feat($compile): allow require to be an object

This provides an elegant alternative to the array form of the `require` property but also helps to support binding of `require`d controllers to directive controllers.
angular · petebacondarwin · Jan 13, 2016 · Jan 13, 2016 · Jan 13, 2016 · Jan 13, 2016
commit f72ecbd48ddc02ee0ba3c39fa0e36e80e7655394
diff --git a/src/ng/compile.js b/src/ng/compile.js
@@ -271,10 +271,16 @@
  *
  * #### `require`
  * Require another directive and inject its controller as the fourth argument to the linking function. The
- * `require` takes a string name (or array of strings) of the directive(s) to pass in. If an array is used, the
- * injected argument will be an array in corresponding order. If no such directive can be
- * found, or if the directive does not have a controller, then an error is raised (unless no link function
- * is specified, in which case error checking is skipped). The name can be prefixed with:
+ * `require` property can be a string, an array or an object:
+ * * a **string** containing the name of the directive to pass to the linking function
+ * * an **array** containing the names of directives to pass to the linking function. The argument passed to the
+ * linking function will be an array of controllers in the same order as the names in the `require` property
+ * * an **object** whose property values are the names of the directibes to pass to the linking function. The argument
+ * passed to the linking function will also be an object with matching keys, whose values will be the corresponding
+ * controller.
+ *
+ * If no such directive(s) can be found, or if the directive does not have a controller, then an error is raised
+ * (unless no link function is specified, in which case error checking is skipped). The name can be prefixed with:
  *
  * * (no prefix) - Locate the required controller on the current element. Throw an error if not found.
  * * `?` - Attempt to locate the required controller or pass `null` to the `link` fn if not found.
@@ -2295,6 +2301,11 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide, $$sanitizeUriProvider) {
           for (var i = 0, ii = require.length; i < ii; i++) {
             value[i] = getControllers(directiveName, require[i], $element, elementControllers);
           }
+        } else if (isObject(require)) {
+          value = {};
+          forEach(require, function(controller, property) {
+            value[property] = getControllers(directiveName, controller, $element, elementControllers);
+          });
         }
 
         return value || null;
@@ -2401,6 +2412,11 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide, $$sanitizeUriProvider) {
             removeControllerBindingWatches =
               initializeDirectiveBindings(controllerScope, attrs, controller.instance, bindings, controllerDirective);
           }
+
+          if (isObject(controllerDirective.require) && !isArray(controllerDirective.require)) {
+            var controllers = getControllers(name, controllerDirective.require, $element, elementControllers);
+            console.log(controllers);
+          }
         }
 
         // Trigger the `$onInit` method on all controllers that have one

diff --git a/test/ng/compileSpec.js b/test/ng/compileSpec.js
@@ -5700,6 +5700,28 @@ describe('$compile', function() {
       });
     });
 
+    it('should support multiple controllers as an object hash', function() {
+      module(function() {
+        directive('c1', valueFn({
+          controller: function() { this.name = 'c1'; }
+        }));
+        directive('c2', valueFn({
+          controller: function() { this.name = 'c2'; }
+        }));
+        directive('dep', function(log) {
+          return {
+            require: { myC1: '^c1', myC2: '^c2' },
+            link: function(scope, element, attrs, controllers) {
+              log('dep:' + controllers.myC1.name + '-' + controller.myC2.name);
+            }
+          };
+        });
+      });
+      inject(function(log, $compile, $rootScope) {
+        element = $compile('<div c1 c2><div dep></div></div>')($rootScope);
+        expect(log).toEqual('dep:c1-c2');
+      });
+    });
 
     it('should instantiate the controller just once when template/templateUrl', function() {
       var syncCtrlSpy = jasmine.createSpy('sync controller'),