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-<a name="4.0.0-beta.2"></a>
-# [4.0.0-beta.2](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/4.0.0-beta.1...4.0.0-beta.2) (2017-01-06)
-
-
-### Features
-
-* **compiler:** generate less code for bindings to DOM elements ([db49d42](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/db49d42))
-* **compiler:** generate proper reexports in `.ngfactory.ts` files to not need transitive deps for compiling `.ngfactory.ts` files. ([#13524](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13524)) ([9c69703](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/9c69703)), closes [#12787](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12787)
-* **router:** add an extra argument to CanDeactivate interface ([#13560](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13560)) ([69fa3bb](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/69fa3bb)), closes [#9853](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/9853)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **common:** improve error message by adding a link to trackBy docs ([#13634](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13634)) ([6976903](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/6976903))
-* **common:** do not override locale provided on bootstrap ([#13654](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13654)) ([2dd6280](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/2dd6280)), closes [#13607](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13607)
-* **common:** allow null/undefined values for `NgForTrackBy` ([f88cd2f](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f88cd2f)), closes [#13641](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13641)
-* **compiler:** don’t throw when using `ANALYZE_FOR_ENTRY_COMPONENTS` with user classes ([#13679](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13679)) ([7690d02](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7690d02)), closes [#13565](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13565)
-* **compiler:** improve error message for undefined providers ([#13546](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13546)) ([6b02b80](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/6b02b80)), closes [#10835](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/10835)
-* **compiler:** improve the error when template is not a string ([2c0c86e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/2c0c86e)), closes [#8708](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/8708) [#13377](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13377)
-* **compiler:** query `<template>` elements before their children. ([#13677](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13677)) ([7c21064](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7c21064)), closes [#13118](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13118) [#13167](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13167)
-* **compiler:** throw an error for invalid provider ([#13544](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13544)) ([445ed43](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/445ed43)), closes [#8870](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/8870)
-* **compiler:** allow "." in attribute selectors ([#13653](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13653)) ([881eb89](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/881eb89)), closes [#13645](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13645)
-* **core:** animations no longer silently exits if the element is not apart of the DOM ([#13763](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13763)) ([21030e9](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/21030e9))
-* **core:** animations should blend in all previously transitioned styles into next animation if interrupted ([#13148](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13148)) ([889b48d](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/889b48d))
-* **core:** remove reference to "Angular 2" in dev mode warning ([#13751](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13751)) ([c5c53f3](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/c5c53f3))
-* **forms:** Validators.required properly validate arrays ([#13362](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13362)) ([9898d8f](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/9898d8f)), closes [#12274](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12274)
-* **i18n:** parse ICU messages while normalizing templates ([e74d8aa](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/e74d8aa))
-* **language-service:** support TypeScript 2.1 ([#13655](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13655)) ([8063b0d](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/8063b0d))
-* **router:** fix lazy loaded module with wildcard route ([#13649](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13649)) ([0eca960](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/0eca960)), closes [#12955](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12955)
-* **router:** routerLink support of null ([#13380](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13380)) ([174334d](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/174334d)), closes [#6971](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/6971)
-* **router:** update route snapshot before emit new values ([#13558](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13558)) ([07e0fce](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/07e0fce)), closes [#12912](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12912)
-* **testing:** improve misleading error message when don't call compileComponents ([#13543](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13543)) ([67380d4](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/67380d4)), closes [#11301](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11301)
-* **upgrade:** fix/improve support for lifecycle hooks ([#13020](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13020)) ([e5c4e58](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/e5c4e58))
-
-
-### BREAKING CHANGES
-
-* **core**: `SimpleChange` now takes an additional argument that defines whether this is the first
-change or not. This is a low profile API and we don't expect anyone to be affected by this change.
-If you are impacted by this change please file an issue. ([465516b](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/465516b))
-
-
-
-<a name="4.0.0-beta.1"></a>
-# [4.0.0-beta.1](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/2.4.0-marker...4.0.0-beta.1) (2016-12-22)
-
-### Features
-
-* **upgrade:** support the `$doCheck()` lifecycle hook in `UpgradeComponent` ([#13015](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13015)) ([9da4c25](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/9da4c25))
-
-Note: 4.0.0-beta.1 release also contains all the changes present in the 2.4.0 and the 2.4.1 releases.
-
-<a name="2.4.1"></a>
-## [2.4.1](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/2.4.0...2.4.1) (2016-12-21)
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **animations:** always quote string map key values in AOT code ([#13602](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13602)) ([6a5e46c](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/6a5e46c))
-* **animations:** always recover from a failed animation step ([#13604](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13604)) ([d788c67](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/d788c67))
-* **compiler:** ignore `@import` in comments ([#13368](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13368)) ([6316e5d](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/6316e5d)), closes [#12196](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12196)
-* **core:** improve error message when component factory cannot be found ([#13541](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13541)) ([b9e979e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/b9e979e)), closes [#12678](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12678)
-* **router:** should reset location if a navigation by location is successful ([#13545](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13545)) ([a38f14b](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/a38f14b)), closes [#13491](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13491)
-
-
-
-<a name="2.4.0"></a>
-# [2.4.0 stability-interjection](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/2.3.1...2.4.0) (2016-12-20)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **animations:** allow players to be destroyed before initialized ([#13346](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13346)) ([b36f4bc](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/b36f4bc)), closes [#13293](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13293)
-* **build:** use bash string comparison operator ([#13502](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13502)) ([50afbe0](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/50afbe0))
-* **compiler:** do not lex `}}` when interpolation is disabled ([#13531](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13531)) ([9b87bb6](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/9b87bb6)), closes [#13525](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13525)
-* **compiler-cli:** produce metadata for .d.ts files without metadata ([#13526](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13526)) ([debb0c9](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/debb0c9)), closes [#13307](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13307) [#13473](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13473) [#13521](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13521)
-* **i18n:** add a default example to xmb placeholders ([#13507](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13507)) ([3f17841](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/3f17841))
-* **upgrade:** fix `registerForNg1Tests` ([#13522](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13522)) ([c26c24c](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/c26c24c))
-
-
-### Features
-
-* update to `rxjs@5.0.1` and unpin the rxjs peerDeps via `^5.0.1` ([#13572](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13572)) ([8d5da1e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/8d5da1e)), closes [#13561](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13561) [#13478](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13478)
-
-
-<a name="4.0.0-beta.0"></a>
-# [4.0.0-beta.0](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/2.3.0...4.0.0-beta.0) (2016-12-15)
-
-
-### Features
-
-* **common:** add a `titlecase` pipe ([#13324](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13324)) ([61d7c1e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/61d7c1e)), closes [#11436](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11436)
-* **common:** export NgLocaleLocalization ([#13367](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13367)) ([56dce0e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/56dce0e)), closes [#11921](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11921)
-* **compiler:** add id property to i18nMessage ([6dd5201](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/6dd5201))
-* **compiler:** digest methods return i18nMessage id if sets ([562f7a2](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/562f7a2))
-* **forms:** add novalidate by default ([#13092](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13092)) ([4c35be3](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/4c35be3))
-* **http:** simplify URLSearchParams creation ([#13338](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13338)) ([90c2235](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/90c2235)), closes [#8858](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/8858)
-* **language-service:** warn when a method isn't called in an event ([#13437](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13437)) ([9ec0a4e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/9ec0a4e))
-* **platform browser:** introduce Meta service ([#12322](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12322)) ([72361fb](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/72361fb))
-* **router:** routerLink add tabindex attribute ([#13094](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13094)) ([a006c14](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/a006c14)), closes [#10895](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/10895)
-* **testing:** add overrideTemplate method ([#13372](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13372)) ([169ed82](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/169ed82)), closes [#10685](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/10685)
-* **common** ngIf now supports else; saves condition to local var ([b4db73d](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/b4db73d)), closes [#13061](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13061) [#13297](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13297)
-
-Note: 4.0.0-beta.0 release also contains all the changes present in the 2.3.1 release.
-
-<a name="2.3.1"></a>
-## [2.3.1](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/2.3.0...2.3.1) (2016-12-15)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **animations:** always cleanup players after they have finished internally ([#13334](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13334)) ([a26e054](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/a26e054)), closes [#13333](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13333)
-* **animations:** throw errors and normalize offset beyond the range of [0,1] ([6557bc3](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/6557bc3)), closes [#13348](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13348) [#13440](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13440)
-* **compiler:** emit quoted object literal keys if the source is quoted ([ecfad46](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/ecfad46)), closes [#13249](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13249) [#13356](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13356)
-* **compiler:** fix merge error in compiler_host ([69b52eb](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/69b52eb))
-* **compiler:** fix PR 13322 ([#13331](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13331)) ([79728b4](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/79728b4))
-* **compiler:** fix simplify a reference without a name ([1c279b3](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/1c279b3)), closes [#13470](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13470)
-* **compiler:** fix transpiled ES5 code ([#13322](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13322)) ([6c1d790](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/6c1d790)), closes [#13301](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13301)
-* **compiler:** generated CSS files suffixed with ngstyle. ([#13353](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13353)) ([c8a9b70](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/c8a9b70)), closes [#13141](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13141)
-* **compiler:** make sure provider values with `name` property don’t break. ([efa2d80](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/efa2d80)), closes [#13394](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13394) [#13445](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13445)
-* **compiler:** narrow the span reported for invalid pipes ([307d305](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/307d305)), closes [#13326](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13326) [#13411](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13411)
-* **compiler:** propagate exports when upgrading metadata to v2 ([f6ef7d6](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f6ef7d6))
-* **compiler:** resolver should merge host bindings and listeners ([#13474](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13474)) ([6aeaca3](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/6aeaca3)), closes [#13327](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13327)
-* **compiler:** support dotted property binding ([8db184d](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/8db184d)), closes [angular/flex-layout#34](https://github.com/angular/flex-layout/issues/34)
-* **compiler:** update to metadata version 3 ([#13464](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13464)) ([b9b557c](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/b9b557c))
-* **core:** detectChanges() doesn't work on detached instance ([4d6ac9d](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/4d6ac9d)), closes [#13426](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13426) [#13472](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13472)
-* **core:** properly destroy embedded Views attatched to ApplicationRef ([#13459](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13459)) ([d40bbf4](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/d40bbf4)), closes [#13062](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13062)
-* **core:** remove logError from logGroup ([#12925](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12925)) ([5fab871](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/5fab871))
-* **forms:** ensure `select[multiple]` retains selections ([b3dcff0](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/b3dcff0)), closes [#12527](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12527) [#12654](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12654)
-* **forms:** fix Validators.min/maxLength with FormArray ([#13095](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13095)) ([7383e4a](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7383e4a)), closes [#13089](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13089)
-* **forms:** introduce checkbox required validator ([124267c](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/124267c)), closes [#11459](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11459) [#13364](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13364)
-* **http:** check response body text against undefined ([#13017](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13017)) ([f106a18](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f106a18))
-* **http:** create a copy of headers when merge options ([#13365](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13365)) ([65c9b5b](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/65c9b5b)), closes [#11980](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11980)
-* **language-service:** correctly type `undefined` ([0a7364f](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/0a7364f)), closes [#13412](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13412) [#13414](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13414)
-* **compiler**: better error when directive not listed in NgModule.declarations ([b0cd514](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/b0cd514))
-* **language-service:** treat string unions as strings ([#13406](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13406)) ([14dd2b3](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/14dd2b3)), closes [#13403](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13403)
-* **router:** add support for query params with multiple values ([e4d5a5f](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/e4d5a5f)), closes [#11373](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11373)
-* **router:** Use T type in Resolve interface ([#13242](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13242)) ([5ee8155](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/5ee8155))
-* **selector:** SelectorMatcher match elements with :not selector ([#12977](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12977)) ([392c9ac](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/392c9ac))
-* **tsc-wrapped:** generate metadata for exports without module specifier ([cd03c77](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/cd03c77)), closes [#13327](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13327)
-* **upgrade:** fix downgrade content projection and injector inheritance ([86c5098](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/86c5098)), closes [#6629](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/6629) [#7727](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/7727) [#8729](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/8729) [#9643](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/9643) [#9649](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/9649) [#12675](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12675)
-* **upgrade:** enable Angular 1 unit testing of upgrade module ([2fc0560](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/2fc0560)), closes [#5462](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/5462) [#12675](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12675)
-
-
-### Performance Improvements
-
-* **animations:** always run the animation queue outside of zones ([e2622ad](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/e2622ad)), closes [#13440](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13440)
-
-### Note ###
-
-Due to regression in the 2.3.0 release that was fixed by [#13464](https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/13464),
-components that have been compiled using 2.3.0 and published to npm will need to be recompiled and republished.
-
-The >=2.3.1 compiler will issue is the following error if it encounters components compiled with 2.3.0:
-`Unsupported metadata version 2 for module ${module}. This module should be compiled with a newer version of ngc`.
-
-We are adding more tests to our test suite to catch these kinds of problems before we cut a release.
-
-<a name="2.3.0"></a>
-# [2.3.0](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/2.3.0-rc.0...2.3.0) (2016-12-07)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **common:** make sure the plural category exists ([#13169](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13169)) ([82c81cd](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/82c81cd)), closes [#12379](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12379)
-* **compiler:** include the summaries of reexported modules / directives / pipes ([#13196](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13196)) ([75d1617](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/75d1617))
-* **compiler:** serialize any `StaticSymbol` correctly, not matter in which context ([5614c4f](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/5614c4f))
-* **compiler:** short-circut expressions with an index ([#13263](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13263)) ([f31c947](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f31c947)), closes [#13254](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13254)
-* **core:** display framework version on bootstrapped component ([#13252](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13252)) ([16efb13](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/16efb13))
-* **facade:** cache original format string ([#12764](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12764)) ([a132287](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/a132287))
-* **http:** set the default Accept header ([#12989](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12989)) ([986abbe](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/986abbe)), closes [#6354](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/6354)
-* **language-service:** avoid throwing for invalid class declarations ([#13257](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13257)) ([93556a5](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/93556a5)), closes [#13253](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13253)
-* **language-service:** do not throw for invalid metadata ([#13261](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13261)) ([4a09c81](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/4a09c81)), closes [#13255](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13255)
-* **language-service:** remove incompletely used parameter from `createLanguageServiceFromTypescript()` ([#13278](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13278)) ([25c2141](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/25c2141)), closes [#13277](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13277)
-* **language-service:** update to use `CompilerHost` from compiler-cli ([#13189](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13189)) ([3ff6554](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/3ff6554))
-* **router:** allow specifying a matcher without specifying a path ([bbb7a39](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/bbb7a39)), closes [#12972](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12972)
-* **router:** fix replaceUrl on RouterLink directives ([349ad75](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/349ad75))
-* **router:** fix skipLocationChanges on RouterLink directives ([f562cbf](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f562cbf)), closes [#13156](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13156)
-* **router:** make setUpLocationChangeListener idempotent ([25e5b2f](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/25e5b2f))
-* **router:** runs guards every time when unsuccessfully navigating to the same url over and over again ([#13209](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13209)) ([d46b8de](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/d46b8de))
-* **router:** throw a better error message when angular 1 is not bootstraped ([c767df0](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/c767df0))
-* **router:** validate nested routes ([#13224](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13224)) ([2893c2c](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/2893c2c)), closes [#12827](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12827)
-* **tsc-wrapped:** have UserError display the actual error ([393c100](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/393c100))
-
-
-### Features
-
-* **compiler:** read and write `.ngsummary.json` files ([614a35d](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/614a35d)), closes [#12787](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12787)
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-
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-<a name="2.3.0-rc.0"></a>
-# [2.3.0-rc.0](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/2.3.0-beta.0...2.3.0-rc.0) (2016-11-30)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **animations:** blend in all previously transitioned styles into next animation if interrupted ([#13014](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13014)) ([ef96763](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/ef96763)), closes [#13013](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13013)
-* **benchmarks:** use sanitized style values ([#12943](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12943)) ([fc5ac1e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/fc5ac1e))
-* **build:** update versions of umd bundles ([#13038](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13038)) ([86ffa88](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/86ffa88)), closes [#13037](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13037)
-* **changelog:** replace beta.1 with beta.0 ([#12961](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12961)) ([07a986d](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/07a986d))
-* **ci:** pin version of npm on CircleCI ([#12954](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12954)) ([a3884db](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/a3884db))
-* **closure:** quote date pattern aliases ([#13012](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13012)) ([7dcca30](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7dcca30))
-* **common:** update DatePipe to allow closure compilation ([b2b7219](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/b2b7219))
-* **compiler:** correctly evaluate references to static functions ([#13133](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13133)) ([627282d](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/627282d))
-* **compiler:** fix performance regression caused by 5b0f9e2 ([43c0e9a](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/43c0e9a)), closes [#13146](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13146)
-* **compiler:** fix versions of `@angular/tsc-wrapped` ([bccf0e6](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/bccf0e6))
-* **compiler-cli:** fix paths in source maps to be relative ([2a3ca7b](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/2a3ca7b)), closes [#13040](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13040)
-* **compiler-cli:** pin the version of `tsc-wrapped` ([966bcba](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/966bcba))
-* **language-service:** harden against partial normalization of directives ([2975d89](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/2975d89))
-* **core:** shrinkwrap was out of date with packages. ([e45b7ff](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/e45b7ff))
-* **language-service:** make link check pass ([7194fc2](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7194fc2))
-* **router:** guards restore an incorrect url when used with skipLocationChange ([ad20d7d](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/ad20d7d)), closes [#12825](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12825)
-* **router:** support redirects to named outlets ([602522b](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/602522b)), closes [#12740](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12740) [#9921](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/9921)
-* **tsc-wrapped:** set correct version number ([897555c](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/897555c))
-* **tsc-wrapped:** still emit version 1 metadata to allow use of new components in old setups ([bc69c74](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/bc69c74))
-* **upgrade:** call ng1 lifecycle hooks ([#12875](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12875)) ([1ef4696](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/1ef4696))
-* **version:** take all of version string after patch version ([f275f36](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f275f36))
-
-
-### Features
-
-* **core:** update RxJS peer dependency to 5.0.0-rc.4 Please see [this gist](https://gist.github.com/robwormald/19dea0c70a6e01aadced6731aed4f9f7) if you depend on the `cache` operator ([2d6a003](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/2d6a003)), closes [#13125](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13125)
-* **core:** upgrade zone.js to v0.7.1 ([c4bbafc](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/c4bbafc))
-* **build:** record angular version in the dom ([#13164](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13164)) ([e628b66](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/e628b66))
-* **core:** expose destroy() method on ViewRef ([808275a](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/808275a))
-* **core:** properly support inheritance ([f5c8e09](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f5c8e09)), closes [#11606](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11606) [#12892](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12892)
-* **language-service:** add services to support editors ([#12987](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12987)) ([519a324](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/519a324))
-* **router:** add support for custom route reuse strategies ([42cf06f](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/42cf06f))
-* **tools:** allow disabling annotation lowering ([c1a62e2](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/c1a62e2))
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-
-
-<a name="2.2.4"></a>
-## [2.2.4](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/2.2.3...2.2.4) (2016-11-30)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **common:** update DatePipe to allow closure compilation ([eba53fd](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/eba53fd))
-* **compiler:** fix performance regression caused by 5b0f9e2 ([ee2d6e5](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/ee2d6e5)), closes [#13146](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13146)
-* **compiler-cli:** fix paths in source maps to be relative ([eb173bc](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/eb173bc)), closes [#13040](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13040)
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-
-
-<a name="2.2.3"></a>
-## [2.2.3](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/2.2.2...2.2.3) (2016-11-23)
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **compiler:** Revert: fix versions of `@angular/tsc-wrapped` ([015ca47](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/015ca47))
-* **animations:** Revert: blend in all previously transitioned styles into next animation if interrupted ([c12e56e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/c12e56e))
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-
-
-<a name="2.2.2"></a>
-## [2.2.2](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/2.2.1...2.2.2) (2016-11-22)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **animations:** blend in all previously transitioned styles into next animation if interrupted ([#13014](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13014)) ([ea4fc9b](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/ea4fc9b)), closes [#13013](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13013)
-* **benchmarks:** use sanitized style values ([#12943](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12943)) ([33a7902](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/33a7902))
-* **closure:** quote date pattern aliases ([#13012](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13012)) ([0956ace](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/0956ace))
-* **compiler:** fix versions of `@angular/tsc-wrapped` ([2fe6fb1](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/2fe6fb1))
-* **router:** add a banner file for the router ([#12919](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12919)) ([8df328b](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/8df328b))
-* **router:** add a banner file for the router ([#12919](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12919)) ([511cd4d](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/511cd4d))
-* **router:** removes a peer dependency from router to upgrade ([115f18f](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/115f18f))
-* **router:** removes a peer dependency from router to upgrade ([87d5d49](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/87d5d49))
-* **router:** support redirects to named outlets ([09226d9](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/09226d9)), closes [#12740](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12740) [#9921](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/9921)
-* **upgrade:** call ng1 lifecycle hooks ([#12875](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12875)) ([462316b](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/462316b))
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-
-
-<a name="2.3.0-beta.0"></a>
-# [2.3.0-beta.0](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/2.2.0...2.3.0-beta.0) (2016-11-17)
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **compiler:** assert xliff messages have translations ([7908679](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7908679)), closes [#12815](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12815) [#12604](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12604)
-* **compiler:** updates hash algo for xmb/xtb files ([2f14415](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/2f14415))
-* **core:** fix placeholders handling in i18n. ([76e4911](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/76e4911)), closes [#12512](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12512)
-* **core:** misc i18n fixes ([ed5e98d](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/ed5e98d))
-* **core:** xmb serializer uses decimal messaged IDs ([08c038e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/08c038e)), closes [#12511](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12511)
-* **platform-browser:** enable AOT ([efbbefd](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/efbbefd)), closes [#12783](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12783)
-
-### Features
-
-* **core:** add `attachView` / `detachView` to ApplicationRef ([9f7d32a](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/9f7d32a)), closes [#9293](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/9293)
-* **core:** expose `ViewRef` as `ChangeDetectorRef` ([1b5384e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/1b5384e)), closes [#12722](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12722)
-* **core:** implements a decimal fingerprint for i18n ([582550a](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/582550a))
-* **router:** register router with ngprobe ([c2fae72](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/c2fae72))
-* **router_link:** add skipLocationChange and replaceUrl inputs ([#12850](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12850)) ([46d1502](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/46d1502))
-
-Note: The 2.3.0-beta.0 release also contains all the changes present in the 2.2.1 release.
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-
-
-<a name="2.2.1"></a>
-## [2.2.1](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/2.2.0...2.2.1) (2016-11-17)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **animations:** only pass in same typed players as previous players into web-animations ([#12907](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12907)) ([583d283](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/583d283))
-* **animations:** retain styling when transition destinations are changed ([#12208](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12208)) ([5c46c49](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/5c46c49)), closes [#9661](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/9661)
-* **core:** support `ngTemplateOutlet` in production mode ([#12921](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12921)) ([4628798](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/4628798)), closes [#12911](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12911)
-* **http:** correctly handle response body for 204 status code ([21a4de9](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/21a4de9)), closes [#12830](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12830) [#12393](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12393)
-* **http:** return request url if it cannot be retrieved from response ([845ea23](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/845ea23)), closes [#12837](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12837)
-* **upgrade:** make AoT ngUpgrade work with the testability API and resumeBootstrap() ([#12910](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12910)) ([dc1662a](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/dc1662a))
-* **platform-browser:** fix disableDebugTools() ([#12918](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12918)) ([7b67bad](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7b67bad))
-* **router:** add a banner file for the router ([#12919](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12919)) ([364642d](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/364642d))
-* **router:** removes a peer dependency from router to upgrade ([1dcf1f4](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/1dcf1f4))
-* **forms** allow for null values in HTML select options bound with ngValue ([e0ce545](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/e0ce545)), closes [#10349](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/10349)
-* **router:** should not create a route state if navigation is canceled ([#12868](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12868)) ([dabaf85](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/dabaf85)), closes [#12776](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12776)
-* **common:** select should allow for null values in HTML select options bound with ngValue ([e02c180](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/e02c180)), closes [#12829](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12829)
-* **compiler-cli:** support ctorParams in function closure ([#12876](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12876)) ([6cdc3b5](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/6cdc3b5))
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-
-<a name="2.2.0"></a>
-# [2.2.0 upgrade-firebooster](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/2.2.0-rc.0...2.2.0) (2016-11-14)
-
-### Features (summary of all features from 2.2.0-beta.0 - 2.2.0-rc.0 releases)
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-* **common:** support narrow forms for month and weekdays in DatePipe ([#12297](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12297)) ([f77ab6a](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f77ab6a)), closes [#12294](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12294)
-* **core:** map 'for' attribute to 'htmlFor' property ([#10546](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/10546)) ([634b3bb](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/634b3bb)), closes [#7516](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/7516)
-* **core:** add the find method to QueryList ([7c16ef9](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7c16ef9))
-* **forms:** add hasError and getError to AbstractControlDirective ([#11985](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11985)) ([592f40a](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/592f40a)), closes [#7255](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/7255)
-* **forms:** add ng-pending CSS class during async validation ([#11243](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11243)) ([97bc971](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/97bc971)), closes [#10336](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/10336)
-* **forms:** add emitEvent to AbstractControl methods ([#11949](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11949)) ([b9fc090](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/b9fc090))
-* **forms:** make 'parent' a public property of 'AbstractControl' ([#11855](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11855)) ([445e592](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/445e592))
-* **forms:** Validator.pattern accepts a RegExp ([#12323](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12323)) ([bf60418](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/bf60418))
-* **router:** add a provider making angular1/angular2 integration easier ([#12769](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12769)) ([6e35d13](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/6e35d13))
-* **router:** add support for custom url matchers ([7340735](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7340735)), closes [#12442](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12442) [#12772](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12772)
-* **router:** export routerLinkActive w/ isActive property ([c9f58cf](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/c9f58cf))
-* **router:** add support for ng1/ng2 migration ([#12160](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12160)) ([8b9ab44](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/8b9ab44))
-* **upgrade:** add support for AoT compiled upgrade applications ([d6791ff](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/d6791ff)), closes [#12239](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12239)
-* **upgrade:** add support for `require` in UpgradeComponent ([fe1d0e2](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/fe1d0e2))
-* **upgrade:** add/improve support for lifecycle hooks in UpgradeComponent ([469010e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/469010e))
-
-
-
-### Performance Improvements
-
-* **compiler:** introduce direct rendering ([9c23884](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/9c23884))
-* **core:** don’t use `DomAdapter` nor zone for regular events ([648ce59](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/648ce59))
-* **core:** use `array.push` / `array.pop` instead of `splice` if possible ([0fc11a4](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/0fc11a4))
-* **platform-browser:** cache plugin resolution in the EventManager ([73593d4](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/73593d4)), closes [#12824](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12824)
-* **platform-browser:** don’t use `DomAdapter` any more ([d708a88](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/d708a88))
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-
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **animations:** allow animations to be destroyed manually ([#12719](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12719)) ([fe35bc3](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/fe35bc3)), closes [#12456](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12456)
-* **animations:** always normalize style properties and values during compilation ([#12755](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12755)) ([a0e9fde](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/a0e9fde)), closes [#11582](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11582) [#12481](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12481)
-* **animations:** always trigger animations after the change detection check ([#12713](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12713)) ([383f23b](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/383f23b))
-* **animations:** ensure animations work with web-workers ([#12656](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12656)) ([19e869e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/19e869e))
-* **animations:** ensure web-animations are caught within the Angular zone ([f80a157](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f80a157)), closes [#11881](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11881) [#11712](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11712) [#12355](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12355) [#11881](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11881) [#12546](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12546) [#12707](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12707) [#12774](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12774)
-* **common:** `NgSwitch` - don’t create the default case if another case matches ([#12726](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12726)) ([d8f23f4](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/d8f23f4)), closes [#11297](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11297) [#9420](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/9420)
-* **common:** I18nSelectPipe selects other case on default ([4708b24](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/4708b24))
-* **common:** no TZ Offset added by DatePipe for dates without time ([#12380](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12380)) ([2aba8b0](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/2aba8b0))
-* **common:** NgClass should throw a descriptive error when CSS class is not a string ([#12662](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12662)) ([f3793b5](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f3793b5)), closes [#12586](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12586)
-* **common:** DatePipe should handle empty string ([#12374](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12374)) ([3dc6177](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/3dc6177))
-* **compiler:** don't convert undefined to null literals ([#11503](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11503)) ([f0cdb42](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f0cdb42)), closes [#11493](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11493)
-* **compiler:** generate safe access strictNullChecks compatible code ([#12800](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12800)) ([a965d11](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/a965d11)), closes [#12795](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12795)
-* **compiler:** support more than 9 interpolations ([#12710](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12710)) ([22c021c](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/22c021c)), closes [#10253](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/10253)
-* **compiler:** use the other case by default in ICU messages ([55dc0e4](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/55dc0e4))
-* **compiler-cli:** suppress closure compiler suspiciousCode check in codegen ([#12666](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12666)) ([7103754](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7103754))
-* **compiler-cli:** suppress two more closure compiler checks in codegen ([#12698](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12698)) ([77cbf7f](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/77cbf7f))
-* **core:** allow to query content of templates that are stamped out at a different place ([f2bbef3](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f2bbef3)), closes [#12283](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12283) [#12094](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12094)
-* **core:** apply host attributes to root elements ([#12761](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12761)) ([ad3bf6c](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/ad3bf6c)), closes [#12744](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12744)
-* **core:** ensure that component views that have no bindings recurse into nested components / view containers. ([051d748](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/051d748))
-* **core:** fix pseudo-selector shimming ([#12754](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12754)) ([acbf1d8](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/acbf1d8)), closes [#12730](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12730) [#12354](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12354)
-* **forms:** check if registerOnValidatorChange exists on validator before trying to invoke it ([#12801](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12801)) ([ef88147](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/ef88147)), closes [#12593](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12593)
-* **forms:** getRawValue returns any instead of Object ([#12599](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12599)) ([09092ac](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/09092ac))
-* **http:** preserve header case when copying headers ([#12697](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12697)) ([121e508](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/121e508))
-* **router:** advance a route only after its children have been deactivated ([#12676](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12676)) ([9ddf9b3](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/9ddf9b3)), closes [#11715](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11715)
-* **router:** avoid router initialization for non root components ([2a4bf9a](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/2a4bf9a)), closes [#12338](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12338) [#12814](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12814)
-* **router:** check if windows.console exists before using it ([#12348](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12348)) ([7886561](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7886561))
-* **router:** correctly export concatMap operator in es5 ([#12430](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12430)) ([e25baa0](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/e25baa0))
-* **router:** do not require the creation of empty-path routes when no url left ([2c11093](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/2c11093)), closes [#12133](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12133)
-* **router:** ignore null or undefined query parameters ([#12333](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12333)) ([3052fb2](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/3052fb2))
-* **router:** incorrect injector is used when instantiating components loaded lazily ([#12817](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12817)) ([52be848](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/52be848))
-* **router:** resolve guard observables on the first emit ([#10412](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/10412)) ([2e78b76](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/2e78b76))
-* **router:** Route.isActive also compares query params ([#12321](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12321)) ([785b7b6](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/785b7b6))
-* **router:** router should not swallow "unhandled" errors ([e5a753e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/e5a753e)), closes [#12802](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12802)
-* **router:** throw an error when encounter undefined route ([#12389](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12389)) ([77dc1ab](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/77dc1ab))
-* **platform-browser:** enableDebugTools should create AngularTools by merging into context.ng ([#12003](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12003)) ([b2cf379](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/b2cf379)), closes [#12002](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12002)
-* **platform-browser:** provide the ability to register global hammer.js events ([768cddb](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/768cddb)), closes [#12797](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12797)
-* **tsc-wrapped:** harden collector against invalid asts ([#12793](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12793)) ([69f87ca](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/69f87ca))
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-
-
-<a name="2.2.0-rc.0"></a>
-# [2.2.0-rc.0](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/2.2.0-beta.1...2.2.0-rc.0) (2016-11-02)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **compiler:** dedupe NgModule declarations, … ([a178bc6](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/a178bc6))
-* **compiler:** don’t double bind functions ([e391cac](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/e391cac))
-* **compiler:** Don’t throw on empty property bindings ([642c1db](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/642c1db)), closes [#12583](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12583)
-* **compiler:** support multiple components in a view container ([6fda972](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/6fda972))
-* **core:** improve error when multiple components match the same element ([e9fd864](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/e9fd864)), closes [#7067](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/7067)
-* **router:** call data observers when the path changes ([1de04b2](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/1de04b2))
-* **router:** CanDeactivate receives a wrong component ([830a780](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/830a780)), closes [#12592](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12592)
-* **router:** rerun resolvers when url changes ([fe47e6b](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/fe47e6b)), closes [#12603](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12603)
-* **router:** reset URL to the stable state when a navigation gets canceled ([d509ee0](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/d509ee0)), closes [#10321](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/10321)
-* **router:** routerLink should not prevent default on non-link elements ([8e221b8](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/8e221b8))
-* **router:** run navigations serially ([091c390](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/091c390)), closes [#11754](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11754)
-* **upgrade:** silent bootstrap failures ([fa93fd6](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/fa93fd6)), closes [#12062](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12062)
-
-
-### Features
-
-* **core:** add the find method to QueryList ([7c16ef9](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7c16ef9))
-
-
-
-<a name="2.1.2"></a>
-# [2.1.2](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/2.1.1...2.1.2) (2016-10-27)
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **compiler:** don't access view local variables nor pipes in host expressions ([#12396](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12396)) ([867494a](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/867494a)), closes [#12004](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12004) [#12071](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12071)
-* **compiler:** walk third party modules ([#12453](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12453)) ([a838aba](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/a838aba)), closes [#11889](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11889) [#12428](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12428)
-* **compiler:** remove double exports of template_ast ([7742ec0](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7742ec0))
-* **compiler:** use Maps instead of objects in selector implementation ([d321b0e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/d321b0e))
-* **compiler-cli:** fix types ([ef15364](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/ef15364))
-* **compiler-cli:** assert that all pipes and directives are declared by a module  ([7221632](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7221632))
-* **http:** overwrite already set xsrf header ([b4265e0](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/b4265e0))
-* **router:** add a test to make sure canDeactivate guards are called for aux routes ([fc60fa7](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/fc60fa7)), closes [#11345](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11345)
-* **router:** canDeactivate guards are not triggered for componentless routes ([b741853](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/b741853)), closes [#12375](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12375)
-* **router:** change router not to deactivate aux routes when navigating from a componentless routes ([52a853e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/52a853e))
-* **router:** disallow component routes with named outlets ([8f2fa0f](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/8f2fa0f)), closes [#11208](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11208) [#11082](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11082)
-* **router:** preserve resolve data ([6ccbfd4](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/6ccbfd4)), closes [#12306](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12306)
-
-
-
-<a name="2.2.0-beta.1"></a>
-# [2.2.0-beta.1](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/2.2.0-beta.0...2.2.0-beta.1) (2016-10-27)
-
-### Code Refactoring
-
-* **upgrade:** re-export the new static upgrade APIs on new entry ([a26dd28](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/a26dd28))
-
-
-### Features
-
-* **router:** export routerLinkActive w/ isActive property ([c9f58cf](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/c9f58cf))
-
-
-### BREAKING CHANGES (only for beta version users)
-
-* upgrade: Four newly added APIs in 2.2.0-beta:
-downgradeComponent, downgradeInjectable, UpgradeComponent, and UpgradeModule are no longer exported by @angular/upgrade.
-Import these from @angular/upgrade/static instead.
-
-
-Note: The 2.2.0-beta.1 release also contains all the changes present in the 2.1.2 release.
-
-
-
-# [2.1.1](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/2.1.0...2.1.1) (2016-10-20)
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **compiler:** generate aot code for animation trigger output events ([#12291](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12291)) ([6e5f8b5](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/6e5f8b5)), closes [#11707](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11707)
-* **compiler:** don't redeclare a var in the same scope ([#12386](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12386)) ([cca4a5c](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/cca4a5c))
-* **core:** fix decorator default values ([bd1dcb5](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/bd1dcb5))
-* **core:** fix property decorators ([3993279](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/3993279)), closes [#12224](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12224)
-* **http:** make normalizeMethodName optimizer-compatible. ([#12370](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12370)) ([8409b65](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/8409b65))
-* **router:** correctly export filter operator in es5 ([#12286](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12286)) ([27d7677](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/27d7677))
-* **router:** do not update primary route if only secondary outlet is given ([#11797](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11797)) ([da5fc69](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/da5fc69))
-* **router:** fix lazy loading triggered by redirects from wildcard routes ([5ae6915](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/5ae6915)), closes [#12183](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12183)
-* **router:** module loader should start compiling modules when stubbedModules are set ([#11742](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11742)) ([b44b6ef](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/b44b6ef))
-
-
-### Performance Improvements
-
-* **common:** optimize NgSwitch default case ([fdf4309](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/fdf4309))
-
-
-
-<a name="2.2.0-beta.0"></a>
-# [2.2.0-beta.0](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/2.1.0...2.2.0-beta.0) (2016-10-20)
-
-### Features
-
-* **common:** support narrow forms for month and weekdays in DatePipe ([#12297](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12297)) ([f77ab6a](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f77ab6a)), closes [#12294](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12294)
-* **forms:** add hasError and getError to AbstractControlDirective ([#11985](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11985)) ([592f40a](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/592f40a)), closes [#7255](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/7255)
-* **forms:** add ng-pending CSS class during async validation ([#11243](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11243)) ([97bc971](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/97bc971)), closes [#10336](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/10336)
-* **forms:** Added emitEvent to AbstractControl methods ([#11949](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11949)) ([b9fc090](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/b9fc090))
-* **forms:** make 'parent' a public property of 'AbstractControl' ([#11855](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11855)) ([445e592](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/445e592))
-* **forms:** Validator.pattern accepts a RegExp ([#12323](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12323)) ([bf60418](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/bf60418))
-* **upgrade:** add support for AoT compiled upgrade applications ([d6791ff](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/d6791ff)), closes [#12239](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12239)
-* **router:** add support for ng1/ng2 migration ([#12160](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12160)) ([8b9ab44](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/8b9ab44))
-
-Note: The 2.2.0-beta.0 release also contains all the changes present in the 2.1.1 release.
-
-
-
-<a name="2.1.0"></a>
-# [2.1.0 incremental-metamorphosis](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/2.1.0-rc.0...2.1.0) (2016-10-12)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* **compiler:** allow whitespace as `<ng-content>` content ([#12225](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12225)) ([df1718d](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/df1718d))
-* **compiler:** interpolation expressions report the correct offset ([#12125](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12125)) ([d641c36](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/d641c36))
-* **compiler:** properly shim `:host:before` and `:host(:before)` ([#12171](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12171)) ([aa92512](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/aa92512)), closes [#12165](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12165)
-* **compiler:** validate `@HostBinding` name ([#12139](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12139)) ([13ecc14](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/13ecc14))
-* **compiler-cli:** don't clone static symbols when simplifying annotation metadata ([#12158](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12158)) ([8c477b2](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/8c477b2))
-* **compiler-cli:** remove peerDependency on [@angular](https://github.com/angular)/platform-server ([#12122](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12122)) ([71b7654](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/71b7654))
-* **compiler-cli:** remove unused parse5 dependency from package.json ([eaaec69](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/eaaec69))
-* **forms:** allow optional fields with pattern and minlength validators ([#12147](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12147)) ([d22eeb7](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/d22eeb7))
-* **forms:** properly validate blank strings with minlength ([#12091](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12091)) ([f50c1da](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f50c1da))
-* **http:** fix Headers initialization from Headers and Object ([#12106](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12106)) ([f4566f8](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/f4566f8))
-* **http:** Headers.append should append to the list ([a67c067](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/a67c067))
-* **platform-browser-dynamic:** mark platformBrowserDynamic as stable API ([#12154](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12154)) ([bcef5ef](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/bcef5ef))
-* **router:** improve error message ([#12102](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12102)) ([e06303a](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/e06303a))
-* **router:** parent resolve should complete before merging resolved data ([1681e4f](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/1681e4f)), closes [#12032](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12032)
-* **router:** wildcards routes should support lazy loading ([40b92dd](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/40b92dd)), closes [#12024](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12024)
-* **upgrade:** allow compilerOptions in bootstrap ([#10575](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/10575)) ([5effc33](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/5effc33))
-
-
-
-<a name="2.1.0-rc.0"></a>
-# [2.1.0-rc.0](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/2.1.0-beta.0...2.1.0-rc.0) (2016-10-05)
-
-### Features
-
-* **animations:** provide aliases for `:enter` and `:leave` transitions ([#11991](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11991)) ([e884f48](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/e884f48))
-
-Note: 2.1.0-rc.0 release also contains all the changes present in the 2.0.2 release.
-
-
-
-<a name="2.1.0-beta.0"></a>
-# [2.1.0-beta.0](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/2.0.0...2.1.0-beta.0) (2016-09-23)
-
-### Features
-
-* **router:** add router preloader to optimistically preload routes ([5a84982](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/5a84982))
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-* **router:** update the router not to reset router state when updating root component ([#11799](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11799)) ([31dce72](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/31dce72))
-
-Note: 2.1.0-beta.0 release also contains all the changes present in the 2.0.1 release.
-
-
-
 <a name="2.0.2"></a>
 ## [2.0.2](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/2.0.1...2.0.2) (2016-10-05)

