JS - Angular jQueryui datepicker directive

gistfile1.js

//Template:
//<input type="text" id="from" ng-model="filter.from" ng-change="getPage(1)" limitMinTo="to" jqdatepicker />
//<input type="text" id="to"   ng-model="filter.to" ng-change="getPage(1)"  limitMaxTo="from" jqdatepicker />

.directive('jqdatepicker', function () {
    return {
        restrict: 'A',
        require: 'ngModel',        
         link: function (scope, element, attrs, ngModelCtrl) {     
            
            $(element).datepicker({
                dateFormat: 'yy-mm-dd',
                onClose: function(date)
                {
                    if(attrs['limitminto'])
                    {
                      if(date)
                      {
                        $('#'+attrs['limitminto']).datepicker('option', 'minDate', date);  
                      }
                      else
                      {

                        $('#'+attrs['limitminto']).datepicker('option', 'minDate', null);
                      }                    
                    }

                    if(attrs['limitmaxto'])
                    {
                      if(date)
                      {
                        $('#'+attrs['limitmaxto']).datepicker('option', 'maxDate', date);  
                      }
                      else
                      {

                        $('#'+attrs['limitmaxto']).datepicker('option', 'maxDate', null);
                      }                    
                    }

                    
                },
                onSelect: function (date) {
                    ngModelCtrl.$setViewValue(date);
                    ngModelCtrl.$render();
                    scope.$apply();                  
                }
            });
        }
    };
})