feat(snackbar): don't require a ViewContainerRef (#1783)

* feat(snackbar): don't require a ViewContainerRef

* default config, module method

src/demo-app/snack-bar/snack-bar-demo.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {Component, ViewContainerRef} from '@angular/core';
-import {MdSnackBar, MdSnackBarConfig} from '@angular/material';
+import {MdSnackBar} from '@angular/material';
 
 @Component({
   moduleId: module.id,
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ export class SnackBarDemo {
       public viewContainerRef: ViewContainerRef) { }
 
   open() {
-    let config = new MdSnackBarConfig(this.viewContainerRef);
-    this.snackBar.open(this.message, this.action && this.actionButtonLabel, config);
+    this.snackBar.open(this.message, this.action && this.actionButtonLabel);
   }
 }

src/lib/snack-bar/snack-bar-config.ts

@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
 import {ViewContainerRef} from '@angular/core';
 import {AriaLivePoliteness} from '../core';
 
-
+/**
+ * Configuration used when opening a snack-bar.
+ */
 export class MdSnackBarConfig {
   /** The politeness level for the MdAriaLiveAnnouncer announcement. */
-  politeness: AriaLivePoliteness = 'assertive';
+  politeness?: AriaLivePoliteness = 'assertive';
 
   /** Message to be announced by the MdAriaLiveAnnouncer */
-  announcementMessage: string;
+  announcementMessage?: string = '';
 
   /** The view container to place the overlay for the snack bar into. */
-  viewContainerRef: ViewContainerRef;
-
-  constructor(viewContainerRef: ViewContainerRef) {
-    this.viewContainerRef = viewContainerRef;
-  }
+  viewContainerRef?: ViewContainerRef = null;
 }

src/lib/snack-bar/snack-bar.spec.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import {inject, async, ComponentFixture, TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {NgModule, Component, Directive, ViewChild, ViewContainerRef} from '@angular/core';
 import {MdSnackBar, MdSnackBarModule} from './snack-bar';
 import {OverlayContainer, MdLiveAnnouncer} from '../core';
-import {MdSnackBarConfig} from './snack-bar-config';
 import {SimpleSnackBar} from './simple-snack-bar';
 
 
@@ -50,16 +49,33 @@ describe('MdSnackBar', () => {
   });
 
   it('should have the role of alert', () => {
-    let config = new MdSnackBarConfig(testViewContainerRef);
+    let config = {viewContainerRef: testViewContainerRef};
     snackBar.open(simpleMessage, simpleActionLabel, config);
 
     let containerElement = overlayContainerElement.querySelector('snack-bar-container');
     expect(containerElement.getAttribute('role'))
         .toBe('alert', 'Expected snack bar container to have role="alert"');
    });
 
+   it('should open and close a snackbar without a ViewContainerRef', async(() => {
+     let snackBarRef = snackBar.open('Snack time!', 'CHEW');
+     viewContainerFixture.detectChanges();
+
+     let messageElement = overlayContainerElement.querySelector('.md-simple-snackbar-message');
+     expect(messageElement.textContent)
+         .toBe('Snack time!', 'Expected snack bar to show a message without a ViewContainerRef');
+
+     snackBarRef.dismiss();
+     viewContainerFixture.detectChanges();
+
+     viewContainerFixture.whenStable().then(() => {
+       expect(overlayContainerElement.childNodes.length)
+          .toBe(0, 'Expected snack bar to be dismissed without a ViewContainerRef');
+     });
+   }));
+
   it('should open a simple message with a button', () => {
-    let config = new MdSnackBarConfig(testViewContainerRef);
+    let config = {viewContainerRef: testViewContainerRef};
     let snackBarRef = snackBar.open(simpleMessage, simpleActionLabel, config);
 
     viewContainerFixture.detectChanges();
@@ -84,7 +100,7 @@ describe('MdSnackBar', () => {
   });
 
   it('should open a simple message with no button', () => {
-    let config = new MdSnackBarConfig(testViewContainerRef);
+    let config = {viewContainerRef: testViewContainerRef};
     let snackBarRef = snackBar.open(simpleMessage, null, config);
 
     viewContainerFixture.detectChanges();
@@ -104,7 +120,7 @@ describe('MdSnackBar', () => {
   });
 
   it('should dismiss the snack bar and remove itself from the view', async(() => {
-    let config = new MdSnackBarConfig(testViewContainerRef);
+    let config = {viewContainerRef: testViewContainerRef};
     let dismissObservableCompleted = false;
 
     let snackBarRef = snackBar.open(simpleMessage, null, config);
@@ -127,7 +143,7 @@ describe('MdSnackBar', () => {
   }));
 
   it('should open a custom component', () => {
-    let config = new MdSnackBarConfig(testViewContainerRef);
+    let config = {viewContainerRef: testViewContainerRef};
     let snackBarRef = snackBar.openFromComponent(BurritosNotification, config);
 
     expect(snackBarRef.instance)
@@ -139,7 +155,7 @@ describe('MdSnackBar', () => {
   });
 
   it('should set the animation state to visible on entry', () => {
-    let config = new MdSnackBarConfig(testViewContainerRef);
+    let config = {viewContainerRef: testViewContainerRef};
     let snackBarRef = snackBar.open(simpleMessage, null, config);
 
     viewContainerFixture.detectChanges();
@@ -148,7 +164,7 @@ describe('MdSnackBar', () => {
   });
 
   it('should set the animation state to complete on exit', () => {
-    let config = new MdSnackBarConfig(testViewContainerRef);
+    let config = {viewContainerRef: testViewContainerRef};
     let snackBarRef = snackBar.open(simpleMessage, null, config);
     snackBarRef.dismiss();
 