@ -561,18 +7,18 @@ Note: 2.1.0-beta.0 release also contains all the changes present in the 2.0.1 re
 * **common:** correctly removes styles on IE ([#11953](https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/11953)), closes [#7916](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/7916)
 * **compiler:** do not embed templateUrl in view factories in non-debug mode. ([#11818](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11818)) ([51e1994](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/51e1994)), closes [#11117](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11117)
 * **compiler:** move detection of unsafe properties for binding to ElementSchemaRegistry ([#11378](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11378)) ([5911c3b](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/5911c3b))
-* **compiler:** fix `:host(tag)` and `:host-context(tag)` ([a6bb84e0](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/a6bb84e02b7579f8d957ef6ba5b10d83482ed756)), closes [#11972](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11972)
-* **compiler:** fix attribute selectors in :host and :host-context ([#12056](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12056)) ([6f7ed32](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/6f7ed32)), closes [#11917](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11917)
-* **compiler:** support `@page` and `@document` CSS rules ([#11878](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11878)) ([c99ef49](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/c99ef49)), closes [#11860](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11860)
-* **compiler:** support `[attr="value with space"]` ([bd012ef](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/bd012ef)), closes [#6249](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/6249)
-* **compiler:** support quoted attribute values ([7395400](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7395400)), closes [#6085](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/6085)
-* **compiler:** fix `<x>` ctype names ([7578d85](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7578d85)), closes [#12000](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12000)
-* **compiler-cli:** allow ReflectorHost passed as argument to CodeGenerator#create ([#11951](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11951)) ([826c98e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/826c98e))
 * **forms:** properly validate empty strings with patterns ([#11450](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11450)) ([e00de0c](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/e00de0c))
 * **http:** preserve case of the first init, `set()` or `append()` ([#12023](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12023)) ([adb17fe](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/adb17fe)), closes [#11624](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11624)
-* **http:** remove url params if provided value is null or undefined ([#11990](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11990)) ([9cc0a4e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/9cc0a4e))
+* **compiler-cli:** allow ReflectorHost passed as argument to CodeGenerator#create ([#11951](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11951)) ([826c98e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/826c98e))
 * **router:** do not reset the router state when updating the component ([#11867](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11867)) ([cf750e1](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/cf750e1))
+* **compiler:** fix `:host(tag)` and `:host-context(tag)` ([a6bb84e0](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/a6bb84e02b7579f8d957ef6ba5b10d83482ed756)), closes [#11972](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11972)
+* **compiler:** fix attribute selectors in :host and :host-context ([#12056](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12056)) ([6f7ed32](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/6f7ed32)), closes [#11917](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11917)
+* **compiler:** support `[@page](https://github.com/page)` and `[@document](https://github.com/document)` CSS rules ([#11878](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11878)) ([c99ef49](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/c99ef49)), closes [#11860](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11860)
+* **compiler:** support `[attr="value with space"]` ([bd012ef](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/bd012ef)), closes [#6249](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/6249)
+* **compiler:** support quoted attribute values ([7395400](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7395400)), closes [#6085](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/6085)
 * **upgrade:** bind optional properties when upgrading from ng1 ([#11411](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11411)) ([0851238](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/0851238)), closes [#10181](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/10181)
+* **http:** change a behavior when a param value is null or undefined ([#11990](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/11990)) ([9cc0a4e](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/9cc0a4e))
+* **compiler:** fix `<x>` ctype names ([7578d85](https://github.com/angular/angular/commit/7578d85)), closes [#12000](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/12000)


