise = compiler.compile(new ViewDefinition({
-        componentId: 'someId',
-        template: 'some component'
+      it('should run the steps and build the AppProtoView of the root element', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
+        var compiler = createCompiler((parent, current, control) => {
+          current.inheritedProtoView.bindVariable('b', 'a');
+        });
+        compiler.compile(new ViewDefinition({
+          componentId: 'someComponent',
+          template: '<div></div>'
+        })).then( (protoView) => {
+          expect(protoView.variableBindings).toEqual(MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({
+            'a': 'b'
+          }));
+          async.done();
+        });
       }));
-      expect(pvPromise).toBePromise();
-      expect(subTasksCompleted).toEqual(false);
 
-      // The Promise should resolve after the subtask is ready
-      completer.resolve(null);
-      pvPromise.then((protoView) => {
-        expect(subTasksCompleted).toEqual(true);
-        async.done();
-      });
-    }));
+      it('should run the steps and build the proto view', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
+        var compiler = createCompiler((parent, current, control) => {
+          current.inheritedProtoView.bindVariable('b', 'a');
+        });
+
+        var dirMetadata = new DirectiveMetadata({id: 'id', selector: 'CUSTOM', type: DirectiveMetadata.COMPONENT_TYPE});
+        compiler.compileHost(dirMetadata).then( (protoView) => {
+          expect(DOM.tagName(resolveInternalDomProtoView(protoView.render).element)).toEqual('CUSTOM')
+          expect(mockStepFactory.viewDef.directives).toEqual([dirMetadata]);
+          expect(protoView.variableBindings).toEqual(MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({
+            'a': 'b'
+          }));
+          async.done();
+        });
+      }));
+
+      it('should use the inline template and compile in sync', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
+        var compiler = createCompiler(EMPTY_STEP);
+        compiler.compile(new ViewDefinition({
+          componentId: 'someId',
+          template: 'inline component'
+        })).then( (protoView) => {
+          expect(DOM.getInnerHTML(resolveInternalDomProtoView(protoView.render).element)).toEqual('inline component');
+          async.done();
+        });
+      }));
+
+      it('should load url templates', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
+        var urlData = MapWrapper.createFromStringMap({
+          'someUrl': 'url component'
+        });
+        var compiler = createCompiler(EMPTY_STEP, urlData);
+        compiler.compile(new ViewDefinition({
+          componentId: 'someId',
+          absUrl: 'someUrl'
+        })).then( (protoView) => {
+          expect(DOM.getInnerHTML(resolveInternalDomProtoView(protoView.render).element)).toEqual('url component');
+          async.done();
+        });
+      }));
+
+      it('should report loading errors', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
+        var compiler = createCompiler(EMPTY_STEP, MapWrapper.create());
+        PromiseWrapper.catchError(compiler.compile(new ViewDefinition({
+          componentId: 'someId',
+          absUrl: 'someUrl'
+        })), (e) => {
+          expect(e.message).toContain(`Failed to load the template "someId"`);
+          async.done();
+        });
+      }));
+
+      it('should wait for async subtasks to be resolved', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
+        var subTasksCompleted = false;
+
+        var completer = PromiseWrapper.completer();
+
+        var compiler = createCompiler( (parent, current, control) => {
+          ListWrapper.push(mockStepFactory.subTaskPromises, completer.promise.then((_) => {
+            subTasksCompleted = true;
+          }));
+        });
+
+        // It should always return a Promise because the subtask is async
+        var pvPromise = compiler.compile(new ViewDefinition({
+          componentId: 'someId',
+          template: 'some component'
+        }));
+        expect(pvPromise).toBePromise();
+        expect(subTasksCompleted).toEqual(false);
+
+        // The Promise should resolve after the subtask is ready
+        completer.resolve(null);
+        pvPromise.then((protoView) => {
+          expect(subTasksCompleted).toEqual(true);
+          async.done();
+        });
+      }));
+
+      it('should return ProtoViews of type COMPONENT_VIEW_TYPE', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
+        var compiler = createCompiler(EMPTY_STEP);
+        compiler.compile(new ViewDefinition({
+          componentId: 'someId',
+          template: 'inline component'
+        })).then( (protoView) => {
+          expect(protoView.type).toEqual(ProtoViewDto.COMPONENT_VIEW_TYPE);
+          async.done();
+        });
+      }));
+
+    });
+
+    describe('compileHost', () => {
+
+      it('should return ProtoViews of type HOST_VIEW_TYPE', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
+        var compiler = createCompiler(EMPTY_STEP);
+        compiler.compileHost(someComponent).then( (protoView) => {
+          expect(protoView.type).toEqual(ProtoViewDto.HOST_VIEW_TYPE);
+          async.done();
+        });
+      }));
+
+    });
 
   });
 
@@ -195,3 +222,9 @@ class FakeTemplateLoader extends TemplateLoader {
     return PromiseWrapper.reject('Load failed');
   }
 }
+
+var someComponent = new DirectiveMetadata({
+  selector: 'some-comp',
+  id: 'someComponent',
+  type: DirectiveMetadata.COMPONENT_TYPE
+});
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/directive_parser_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/directive_parser_spec.js
index b751977da6..53528c20e1 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/directive_parser_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/directive_parser_spec.js
@@ -204,6 +204,14 @@ export function main() {
            );
          }).toThrowError(new RegExp('Only one component directive is allowed per element' ));
       });
+
+      it('should sort the directives and store the component as the first directive', () => {
+        var results = process(
+          el('<some-comp some-decor></some-comp>')
+        );
+        expect(annotatedDirectives[results[0].directives[0].directiveIndex].id).toEqual('someComponent');
+        expect(annotatedDirectives[results[0].directives[1].directiveIndex].id).toEqual('someDirective');
+      });
     });
   });
 }
@@ -239,6 +247,7 @@ var someComponent2 = new DirectiveMetadata({
 
 var someDirective = new DirectiveMetadata({
   selector: '[some-decor]',
+  id: 'someDirective',
   type: DirectiveMetadata.DIRECTIVE_TYPE
 });
 
