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I'm trying to create my own Angular 2 Directive for Jquery UI Datepicker. I've seen some different approaches on the internet and in SO as well, but no one achieves the goal that I want to. So this is the code that I have so far:

import {Directive, ElementRef, Input, forwardRef} from '@angular/core';
import {ControlValueAccessor, NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR} from "@angular/forms";

declare  var $:any;

@Directive({
  selector: '[date-picker]',
  providers: [{
    provide: NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR,useExisting:
      forwardRef(() => DatePickerDirective),
    multi: true
  }]
})
export class DatePickerDirective implements ControlValueAccessor {
  private value: string;

  @Input('changeMonth') changeMonth:boolean = true;
  @Input('changeYear') changeYear:boolean = true;

  constructor(private el: ElementRef) {

  }

  ngAfterViewInit(){
    $(this.el.nativeElement).datepicker({
      changeMonth: this.changeMonth,
      yearRange: "1:100",
      changeYear: this.changeYear
    }).on('change', e => this.onChange(e.target.value));
  }

  onChange: Function = () => {};

  onTouched: Function = () => {};

  writeValue(val: string) : void {
    this.value = val;
  }

  registerOnChange(fn: Function): void {
    this.onChange = fn;
  }

  registerOnTouched(fn: Function): void {
    this.onTouched = fn;
  }
}

What is happening is that even when I select a date (picker) or type it directly on input field, it isn't updating "touched" property.

Do you have any ideas for fixing it?

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  • Its already implement in two places ng2-bootstrap & ng-bootstrap, would you mind to look at the angular2 version bootstrap, you can check here? Commented Nov 19, 2016 at 15:26
  • @PankajParkar Yes! Actually I've seen it before and it isn't exactly what I need for different reasons. I need to customize different things. The first step (and challenge) is that one I've mentioned before. Commented Nov 19, 2016 at 15:29

1 Answer 1

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For those who eventually have the same problem, I figured out a way to manage it, as you can below:

import {Directive, ElementRef, Input, forwardRef} from '@angular/core';
import {ControlValueAccessor, NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR} from "@angular/forms";

declare  var $:any;

export const CUSTOM_INPUT_DATE_PICKER_CONTROL_VALUE_ACCESSOR: any = {
  provide: NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR,
  useExisting: forwardRef(() => DatePickerDirective),
  multi: true
};

@Directive({
  selector: '[date-picker]',
  host: {'(blur)': 'onTouched($event)'},
  providers: [CUSTOM_INPUT_DATE_PICKER_CONTROL_VALUE_ACCESSOR]
})
export class DatePickerDirective implements ControlValueAccessor {
  private innerValue: string;

  @Input('changeMonth') changeMonth:boolean = true;
  @Input('changeYear') changeYear:boolean = true;

  constructor(private el: ElementRef) {
    $(this.el.nativeElement).datepicker({
      changeMonth: true,
      changeYear: true,
      dateFormat: 'dd/mm/yy'
    }).on('change', e => this.onChange(e.target.value));
  }

  public onChange: any = (_) => { /*Empty*/ }
  public onTouched: any = () => { /*Empty*/ }

  get value(): any {
    return this.innerValue;
  };

  //set accessor including call the onchange callback
  set value(v: any) {
    if (v !== this.innerValue) {
      this.innerValue = v;
      this.onChange(v);
    }
  }

  writeValue(val: string) : void {
    this.innerValue = val;
  }

  registerOnChange(fn: any): void {
    this.onChange = fn;
  }

  registerOnTouched(fn: any): void {
    this.onTouched = fn;
  }
}
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