 <a name="2.0.1"></a>
@ -595,7 +41,7 @@ Note: 2.1.0-beta.0 release also contains all the changes present in the 2.0.1 re


 <a name="2.0.0"></a>
-# [2.0.0 proprioception-reinforcement](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/2.0.0-rc.7...2.0.0) (2016-09-14)
+# [2.0.0](https://github.com/angular/angular/compare/2.0.0-rc.7...2.0.0) (2016-09-14)


 ### Bug Fixes
@ -1116,7 +562,7 @@ prefix using `animate-` must now be preixed using `bind-animate-`.
 * core:
  - `ApplicationRef.dispose` is deprecated. Destroy the module that was
    created during bootstrap instead by calling `NgModuleRef.destroy`.
-  - `ApplicationRef.registerDisposeListener` is deprecated.
+  - `AplicationRef.registerDisposeListener` is deprecated.
    Use the `ngOnDestroy` lifecycle hook for providers or
    `NgModuleRef.onDestroy` instead.
  - `disposePlatform` is deprecated. Use `destroyPlatform` instead.
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# Contributing to Angular
+# Contributing to Angular 2

-We would love for you to contribute to Angular and help make it even better than it is
+We would love for you to contribute to Angular 2 and help make it even better than it is
 today! As a contributor, here are the guidelines we would like you to follow:

 - [Code of Conduct](#coc)
@ -17,26 +17,17 @@ Help us keep Angular open and inclusive. Please read and follow our [Code of Con

 ## <a name="question"></a> Got a Question or Problem?

-Please, do not open issues for the general support questions as we want to keep GitHub issues for bug reports and feature requests. You've got much better chances of getting your question answered on [StackOverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/angular) where the questions should be tagged with tag `angular`.
+If you have questions about how to *use* Angular, please direct them to the [Google Group][angular-group]
+discussion list or [StackOverflow][stackoverflow]. Please note that the Angular team's capacity to answer usage questions is limited. We are also available on [Gitter][gitter].

-StackOverflow is a much better place to ask questions since:
-
- there are thousands of people willing to help on StackOverflow
- questions and answers stay available for public viewing so your question / answer might help someone else
- StackOverflow's voting system assures that the best answers are prominently visible.
-
-To save your and our time we will be systematically closing all the issues that are requests for general support and redirecting people to StackOverflow.
-
-If you would like to chat about the question in real-time, you can reach out via [our gitter channel][gitter].
-
-## <a name="issue"></a> Found a Bug?
+## <a name="issue"></a> Found an Issue?
 If you find a bug in the source code, you can help us by
 [submitting an issue](#submit-issue) to our [GitHub Repository][github]. Even better, you can
 [submit a Pull Request](#submit-pr) with a fix.

-## <a name="feature"></a> Missing a Feature?
-You can *request* a new feature by [submitting an issue](#submit-issue) to our GitHub
-Repository. If you would like to *implement* a new feature, please submit an issue with
+## <a name="feature"></a> Want a Feature?
+You can *request* a new feature by [submitting an issue](#submit-issue) to our [GitHub
+Repository][github]. If you would like to *implement* a new feature, please submit an issue with
 a proposal for your work first, to be sure that we can use it.
 Please consider what kind of change it is:

@ -48,22 +39,24 @@ and help you to craft the change so that it is successfully accepted into the pr
 ## <a name="submit"></a> Submission Guidelines

 ### <a name="submit-issue"></a> Submitting an Issue
+Before you submit an issue, search the archive, maybe your question was already answered.

