feat(renderer): use a comment instead of an element when stamping out template>` elements

Originally authored by @tbosch, this reverts the revert commit e274ff8a69. Closes #4805
2015-11-20 13:46:37 -08:00
parent 79399e1c51
commit 194dc7da78
3 changed files with 15 additions and 2 deletions
@@ -476,6 +476,19 @@ export function main() {
               });
         }));

+      it('should use a comment while stamping out `<template>` elements.',
+         inject([TestComponentBuilder, AsyncTestCompleter], (tcb: TestComponentBuilder, async) => {
+           tcb.overrideView(MyComp, new ViewMetadata({template: '<template></template>'}))
+
+               .createAsync(MyComp)
+               .then((fixture) => {
+                 var childNodesOfWrapper = DOM.childNodes(fixture.debugElement.nativeElement);
+                 expect(childNodesOfWrapper.length).toBe(1);
+                 expect(DOM.isCommentNode(childNodesOfWrapper[0])).toBe(true);
+                 async.done();
+               });
+         }));
+
      it('should support template directives via `template` attribute.',
         inject([TestComponentBuilder, AsyncTestCompleter], (tcb: TestComponentBuilder, async) => {
           tcb.overrideView(