compile block instance container attributes separately (fix #805)

src/compiler/compile.js

@@ -21,18 +21,19 @@ module.exports = compile
 
 function compile (el, options, partial, transcluded) {
   var isBlock = el.nodeType === 11
-  var params = !partial && options.paramAttributes
-  // if el is a fragment, this is a block instance
-  // and paramAttributes will be stored on the first
-  // element in the template. (excluding the _blockStart
-  // comment node)
-  var paramsEl = isBlock ? el.childNodes[1] : el
-  var paramsLinkFn = params
-    ? compileParamAttributes(paramsEl, params, options)
+  // link function for param attributes.
+  var params = options.paramAttributes
+  var paramsLinkFn = params && !partial && !transcluded && !isBlock
+    ? compileParamAttributes(el, params, options)
     : null
+  // link function for the node itself.
+  // if this is a block instance, we return a link function
+  // for the attributes found on the container, if any.
+  // options._containerAttrs are collected during transclusion.
   var nodeLinkFn = isBlock
-    ? null
+    ? compileBlockContainer(options._containerAttrs, params, options)
     : compileNode(el, options)
+  // link function for the childNodes
   var childLinkFn =
     !(nodeLinkFn && nodeLinkFn.terminal) &&
     el.tagName !== 'SCRIPT' &&
@@ -41,8 +42,8 @@ function compile (el, options, partial, transcluded) {
       : null
 
   /**
-   * A linker function to be called on a already compiled
-   * piece of DOM, which instantiates all directive
+   * A composite linker function to be called on a already
+   * compiled piece of DOM, which instantiates all directive
    * instances.
    *
    * @param {Vue} vm
@@ -50,13 +51,12 @@ function compile (el, options, partial, transcluded) {
    * @return {Function|undefined}
    */
 
-  function linkFn (vm, el) {
+  function compositeLinkFn (vm, el) {
     var originalDirCount = vm._directives.length
     var parentOriginalDirCount =
       vm.$parent && vm.$parent._directives.length
     if (paramsLinkFn) {
-      var paramsEl = isBlock ? el.childNodes[1] : el
-      paramsLinkFn(vm, paramsEl)
+      paramsLinkFn(vm, el)
     }
     // cache childNodes before linking parent, fix #657
     var childNodes = _.toArray(el.childNodes)
@@ -102,10 +102,44 @@ function compile (el, options, partial, transcluded) {
   // transcluded linkFns are terminal, because it takes
   // over the entire sub-tree.
   if (transcluded) {
-    linkFn.terminal = true
+    compositeLinkFn.terminal = true
   }
 
-  return linkFn
+  return compositeLinkFn
+}
+
+/**
+ * Compile the attributes found on a "block container" -
+ * i.e. the container node in the parent tempate of a block
+ * instance. We are only concerned with v-with and
+ * paramAttributes here.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} attrs - a map of attr name/value pairs
+ * @param {Array} params - param attributes list
+ * @param {Object} options
+ * @return {Function}
+ */
+
+function compileBlockContainer (attrs, params, options) {
+  if (!attrs) return null
+  var paramsLinkFn = params
+    ? compileParamAttributes(attrs, params, options)
+    : null
+  var withVal = attrs[config.prefix + 'with']
+  var withLinkFn = null
+  if (withVal) {
+    var descriptor = dirParser.parse(withVal)[0]
+    var def = options.directives['with']
+    withLinkFn = function (vm, el) {
+      vm._bindDir('with', el, descriptor, def)   
+    }
+  }
+  return function blockContainerLinkFn (vm) {
+    // explicitly passing null to the linkers
+    // since v-with doesn't need a real element
+    if (paramsLinkFn) paramsLinkFn(vm, null)
+    if (withLinkFn) withLinkFn(vm, null)
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -363,7 +397,7 @@ function makeChildLinkFn (linkFns) {
  * Compile param attributes on a root element and return
  * a paramAttributes link function.
  *
- * @param {Element} el
+ * @param {Element|Object} el
  * @param {Array} attrs
  * @param {Object} options
  * @return {Function} paramsLinkFn
@@ -371,6 +405,7 @@ function makeChildLinkFn (linkFns) {
 