-Before you submit an issue, please search the issue tracker, maybe an issue for your problem already exists and the discussion might inform you of workarounds readily available.
+If your issue appears to be a bug, and hasn't been reported, open a new issue.
+Help us to maximize the effort we can spend fixing issues and adding new
+features, by not reporting duplicate issues.  Providing the following information will increase the
+chances of your issue being dealt with quickly:

-We want to fix all the issues as soon as possible, but before fixing a bug we need to reproduce and confirm it. In order to reproduce bugs we will systematically ask you to provide a minimal reproduction scenario using http://plnkr.co. Having a live, reproducible scenario gives us wealth of important information without going back & forth to you with additional questions like:
+* **Overview of the Issue** - if an error is being thrown a non-minified stack trace helps
+* **Angular Version** - what version of Angular is affected (e.g. 2.0.0-alpha.53)
+* **Motivation for or Use Case** - explain what are you trying to do and why the current behavior is a bug for you
+* **Browsers and Operating System** - is this a problem with all browsers?
+* **Reproduce the Error** - provide a live example (using [Plunker][plunker],
+  [JSFiddle][jsfiddle] or [Runnable][runnable]) or a unambiguous set of steps
+* **Related Issues** - has a similar issue been reported before?
+* **Suggest a Fix** - if you can't fix the bug yourself, perhaps you can point to what might be
+  causing the problem (line of code or commit)

- version of Angular used
- 3rd-party libraries and their versions
- and most importantly - a use-case that fails
-
-A minimal reproduce scenario using http://plnkr.co/ allows us to quickly confirm a bug (or point out coding problem) as well as confirm that we are fixing the right problem. If plunker is not a suitable way to demonstrate the problem (for example for issues related to our npm packaging), please create a standalone git repository demonstrating the problem.
-
-We will be insisting on a minimal reproduce scenario in order to save maintainers time and ultimately be able to fix more bugs. Interestingly, from our experience users often find coding problems themselves while preparing a minimal plunk. We understand that sometimes it might be hard to extract essentials bits of code from a larger code-base but we really need to isolate the problem before we can fix it.
-
-Unfortunately we are not able to investigate / fix bugs without a minimal reproduction, so if we don't hear back from you we are going to close an issue that don't have enough info to be reproduced.
-
-You can file new issues by filling out our [new issue form](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/new).
+You can file new issues by providing the above information [here](https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/new).


 ### <a name="submit-pr"></a> Submitting a Pull Request (PR)
@ -101,7 +94,7 @@ Before you submit your Pull Request (PR) consider the following guidelines:
 * In GitHub, send a pull request to `angular:master`.
 * If we suggest changes then:
  * Make the required updates.
-  * Re-run the Angular test suites to ensure tests are still passing.
+  * Re-run the Angular 2 test suites to ensure tests are still passing.
  * Rebase your branch and force push to your GitHub repository (this will update your Pull Request):

    ```shell
@ -244,7 +237,7 @@ changes to be accepted, the CLA must be signed. It's a quick process, we promise
 [github]: https://github.com/angular/angular
 [gitter]: https://gitter.im/angular/angular
 [individual-cla]: http://code.google.com/legal/individual-cla-v1.0.html
-[js-style-guide]: https://google.github.io/styleguide/jsguide.html
+[js-style-guide]: https://google.github.io/styleguide/javascriptguide.xml
 [jsfiddle]: http://jsfiddle.net
 [plunker]: http://plnkr.co/edit
 [runnable]: http://runnable.com
--- a/DEVELOPER.md
+++ b/DEVELOPER.md
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# Building and Testing Angular
+# Building and Testing Angular 2 for JS

-This document describes how to set up your development environment to build and test Angular.
+This document describes how to set up your development environment to build and test Angular 2 JS version. 
 It also explains the basic mechanics of using `git`, `node`, and `npm`.

 * [Prerequisite Software](#prerequisite-software)
@ -74,15 +74,6 @@ use in these instructions.
 *Option 2*: defining a bash alias like `alias nbin='PATH=$(npm bin):$PATH'` as detailed in this
 [Stackoverflow answer](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9679932/how-to-use-package-installed-locally-in-node-modules/15157360#15157360) and used like this: e.g., `nbin gulp build`.

-## Installing Bower Modules
-
-Now run `bower` to install additional dependencies:
-
-```shell
-# Install other Angular project dependencies (bower.json)
-bower install
-```
-
 ## Windows only

 In order to create the right symlinks, run **as administrator**:
@ -133,10 +124,9 @@ If you happen to modify the public API of Angular, API golden files must be upda
 $ gulp public-api:update
 ```

-Note: The command `gulp public-api:enforce` fails when the API doesn't match the golden files. Make sure to rebuild
-the project before trying to verify after an API change.
+Note: The command `./test.sh tools` fails when the API doesn't match the golden files.

-## <a name="clang-format"></a> Formatting your source code
+## Formatting your source code

 Angular uses [clang-format](http://clang.llvm.org/docs/ClangFormat.html) to format the source code. If the source code
 is not properly formatted, the CI will fail and the PR can not be merged.
@ -147,32 +137,4 @@ You can automatically format your code by running:
 $ gulp format
 ```

-## Linting/verifying your source code

-You can check that your code is properly formatted and adheres to coding style by running:
-
-``` shell
-$ gulp lint
-```
-
-## Publishing your own personal snapshot build
-
-You may find that your un-merged change needs some validation from external participants.
-Rather than requiring them to pull your Pull Request and build Angular locally, you can
-publish the `*-builds` snapshots just like our Travis build does.
-
-First time, you need to create the github repositories:
-
-``` shell
-$ export TOKEN=[get one from https://github.com/settings/tokens]
-$ CREATE_REPOS=1 ./scripts/publish/publish-build-artifacts.sh [github username]
-```
-
-For subsequent snapshots, just run
-
-``` shell
-$ ./scripts/publish/publish-build-artifacts.sh [github username]
-```
-
-The script will publish the build snapshot to a branch with the same name as your current branch,
-and create it if it doesn't exist.
--- a/SAVED_REPLIES.md
+++ b/SAVED_REPLIES.md
@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-# Saved Responses for Angular's Issue Tracker
-
-The following are canned responses that the Angular team should use to close issues on our issue tracker that fall into the listed resolution categories.
-
-Since GitHub currently doesn't allow us to have a repository-wide or organization-wide list of [saved replies](https://help.github.com/articles/working-with-saved-replies/), these replies need to be maintained by individual team members. Since the responses can be modified in the future, all responses are versioned to simplify the process of keeping the responses up to date.
-
-
-## Angular: Already Fixed (v1)
-```
-Thanks for reporting this issue. Luckily it has already been fixed in one of the recent releases. Please update to the most recent version to resolve the problem.
-
-If after upgrade the problem still exists in your application please open a new issue and provide a plunker reproducing the problem and describing the difference between the expected and current behavior. You can use this plunker template: http://plnkr.co/edit/tpl:AvJOMERrnz94ekVua0u5?p=catalogue
-```
-
-## Angular: Don't Understand (v1)
-```
-I'm sorry but we don't understand the problem you are reporting.
-
-If the problem still exists please open a new issue and provide a plunker reproducing the problem and describing the difference between the expected and current behavior. You can use this plunker template: http://plnkr.co/edit/tpl:AvJOMERrnz94ekVua0u5?p=catalogue
-```
-
-
-## Angular: Duplicate (v1)
-```
-Thanks for reporting this issue. However this issue is a duplicate of an existing issue #<ISSUE_NUMBER>. Please subscribe to that issue for future updates.
-```
-
-
-## Angular: Insufficient Information Provided (v1)
-```
-Thanks for reporting this issue. However, you didn't provide sufficient information for us to understand and reproduce the problem. Please check out [our submission guidelines](https://github.com/angular/angular/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#-submitting-an-issue) to understand why we can't act on issues that are lacking important information.
-
-If the problem still persists, please file a new issue and ensure you provide all of the required information when filling out the issue template.
-```
-
-## Angular: Issue Outside of Angular (v1)
-```
-I'm sorry but this issue is not caused by Angular. Please contact the author(s) of project <PROJECT NAME> or file issue on their issue tracker.
-```
-
-
-## Angular: Non-reproducible (v1)
-```
-I'm sorry but we can't reproduce the problem following the instructions you provided.
-
-If the problem still exists please open a new issue following [our submission guidelines](https://github.com/angular/angular/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#-submitting-an-issue).
-```
-
-## Angular: Obsolete (v1)
-```
-Thanks for reporting this issue. This issue is now obsolete due to changes in the recent releases. Please update to the most recent Angular version.
-
-If the problem still persists, please file a new issue and ensure you provide the version of Angular affected and include the steps to reproduce the problem when filling out the issue template.
-```
-
-
-## Angular: Support Request (v1)
-```
-Hello, we reviewed this issue and determined that it doesn't fall into the bug report or feature request category. This issue tracker is not suitable for support requests, please repost your issue on [StackOverflow](http://stackoverflow.com/) using tag `angular`.
-
-If you are wondering why we don't resolve support issues via the issue tracker, please [check out this explanation](https://github.com/angular/angular/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#-got-a-question-or-problem).
-```
--- a/TRIAGE_AND_LABELS.md
+++ b/TRIAGE_AND_LABELS.md
@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Triage Process and Github Labels for Angular 2

 This document describes how the Angular team uses labels and milestones 
-to triage issues on github. The basic idea of the process is that
+to triage issues on github. The basic idea of the new process is that 
 caretaker only assigns a component and type (bug, feature) label. The 
 owner of the component than is in full control of how the issues should 
 be triaged further.
@ -24,9 +24,8 @@ with it.
 * `comp: forms`: `@kara`
 * `comp: http`: `@jeffbcross`
 * `comp: i18n`: `@vicb`
-* `comp: language service`: `@chuckjaz`
 * `comp: metadata-extractor`: `@chuckjaz`
-* `comp: router`: `@vicb`
+* `comp: router`: `@vsavkin`
 * `comp: testing`: `@juliemr`
 * `comp: upgrade`: `@mhevery`
 * `comp: web-worker`: `@vicb`
@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ There are few components which are cross-cutting. They don't have
 a clear location in the source tree. We will treat them as a component
 even thought no specific source tree is associated with them.

-* `comp: docs`: `@naomiblack`
+* `comp: documentation`: `@naomiblack`
 * `comp: packaging`: `@IgorMinar`
 * `comp: performance`: `@tbosch`
 * `comp: security`: `@IgorMinar`
@ -54,11 +53,11 @@ What kind of problem is this?

 ## Caretaker Triage Process

-It is the caretaker's responsibility to assign `comp:  *` to each new
-issue as they come in. The reason why we limit the responsibility of the
-caretaker to this one label is that it is likely that without domain
-knowledge the caretaker could mislabel issues or lack knowledge of
-duplicate issues.
+It is the caretaker's responsibility to assign `comp:  *` and `type: *`
+to each new issue as they come in. The reason why we limit the 
+responsibility of the caretaker to these two labels is that it is 
+unlikely that without domain knowledge the caretaker could add any 
+additional labels of value.


 ## Component's owner Triage Process
@ -69,37 +68,11 @@ process for their component.
 It will be up to the component owner to determine the order in which the
 issues within the component will be resolved.

-Several owners have adopted the issue categorization based on
-[user pain](http://www.lostgarden.com/2008/05/improving-bug-triage-with-user-pain.html)
-used by Angular 1. In this system every issue is assigned frequency and
-severity based on which the total user pain score is calculated.
-
-Following is the definition of various frequency and severity levels:
-
-1. `freq(score): *` – How often does this issue come up? How many developers does this affect?
-    * low (1) - obscure issue affecting a handful of developers
-    * moderate (2) - impacts auxiliary usage patterns, only small number of applications are affected
-    * high (3) - impacts primary usage patterns, affecting most Angular apps
-    * critical (4) - impacts all Angular apps
-1. `severity(score): *` - How bad is the issue?
-    * inconvenience (1) - causes ugly/boilerplate code in apps
-    * confusing (2) - unexpected or inconsistent behavior; hard-to-debug
-    * broken expected use (3) - it's hard or impossible for a developer using Angular to accomplish something that Angular should be able to do
-    * memory leak (4)
-    * regression (5) - functionality that used to work no longer works in a new release due to an unintentional change
-    * security issue (6)
-
-
-These criteria are then used to calculate a "user pain" score as follows:
-
-`pain = severity × frequency`
-
-
 ### Assigning Issues to Milestones

 Any issue that is being worked on must have:

-* An `Assignee`: The person doing the work.
+* An `assignee`: The person doing the work.
 * A `Milestone`: When we expect to complete this work.

 We aim to only have at most three milestones open at a time:
--- a/browser-providers.conf.js
+++ b/browser-providers.conf.js
@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ var CIconfiguration = {
  'iOS7': {unitTest: {target: 'BS', required: true}, e2e: {target: null, required: true}},
  'iOS8': {unitTest: {target: 'BS', required: false}, e2e: {target: null, required: true}},
  'iOS9': {unitTest: {target: 'BS', required: false}, e2e: {target: null, required: true}},
-  'iOS10': {unitTest: {target: 'SL', required: false}, e2e: {target: null, required: true}},
+  'iOS10': {unitTest: {target: 'BS', required: false}, e2e: {target: null, required: true}},
  'WindowsPhone': {unitTest: {target: 'BS', required: false}, e2e: {target: null, required: true}}
 };

@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ var customLaunchers = {
  'DartiumWithWebPlatform':
      {base: 'Dartium', flags: ['--enable-experimental-web-platform-features']},
  'ChromeNoSandbox': {base: 'Chrome', flags: ['--no-sandbox']},
-  'SL_CHROME': {base: 'SauceLabs', browserName: 'chrome', version: '54'},
+  'SL_CHROME': {base: 'SauceLabs', browserName: 'chrome', version: '52'},
  'SL_CHROMEBETA': {base: 'SauceLabs', browserName: 'chrome', version: 'beta'},
  'SL_CHROMEDEV': {base: 'SauceLabs', browserName: 'chrome', version: 'dev'},
-  'SL_FIREFOX': {base: 'SauceLabs', browserName: 'firefox', version: '50'},
+  'SL_FIREFOX': {base: 'SauceLabs', browserName: 'firefox', version: '46'},
  'SL_FIREFOXBETA': {base: 'SauceLabs', browserName: 'firefox', version: 'beta'},
  'SL_FIREFOXDEV': {base: 'SauceLabs', browserName: 'firefox', version: 'dev'},
  'SL_SAFARI7': {base: 'SauceLabs', browserName: 'safari', platform: 'OS X 10.9', version: '7.0'},
@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ var customLaunchers = {
  'BS_IE10': {
    base: 'BrowserStack',
    browser: 'ie',
-    browser_version: '10.1',
+    browser_version: '10.0',
    os: 'Windows',
    os_version: '8'
  },
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@ -14,17 +14,12 @@ PACKAGES=(core
  platform-webworker
  platform-webworker-dynamic
  http
-  upgrade
  router
+  upgrade
  compiler-cli
-  language-service
  benchpress)
 BUILD_ALL=true
 BUNDLE=true
-VERSION_PREFIX=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
-VERSION_SUFFIX="-$(git log --oneline -1 | awk '{print $1}')"
-ROUTER_VERSION_PREFIX=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version.replace(/^2/, '3')")
-REMOVE_BENCHPRESS=false

 for ARG in "$@"; do
  case "$ARG" in
@ -36,10 +31,6 @@ for ARG in "$@"; do
    --bundle=*)
      BUNDLE=( "${ARG#--bundle=}" )
      ;;
-    --publish)
-      VERSION_SUFFIX=""
-      REMOVE_BENCHPRESS=true
-      ;;
    *)
      echo "Unknown option $ARG."
      exit 1
@ -47,10 +38,6 @@ for ARG in "$@"; do
  esac
 done

