fix(animations): always render end-state styles for orphaned DOM nodes

packages/animations/browser/src/dsl/animation_transition_factory.ts

@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ export class AnimationTransitionFactory {
   build(
       driver: AnimationDriver, element: any, currentState: any, nextState: any,
       enterClassName: string, leaveClassName: string, currentOptions?: AnimationOptions,
-      nextOptions?: AnimationOptions,
-      subInstructions?: ElementInstructionMap): AnimationTransitionInstruction {
+      nextOptions?: AnimationOptions, subInstructions?: ElementInstructionMap,
+      skipAstBuild?: boolean): AnimationTransitionInstruction {
     const errors: any[] = [];
 
     const transitionAnimationParams = this.ast.options && this.ast.options.params || EMPTY_OBJECT;
@@ -55,9 +55,10 @@ export class AnimationTransitionFactory {
 
     const animationOptions = {params: {...transitionAnimationParams, ...nextAnimationParams}};
 
-    const timelines = buildAnimationTimelines(
-        driver, element, this.ast.animation, enterClassName, leaveClassName, currentStateStyles,
-        nextStateStyles, animationOptions, subInstructions, errors);
+    const timelines = skipAstBuild ? [] : buildAnimationTimelines(
+                                              driver, element, this.ast.animation, enterClassName,
+                                              leaveClassName, currentStateStyles, nextStateStyles,
+                                              animationOptions, subInstructions, errors);
 
     let totalTime = 0;
     timelines.forEach(tl => { totalTime = Math.max(tl.duration + tl.delay, totalTime); });

packages/animations/browser/src/render/transition_animation_engine.ts

@@ -743,10 +743,10 @@ export class TransitionAnimationEngine {
 
   private _buildInstruction(
       entry: QueueInstruction, subTimelines: ElementInstructionMap, enterClassName: string,
-      leaveClassName: string) {
+      leaveClassName: string, skipBuildAst?: boolean) {
     return entry.transition.build(
         this.driver, entry.element, entry.fromState.value, entry.toState.value, enterClassName,
-        leaveClassName, entry.fromState.options, entry.toState.options, subTimelines);
+        leaveClassName, entry.fromState.options, entry.toState.options, subTimelines, skipBuildAst);
   }
 
   destroyInnerAnimations(containerElement: any) {
@@ -969,20 +969,27 @@ export class TransitionAnimationEngine {
           }
         }
 
-        if (!bodyNode || !this.driver.containsElement(bodyNode, element)) {
-          player.destroy();
-          return;
-        }
-
+        const nodeIsOrphaned = !bodyNode || !this.driver.containsElement(bodyNode, element);
         const leaveClassName = leaveNodeMapIds.get(element) !;
         const enterClassName = enterNodeMapIds.get(element) !;
-        const instruction =
-            this._buildInstruction(entry, subTimelines, enterClassName, leaveClassName) !;
+        const instruction = this._buildInstruction(
+            entry, subTimelines, enterClassName, leaveClassName, nodeIsOrphaned) !;
         if (instruction.errors && instruction.errors.length) {
           erroneousTransitions.push(instruction);
           return;
         }
 
+        // even though the element may not be apart of the DOM, it may
+        // still be added at a later point (due to the mechanics of content
+        // projection and/or dynamic component insertion) therefore it's
+        // important we still style the element.
+        if (nodeIsOrphaned) {
+          player.onStart(() => eraseStyles(element, instruction.fromStyles));
+          player.onDestroy(() => setStyles(element, instruction.toStyles));
+          skippedPlayers.push(player);
+          return;
+        }
+
         // if a unmatched transition is queued to go then it SHOULD NOT render
         // an animation and cancel the previously running animations.
         if (entry.isFallbackTransition) {

packages/animations/browser/test/render/transition_animation_engine_spec.ts

@@ -623,6 +623,23 @@ const DEFAULT_NAMESPACE_ID = 'id';
         const TRIGGER = 'fooTrigger';
         expect(() => { engine.trigger(ID, element, TRIGGER, 'something'); }).not.toThrow();
       });
+
+      it('should still apply state-styling to an element even if it is not yet inserted into the DOM',
+         () => {
+           const engine = makeEngine();
+           const orphanElement = document.createElement('div');
+           orphanElement.classList.add('orphan');
+
+           registerTrigger(
+               orphanElement, engine, trigger('trig', [
+                 state('go', style({opacity: 0.5})), transition('* => go', animate(1000))
+               ]));
+
+           setProperty(orphanElement, engine, 'trig', 'go');
+           engine.flush();
+           expect(engine.players.length).toEqual(0);
+           expect(orphanElement.style.opacity).toEqual('0.5');
+         });
     });
   });
 })();