fix(datepicker): allow DateAdapter authors to have more control ove…

src/lib/core/datetime/date-adapter.ts

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export abstract class DateAdapter<D> {
   abstract today(): D;
 
   /**
-   * Parses a date from a value.
+   * Parses a date from a user-provided value.
    * @param value The value to parse.
    * @param parseFormat The expected format of the value being parsed
    *     (type is implementation-dependent).
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export abstract class DateAdapter<D> {
   abstract parse(value: any, parseFormat: any): D | null;
 
   /**
-   * Formats a date as a string.
+   * Formats a date as a string according to the given format.
    * @param date The value to format.
    * @param displayFormat The format to use to display the date as a string.
    * @returns The formatted date string.
@@ -165,18 +165,13 @@ export abstract class DateAdapter<D> {
 
   /**
    * Gets the RFC 3339 compatible string (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339) for the given date.
+   * This method is used to generate date strings that are compatible with native HTML attributes
+   * such as the `min` or `max` attribute of an `<input>`.
    * @param date The date to get the ISO date string for.
    * @returns The ISO date string date string.
    */
   abstract toIso8601(date: D): string;
 
-  /**
-   * Creates a date from an RFC 3339 compatible string (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339).
-   * @param iso8601String The ISO date string to create a date from
-   * @returns The date created from the ISO date string.
-   */
-  abstract fromIso8601(iso8601String: string): D | null;
-
   /**
    * Checks whether the given object is considered a date instance by this DateAdapter.
    * @param obj The object to check
@@ -191,6 +186,31 @@ export abstract class DateAdapter<D> {
    */
   abstract isValid(date: D): boolean;
 
+  /**
+   * Gets date instance that is not valid.
+   * @returns An invalid date.
+   */
+  abstract invalid(): D;
+
+  /**
+   * Attempts to deserialize a value to a valid date object. This is different from parsing in that
+   * deserialize should only accept non-ambiguous, locale-independent formats (e.g. a ISO 8601
+   * string). The default implementation does not allow any deserialization, it simply checks that
+   * the given value is already a valid date object or null. The `<mat-datepicker>` will call this
+   * method on all of it's `@Input()` properties that accept dates. It is therefore possible to
+   * support passing values from your backend directly to these properties by overriding this method
+   * to also deserialize the format used by your backend.
+   * @param value The value to be deserialized into a date object.
+   * @returns The deserialized date object, either a valid date, null if the value can be
+   *     deserialized into a null date (e.g. the empty string), or an invalid date.
+   */
+  deserialize(value: any): D | null {
+    if (value == null || this.isDateInstance(value) && this.isValid(value)) {
+      return value;
+    }
+    return this.invalid();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Sets the locale used for all dates.
    * @param locale The new locale.
@@ -221,7 +241,15 @@ export abstract class DateAdapter<D> {
    *     Null dates are considered equal to other null dates.
    */
   sameDate(first: D | null, second: D | null): boolean {
-    return first && second ? !this.compareDate(first, second) : first == second;
+    if (first && second) {
+      let firstValid = this.isValid(first);
+      let secondValid = this.isValid(second);
+      if (firstValid && secondValid) {
+        return !this.compareDate(first, second)
+      }
+      return firstValid == secondValid;
+    }
+    return first == second;
   }
 
   /**

src/lib/core/datetime/native-date-adapter.spec.ts

@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ import {DateAdapter, MAT_DATE_LOCALE, NativeDateAdapter, NativeDateModule} from
 
 const SUPPORTS_INTL = typeof Intl != 'undefined';
 