-VERSION="${VERSION_PREFIX}${VERSION_SUFFIX}"
-ROUTER_VERSION="${ROUTER_VERSION_PREFIX}${VERSION_SUFFIX}"
-echo "====== BUILDING: Version ${VERSION} (Router ${ROUTER_VERSION})"
-
 export NODE_PATH=${NODE_PATH}:$(pwd)/dist/all:$(pwd)/dist/tools
 TSC="node --max-old-space-size=3000 dist/tools/@angular/tsc-wrapped/src/main"
 UGLIFYJS=`pwd`/node_modules/.bin/uglifyjs
@ -76,11 +63,10 @@ if [[ ${BUILD_ALL} == true ]]; then
  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/zone.js/dist/zone.js .
  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/zone.js/dist/long-stack-trace-zone.js .
  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/systemjs/dist/system.src.js .
-  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/base64-js .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/base64-js/lib/b64.js .
  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/reflect-metadata/Reflect.js .
  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/rxjs .
  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/angular/angular.js .
-  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/hammerjs/hammer.js .
  cd -

  echo "====== Copying files needed for benchmarks ====="
@ -92,6 +78,7 @@ if [[ ${BUILD_ALL} == true ]]; then
  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/zone.js/dist/zone.js .
  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/zone.js/dist/long-stack-trace-zone.js .
  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/systemjs/dist/system.src.js .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/base64-js/lib/b64.js .
  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/reflect-metadata/Reflect.js .
  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/rxjs .
  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/angular/angular.js .
@ -114,29 +101,14 @@ do
  DESTDIR=${PWD}/dist/packages-dist/${PACKAGE}
  UMD_ES5_PATH=${DESTDIR}/bundles/${PACKAGE}.umd.js
  UMD_TESTING_ES5_PATH=${DESTDIR}/bundles/${PACKAGE}-testing.umd.js
-  UMD_STATIC_ES5_PATH=${DESTDIR}/bundles/${PACKAGE}-static.umd.js
-  UMD_UPGRADE_ES5_PATH=${DESTDIR}/bundles/${PACKAGE}-upgrade.umd.js
  UMD_ES5_MIN_PATH=${DESTDIR}/bundles/${PACKAGE}.umd.min.js
-  UMD_STATIC_ES5_MIN_PATH=${DESTDIR}/bundles/${PACKAGE}-static.umd.min.js
-  UMD_UPGRADE_ES5_MIN_PATH=${DESTDIR}/bundles/${PACKAGE}-upgrade.umd.min.js
-
-  if [[ ${PACKAGE} != router ]]; then
  LICENSE_BANNER=${PWD}/modules/@angular/license-banner.txt
-  fi
-  if [[ ${PACKAGE} == router ]]; then
-    LICENSE_BANNER=${PWD}/modules/@angular/router-license-banner.txt
-  fi

  rm -rf ${DESTDIR}

  echo "======      COMPILING: ${TSC} -p ${SRCDIR}/tsconfig-build.json        ====="
  $TSC -p ${SRCDIR}/tsconfig-build.json

-  if [[ -e ${SRCDIR}/tsconfig-upgrade.json ]]; then
-    echo "======      COMPILING: ${TSC} -p ${SRCDIR}/tsconfig-upgrade.json        ====="
-    $TSC -p ${SRCDIR}/tsconfig-upgrade.json
-  fi
-
  cp ${SRCDIR}/package.json ${DESTDIR}/
  cp ${PWD}/modules/@angular/README.md ${DESTDIR}/

@ -145,11 +117,6 @@ do
    $TSC -p ${SRCDIR}/tsconfig-testing.json
  fi

-  if [[ -e ${SRCDIR}/tsconfig-2015.json ]]; then
-    echo "======      COMPILING ESM: ${TSC} -p ${SRCDIR}/tsconfig-2015.json"
-    ${TSC} -p ${SRCDIR}/tsconfig-2015.json
-  fi
-
  echo "======      TSC 1.8 d.ts compat for ${DESTDIR}   ====="
  # safely strips 'readonly' specifier from d.ts files to make them compatible with tsc 1.8
  if [ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]; then
@ -181,6 +148,7 @@ do
      mv ${UMD_ES5_PATH}.tmp ${UMD_ES5_PATH}
      $UGLIFYJS -c --screw-ie8 --comments -o ${UMD_ES5_MIN_PATH} ${UMD_ES5_PATH}

+
      if [[ -e rollup-testing.config.js ]]; then
        echo "======         Rollup ${PACKAGE} testing"
        ../../../node_modules/.bin/rollup -c rollup-testing.config.js
@ -189,49 +157,9 @@ do
        cat ${UMD_TESTING_ES5_PATH} >> ${UMD_TESTING_ES5_PATH}.tmp
        mv ${UMD_TESTING_ES5_PATH}.tmp ${UMD_TESTING_ES5_PATH}
      fi
-
-      if [[ -e rollup-static.config.js ]]; then
-        echo "======         Rollup ${PACKAGE} static"
-        ../../../node_modules/.bin/rollup -c rollup-static.config.js
-        # create dir because it doesn't exist yet, we should move the src code here and remove this line
-        mkdir ${DESTDIR}/static
-        echo "{\"main\": \"../bundles/${PACKAGE}-static.umd.js\"}" > ${DESTDIR}/static/package.json
-        cat ${LICENSE_BANNER} > ${UMD_STATIC_ES5_PATH}.tmp
-        cat ${UMD_STATIC_ES5_PATH} >> ${UMD_STATIC_ES5_PATH}.tmp
-        mv ${UMD_STATIC_ES5_PATH}.tmp ${UMD_STATIC_ES5_PATH}
-        $UGLIFYJS -c --screw-ie8 --comments -o ${UMD_STATIC_ES5_MIN_PATH} ${UMD_STATIC_ES5_PATH}
-      fi
-
-      if [[ -e rollup-upgrade.config.js ]]; then
-        echo "======         Rollup ${PACKAGE} upgrade"
-        ../../../node_modules/.bin/rollup -c rollup-upgrade.config.js
-        # create dir because it doesn't exist yet, we should move the src code here and remove this line
-        mkdir ${DESTDIR}/upgrade
-        echo "{\"main\": \"../bundles/${PACKAGE}-upgrade.umd.js\"}" > ${DESTDIR}/upgrade/package.json
-        cat ${LICENSE_BANNER} > ${UMD_UPGRADE_ES5_PATH}.tmp
-        cat ${UMD_UPGRADE_ES5_PATH} >> ${UMD_UPGRADE_ES5_PATH}.tmp
-        mv ${UMD_UPGRADE_ES5_PATH}.tmp ${UMD_UPGRADE_ES5_PATH}
-        $UGLIFYJS -c --screw-ie8 --comments -o ${UMD_UPGRADE_ES5_MIN_PATH} ${UMD_UPGRADE_ES5_PATH}
-      fi
    ) 2>&1 | grep -v "as external dependency"
-  fi

-  (
-    echo "======      VERSION: Updating version references"
-    cd ${DESTDIR}
-    echo "======       EXECUTE: perl -p -i -e \"s/0\.0\.0\-PLACEHOLDER/${VERSION}/g\" $""(grep -ril 0\.0\.0\-PLACEHOLDER .)"
-    perl -p -i -e "s/0\.0\.0\-PLACEHOLDER/${VERSION}/g" $(grep -ril 0\.0\.0\-PLACEHOLDER .) < /dev/null 2> /dev/null
-    echo "======       EXECUTE: perl -p -i -e \"s/0\.0\.0\-ROUTERPLACEHOLDER/${ROUTER_VERSION}/g\" $""(grep -ril 0\.0\.0\-ROUTERPLACEHOLDER .)"
-    perl -p -i -e "s/0\.0\.0\-ROUTERPLACEHOLDER/${ROUTER_VERSION}/g" $(grep -ril 0\.0\.0\-ROUTERPLACEHOLDER .) < /dev/null 2> /dev/null
-  )
+  fi
 done

-echo ""
-echo "====== Building examples: ./modules/@angular/examples/build.sh ====="
 ./modules/@angular/examples/build.sh
-
-if [[ ${REMOVE_BENCHPRESS} == true ]]; then
-  echo ""
-  echo "==== Removing benchpress from publication"
-  rm -r dist/packages-dist/benchpress
-fi
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ machine:

 dependencies:
  pre:
-    - npm install -g npm@3.6.0
+    - npm install -g npm

 test:
  override:
--- a/docs/PUBLIC_API.md
+++ b/docs/PUBLIC_API.md
@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-# Supported Public API Surface of Angular
-
-Our SemVer, timed-release cycle and deprecation policy currently applies to these npm packages:
-
- `@angular/core`
- `@angular/common`
- `@angular/platform-browser`
- `@angular/platform-browser-dynamic`
- `@angular/platform-server`
- `@angular/platform-webworker`
- `@angular/platform-webworker-dynamic`
- `@angular/upgrade`
- `@angular/router`
- `@angular/forms`
- `@angular/http`
-
-
-One intentional omission from this list is `@angular/compiler`, which is currently considered a low level api and is subject to internal changes. These changes will not affect any applications or libraries using the higher-level apis (the command line interface or JIT compilation via `@angular/platform-browser-dynamic`). Only very specific use-cases require direct access to the compiler API (mostly tooling integration for IDEs, linters, etc). If you are working on this kind of integration, please reach out to us first.
-
-Additionally only the command line usage (not direct use of APIs) of `@angular/compiler-cli` is covered.
-
-Other projects developed by the Angular team like angular-cli, Angular Material, benchpress, will be covered by these or similar guarantees in the future as they mature.
-
-Within the supported packages, we provide guarantees for:
-
- symbols exported via the main entry point (e.g. `@angular/core`) and testing entry point (e.g. `@angular/core/testing`). This applies to both runtime/JavaScript values and TypeScript types.
- symbols exported via global namespace `ng` (e.g. `ng.core`)
- bundles located in the `bundles/` directory of our npm packages (e.g. `@angular/core/bundles/core.umd.js`)
-
-
-We explicitly don't consider the following to be our public API surface:
-
- any file/import paths within our package except for the `/`, `/testing` and `/bundles/*`
- constructors of injectable classes (services and directives) - please use DI to obtain instances of these classes
- any class members or symbols marked as `private` or prefixed with underscore
- extending any of our classes unless the support for this is specifically documented in the API docs
- the contents and API surface of the code generated by Angular's compiler (with one notable exception: the existence and name of `NgModuleFactory` instances exported from generated code is guaranteed)
-
-
-Our peer dependencies (e.g. typescript, zone.js, or rxjs) are not considered part of our API surface, but they are included in our SemVer policies. We might update the required version of any of these dependencies in minor releases if the update doesn't cause breaking changes for Angular applications. Peer dependency updates that result in non-trivial breaking changes must be deferred to major Angular releases.
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ const entrypoints = [
  //'dist/packages-dist/compiler/index.d.ts',
  //'dist/packages-dist/compiler/testing.d.ts',
  'dist/packages-dist/upgrade/index.d.ts',
-  'dist/packages-dist/upgrade/static.d.ts',
  'dist/packages-dist/platform-browser/index.d.ts',
  'dist/packages-dist/platform-browser/testing/index.d.ts',
  'dist/packages-dist/platform-browser-dynamic/index.d.ts',
@ -125,31 +124,38 @@ gulp.task('public-api:update', ['build.sh'], (done) => {
      .on('close', done);
 });

+// Checks tests for presence of ddescribe, fdescribe, fit, iit and fails the build if one of the
+// focused tests is found.
+// Currently xdescribe and xit are _not_ reported as errors since there are a couple of excluded
+// tests in our code base.
+gulp.task('check-tests', function() {
+  const ddescribeIit = require('gulp-ddescribe-iit');
+  return gulp
+      .src([
+        'modules/**/*.spec.ts',
+        'modules/**/*_spec.ts',
+      ])
+      .pipe(ddescribeIit({allowDisabledTests: true}));
+});
+
 // Check the coding standards and programming errors
-gulp.task('lint', ['format:enforce', 'tools:build'], () => {
+gulp.task('lint', ['check-tests', 'format:enforce', 'tools:build'], () => {
  const tslint = require('gulp-tslint');
  // Built-in rules are at
-  // https://palantir.github.io/tslint/rules/
+  // https://github.com/palantir/tslint#supported-rules
  const tslintConfig = require('./tslint.json');
  return gulp
      .src([
        // todo(vicb): add .js files when supported
        // see https://github.com/palantir/tslint/pull/1515
-        './modules/**/*.ts',
-        './tools/**/*.ts',
+        'modules/@angular/**/*.ts',
+        'modules/benchpress/**/*.ts',
        './*.ts',
-
-        // Ignore TypeScript mocks because it's not managed by us
-        '!./tools/@angular/tsc-wrapped/test/typescript.mocks.ts',
-
-        // Ignore generated files due to lack of copyright header
-        // todo(alfaproject): make generated files lintable
-        '!**/*.d.ts',
-        '!**/*.ngfactory.ts',
      ])
      .pipe(tslint({
        tslint: require('tslint').default,
        configuration: tslintConfig,
+        rulesDirectory: 'dist/tools/tslint',
        formatter: 'prose',
      }))
      .pipe(tslint.report({emitError: true}));
--- a/karma-js.conf.js
+++ b/karma-js.conf.js
@ -23,26 +23,18 @@ module.exports = function(config) {

      'node_modules/core-js/client/core.js',
      // include Angular v1 for upgrade module testing
-      'node_modules/angular/angular.js',
-      'node_modules/angular-mocks/angular-mocks.js',
+      'node_modules/angular/angular.min.js',

-      'node_modules/zone.js/dist/zone.js',
-      'node_modules/zone.js/dist/long-stack-trace-zone.js',
-      'node_modules/zone.js/dist/proxy.js',
-      'node_modules/zone.js/dist/sync-test.js',
-      'node_modules/zone.js/dist/jasmine-patch.js',
-      'node_modules/zone.js/dist/async-test.js',
+      'node_modules/zone.js/dist/zone.js', 'node_modules/zone.js/dist/long-stack-trace-zone.js',
+      'node_modules/zone.js/dist/proxy.js', 'node_modules/zone.js/dist/sync-test.js',
+      'node_modules/zone.js/dist/jasmine-patch.js', 'node_modules/zone.js/dist/async-test.js',
      'node_modules/zone.js/dist/fake-async-test.js',

      // Including systemjs because it defines `__eval`, which produces correct stack traces.
-      'shims_for_IE.js',
-      'node_modules/systemjs/dist/system.src.js',
+      'shims_for_IE.js', 'node_modules/systemjs/dist/system.src.js',
      {pattern: 'node_modules/rxjs/**', included: false, watched: false, served: true},
-      'node_modules/reflect-metadata/Reflect.js',
-      'tools/build/file2modulename.js',
-      'test-main.js',
-      {pattern: 'dist/all/empty.*', included: false, watched: false},
-      {
+      'node_modules/reflect-metadata/Reflect.js', 'tools/build/file2modulename.js', 'test-main.js',
+      {pattern: 'dist/all/empty.*', included: false, watched: false}, {
        pattern: 'modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/static_assets/**',
        included: false,
        watched: false
@ -56,15 +48,11 @@ module.exports = function(config) {

    exclude: [
      'dist/all/@angular/**/e2e_test/**',
-      'dist/all/@angular/**/*node_only_spec.js',
-      'dist/all/@angular/benchpress/**',
-      'dist/all/@angular/compiler-cli/**',
-      'dist/all/@angular/compiler/test/aot/**',
-      'dist/all/@angular/examples/**/e2e_test/*',
-      'dist/all/@angular/language-service/**',
      'dist/all/@angular/router/**',
-      'dist/all/@angular/platform-browser/testing/e2e_util.js',
+      'dist/all/@angular/compiler-cli/**',
+      'dist/all/@angular/benchpress/**',
      'dist/all/angular1_router.js',
+      'dist/all/@angular/platform-browser/testing/e2e_util.js',
      'dist/examples/**/e2e_test/**',
    ],

@ -102,17 +90,17 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
      project: 'Angular2',
      startTunnel: false,
      retryLimit: 3,
-      timeout: 1800,
+      timeout: 600,
      pollingTimeout: 10000,
    },

    browsers: ['Chrome'],

    port: 9876,
-    captureTimeout: 180000,
-    browserDisconnectTimeout: 180000,
+    captureTimeout: 60000,
+    browserDisconnectTimeout: 60000,
    browserDisconnectTolerance: 3,
-    browserNoActivityTimeout: 300000,
+    browserNoActivityTimeout: 60000,
  });

  if (process.env.TRAVIS) {
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/README.md
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/README.md
@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ See [here for an example project](https://github.com/angular/benchpress-tree).

 The sources for this package are in the main [Angular2](https://github.com/angular/angular) repo. Please file issues and pull requests against that repo.