 function compileParamAttributes (el, attrs, options) {
   var params = []
+  var isEl = el.nodeType
   var i = attrs.length
   var name, value, param
   while (i--) {
@@ -384,7 +419,7 @@ function compileParamAttributes (el, attrs, options) {
         'http://vuejs.org/api/options.html#paramAttributes'
       )
     }
-    value = el.getAttribute(name)
+    value = isEl ? el.getAttribute(name) : el[name]
     if (value !== null) {
       param = {
         name: name,
@@ -392,7 +427,7 @@ function compileParamAttributes (el, attrs, options) {
       }
       var tokens = textParser.parse(value)
       if (tokens) {
-        el.removeAttribute(name)
+        if (isEl) el.removeAttribute(name)
         if (tokens.length > 1) {
           _.warn(
             'Invalid param attribute binding: "' +

src/compiler/transclude.js

@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ var transcludedFlagAttr = '__vue__transcluded'
 
 module.exports = function transclude (el, options) {
   if (options && options._asComponent) {
+    // mutating the options object here assuming the same
+    // object will be used for compile right after this
+    options._transcludedAttrs = extractAttrs(el.attributes)
     // Mark content nodes and attrs so that the compiler
     // knows they should be compiled in parent scope.
-    options._transcludedAttrs = extractAttrs(el.attributes)
     var i = el.childNodes.length
     while (i--) {
       var node = el.childNodes[i]
@@ -70,8 +72,20 @@ function transcludeTemplate (el, options) {
     var rawContent = options._content || _.extractContent(el)
     if (options.replace) {
       if (frag.childNodes.length > 1) {
+        // this is a block instance which has no root node.
+        // however, the container in the parent template
+        // (which is replaced here) may contain v-with and
+        // paramAttributes that still need to be compiled
+        // for the child. we store all the container
+        // attributes on the options object and pass it down
+        // to the compiler.
+        var containerAttrs = options._containerAttrs = {}
+        var i = el.attributes.length
+        while (i--) {
+          var attr = el.attributes[i]
+          containerAttrs[attr.name] = attr.value
+        }
         transcludeContent(frag, rawContent)
-        _.copyAttributes(el, frag.firstChild)
         return frag
       } else {
         var replacer = frag.firstChild

src/directive.js

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ var p = Directive.prototype
  */
 
 p._bind = function (def) {
-  if (this.name !== 'cloak' && this.el.removeAttribute) {
+  if (this.name !== 'cloak' && this.el && this.el.removeAttribute) {
     this.el.removeAttribute(config.prefix + this.name)
   }
   if (typeof def === 'function') {

src/directives/repeat.js

@@ -239,9 +239,7 @@ module.exports = {
           vm.$before(ref)
         }
       } else {
-        // make sure to insert before the comment node if
-        // the vms are block instances
-        var nextEl = targetNext._blockStart || targetNext.$el
+        var nextEl = targetNext.$el
         if (vm._reused) {
           // this is the vm we are actually in front of
           currentNext = findNextVm(vm, ref)

src/directives/with.js

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module.exports = {
     var childKey = this.arg || '$data'
     var parentKey = this.expression
 
-    if (this.el !== child.$el) {
+    if (this.el && this.el !== child.$el) {
       _.warn(
         'v-with can only be used on instance root elements.'
       )

src/instance/compile.js

@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ exports._compile = function (el) {
 exports._initElement = function (el) {
   if (el instanceof DocumentFragment) {
     this._isBlock = true
-    this._blockStart = el.firstChild
-    this.$el = el.childNodes[1]
+    this.$el = this._blockStart = el.firstChild
     this._blockEnd = el.lastChild
     this._blockFragment = el
   } else {