+
 describe('NativeDateAdapter', () => {
   const platform = new Platform();
   let adapter: NativeDateAdapter;
+  let assertValidDate: (d: Date | null, valid: boolean) => void;
 
   beforeEach(async(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
@@ -18,6 +20,13 @@ describe('NativeDateAdapter', () => {
 
   beforeEach(inject([DateAdapter], (d: NativeDateAdapter) => {
     adapter = d;
+
+    assertValidDate = (d: Date | null, valid: boolean) => {
+      expect(adapter.isDateInstance(d)).not.toBeNull(`Expected ${d} to be a date instance`);
+      expect(adapter.isValid(d!)).toBe(valid,
+          `Expected ${d} to be ${valid ? 'valid' : 'invalid'},` +
+          ` but was ${valid ? 'invalid' : 'valid'}`);
+    }
   }));
 
   it('should get year', () => {
@@ -333,14 +342,22 @@ describe('NativeDateAdapter', () => {
   });
 
   it('should create dates from valid ISO strings', () => {
-    expect(adapter.fromIso8601('1985-04-12T23:20:50.52Z')).not.toBeNull();
-    expect(adapter.fromIso8601('1996-12-19T16:39:57-08:00')).not.toBeNull();
-    expect(adapter.fromIso8601('1937-01-01T12:00:27.87+00:20')).not.toBeNull();
-    expect(adapter.fromIso8601('2017-01-01')).not.toBeNull();
-    expect(adapter.fromIso8601('2017-01-01T00:00:00')).not.toBeNull();
-    expect(adapter.fromIso8601('1990-13-31T23:59:00Z')).toBeNull();
-    expect(adapter.fromIso8601('1/1/2017')).toBeNull();
-    expect(adapter.fromIso8601('2017-01-01T')).toBeNull();
+    assertValidDate(adapter.deserialize('1985-04-12T23:20:50.52Z'), true);
+    assertValidDate(adapter.deserialize('1996-12-19T16:39:57-08:00'), true);
+    assertValidDate(adapter.deserialize('1937-01-01T12:00:27.87+00:20'), true);
+    assertValidDate(adapter.deserialize('2017-01-01'), true);
+    assertValidDate(adapter.deserialize('2017-01-01T00:00:00'), true);
+    assertValidDate(adapter.deserialize('1990-13-31T23:59:00Z'), false);
+    assertValidDate(adapter.deserialize('1/1/2017'), false);
+    assertValidDate(adapter.deserialize('2017-01-01T'), false);
+    expect(adapter.deserialize('')).toBeNull();
+    expect(adapter.deserialize(null)).toBeNull();
+    assertValidDate(adapter.deserialize(new Date()), true);
+    assertValidDate(adapter.deserialize(new Date(NaN)), false);
+  });
+
+  it('should create an invalid date', () => {
+    assertValidDate(adapter.invalid(), false);
   });
 });
 
@@ -390,5 +407,4 @@ describe('NativeDateAdapter with LOCALE_ID override', () => {
 
     expect(adapter.getDayOfWeekNames('long')).toEqual(expectedValue);
   });
-
 });

src/lib/core/datetime/native-date-adapter.ts

@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
  */
 
 import {Inject, Injectable, Optional} from '@angular/core';
-import {DateAdapter, MAT_DATE_LOCALE} from './date-adapter';
 import {extendObject} from '../util/object-extend';
+import {DateAdapter, MAT_DATE_LOCALE} from './date-adapter';
+
 
 // TODO(mmalerba): Remove when we no longer support safari 9.
 /** Whether the browser supports the Intl API. */
@@ -219,16 +220,26 @@ export class NativeDateAdapter extends DateAdapter<Date> {
     ].join('-');
   }
 