-License: MIT
+License: Apache MIT 2.0

 # Why?

--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/package.json
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/package.json
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  "dependencies": {
    "@angular/core": "^2.0.0-rc.7",
    "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.2",
-    "rxjs": "^5.0.1",
+    "rxjs": "5.0.0-beta.12",
    "jpm": "1.1.4",
    "firefox-profile": "0.4.0",
    "selenium-webdriver": "^2.53.3"
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/firefox_extension/data/installed_script.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/firefox_extension/data/installed_script.ts
@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ declare var exportFunction: any;
 declare var unsafeWindow: any;

 exportFunction(function() {
-  const curTime = unsafeWindow.performance.now();
+  var curTime = unsafeWindow.performance.now();
  (<any>self).port.emit('startProfiler', curTime);
 }, unsafeWindow, {defineAs: 'startProfiler'});

@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ exportFunction(function() {
 }, unsafeWindow, {defineAs: 'forceGC'});

 exportFunction(function(name: string) {
-  const curTime = unsafeWindow.performance.now();
+  var curTime = unsafeWindow.performance.now();
  (<any>self).port.emit('markStart', name, curTime);
 }, unsafeWindow, {defineAs: 'markStart'});

 exportFunction(function(name: string) {
-  const curTime = unsafeWindow.performance.now();
+  var curTime = unsafeWindow.performance.now();
  (<any>self).port.emit('markEnd', name, curTime);
 }, unsafeWindow, {defineAs: 'markEnd'});
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/firefox_extension/lib/main.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/firefox_extension/lib/main.ts
@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
 */

-const {Cc, Ci, Cu} = require('chrome');
-const os = Cc['@mozilla.org/observer-service;1'].getService(Ci.nsIObserverService);
-const ParserUtil = require('./parser_util');
+var {Cc, Ci, Cu} = require('chrome');
+var os = Cc['@mozilla.org/observer-service;1'].getService(Ci.nsIObserverService);
+var ParserUtil = require('./parser_util');

 class Profiler {
  private _profiler: any;
@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ class Profiler {
  stop() { this._profiler.StopProfiler(); }

  getProfilePerfEvents() {
-    const profileData = this._profiler.getProfileData();
-    let perfEvents = ParserUtil.convertPerfProfileToEvents(profileData);
+    var profileData = this._profiler.getProfileData();
+    var perfEvents = ParserUtil.convertPerfProfileToEvents(profileData);
    perfEvents = this._mergeMarkerEvents(perfEvents);
    perfEvents.sort(function(event1: any, event2: any) {
      return event1.ts - event2.ts;
@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ function forceGC() {
  os.notifyObservers(null, 'child-gc-request', null);
 };

-const mod = require('sdk/page-mod');
-const data = require('sdk/self').data;
-const profiler = new Profiler();
+var mod = require('sdk/page-mod');
+var data = require('sdk/self').data;
+var profiler = new Profiler();
 mod.PageMod({
  include: ['*'],
  contentScriptFile: data.url('installed_script.js'),
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/firefox_extension/lib/parser_util.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/firefox_extension/lib/parser_util.ts
@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 *     within the perf profile.
 */
 export function convertPerfProfileToEvents(perfProfile: any): any[] {
-  const inProgressEvents = new Map();                 // map from event name to start time
-  const finishedEvents: {[key: string]: any}[] = [];  // Event[] finished events
-  const addFinishedEvent = function(eventName: string, startTime: number, endTime: number) {
-    const categorizedEventName = categorizeEvent(eventName);
-    let args: {[key: string]: any} = undefined;
+  var inProgressEvents = new Map();                 // map from event name to start time
+  var finishedEvents: {[key: string]: any}[] = [];  // Event[] finished events
+  var addFinishedEvent = function(eventName: string, startTime: number, endTime: number) {
+    var categorizedEventName = categorizeEvent(eventName);
+    var args: {[key: string]: any} = undefined;
    if (categorizedEventName == 'gc') {
      // TODO: We cannot measure heap size at the moment
      args = {usedHeapSize: 0};
@ -31,17 +31,17 @@ export function convertPerfProfileToEvents(perfProfile: any): any[] {
    }
  };

-  const samples = perfProfile.threads[0].samples;
+  var samples = perfProfile.threads[0].samples;
  // In perf profile, firefox samples all the frames in set time intervals. Here
  // we go through all the samples and construct the start and end time for each
  // event.
-  for (let i = 0; i < samples.length; ++i) {
-    const sample = samples[i];
-    const sampleTime = sample.time;
+  for (var i = 0; i < samples.length; ++i) {
+    var sample = samples[i];
+    var sampleTime = sample.time;

    // Add all the frames into a set so it's easier/faster to find the set
    // differences
-    const sampleFrames = new Set();
+    var sampleFrames = new Set();
    sample.frames.forEach(function(frame: {[key: string]: any}) {
      sampleFrames.add(frame['location']);
    });
@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export function convertPerfProfileToEvents(perfProfile: any): any[] {
    // If an event is in the inProgressEvents map, but not in the current sample,
    // then it must have just finished. We add this event to the finishedEvents
    // array and remove it from the inProgressEvents map.
-    const previousSampleTime = (i == 0 ? /* not used */ -1 : samples[i - 1].time);
+    var previousSampleTime = (i == 0 ? /* not used */ -1 : samples[i - 1].time);
    inProgressEvents.forEach(function(startTime, eventName) {
      if (!(sampleFrames.has(eventName))) {
        addFinishedEvent(eventName, startTime, previousSampleTime);
@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export function convertPerfProfileToEvents(perfProfile: any): any[] {

  // If anything is still in progress, we need to included it as a finished event
  // since recording ended.
-  const lastSampleTime = samples[samples.length - 1].time;
+  var lastSampleTime = samples[samples.length - 1].time;
  inProgressEvents.forEach(function(startTime, eventName) {
    addFinishedEvent(eventName, startTime, lastSampleTime);
  });
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/firefox_extension/lib/test_helper.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/firefox_extension/lib/test_helper.ts
@ -6,15 +6,15 @@
 * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
 */

-const q = require('q');
-const FirefoxProfile = require('firefox-profile');
-const jpm = require('jpm/lib/xpi');
-const pathUtil = require('path');
+var q = require('q');
+var FirefoxProfile = require('firefox-profile');
+var jpm = require('jpm/lib/xpi');
+var pathUtil = require('path');

-const PERF_ADDON_PACKAGE_JSON_DIR = '..';
+var PERF_ADDON_PACKAGE_JSON_DIR = '..';

 exports.getAbsolutePath = function(path: string) {
-  const normalizedPath = pathUtil.normalize(path);
+  var normalizedPath = pathUtil.normalize(path);
  if (pathUtil.resolve(normalizedPath) == normalizedPath) {
    // Already absolute path
    return normalizedPath;
@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ exports.getAbsolutePath = function(path: string) {
 };

 exports.getFirefoxProfile = function(extensionPath: string) {
-  const deferred = q.defer();
+  var deferred = q.defer();

-  const firefoxProfile = new FirefoxProfile();
+  var firefoxProfile = new FirefoxProfile();
  firefoxProfile.addExtensions([extensionPath], () => {
    firefoxProfile.encoded((encodedProfile: any) => {
-      const multiCapabilities = [{browserName: 'firefox', firefox_profile: encodedProfile}];
+      var multiCapabilities = [{browserName: 'firefox', firefox_profile: encodedProfile}];
      deferred.resolve(multiCapabilities);
    });
  });
@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ exports.getFirefoxProfile = function(extensionPath: string) {
 };

 exports.getFirefoxProfileWithExtension = function() {
-  const absPackageJsonDir = pathUtil.join(__dirname, PERF_ADDON_PACKAGE_JSON_DIR);
-  const packageJson = require(pathUtil.join(absPackageJsonDir, 'package.json'));
+  var absPackageJsonDir = pathUtil.join(__dirname, PERF_ADDON_PACKAGE_JSON_DIR);
+  var packageJson = require(pathUtil.join(absPackageJsonDir, 'package.json'));

-  const savedCwd = process.cwd();
+  var savedCwd = process.cwd();
  process.chdir(absPackageJsonDir);

  return jpm(packageJson).then((xpiPath: string) => {
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/metric/multi_metric.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/metric/multi_metric.ts
@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ export class MultiMetric extends Metric {
 }

 function mergeStringMaps(maps: {[key: string]: string}[]): {[key: string]: string} {
-  const result: {[key: string]: string} = {};
+  var result: {[key: string]: string} = {};
  maps.forEach(map => { Object.keys(map).forEach(prop => { result[prop] = map[prop]; }); });
  return result;
 }

-const _CHILDREN = new OpaqueToken('MultiMetric.children');
+var _CHILDREN = new OpaqueToken('MultiMetric.children');
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/metric/perflog_metric.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/metric/perflog_metric.ts
@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export class PerflogMetric extends Metric {
  }

  describe(): {[key: string]: string} {
-    const res: {[key: string]: any} = {
+    var res: {[key: string]: any} = {
      'scriptTime': 'script execution time in ms, including gc and render',
      'pureScriptTime': 'script execution time in ms, without gc nor render'
    };
@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export class PerflogMetric extends Metric {
    }
    if (this._captureFrames) {
      if (!this._perfLogFeatures.frameCapture) {
-        const warningMsg = 'WARNING: Metric requested, but not supported by driver';
+        var warningMsg = 'WARNING: Metric requested, but not supported by driver';
        // using dot syntax for metric name to keep them grouped together in console reporter
        res['frameTime.mean'] = warningMsg;
        res['frameTime.worst'] = warningMsg;
@ -93,14 +93,14 @@ export class PerflogMetric extends Metric {
        res['frameTime.smooth'] = 'percentage of frames that hit 60fps';
      }
    }
-    for (const name in this._microMetrics) {
+    for (let name in this._microMetrics) {
      res[name] = this._microMetrics[name];
    }
    return res;
  }

  beginMeasure(): Promise<any> {
-    let resultPromise = Promise.resolve(null);
+    var resultPromise = Promise.resolve(null);
    if (this._forceGc) {
      resultPromise = resultPromise.then((_) => this._driverExtension.gc());
    }
@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export class PerflogMetric extends Metric {
  private _endPlainMeasureAndMeasureForceGc(restartMeasure: boolean) {
    return this._endMeasure(true).then((measureValues) => {
      // disable frame capture for measurements during forced gc
-      const originalFrameCaptureValue = this._captureFrames;
+      var originalFrameCaptureValue = this._captureFrames;
      this._captureFrames = false;
      return this._driverExtension.gc()
          .then((_) => this._endMeasure(restartMeasure))
@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ export class PerflogMetric extends Metric {
  }

  private _endMeasure(restart: boolean): Promise<{[key: string]: number}> {
-    const markName = this._markName(this._measureCount - 1);
-    const nextMarkName = restart ? this._markName(this._measureCount++) : null;
+    var markName = this._markName(this._measureCount - 1);
+    var nextMarkName = restart ? this._markName(this._measureCount++) : null;
    return this._driverExtension.timeEnd(markName, nextMarkName)
        .then((_) => this._readUntilEndMark(markName));
  }
@ -150,26 +150,26 @@ export class PerflogMetric extends Metric {
    }
    return this._driverExtension.readPerfLog().then((events) => {
      this._addEvents(events);
-      const result = this._aggregateEvents(this._remainingEvents, markName);
+      var result = this._aggregateEvents(this._remainingEvents, markName);
      if (result) {
        this._remainingEvents = events;
        return result;
      }
-      let resolve: (result: any) => void;
-      const promise = new Promise(res => { resolve = res; });
+      var resolve: (result: any) => void;
+      var promise = new Promise(res => { resolve = res; });
      this._setTimeout(() => resolve(this._readUntilEndMark(markName, loopCount + 1)), 100);
      return promise;
    });
  }

  private _addEvents(events: PerfLogEvent[]) {
-    let needSort = false;
+    var needSort = false;
    events.forEach(event => {
      if (event['ph'] === 'X') {
        needSort = true;
-        const startEvent: PerfLogEvent = {};
-        const endEvent: PerfLogEvent = {};
-        for (const prop in event) {
+        var startEvent: PerfLogEvent = {};
+        var endEvent: PerfLogEvent = {};
+        for (let prop in event) {
          startEvent[prop] = event[prop];
          endEvent[prop] = event[prop];
        }
@ -185,14 +185,14 @@ export class PerflogMetric extends Metric {
    if (needSort) {
      // Need to sort because of the ph==='X' events
      this._remainingEvents.sort((a, b) => {
-        const diff = a['ts'] - b['ts'];
+        var diff = a['ts'] - b['ts'];
        return diff > 0 ? 1 : diff < 0 ? -1 : 0;
      });
    }
  }

  private _aggregateEvents(events: PerfLogEvent[], markName: string): {[key: string]: number} {
-    const result: {[key: string]: number} = {'scriptTime': 0, 'pureScriptTime': 0};
+    var result: {[key: string]: number} = {'scriptTime': 0, 'pureScriptTime': 0};
    if (this._perfLogFeatures.gc) {
      result['gcTime'] = 0;
      result['majorGcTime'] = 0;
@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ export class PerflogMetric extends Metric {
      result['frameTime.worst'] = 0;
      result['frameTime.smooth'] = 0;
    }
-    for (const name in this._microMetrics) {
+    for (let name in this._microMetrics) {
      result[name] = 0;
    }
    if (this._receivedData) {
@ -217,11 +217,11 @@ export class PerflogMetric extends Metric {
      result['requestCount'] = 0;
    }

-    let markStartEvent: PerfLogEvent = null;
-    let markEndEvent: PerfLogEvent = null;
+    var markStartEvent: PerfLogEvent = null;
+    var markEndEvent: PerfLogEvent = null;
    events.forEach((event) => {
-      const ph = event['ph'];
-      const name = event['name'];
+      var ph = event['ph'];
+      var name = event['name'];
      if (ph === 'B' && name === markName) {
        markStartEvent = event;
      } else if (ph === 'I' && name === 'navigationStart') {
@ -237,23 +237,23 @@ export class PerflogMetric extends Metric {
      return null;
    }

-    let gcTimeInScript = 0;
-    let renderTimeInScript = 0;
+    var gcTimeInScript = 0;
+    var renderTimeInScript = 0;

-    const frameTimestamps: number[] = [];
-    const frameTimes: number[] = [];
-    let frameCaptureStartEvent: PerfLogEvent = null;
-    let frameCaptureEndEvent: PerfLogEvent = null;
+    var frameTimestamps: number[] = [];
+    var frameTimes: number[] = [];
+    var frameCaptureStartEvent: PerfLogEvent = null;
+    var frameCaptureEndEvent: PerfLogEvent = null;

-    const intervalStarts: {[key: string]: PerfLogEvent} = {};
-    const intervalStartCount: {[key: string]: number} = {};
+    var intervalStarts: {[key: string]: PerfLogEvent} = {};
+    var intervalStartCount: {[key: string]: number} = {};

-    let inMeasureRange = false;
+    var inMeasureRange = false;
    events.forEach((event) => {
-      const ph = event['ph'];
-      let name = event['name'];
-      let microIterations = 1;
-      const microIterationsMatch = name.match(_MICRO_ITERATIONS_REGEX);
+      var ph = event['ph'];
+      var name = event['name'];
+      var microIterations = 1;
+      var microIterationsMatch = name.match(_MICRO_ITERATIONS_REGEX);
      if (microIterationsMatch) {
        name = microIterationsMatch[1];
        microIterations = parseInt(microIterationsMatch[2], 10);
@ -307,15 +307,15 @@ export class PerflogMetric extends Metric {
      } else if ((ph === 'E') && intervalStarts[name]) {
        intervalStartCount[name]--;
        if (intervalStartCount[name] === 0) {
-          const startEvent = intervalStarts[name];
-          const duration = (event['ts'] - startEvent['ts']);
+          var startEvent = intervalStarts[name];
+          var duration = (event['ts'] - startEvent['ts']);
          intervalStarts[name] = null;
          if (name === 'gc') {
            result['gcTime'] += duration;
-            const amount =
+            var amount =
                (startEvent['args']['usedHeapSize'] - event['args']['usedHeapSize']) / 1000;
            result['gcAmount'] += amount;
-            const majorGc = event['args']['majorGc'];
+            var majorGc = event['args']['majorGc'];
            if (majorGc && majorGc) {
              result['majorGcTime'] += duration;
            }
@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ export class PerflogMetric extends Metric {

  private _addFrameMetrics(result: {[key: string]: number}, frameTimes: any[]) {
    result['frameTime.mean'] = frameTimes.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / frameTimes.length;
-    const firstFrame = frameTimes[0];
+    var firstFrame = frameTimes[0];
    result['frameTime.worst'] = frameTimes.reduce((a, b) => a > b ? a : b, firstFrame);
    result['frameTime.best'] = frameTimes.reduce((a, b) => a < b ? a : b, firstFrame);
    result['frameTime.smooth'] =
@ -361,11 +361,11 @@ export class PerflogMetric extends Metric {
  private _markName(index: number) { return `${_MARK_NAME_PREFIX}${index}`; }
 }

