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EventManagerPlugin extension to add to EVENT_MANAGER_PLUGINS for Angular2. Lets you handle clicking outside of target element.
import {DomEventsPlugin} from 'angular2/platform/common_dom';
// Have to pull DOM from src because platform/common_dom returns DOM as null.
// I believe its a TS bug.
import {DOM} from 'angular2/src/platform/dom/dom_adapter';
import {Injectable} from 'angular2/core';
import {noop} from 'angular2/src/facade/lang';
@Injectable()
export class DOMOutsideEventPlugin extends DomEventsPlugin {
eventMap: Object = {
"clickOutside": "click",
"mousedownOutside": "mousedown",
"mouseupOutside": "mouseup",
"mousemoveOutside": "mousemove"
}
supports(eventName: string): boolean {
return this.eventMap.hasOwnProperty(eventName);
}
addEventListener(element: HTMLElement, eventName: string, handler: Function): Function {
var zone = this.manager.getZone();
var documentEvent = this.eventMap[eventName];
// Entering back into angular to trigger changeDetection
var outsideHandler = (event) => {
zone.run(() => handler(event))
};
// Executed outside of angular so that change detection is not constantly triggered.
var addAndRemoveHostListenersForOutsideEvents = () => {
DOM.onAndCancel(DOM.getGlobalEventTarget('document'), documentEvent,
(event) => {
let current = event.target;
// if the element/event is propagating from the element its bound to, don't handle it.
if (current.parentNode && current !== element) {
outsideHandler(event);
}
});
}
return this.manager.getZone().runOutsideAngular(addAndRemoveHostListenersForOutsideEvents);
}
addGlobalEventListener(target: string, eventName: string, handler: Function): Function {
var element = DOM.getGlobalEventTarget(target);
var zone = this.manager.getZone();
var outsideHandler = (event) => zone.run(() => handler(event));
if ((target === "document") || (target === "window" )) {
return noop;
}
return this.manager.getZone().runOutsideAngular(
() => DOM.onAndCancel(element, eventName, outsideHandler)
);
}
}
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