fix(overflow-menu): stop updating items outside of the angular change detection

Author: cal-smith

src/dialog/dialog.directive.ts

@@ -87,9 +87,12 @@ export class DialogDirective implements OnInit, OnDestroy, OnChanges {
 	/**
 	 * Config object passed to the rendered component
 	 */
-	@Output() onClose: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter<any>();
 	dialogConfig: DialogConfig;
 
+	@Output() onClose: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter();
+	@Output() onOpen: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter();
+
+
 	@HostBinding("attr.role") role = "button";
 	@HostBinding("attr.aria-expanded") expanded = false;
 	@HostBinding("attr.aria-haspopup") hasPopup = true;
@@ -197,6 +200,7 @@ export class DialogDirective implements OnInit, OnDestroy, OnChanges {
 	open() {
 		this.dialogService.open(this.viewContainerRef, this.dialogConfig);
 		this.expanded = true;
+		this.onOpen.emit();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -206,6 +210,9 @@ export class DialogDirective implements OnInit, OnDestroy, OnChanges {
 	toggle() {
 		this.dialogService.toggle(this.viewContainerRef, this.dialogConfig);
 		this.expanded = this.dialogService.isOpen;
+		if (this.expanded) {
+			this.onOpen.emit();
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**

src/dialog/overflow-menu/overflow-menu-option.component.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import {
 	Input,
 	ElementRef,
 	Output,
-	EventEmitter
+	EventEmitter,
+	AfterViewInit
 } from "@angular/core";
 
 /**
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ import {
  * <ibm-overflow-menu-option type="danger">Danger option</ibm-overflow-menu-option>
  * ```
  *
- * For content that expands beyod the overflow menu `OverflowMenuOption` automatically adds a title attribute.
+ * For content that expands beyond the overflow menu `OverflowMenuOption` automatically adds a title attribute.
  */
 @Component({
 	selector: "ibm-overflow-menu-option",
@@ -30,12 +31,12 @@ import {
 			(blur)="tabIndex = -1"
 			(click)="onClick($event)"
 			[disabled]="disabled"
-			[title]="(titleEnabled ? content : '')">
+			[title]="title">
 			<ng-content></ng-content>
 		</button>
 	`
 })
-export class OverflowMenuOption {
+export class OverflowMenuOption implements AfterViewInit {
 	@HostBinding("class") optionClass = "bx--overflow-menu-options__option";
 	@HostBinding("attr.role") role = "presentation";
 
@@ -61,29 +62,18 @@ export class OverflowMenuOption {
 
 	public tabIndex = -1;
 
+	public title = null;
+
 	constructor(protected elementRef: ElementRef) {}
 
 	onClick(event) {
 		this.selected.emit();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Returns true if the content string is longer than the width of the containing button
-	 *
-	 * note: getter ties into the view check cycle so we always get an accurate value
-	 */
-	get titleEnabled() {
+	ngAfterViewInit() {
 		const button = this.elementRef.nativeElement.querySelector("button");
 		if (button.scrollWidth > button.offsetWidth) {
-			return true;
+			this.title = this.elementRef.nativeElement.querySelector("button").textContent;
 		}
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns the text content projected into the component
-	 */
-	get content(): string {
-		return this.elementRef.nativeElement.querySelector("button").textContent;
 	}
 }

src/dialog/overflow-menu/overflow-menu.component.ts

@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ import {
 	Component,
 	ElementRef,
 	Input,
-	ViewEncapsulation
+	ViewEncapsulation,
+	AfterViewInit,
+	ContentChild
 } from "@angular/core";
 import { I18n } from "./../../i18n/i18n.module";
+import { OverflowMenuDirective } from "./overflow-menu.directive";
 
 /**
  * The OverFlow menu component encapsulates the OverFlowMenu directive, and the menu iconography into one convienent component
@@ -22,9 +25,11 @@ import { I18n } from "./../../i18n/i18n.module";
 	template: `
 		<div
 			[ibmOverflowMenu]="options"
-			[ngClass]="{'bx--overflow-menu--open': open === true}"
+			[ngClass]="{'bx--overflow-menu--open': open}"
 			[attr.aria-label]="buttonLabel"
 			[flip]="flip"
+			(onOpen)="open = true"
+			(onClose)="open = false"
 			role="button"
 			aria-haspopup="true"
 			class="bx--overflow-menu"
@@ -67,12 +72,9 @@ export class OverflowMenu {
 
 	@Input() flip = false;
 
-	constructor(protected elementRef: ElementRef, protected i18n: I18n) {}
+	@ContentChild(OverflowMenuDirective) overflowMenuDirective: OverflowMenuDirective;
 
-	get open() {
-		if (this.elementRef.nativeElement.children[0].getAttribute("aria-expanded") === "true") {
-			return true;
-		}
-		return false;
-	}
+	open = false;
+
+	constructor(protected elementRef: ElementRef, protected i18n: I18n) {}
 }