-const _MICRO_ITERATIONS_REGEX = /(.+)\*(\d+)$/;
+var _MICRO_ITERATIONS_REGEX = /(.+)\*(\d+)$/;

-const _MAX_RETRY_COUNT = 20;
-const _MARK_NAME_PREFIX = 'benchpress';
+var _MAX_RETRY_COUNT = 20;
+var _MARK_NAME_PREFIX = 'benchpress';

-const _MARK_NAME_FRAME_CAPUTRE = 'frameCapture';
+var _MARK_NAME_FRAME_CAPUTRE = 'frameCapture';
 // using 17ms as a somewhat looser threshold, instead of 16.6666ms
-const _FRAME_TIME_SMOOTH_THRESHOLD = 17;
+var _FRAME_TIME_SMOOTH_THRESHOLD = 17;
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/metric/user_metric.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/metric/user_metric.ts
@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import {Inject, Injectable} from '@angular/core';

 import {Options} from '../common_options';
+import {isNumber} from '../facade/lang';
 import {Metric} from '../metric';
 import {WebDriverAdapter} from '../web_driver_adapter';

@ -33,20 +34,20 @@ export class UserMetric extends Metric {
  endMeasure(restart: boolean): Promise<{[key: string]: any}> {
    let resolve: (result: any) => void;
    let reject: (error: any) => void;
-    const promise = new Promise((res, rej) => {
+    let promise = new Promise((res, rej) => {
      resolve = res;
      reject = rej;
    });
-    const adapter = this._wdAdapter;
-    const names = Object.keys(this._userMetrics);
+    let adapter = this._wdAdapter;
+    let names = Object.keys(this._userMetrics);

    function getAndClearValues() {
      Promise.all(names.map(name => adapter.executeScript(`return window.${name}`)))
          .then((values: any[]) => {
-            if (values.every(v => typeof v === 'number')) {
+            if (values.every(isNumber)) {
              Promise.all(names.map(name => adapter.executeScript(`delete window.${name}`)))
                  .then((_: any[]) => {
-                    const map: {[k: string]: any} = {};
+                    let map: {[k: string]: any} = {};
                    for (let i = 0, n = names.length; i < n; i++) {
                      map[names[i]] = values[i];
                    }
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/reporter/console_reporter.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/reporter/console_reporter.ts
@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ export class ConsoleReporter extends Reporter {
  ];

  private static _lpad(value: string, columnWidth: number, fill = ' ') {
-    let result = '';
-    for (let i = 0; i < columnWidth - value.length; i++) {
+    var result = '';
+    for (var i = 0; i < columnWidth - value.length; i++) {
      result += fill;
    }
    return result + value;
@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class ConsoleReporter extends Reporter {
  private _printDescription(sampleDescription: SampleDescription) {
    this._print(`BENCHMARK ${sampleDescription.id}`);
    this._print('Description:');
-    const props = sortedProps(sampleDescription.description);
+    var props = sortedProps(sampleDescription.description);
    props.forEach((prop) => { this._print(`- ${prop}: ${sampleDescription.description[prop]}`); });
    this._print('Metrics:');
    this._metricNames.forEach((metricName) => {
@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ export class ConsoleReporter extends Reporter {
  }

  reportMeasureValues(measureValues: MeasureValues): Promise<any> {
-    const formattedValues = this._metricNames.map(metricName => {
-      const value = measureValues.values[metricName];
+    var formattedValues = this._metricNames.map(metricName => {
+      var value = measureValues.values[metricName];
      return formatNum(value);
    });
    this._printStringRow(formattedValues);
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/reporter/json_file_reporter.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/reporter/json_file_reporter.ts
@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import {Inject, Injectable, OpaqueToken} from '@angular/core';

 import {Options} from '../common_options';
+import {Json} from '../facade/lang';
 import {MeasureValues} from '../measure_values';
 import {Reporter} from '../reporter';
 import {SampleDescription} from '../sample_description';
@ -38,15 +39,13 @@ export class JsonFileReporter extends Reporter {
    sortedProps(this._description.metrics).forEach((metricName) => {
      stats[metricName] = formatStats(validSample, metricName);
    });
-    const content = JSON.stringify(
-        {
+    var content = Json.stringify({
      'description': this._description,
      'stats': stats,
      'completeSample': completeSample,
      'validSample': validSample,
-        },
-        null, 2);
-    const filePath = `${this._path}/${this._description.id}_${this._now().getTime()}.json`;
+    });
+    var filePath = `${this._path}/${this._description.id}_${this._now().getTime()}.json`;
    return this._writeFile(filePath, content);
  }
 }
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/reporter/multi_reporter.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/reporter/multi_reporter.ts
@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ export class MultiReporter extends Reporter {
  }
 }

-const _CHILDREN = new OpaqueToken('MultiReporter.children');
+var _CHILDREN = new OpaqueToken('MultiReporter.children');
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/reporter/util.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/reporter/util.ts
@ -6,23 +6,28 @@
 * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
 */

+
+import {NumberWrapper} from '../facade/lang';
 import {MeasureValues} from '../measure_values';
 import {Statistic} from '../statistic';

 export function formatNum(n: number) {
-  return n.toFixed(2);
+  return NumberWrapper.toFixed(n, 2);
 }

 export function sortedProps(obj: {[key: string]: any}) {
-  return Object.keys(obj).sort();
+  var props: string[] = [];
+  props.push(...Object.keys(obj));
+  props.sort();
+  return props;
 }

 export function formatStats(validSamples: MeasureValues[], metricName: string): string {
-  const samples = validSamples.map(measureValues => measureValues.values[metricName]);
-  const mean = Statistic.calculateMean(samples);
-  const cv = Statistic.calculateCoefficientOfVariation(samples, mean);
-  const formattedMean = formatNum(mean);
+  var samples = validSamples.map(measureValues => measureValues.values[metricName]);
+  var mean = Statistic.calculateMean(samples);
+  var cv = Statistic.calculateCoefficientOfVariation(samples, mean);
+  var formattedMean = formatNum(mean);
  // Note: Don't use the unicode character for +- as it might cause
  // hickups for consoles...
-  return isNaN(cv) ? formattedMean : `${formattedMean}+-${Math.floor(cv)}%`;
+  return NumberWrapper.isNaN(cv) ? formattedMean : `${formattedMean}+-${Math.floor(cv)}%`;
 }
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/runner.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/runner.ts
@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export class Runner {
    providers?: Provider[],
    userMetrics?: {[key: string]: string}
  }): Promise<SampleState> {
-    const sampleProviders: Provider[] = [
+    var sampleProviders: Provider[] = [
      _DEFAULT_PROVIDERS, this._defaultProviders, {provide: Options.SAMPLE_ID, useValue: id},
      {provide: Options.EXECUTE, useValue: execute}
    ];
@ -62,33 +62,33 @@ export class Runner {
      sampleProviders.push(providers);
    }

-    const inj = ReflectiveInjector.resolveAndCreate(sampleProviders);
-    const adapter: WebDriverAdapter = inj.get(WebDriverAdapter);
+    var inj = ReflectiveInjector.resolveAndCreate(sampleProviders);
+    var adapter: WebDriverAdapter = inj.get(WebDriverAdapter);

    return Promise
        .all([adapter.capabilities(), adapter.executeScript('return window.navigator.userAgent;')])
        .then((args) => {
-          const capabilities = args[0];
-          const userAgent = args[1];
+          var capabilities = args[0];
+          var userAgent = args[1];

          // This might still create instances twice. We are creating a new injector with all the
          // providers.
          // Only WebDriverAdapter is reused.
          // TODO vsavkin consider changing it when toAsyncFactory is added back or when child
          // injectors are handled better.
-          const injector = ReflectiveInjector.resolveAndCreate([
+          var injector = ReflectiveInjector.resolveAndCreate([
            sampleProviders, {provide: Options.CAPABILITIES, useValue: capabilities},
            {provide: Options.USER_AGENT, useValue: userAgent},
            {provide: WebDriverAdapter, useValue: adapter}
          ]);

-          const sampler = injector.get(Sampler);
+          var sampler = injector.get(Sampler);
          return sampler.sample();
        });
  }
 }

-const _DEFAULT_PROVIDERS = [
+var _DEFAULT_PROVIDERS = [
  Options.DEFAULT_PROVIDERS,
  Sampler.PROVIDERS,
  ConsoleReporter.PROVIDERS,
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/sampler.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/sampler.ts
@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class Sampler {
  }

  private _iterate(lastState: SampleState): Promise<SampleState> {
-    let resultPromise: Promise<SampleState>;
+    var resultPromise: Promise<SampleState>;
    if (this._prepare !== Options.NO_PREPARE) {
      resultPromise = this._driver.waitFor(this._prepare);
    } else {
@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ export class Sampler {
  }

  private _report(state: SampleState, metricValues: {[key: string]: any}): Promise<SampleState> {
-    const measureValues = new MeasureValues(state.completeSample.length, this._now(), metricValues);
-    const completeSample = state.completeSample.concat([measureValues]);
-    const validSample = this._validator.validate(completeSample);
-    let resultPromise = this._reporter.reportMeasureValues(measureValues);
+    var measureValues = new MeasureValues(state.completeSample.length, this._now(), metricValues);
+    var completeSample = state.completeSample.concat([measureValues]);
+    var validSample = this._validator.validate(completeSample);
+    var resultPromise = this._reporter.reportMeasureValues(measureValues);
    if (isPresent(validSample)) {
      resultPromise =
          resultPromise.then((_) => this._reporter.reportSample(completeSample, validSample));
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/statistic.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/statistic.ts
@ -6,20 +6,22 @@
 * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
 */

+import {Math} from './facade/math';
+
 export class Statistic {
  static calculateCoefficientOfVariation(sample: number[], mean: number) {
    return Statistic.calculateStandardDeviation(sample, mean) / mean * 100;
  }

  static calculateMean(samples: number[]) {
-    let total = 0;
+    var total = 0;
    // TODO: use reduce
    samples.forEach(x => total += x);
    return total / samples.length;
  }

  static calculateStandardDeviation(samples: number[], mean: number) {
-    let deviation = 0;
+    var deviation = 0;
    // TODO: use reduce
    samples.forEach(x => deviation += Math.pow(x - mean, 2));
    deviation = deviation / (samples.length);
@ -30,9 +32,9 @@ export class Statistic {
  static calculateRegressionSlope(
      xValues: number[], xMean: number, yValues: number[], yMean: number) {
    // See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_linear_regression
-    let dividendSum = 0;
-    let divisorSum = 0;
-    for (let i = 0; i < xValues.length; i++) {
+    var dividendSum = 0;
+    var divisorSum = 0;
+    for (var i = 0; i < xValues.length; i++) {
      dividendSum += (xValues[i] - xMean) * (yValues[i] - yMean);
      divisorSum += Math.pow(xValues[i] - xMean, 2);
    }
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/validator/regression_slope_validator.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/validator/regression_slope_validator.ts
@ -8,10 +8,13 @@

 import {Inject, Injectable, OpaqueToken} from '@angular/core';

+import {ListWrapper} from '../facade/collection';
 import {MeasureValues} from '../measure_values';
 import {Statistic} from '../statistic';
 import {Validator} from '../validator';

+
+
 /**
 * A validator that checks the regression slope of a specific metric.
 * Waits for the regression slope to be >=0.
@ -37,17 +40,17 @@ export class RegressionSlopeValidator extends Validator {

  validate(completeSample: MeasureValues[]): MeasureValues[] {
    if (completeSample.length >= this._sampleSize) {
-      const latestSample =
-          completeSample.slice(completeSample.length - this._sampleSize, completeSample.length);
-      const xValues: number[] = [];
-      const yValues: number[] = [];
-      for (let i = 0; i < latestSample.length; i++) {
+      var latestSample = ListWrapper.slice(
+          completeSample, completeSample.length - this._sampleSize, completeSample.length);
+      var xValues: number[] = [];
+      var yValues: number[] = [];
+      for (var i = 0; i < latestSample.length; i++) {
        // For now, we only use the array index as x value.
        // TODO(tbosch): think about whether we should use time here instead
        xValues.push(i);
        yValues.push(latestSample[i].values[this._metric]);
      }
-      const regressionSlope = Statistic.calculateRegressionSlope(
+      var regressionSlope = Statistic.calculateRegressionSlope(
          xValues, Statistic.calculateMean(xValues), yValues, Statistic.calculateMean(yValues));
      return regressionSlope >= 0 ? latestSample : null;
    } else {
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/validator/size_validator.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/validator/size_validator.ts
@ -8,9 +8,12 @@

 import {Inject, Injectable, OpaqueToken} from '@angular/core';

+import {ListWrapper} from '../facade/collection';
 import {MeasureValues} from '../measure_values';
 import {Validator} from '../validator';

+
+
 /**
 * A validator that waits for the sample to have a certain size.
 */
@ -25,7 +28,8 @@ export class SizeValidator extends Validator {

  validate(completeSample: MeasureValues[]): MeasureValues[] {
    if (completeSample.length >= this._sampleSize) {
-      return completeSample.slice(completeSample.length - this._sampleSize, completeSample.length);
+      return ListWrapper.slice(
+          completeSample, completeSample.length - this._sampleSize, completeSample.length);
    } else {
      return null;
    }
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/web_driver_extension.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/web_driver_extension.ts
@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export type PerfLogEvent = {
 */
 export abstract class WebDriverExtension {
  static provideFirstSupported(childTokens: any[]): any[] {
-    const res = [
+    var res = [
      {
        provide: _CHILDREN,
        useFactory: (injector: Injector) => childTokens.map(token => injector.get(token)),
@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export abstract class WebDriverExtension {
      {
        provide: WebDriverExtension,
        useFactory: (children: WebDriverExtension[], capabilities: {[key: string]: any}) => {
-          let delegate: WebDriverExtension;
+          var delegate: WebDriverExtension;
          children.forEach(extension => {
            if (extension.supports(capabilities)) {
              delegate = extension;
@ -101,4 +101,4 @@ export class PerfLogFeatures {
  }
 }