@@ -159,15 +175,15 @@ describe('MdSnackBar', () => {
 
   it(`should set the old snack bar animation state to complete and the new snack bar animation
       state to visible on entry of new snack bar`, async(() => {
-    let config = new MdSnackBarConfig(testViewContainerRef);
+    let config = {viewContainerRef: testViewContainerRef};
     let snackBarRef = snackBar.open(simpleMessage, null, config);
     let dismissObservableCompleted = false;
 
     viewContainerFixture.detectChanges();
     expect(snackBarRef.containerInstance.animationState)
         .toBe('visible', `Expected the animation state would be 'visible'.`);
 
-    let config2 = new MdSnackBarConfig(testViewContainerRef);
+    let config2 = {viewContainerRef: testViewContainerRef};
     let snackBarRef2 = snackBar.open(simpleMessage, null, config2);
 
     viewContainerFixture.detectChanges();
@@ -185,7 +201,7 @@ describe('MdSnackBar', () => {
   }));
 
   it('should open a new snackbar after dismissing a previous snackbar', async(() => {
-    let config = new MdSnackBarConfig(testViewContainerRef);
+    let config = {viewContainerRef: testViewContainerRef};
     let snackBarRef = snackBar.open(simpleMessage, 'DISMISS', config);
     viewContainerFixture.detectChanges();
 

src/lib/snack-bar/snack-bar.ts

@@ -39,43 +39,46 @@ export class MdSnackBar {
    * Creates and dispatches a snack bar with a custom component for the content, removing any
    * currently opened snack bars.
    */
-  openFromComponent<T>(component: ComponentType<T>,
-                       config: MdSnackBarConfig): MdSnackBarRef<T> {
+  openFromComponent<T>(component: ComponentType<T>, config?: MdSnackBarConfig): MdSnackBarRef<T> {
+    config = _applyConfigDefaults(config);
     let overlayRef = this._createOverlay();
     let snackBarContainer = this._attachSnackBarContainer(overlayRef, config);
-    let mdSnackBarRef = this._attachSnackbarContent(component, snackBarContainer, overlayRef);
+    let snackBarRef = this._attachSnackbarContent(component, snackBarContainer, overlayRef);
 
     // When the snackbar is dismissed, clear the reference to it.
-    mdSnackBarRef.afterDismissed().subscribe(() => {
+    snackBarRef.afterDismissed().subscribe(() => {
       this._snackBarRef = null;
     });
 
     // If a snack bar is already in view, dismiss it and enter the new snack bar after exit
     // animation is complete.
     if (this._snackBarRef) {
       this._snackBarRef.afterDismissed().subscribe(() => {
-        mdSnackBarRef.containerInstance.enter();
+        snackBarRef.containerInstance.enter();
       });
       this._snackBarRef.dismiss();
     // If no snack bar is in view, enter the new snack bar.
     } else {
-      mdSnackBarRef.containerInstance.enter();
+      snackBarRef.containerInstance.enter();
     }
     this._live.announce(config.announcementMessage, config.politeness);
-    this._snackBarRef = mdSnackBarRef;
+    this._snackBarRef = snackBarRef;
     return this._snackBarRef;
   }
 
   /**
-   * Creates and dispatches a snack bar.
+   * Opens a snackbar with a message and an optional action.
+   * @param message The message to show in the snackbar.
+   * @param action The label for the snackbar action.
+   * @param config Additional configuration options for the snackbar.
+   * @returns {MdSnackBarRef<SimpleSnackBar>}
    */
-  open(message: string, actionLabel: string,
-       config: MdSnackBarConfig): MdSnackBarRef<SimpleSnackBar> {
+  open(message: string, action = '', config: MdSnackBarConfig = {}): MdSnackBarRef<SimpleSnackBar> {
     config.announcementMessage = message;
     let simpleSnackBarRef = this.openFromComponent(SimpleSnackBar, config);
     simpleSnackBarRef.instance.snackBarRef = simpleSnackBarRef;
     simpleSnackBarRef.instance.message = message;
-    simpleSnackBarRef.instance.action = actionLabel;
+    simpleSnackBarRef.instance.action = action;
     return simpleSnackBarRef;
   }
 
@@ -115,6 +118,15 @@ export class MdSnackBar {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Applies default options to the snackbar config.
+ * @param config The configuration to which the defaults will be applied.
+ * @returns The new configuration object with defaults applied.
+ */
+function _applyConfigDefaults(config: MdSnackBarConfig): MdSnackBarConfig {
+  return Object.assign(new MdSnackBarConfig(), config);
+}
+
 
 @NgModule({
   imports: [OverlayModule, PortalModule, CommonModule],