mhevery · January 31, 2011 18:40
diff --git a/precompil.html b/precompil.html
 <!doctype html>
 <html xmlns:ng="http://angularjs.org">
 <script type="text/javascript" ng:autobind src="http://code.angularjs.org/0.9.10/angular-0.9.10.js"></script>
 <script>
 function MyApp(){
   this.columns = ['name', 'description', 'amount'];
   this.rows = [
     {name:'name 0', description:'desc 0', amount:123},
     {name:'name 1', description:'desc 1', amount:123},
     {name:'name 2', description:'desc 2', amount:123},
     {name:'name 3', description:'desc 3', amount:123},
     {name:'name 4', description:'desc 4', amount:123},
     {name:'name 5', description:'desc 5', amount:123},
     {name:'name 6', description:'desc 6', amount:123},
     {name:'name 7', description:'desc 7', amount:123},
     {name:'name 8', description:'desc 8', amount:123},
     {name:'name 9', description:'desc 9', amount:123},
   ];
 }

 angular.widget('xng:compile', function(element){
   if (element.attr('compiled')) {
     this.descend(true);
     this.directives(true);
     return;
   }
   var dataProp = element.attr('data');
   // we romeve the template from the normal compile flow.
   // this is because we can't unrole it just yet as we don't
   // have the scope.
   var templateHTML = element.html();
   element.html('');
   element.attr('compiled', true);
   var compiler = this;
   return function(element){
     var scope = this;
     this.$watch(this.$bind(this.$get, dataProp), function(){
       // if the metadate changes then we have to precompile the template
       var template = angular.element('<div>');
       template.html(templateHTML);
       var templateScope = angular.compile(template);

       // copy the data which is neede for template eval into new scope
       templateScope.$set(dataProp, scope.$get(dataProp));
       templateScope.$init();

       // now extract the compiled template and clean it up
       cleanUpTemplate(templateScope.$element);

       // insert the compiled template back to tree and recompile it.
       element.html(templateScope.$element.html());
       compiler.compile(element)(element, scope);
       scope.$init();
     });
   }

   function cleanUpTemplate(element){
     var attributes = element[0].attributes || [];
     var addBack = {};
     var match;
     for(var i = 0; i < attributes.length;) {
       var attr = attributes[i];
       if (match = attr.name.match(/^post-compile-(.+:.*)/)) {
         // rename all attributes starting with 'post-compile...'
         addBack[match[1]] = attr.value;
         element.removeAttr(attr.name);
       } else if (attr.name.match(/^.+:/)) {
         // remove all existing bindings
         element.removeAttr(attr.name);
       } else {
         i++;
       }
     }
     element.attr(addBack);

     // Reset the flags
     element.removeClass('ng-directive');
     element.removeClass('ng-binding');
     element.removeClass('ng-attr-widget');
     element.removeClass('ng-widget');

     angular.forEach(element.children(), function(child){
       if (element.nodeName == '#text') return;
       cleanUpTemplate(angular.element(child));
     });
   }
 });
 </script>
 <body ng:controller="MyApp">
  <xng:compile data='columns'>
    <table>
      <thead>
        <tr>
          <td ng:repeat="column in columns">{{column}}</td>
        </tr>
      </thead>
      <tr post-compile-ng:repeat="row in rows">
        <td ng:repeat="prop in columns" post-compile-ng:bind="row.{{prop}}"></td>
      </tr>
    </table>
  </xng:compile>
 </body>
 </html>
	<!doctype html>
	<html xmlns:ng="http://angularjs.org">
	<script type="text/javascript" ng:autobind src="http://code.angularjs.org/0.9.10/angular-0.9.10.js"></script>
	<script>
	function MyApp(){
	this.columns = ['name', 'description', 'amount'];
	this.rows = [
	{name:'name 0', description:'desc 0', amount:123},
	{name:'name 1', description:'desc 1', amount:123},
	{name:'name 2', description:'desc 2', amount:123},
	{name:'name 3', description:'desc 3', amount:123},
	{name:'name 4', description:'desc 4', amount:123},
	{name:'name 5', description:'desc 5', amount:123},
	{name:'name 6', description:'desc 6', amount:123},
	{name:'name 7', description:'desc 7', amount:123},
	{name:'name 8', description:'desc 8', amount:123},
	{name:'name 9', description:'desc 9', amount:123},
	];
	}

	angular.widget('xng:compile', function(element){
	if (element.attr('compiled')) {
	this.descend(true);
	this.directives(true);
	return;
	}
	var dataProp = element.attr('data');
	// we romeve the template from the normal compile flow.
	// this is because we can't unrole it just yet as we don't
	// have the scope.
	var templateHTML = element.html();
	element.html('');
	element.attr('compiled', true);
	var compiler = this;
	return function(element){
	var scope = this;
	this.$watch(this.$bind(this.$get, dataProp), function(){
	// if the metadate changes then we have to precompile the template
	var template = angular.element('<div>');
	template.html(templateHTML);
	var templateScope = angular.compile(template);

	// copy the data which is neede for template eval into new scope
	templateScope.$set(dataProp, scope.$get(dataProp));
	templateScope.$init();

	// now extract the compiled template and clean it up
	cleanUpTemplate(templateScope.$element);

	// insert the compiled template back to tree and recompile it.
	element.html(templateScope.$element.html());
	compiler.compile(element)(element, scope);
	scope.$init();
	});
	}

	function cleanUpTemplate(element){
	var attributes = element[0].attributes \|\| [];
	var addBack = {};
	var match;
	for(var i = 0; i < attributes.length;) {
	var attr = attributes[i];
	if (match = attr.name.match(/^post-compile-(.+:.*)/)) {
	// rename all attributes starting with 'post-compile...'
	addBack[match[1]] = attr.value;
	element.removeAttr(attr.name);
	} else if (attr.name.match(/^.+:/)) {
	// remove all existing bindings
	element.removeAttr(attr.name);
	} else {
	i++;
	}
	}
	element.attr(addBack);

	// Reset the flags
	element.removeClass('ng-directive');
	element.removeClass('ng-binding');
	element.removeClass('ng-attr-widget');
	element.removeClass('ng-widget');

	angular.forEach(element.children(), function(child){
	if (element.nodeName == '#text') return;
	cleanUpTemplate(angular.element(child));
	});
	}
	});
	</script>
	<body ng:controller="MyApp">
	<xng:compile data='columns'>
	<table>
	<thead>
	<tr>
	<td ng:repeat="column in columns">{{column}}</td>
	</tr>
	</thead>
	<tr post-compile-ng:repeat="row in rows">
	<td ng:repeat="prop in columns" post-compile-ng:bind="row.{{prop}}"></td>
	</tr>
	</table>
	</xng:compile>
	</body>
	</html>