fix(input): make md-maxlength validation happen on initialization

src/components/input/input.js

@@ -634,11 +634,25 @@ function mdMaxlengthDirective($animate, $mdUtil) {
   };
 
   function postLink(scope, element, attr, ctrls) {
-    var maxlength;
+    var maxlength = parseInt(attr.mdMaxlength);
+    if (isNaN(maxlength)) maxlength = -1;
     var ngModelCtrl = ctrls[0];
     var containerCtrl = ctrls[1];
     var charCountEl, errorsSpacer;
 
+
+    ngModelCtrl.$validators['md-maxlength'] = function(modelValue, viewValue) {
+      if (!angular.isNumber(maxlength) || maxlength < 0) {
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      // We always update the char count, when the modelValue has changed.
+      // Using the $validators for triggering the update works very well.
+      renderCharCount();
+
+      return ( modelValue || element.val() || viewValue || '' ).length <= maxlength;
+    };
+
     // Wait until the next tick to ensure that the input has setup the errors spacer where we will
     // append our counter
     $mdUtil.nextTick(function() {
@@ -663,23 +677,11 @@ function mdMaxlengthDirective($animate, $mdUtil) {
           $animate.leave(charCountEl);
         }
       });
-
-      ngModelCtrl.$validators['md-maxlength'] = function(modelValue, viewValue) {
-        if (!angular.isNumber(maxlength) || maxlength < 0) {
-          return true;
-        }
-
-        // We always update the char count, when the modelValue has changed.
-        // Using the $validators for triggering the update works very well.
-        renderCharCount();
-
-        return ( modelValue || element.val() || viewValue || '' ).length <= maxlength;
-      };
     });
 
     function renderCharCount(value) {
-      // If we have not been appended to the body yet; do not render
-      if (!charCountEl.parent) {
+      // If we have not been initialized or appended to the body yet; do not render
+      if (!charCountEl || !charCountEl.parent) {
         return value;
       }
 

src/components/input/input.spec.js

@@ -257,6 +257,40 @@ describe('md-input-container directive', function() {
       return angular.element(el[0].querySelector('.md-char-counter'));
     }
 
+    it('should error with a constant and incorrect initial value', function() {
+      var el = $compile(
+        '<form name="form">' +
+        '  <md-input-container>' +
+        '    <input md-maxlength="2" ng-model="foo" name="foo">' +
+        '  </md-input-container>' +
+        '</form>')(pageScope);
+
+      pageScope.$apply('foo = "ABCDEFGHIJ"');
+
+      // Flush any pending $mdUtil.nextTick calls
+      $timeout.flush();
+
+      expect(pageScope.form.foo.$error['md-maxlength']).toBe(true);
+      expect(getCharCounter(el).text()).toBe('10 / 2');
+    });
+
+    it('should work with a constant and correct initial value', function() {
+      var el = $compile(
+        '<form name="form">' +
+        '  <md-input-container>' +
+        '    <input md-maxlength="5" ng-model="foo" name="foo">' +
+        '  </md-input-container>' +
+        '</form>')(pageScope);
+
+      pageScope.$apply('foo = "abcde"');
+
+      // Flush any pending $mdUtil.nextTick calls
+      $timeout.flush();
+
+      expect(pageScope.form.foo.$error['md-maxlength']).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(getCharCounter(el).text()).toBe('5 / 5');
+    });
+
     it('should work with a constant', function() {
       var el = $compile(
         '<form name="form">' +
@@ -341,11 +375,10 @@ describe('md-input-container directive', function() {
         '  </md-input-container>' +
         '</form>')(pageScope);
 
-      pageScope.$apply();
+      pageScope.$apply('max = -1');
 
       // Flush any pending $mdUtil.nextTick calls
       $timeout.flush();
-
       expect(pageScope.form.foo.$error['md-maxlength']).toBeFalsy();
       expect(getCharCounter(el).length).toBe(0);