@@ -303,4 +312,4 @@ var componentWithNonElementSelector = new DirectiveMetadata({
   id: 'componentWithNonElementSelector',
   selector: '[attr]',
   type: DirectiveMetadata.COMPONENT_TYPE
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/pipeline_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/pipeline_spec.js
index 3fec0d348e..3dba85763d 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/pipeline_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/pipeline_spec.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {CompileStep} from 'angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/compile_step'
 import {CompileControl} from 'angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/compile_control';
 
 import {ProtoViewBuilder} from 'angular2/src/render/dom/view/proto_view_builder';
+import {ProtoViewDto} from 'angular2/src/render/api';
 
 export function main() {
   describe('compile_pipeline', () => {
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ export function main() {
       var element = el('<div><div><span viewroot><span></span></span></div></div>');
       var pipeline = new CompilePipeline([new MockStep((parent, current, control) => {
         if (isPresent(DOM.getAttribute(current.element, 'viewroot'))) {
-          current.inheritedProtoView = new ProtoViewBuilder(current.element);
+          current.inheritedProtoView = new ProtoViewBuilder(current.element, ProtoViewDto.EMBEDDED_VIEW_TYPE);
         }
       })]);
       var results = pipeline.process(element);
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/view_splitter_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/view_splitter_spec.js
index aae9c44b51..9c65840ab4 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/view_splitter_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/render/dom/compiler/view_splitter_spec.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {MapWrapper} from 'angular2/src/facade/collection';
 
 import {ViewSplitter} from 'angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/view_splitter';
 import {CompilePipeline} from 'angular2/src/render/dom/compiler/compile_pipeline';
+import {ProtoViewDto} from 'angular2/src/render/api';
 import {DOM} from 'angular2/src/dom/dom_adapter';
 
 import {Lexer, Parser} from 'angular2/change_detection';
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ export function main() {
         var results = createPipeline().process(rootElement);
         expect(results[2].inheritedProtoView).not.toBe(null);
         expect(results[2].inheritedProtoView).toBe(results[1].inheritedElementBinder.nestedProtoView);
+        expect(results[2].inheritedProtoView.type).toBe(ProtoViewDto.EMBEDDED_VIEW_TYPE);
         expect(DOM.getOuterHTML(results[2].inheritedProtoView.rootElement)).toEqual('<template>a</template>');
       });
 
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/router/outlet_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/router/outlet_spec.js
index 4e56c7c87f..e03b64c47d 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/router/outlet_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/router/outlet_spec.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import {DOM} from 'angular2/src/dom/dom_adapter';
 import {SpyLocation} from 'angular2/src/mock/location_mock';
 import {Location} from 'angular2/src/router/location';
 import {RouteRegistry} from 'angular2/src/router/route_registry';
-import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader';
+import {DirectiveResolver} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_resolver';
 
 var teamCmpCount;
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export function main() {
     beforeEachBindings(() => [
       Pipeline,
       RouteRegistry,
-      DirectiveMetadataReader,
+      DirectiveResolver,
       bind(Location).toClass(SpyLocation),
       bind(Router).toFactory((registry, pipeline, location) => {
         return new RootRouter(registry, pipeline, location, MyComp);
diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/router/router_spec.js b/modules/angular2/test/router/router_spec.js
index 994c12a560..3fa43e5f7d 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/router/router_spec.js
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/router/router_spec.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {SpyLocation} from 'angular2/src/mock/location_mock'
 import {Location} from 'angular2/src/router/location';
 
 import {RouteRegistry} from 'angular2/src/router/route_registry';
-import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader';
+import {DirectiveResolver} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_resolver';
 
 import {bind} from 'angular2/di';
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export function main() {
     beforeEachBindings(() => [
       Pipeline,
       RouteRegistry,
-      DirectiveMetadataReader,
+      DirectiveResolver,
       bind(Location).toClass(SpyLocation),
       bind(Router).toFactory((registry, pipeline, location) => {
         return new RootRouter(registry, pipeline, location, AppCmp);
diff --git a/modules/benchmarks/src/compiler/compiler_benchmark.js b/modules/benchmarks/src/compiler/compiler_benchmark.js
index 056ed679bd..51ee1d3344 100644
--- a/modules/benchmarks/src/compiler/compiler_benchmark.js
+++ b/modules/benchmarks/src/compiler/compiler_benchmark.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {NativeShadowDomStrategy} from 'angular2/src/render/dom/shadow_dom/native
 import {Parser, Lexer, DynamicChangeDetection} from 'angular2/change_detection';
 
 import {Compiler, CompilerCache} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/compiler';
-import {DirectiveMetadataReader} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_metadata_reader';
+import {DirectiveResolver} from 'angular2/src/core/compiler/directive_resolver';
 
 import {Component} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations';
 import {Directive} from 'angular2/src/core/annotations_impl/annotations';
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export function main() {
   var count = getIntParameter('elements');
 
   setupReflector();
-  var reader = new DirectiveMetadataReader();
+  var reader = new DirectiveResolver();
   var cache = new CompilerCache();
   var templateResolver = new FakeTemplateResolver();
   var urlResolver = new UrlResolver();