-  fromIso8601(iso8601String: string): Date | null {
-    // The `Date` constructor accepts formats other than ISO 8601, so we need to make sure the
-    // string is the right format first.
-    if (ISO_8601_REGEX.test(iso8601String)) {
-      let d = new Date(iso8601String);
-      if (this.isValid(d)) {
-        return d;
+  /**
+   * Returns the given value if given a valid Date or null. Deserializes valid ISO 8601 strings
+   * (https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3339.txt) into valid Dates and empty string into null. Returns an
+   * invalid date for all other values.
+   */
+  deserialize(value: any): Date | null {
+    if (typeof value === 'string') {
+      if (!value) {
+        return null;
+      }
+      // The `Date` constructor accepts formats other than ISO 8601, so we need to make sure the
+      // string is the right format first.
+      if (ISO_8601_REGEX.test(value)) {
+        let date = new Date(value);
+        if (this.isValid(date)) {
+          return date;
+        }
       }
     }
-    return null;
+    return super.deserialize(value);
   }
 
   isDateInstance(obj: any) {
@@ -239,6 +250,10 @@ export class NativeDateAdapter extends DateAdapter<Date> {
     return !isNaN(date.getTime());
   }
 
+  invalid(): Date {
+    return new Date(NaN);
+  }
+
   /** Creates a date but allows the month and date to overflow. */
   private _createDateWithOverflow(year: number, month: number, date: number) {
     let result = new Date(year, month, date);

src/lib/datepicker/calendar.ts

@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import {
 import {DateAdapter, MAT_DATE_FORMATS, MatDateFormats} from '@angular/material/core';
 import {first} from 'rxjs/operator/first';
 import {Subscription} from 'rxjs/Subscription';
-import {coerceDateProperty} from './coerce-date-property';
 import {createMissingDateImplError} from './datepicker-errors';
 import {MatDatepickerIntl} from './datepicker-intl';
 import {MatMonthView} from './month-view';
@@ -67,7 +66,9 @@ export class MatCalendar<D> implements AfterContentInit, OnDestroy, OnChanges {
   /** A date representing the period (month or year) to start the calendar in. */
   @Input()
   get startAt(): D | null { return this._startAt; }
-  set startAt(value: D | null) { this._startAt = coerceDateProperty(this._dateAdapter, value); }
+  set startAt(value: D | null) {
+    this._startAt = this._getValidDateOrNull(this._dateAdapter.deserialize(value));
+  }
   private _startAt: D | null;
 
   /** Whether the calendar should be started in month or year view. */
@@ -76,19 +77,25 @@ export class MatCalendar<D> implements AfterContentInit, OnDestroy, OnChanges {
   /** The currently selected date. */
   @Input()
   get selected(): D | null { return this._selected; }
-  set selected(value: D | null) { this._selected = coerceDateProperty(this._dateAdapter, value); }
+  set selected(value: D | null) {
+    this._selected = this._getValidDateOrNull(this._dateAdapter.deserialize(value));
+  }
   private _selected: D | null;
 
   /** The minimum selectable date. */
   @Input()
   get minDate(): D | null { return this._minDate; }
-  set minDate(value: D | null) { this._minDate = coerceDateProperty(this._dateAdapter, value); }
+  set minDate(value: D | null) {
+    this._minDate = this._getValidDateOrNull(this._dateAdapter.deserialize(value));
+  }
   private _minDate: D | null;
 
   /** The maximum selectable date. */
   @Input()
   get maxDate(): D | null { return this._maxDate; }
-  set maxDate(value: D | null) { this._maxDate = coerceDateProperty(this._dateAdapter, value); }
+  set maxDate(value: D | null) {
+    this._maxDate = this._getValidDateOrNull(this._dateAdapter.deserialize(value));
+  }
   private _maxDate: D | null;
 
   /** A function used to filter which dates are selectable. */
@@ -385,4 +392,12 @@ export class MatCalendar<D> implements AfterContentInit, OnDestroy, OnChanges {
         (this._dateAdapter.getMonth(date) >= 7 ? 5 : 12);
     return this._dateAdapter.addCalendarMonths(date, increment);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * @param obj The object to check.
+   * @returns The given object if it is both a date instance and valid, otherwise null.
+   */
+  private _getValidDateOrNull(obj: any): D | null {
+    return (this._dateAdapter.isDateInstance(obj) && this._dateAdapter.isValid(obj)) ? obj : null;
+  }
 }