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feat(forms): add updateOn support to ngModelOptions
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This commit introduces a new option to template-driven forms that
improves performance by delaying form control updates until the
"blur" or "submit" event.  To use it, set the `updateOn` property
in `ngModelOptions`.

```html
<input ngModel [ngModelOptions]="{updateOn: blur}">
```

Like in AngularJS, setting `updateOn` to `blur` or `submit` will
delay the update of the value as well as the validation status.
Updating value and validity together keeps the system easy to reason
about, as the two will always be in sync.  It's also worth noting
that the value/validation pipeline does still run when the form is
initialized (in order to support initial values).

Upcoming PRs will address:

* Support for setting group-level `updateOn` in template-driven forms
* Option for skipping initial validation run or more global error
display configuration
* Better support of reactive validation strategies

See more context in angular#18408, angular#18514, and the [design doc](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dlJjRXYeuHRygryK0XoFrZNqW86jH4wobftCFyYa1PA/edit#heading=h.r6gn0i8f19wz).
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20 changes: 20 additions & 0 deletions packages/forms/src/directives/ng_form.ts
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})
export class NgForm extends ControlContainer implements Form {
private _submitted: boolean = false;
private _directives: NgModel[] = [];

form: FormGroup;
ngSubmit = new EventEmitter();
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dir._control = <FormControl>container.registerControl(dir.name, dir.control);
setUpControl(dir.control, dir);
dir.control.updateValueAndValidity({emitEvent: false});
this._directives.push(dir);
});
}

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if (container) {
container.removeControl(dir.name);
}
remove(this._directives, dir);
});
}

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onSubmit($event: Event): boolean {
this._submitted = true;
this._syncPendingControls();
this.ngSubmit.emit($event);
return false;
}
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this._submitted = false;
}

private _syncPendingControls(): void {
this.form._syncPendingControls();
this._directives.forEach(dir => {
if (dir.control.updateOn === 'submit') {
dir.viewToModelUpdate(dir.control._pendingValue);
}
});
}

/** @internal */
_findContainer(path: string[]): FormGroup {
path.pop();
return path.length ? <FormGroup>this.form.get(path) : this.form;
}
}

function remove<T>(list: T[], el: T): void {
const index = list.indexOf(el);
if (index > -1) {
list.splice(index, 1);
}
}
49 changes: 47 additions & 2 deletions packages/forms/src/directives/ng_model.ts
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import {Directive, EventEmitter, Host, Inject, Input, OnChanges, OnDestroy, Optional, Output, Self, SimpleChanges, forwardRef} from '@angular/core';

import {FormControl} from '../model';
import {FormControl, FormHooks} from '../model';
import {NG_ASYNC_VALIDATORS, NG_VALIDATORS} from '../validators';

import {AbstractFormGroupDirective} from './abstract_form_group_directive';
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@Input() name: string;
@Input('disabled') isDisabled: boolean;
@Input('ngModel') model: any;
@Input('ngModelOptions') options: {name?: string, standalone?: boolean};

/**
* Options object for this `ngModel` instance. You can configure the following properties:
*
* **name**: An alternative to setting the name attribute on the form control element.
* Sometimes, especially with custom form components, the name attribute might be used
* as an `@Input` property for a different purpose. In cases like these, you can configure
* the `ngModel` name through this option.
*
* ```html
* <form>
* <my-person-control name="Nancy" ngModel [ngModelOptions]="{name: 'user'}">
* </my-person-control>
* </form>
* <!-- form value: {user: ''} -->
* ```
*
* **standalone**: Defaults to false. If this is set to true, the `ngModel` will not
* register itself with its parent form, and will act as if it's not in the form. This
* can be handy if you have form meta-controls, a.k.a. form elements nested in
* the `<form>` tag that control the display of the form, but don't contain form data.
*
* ```html
* <form>
* <input name="login" ngModel placeholder="Login">
* <input type="checkbox" ngModel [ngModelOptions]="{standalone: true}"> Show more options?
* </form>
* <!-- form value: {login: ''} -->
* ```
*
* **updateOn**: Defaults to `'change'`. Defines the event upon which the form control
* value and validity will update. Also accepts `'blur'` and `'submit'`.
*
* ```html
* <input [(ngModel)]="firstName" [ngModelOptions]="{updateOn: 'blur'}">
* ```
*
*/
@Input('ngModelOptions') options: {name?: string, standalone?: boolean, updateOn?: FormHooks};

@Output('ngModelChange') update = new EventEmitter();

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}

private _setUpControl(): void {
this._setUpdateStrategy();
this._isStandalone() ? this._setUpStandalone() :
this.formDirective.addControl(this);
this._registered = true;
}

private _setUpdateStrategy(): void {
if (this.options && this.options.updateOn != null) {
this._control._updateOn = this.options.updateOn;
}
}

private _isStandalone(): boolean {
return !this._parent || !!(this.options && this.options.standalone);
}
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this._submitted = false;
}

/** @internal */
_syncPendingControls() {
this.form._syncPendingControls();
this.directives.forEach(dir => {
if (dir.control.updateOn === 'submit') {
dir.viewToModelUpdate(dir.control._pendingValue);
}
});
}

/** @internal */
_updateDomValue() {
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this.form._updateTreeValidity({emitEvent: false});
}

private _syncPendingControls() {
this.form._syncPendingControls();
this.directives.forEach(dir => {
if (dir.control.updateOn === 'submit') {
dir.viewToModelUpdate(dir.control._pendingValue);
}
});
}

private _updateRegistrations() {
this.form._registerOnCollectionChange(() => this._updateDomValue());
if (this._oldForm) this._oldForm._registerOnCollectionChange(() => {});
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16 changes: 16 additions & 0 deletions packages/forms/test/reactive_integration_spec.ts
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expect(control.dirty).toBe(true, 'Expected control to update dirty state when blurred.');
});

it('should update touched when control is blurred', () => {
const fixture = initTest(FormControlComp);
const control = new FormControl('', {updateOn: 'blur'});
fixture.componentInstance.control = control;
fixture.detectChanges();

expect(control.touched).toBe(false, 'Expected control to start out untouched.');

const input = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('input')).nativeElement;
dispatchEvent(input, 'blur');
fixture.detectChanges();

expect(control.touched)
.toBe(true, 'Expected control to update touched state when blurred.');
});

it('should continue waiting for blur to update if previously blurred', () => {
const fixture = initTest(FormControlComp);
const control =
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