root containers should watch themselves

src/robotlegs/bender/extensions/viewManager/impl/StageObserver.as

@@ -72,11 +72,14 @@ package robotlegs.bender.extensions.viewManager.impl
 		{
 			// The magical, but extremely expensive, capture-phase ADDED_TO_STAGE listener
 			container.addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, onViewAddedToStage, true);
+			// Watch the root container itself - nobody else is going to pick it up!
+			container.addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, onContainerRootAddedToStage);
 		}
 
 		private function removeRootListener(container:DisplayObjectContainer):void
 		{
 			container.removeEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, onViewAddedToStage, true);
+			container.removeEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, onContainerRootAddedToStage);
 		}
 
 		private function onViewAddedToStage(event:Event):void
@@ -95,5 +98,14 @@ package robotlegs.bender.extensions.viewManager.impl
 				binding = binding.parent;
 			}
 		}
+
+		private function onContainerRootAddedToStage(event:Event):void
+		{
+			const container:DisplayObjectContainer = event.target as DisplayObjectContainer;
+			container.removeEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, onContainerRootAddedToStage);
+			const type:Class = container['constructor'];
+			const binding:ContainerBinding = _registry.getBinding(container);
+			binding.handleView(container, type);
+		}
 	}
 }

test/robotlegs/bender/extensions/viewManager/impl/StageObserverTest.as

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ package robotlegs.bender.extensions.viewManager.impl
 	import org.fluint.uiImpersonation.UIImpersonator;
 	import org.hamcrest.object.equalTo;
 	import robotlegs.bender.extensions.viewManager.support.CallbackViewHandler;
+	import robotlegs.bender.extensions.viewManager.support.SupportContainer;
 	import robotlegs.bender.extensions.viewManager.support.SupportView;
 
 	public class StageObserverTest
@@ -142,5 +143,20 @@ package robotlegs.bender.extensions.viewManager.impl
 			container.addChild(new Sprite());
 			assertThat(callCount, equalTo(0));
 		}
+
+		[Test]
+		public function root_container_is_handled_when_added_to_stage():void
+		{
+			const expected:SupportContainer = new SupportContainer();
+			var actual:DisplayObject;
+			registry
+				.addContainer(expected)
+				.addHandler(new CallbackViewHandler(function(view:DisplayObject, type:Class):void {
+					actual = view;
+				}));
+			container.addChild(expected);
+			assertThat(actual, equalTo(expected));
+		}
+
 	}
 }

test/robotlegs/bender/extensions/viewManager/support/SupportContainer.as

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//  Copyright (c) 2011 the original author or authors. All Rights Reserved. 
+// 
+//  NOTICE: You are permitted to use, modify, and distribute this file 
+//  in accordance with the terms of the license agreement accompanying it. 
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+package robotlegs.bender.extensions.viewManager.support
+{
+	import flash.display.Sprite;
+
+	public class SupportContainer extends Sprite
+	{
+	}
+}