-const _CHILDREN = new OpaqueToken('WebDriverExtension.children');
+var _CHILDREN = new OpaqueToken('WebDriverExtension.children');
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/webdriver/chrome_driver_extension.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/webdriver/chrome_driver_extension.ts
@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class ChromeDriverExtension extends WebDriverExtension {
    if (!userAgent) {
      return -1;
    }
-    let v = userAgent.split(/Chrom(e|ium)\//g)[2];
+    var v = userAgent.split(/Chrom(e|ium)\//g)[2];
    if (!v) {
      return -1;
    }
@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export class ChromeDriverExtension extends WebDriverExtension {
  }

  timeEnd(name: string, restartName: string = null): Promise<any> {
-    let script = `console.timeEnd('${name}');`;
+    var script = `console.timeEnd('${name}');`;
    if (restartName) {
      script += `console.time('${restartName}');`;
    }
@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ export class ChromeDriverExtension extends WebDriverExtension {
    return this._driver.executeScript('1+1')
        .then((_) => this._driver.logs('performance'))
        .then((entries) => {
-          const events: PerfLogEvent[] = [];
+          var events: PerfLogEvent[] = [];
          entries.forEach(entry => {
-            const message = JSON.parse(entry['message'])['message'];
+            var message = JSON.parse(entry['message'])['message'];
            if (message['method'] === 'Tracing.dataCollected') {
              events.push(message['params']);
            }
@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ export class ChromeDriverExtension extends WebDriverExtension {
  }

  private _convertEvent(event: {[key: string]: any}, categories: string[]) {
-    const name = event['name'];
-    const args = event['args'];
+    var name = event['name'];
+    var args = event['args'];
    if (this._isEvent(categories, name, ['blink.console'])) {
      return normalizeEvent(event, {'name': name});
    } else if (this._isEvent(
@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export class ChromeDriverExtension extends WebDriverExtension {
      //               new surfaces framework (not broadly enabled yet)
      //   3rd choice: BenchmarkInstrumentation::ImplThreadRenderingStats - fallback event that is
      //               always available if something is rendered
-      const frameCount = event['args']['data']['frame_count'];
+      var frameCount = event['args']['data']['frame_count'];
      if (frameCount > 1) {
        throw new Error('multi-frame render stats not supported');
      }
@ -122,14 +122,14 @@ export class ChromeDriverExtension extends WebDriverExtension {
            categories, name, ['disabled-by-default-devtools.timeline'], 'CompositeLayers')) {
      return normalizeEvent(event, {'name': 'render'});
    } else if (this._isEvent(categories, name, ['devtools.timeline', 'v8'], 'MajorGC')) {
-      const normArgs = {
+      var normArgs = {
        'majorGc': true,
        'usedHeapSize': args['usedHeapSizeAfter'] !== undefined ? args['usedHeapSizeAfter'] :
                                                                  args['usedHeapSizeBefore']
      };
      return normalizeEvent(event, {'name': 'gc', 'args': normArgs});
    } else if (this._isEvent(categories, name, ['devtools.timeline', 'v8'], 'MinorGC')) {
-      const normArgs = {
+      var normArgs = {
        'majorGc': false,
        'usedHeapSize': args['usedHeapSizeAfter'] !== undefined ? args['usedHeapSizeAfter'] :
                                                                  args['usedHeapSizeBefore']
@ -151,11 +151,11 @@ export class ChromeDriverExtension extends WebDriverExtension {
        this._isEvent(categories, name, ['devtools.timeline'], 'Paint')) {
      return normalizeEvent(event, {'name': 'render'});
    } else if (this._isEvent(categories, name, ['devtools.timeline'], 'ResourceReceivedData')) {
-      const normArgs = {'encodedDataLength': args['data']['encodedDataLength']};
+      let normArgs = {'encodedDataLength': args['data']['encodedDataLength']};
      return normalizeEvent(event, {'name': 'receivedData', 'args': normArgs});
    } else if (this._isEvent(categories, name, ['devtools.timeline'], 'ResourceSendRequest')) {
-      const data = args['data'];
-      const normArgs = {'url': data['url'], 'method': data['requestMethod']};
+      let data = args['data'];
+      let normArgs = {'url': data['url'], 'method': data['requestMethod']};
      return normalizeEvent(event, {'name': 'sendRequest', 'args': normArgs});
    } else if (this._isEvent(categories, name, ['blink.user_timing'], 'navigationStart')) {
      return normalizeEvent(event, {'name': 'navigationStart'});
@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ export class ChromeDriverExtension extends WebDriverExtension {
  private _isEvent(
      eventCategories: string[], eventName: string, expectedCategories: string[],
      expectedName: string = null): boolean {
-    const hasCategories = expectedCategories.reduce(
+    var hasCategories = expectedCategories.reduce(
        (value, cat) => value && eventCategories.indexOf(cat) !== -1, true);
    return !expectedName ? hasCategories : hasCategories && eventName === expectedName;
  }
@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ export class ChromeDriverExtension extends WebDriverExtension {
 }

 function normalizeEvent(chromeEvent: {[key: string]: any}, data: PerfLogEvent): PerfLogEvent {
-  let ph = chromeEvent['ph'].toUpperCase();
+  var ph = chromeEvent['ph'].toUpperCase();
  if (ph === 'S') {
    ph = 'B';
  } else if (ph === 'F') {
@ -192,16 +192,16 @@ function normalizeEvent(chromeEvent: {[key: string]: any}, data: PerfLogEvent):
    // mark events from navigation timing
    ph = 'I';
  }
-  const result: {[key: string]: any} =
+  var result: {[key: string]: any} =
      {'pid': chromeEvent['pid'], 'ph': ph, 'cat': 'timeline', 'ts': chromeEvent['ts'] / 1000};
  if (ph === 'X') {
-    let dur = chromeEvent['dur'];
+    var dur = chromeEvent['dur'];
    if (dur === undefined) {
      dur = chromeEvent['tdur'];
    }
    result['dur'] = !dur ? 0.0 : dur / 1000;
  }
-  for (const prop in data) {
+  for (let prop in data) {
    result[prop] = data[prop];
  }
  return result;
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/webdriver/firefox_driver_extension.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/webdriver/firefox_driver_extension.ts
@ -8,7 +8,7 @@

 import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';

-import {isPresent} from '../facade/lang';
+import {StringWrapper, isPresent} from '../facade/lang';
 import {WebDriverAdapter} from '../web_driver_adapter';
 import {PerfLogEvent, PerfLogFeatures, WebDriverExtension} from '../web_driver_extension';

@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class FirefoxDriverExtension extends WebDriverExtension {
  }

  timeEnd(name: string, restartName: string = null): Promise<any> {
-    let script = 'window.markEnd("' + name + '");';
+    var script = 'window.markEnd("' + name + '");';
    if (isPresent(restartName)) {
      script += 'window.markStart("' + restartName + '");';
    }
@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ export class FirefoxDriverExtension extends WebDriverExtension {
  perfLogFeatures(): PerfLogFeatures { return new PerfLogFeatures({render: true, gc: true}); }

  supports(capabilities: {[key: string]: any}): boolean {
-    return capabilities['browserName'].toLowerCase() === 'firefox';
+    return StringWrapper.equals(capabilities['browserName'].toLowerCase(), 'firefox');
  }
 }
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/webdriver/ios_driver_extension.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/src/webdriver/ios_driver_extension.ts
@ -8,7 +8,7 @@

 import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';

-import {isBlank, isPresent} from '../facade/lang';
+import {StringWrapper, isBlank, isPresent} from '../facade/lang';
 import {WebDriverAdapter} from '../web_driver_adapter';
 import {PerfLogEvent, PerfLogFeatures, WebDriverExtension} from '../web_driver_extension';

@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export class IOsDriverExtension extends WebDriverExtension {
  }

  timeEnd(name: string, restartName: string = null): Promise<any> {
-    let script = `console.timeEnd('${name}');`;
+    var script = `console.timeEnd('${name}');`;
    if (isPresent(restartName)) {
      script += `console.time('${restartName}');`;
    }
@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ export class IOsDriverExtension extends WebDriverExtension {
    return this._driver.executeScript('1+1')
        .then((_) => this._driver.logs('performance'))
        .then((entries) => {
-          const records: any[] = [];
+          var records: any[] = [];
          entries.forEach(entry => {
-            const message = JSON.parse(entry['message'])['message'];
-            if (message['method'] === 'Timeline.eventRecorded') {
+            var message = JSON.parse(entry['message'])['message'];
+            if (StringWrapper.equals(message['method'], 'Timeline.eventRecorded')) {
              records.push(message['params']['record']);
            }
          });
@ -56,22 +56,25 @@ export class IOsDriverExtension extends WebDriverExtension {
      events = [];
    }
    records.forEach((record) => {
-      let endEvent: PerfLogEvent = null;
-      const type = record['type'];
-      const data = record['data'];
-      const startTime = record['startTime'];
-      const endTime = record['endTime'];
+      var endEvent: PerfLogEvent = null;
+      var type = record['type'];
+      var data = record['data'];
+      var startTime = record['startTime'];
+      var endTime = record['endTime'];

-      if (type === 'FunctionCall' && (data == null || data['scriptName'] !== 'InjectedScript')) {
+      if (StringWrapper.equals(type, 'FunctionCall') &&
+          (isBlank(data) || !StringWrapper.equals(data['scriptName'], 'InjectedScript'))) {
        events.push(createStartEvent('script', startTime));
        endEvent = createEndEvent('script', endTime);
-      } else if (type === 'Time') {
+      } else if (StringWrapper.equals(type, 'Time')) {
        events.push(createMarkStartEvent(data['message'], startTime));
-      } else if (type === 'TimeEnd') {
+      } else if (StringWrapper.equals(type, 'TimeEnd')) {
        events.push(createMarkEndEvent(data['message'], startTime));
      } else if (
-          type === 'RecalculateStyles' || type === 'Layout' || type === 'UpdateLayerTree' ||
-          type === 'Paint' || type === 'Rasterize' || type === 'CompositeLayers') {
+          StringWrapper.equals(type, 'RecalculateStyles') || StringWrapper.equals(type, 'Layout') ||
+          StringWrapper.equals(type, 'UpdateLayerTree') || StringWrapper.equals(type, 'Paint') ||
+          StringWrapper.equals(type, 'Rasterize') ||
+          StringWrapper.equals(type, 'CompositeLayers')) {
        events.push(createStartEvent('render', startTime));
        endEvent = createEndEvent('render', endTime);
      }
@ -89,13 +92,13 @@ export class IOsDriverExtension extends WebDriverExtension {
  perfLogFeatures(): PerfLogFeatures { return new PerfLogFeatures({render: true}); }

  supports(capabilities: {[key: string]: any}): boolean {
-    return capabilities['browserName'].toLowerCase() === 'safari';
+    return StringWrapper.equals(capabilities['browserName'].toLowerCase(), 'safari');
  }
 }

 function createEvent(
    ph: 'X' | 'B' | 'E' | 'B' | 'E', name: string, time: number, args: any = null) {
-  const result: PerfLogEvent = {
+  var result: PerfLogEvent = {
    'cat': 'timeline',
    'name': name,
    'ts': time,
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/firefox_extension/conf.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/firefox_extension/conf.ts
@ -8,7 +8,7 @@

 require('core-js');
 require('reflect-metadata');
-const testHelper = require('../../src/firefox_extension/lib/test_helper.js');
+var testHelper = require('../../src/firefox_extension/lib/test_helper.js');

 exports.config = {
  specs: ['spec.js', 'sample_benchmark.js'],
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/firefox_extension/parser_util_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/firefox_extension/parser_util_spec.ts
@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ import {convertPerfProfileToEvents} from '../../src/firefox_extension/lib/parser

 function assertEventsEqual(actualEvents: any[], expectedEvents: any[]) {
  expect(actualEvents.length == expectedEvents.length);
-  for (let i = 0; i < actualEvents.length; ++i) {
-    const actualEvent = actualEvents[i];
-    const expectedEvent = expectedEvents[i];
-    for (const key in actualEvent) {
+  for (var i = 0; i < actualEvents.length; ++i) {
+    var actualEvent = actualEvents[i];
+    var expectedEvent = expectedEvents[i];
+    for (var key in actualEvent) {
      expect(actualEvent[key]).toEqual(expectedEvent[key]);
    }
  }
@ -22,17 +22,17 @@ function assertEventsEqual(actualEvents: any[], expectedEvents: any[]) {
 export function main() {
  describe('convertPerfProfileToEvents', function() {
    it('should convert single instantaneous event', function() {
-      const profileData = {
+      var profileData = {
        threads: [
          {samples: [{time: 1, frames: [{location: 'FirefoxDriver.prototype.executeScript'}]}]}
        ]
      };
-      const perfEvents = convertPerfProfileToEvents(profileData);
+      var perfEvents = convertPerfProfileToEvents(profileData);
      assertEventsEqual(perfEvents, [{ph: 'X', ts: 1, name: 'script'}]);
    });

    it('should convert single non-instantaneous event', function() {
-      const profileData = {
+      var profileData = {
        threads: [{
          samples: [
            {time: 1, frames: [{location: 'FirefoxDriver.prototype.executeScript'}]},
@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ export function main() {
          ]
        }]
      };
-      const perfEvents = convertPerfProfileToEvents(profileData);
+      var perfEvents = convertPerfProfileToEvents(profileData);
      assertEventsEqual(
          perfEvents, [{ph: 'B', ts: 1, name: 'script'}, {ph: 'E', ts: 100, name: 'script'}]);
    });

    it('should convert multiple instantaneous events', function() {
-      const profileData = {
+      var profileData = {
        threads: [{
          samples: [
            {time: 1, frames: [{location: 'FirefoxDriver.prototype.executeScript'}]},
@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ export function main() {
          ]
        }]
      };
-      const perfEvents = convertPerfProfileToEvents(profileData);
+      var perfEvents = convertPerfProfileToEvents(profileData);
      assertEventsEqual(
          perfEvents, [{ph: 'X', ts: 1, name: 'script'}, {ph: 'X', ts: 2, name: 'render'}]);
    });

    it('should convert multiple mixed events', function() {
-      const profileData = {
+      var profileData = {
        threads: [{
          samples: [
            {time: 1, frames: [{location: 'FirefoxDriver.prototype.executeScript'}]},
@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export function main() {
          ]
        }]
      };
-      const perfEvents = convertPerfProfileToEvents(profileData);
+      var perfEvents = convertPerfProfileToEvents(profileData);
      assertEventsEqual(perfEvents, [
        {ph: 'X', ts: 1, name: 'script'}, {ph: 'X', ts: 2, name: 'render'},
        {ph: 'B', ts: 5, name: 'script'}, {ph: 'E', ts: 10, name: 'script'}
@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ export function main() {
    });

    it('should add args to gc events', function() {
-      const profileData = {threads: [{samples: [{time: 1, frames: [{location: 'forceGC'}]}]}]};
-      const perfEvents = convertPerfProfileToEvents(profileData);
+      var profileData = {threads: [{samples: [{time: 1, frames: [{location: 'forceGC'}]}]}]};
+      var perfEvents = convertPerfProfileToEvents(profileData);
      assertEventsEqual(perfEvents, [{ph: 'X', ts: 1, name: 'gc', args: {usedHeapSize: 0}}]);
    });

    it('should skip unknown events', function() {
-      const profileData = {
+      var profileData = {
        threads: [{
          samples: [
            {time: 1, frames: [{location: 'FirefoxDriver.prototype.executeScript'}]},
@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export function main() {
          ]
        }]
      };
-      const perfEvents = convertPerfProfileToEvents(profileData);
+      var perfEvents = convertPerfProfileToEvents(profileData);
      assertEventsEqual(perfEvents, [{ph: 'X', ts: 1, name: 'script'}]);
    });
  });
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/firefox_extension/sample_benchmark.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/firefox_extension/sample_benchmark.ts
@ -6,10 +6,8 @@
 * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
 */

-import {$, browser} from 'protractor';
-
-const benchpress = require('../../index.js');
-const runner = new benchpress.Runner([
+var benchpress = require('../../index.js');
+var runner = new benchpress.Runner([
  // use protractor as Webdriver client
  benchpress.SeleniumWebDriverAdapter.PROTRACTOR_PROVIDERS,
  // use RegressionSlopeValidator to validate samples
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/firefox_extension/spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/firefox_extension/spec.ts
@ -6,12 +6,9 @@
 * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
 */

-/* tslint:disable:no-console  */
-import {browser} from 'protractor';
-
-const assertEventsContainsName = function(events: any[], eventName: string) {
-  let found = false;
-  for (let i = 0; i < events.length; ++i) {
+var assertEventsContainsName = function(events: any[], eventName: string) {
+  var found = false;
+  for (var i = 0; i < events.length; ++i) {
    if (events[i].name == eventName) {
      found = true;
      break;
@ -21,7 +18,7 @@ const assertEventsContainsName = function(events: any[], eventName: string) {
 };

 describe('firefox extension', function() {
-  const TEST_URL = 'http://localhost:8001/playground/src/hello_world/index.html';
+  var TEST_URL = 'http://localhost:8001/playground/src/hello_world/index.html';

  it('should measure performance', function() {
    browser.sleep(3000);  // wait for extension to load
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/metric/multi_metric_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/metric/multi_metric_spec.ts
@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {Metric, MultiMetric, ReflectiveInjector} from '../../index';

 export function main() {
  function createMetric(ids: any[]) {
-    const m = ReflectiveInjector
+    var m = ReflectiveInjector
                .resolveAndCreate([
                  ids.map(id => ({provide: id, useValue: new MockMetric(id)})),
                  MultiMetric.provideWith(ids)
@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ class MockMetric extends Metric {
  beginMeasure(): Promise<string> { return Promise.resolve(`${this._id}_beginMeasure`); }

  endMeasure(restart: boolean): Promise<{[key: string]: any}> {
-    const result: {[key: string]: any} = {};
+    var result: {[key: string]: any} = {};
    result[this._id] = {'restart': restart};
    return Promise.resolve(result);
  }

  describe(): {[key: string]: string} {
-    const result: {[key: string]: string} = {};
+    var result: {[key: string]: string} = {};
    result[this._id] = 'describe';
    return result;
  }
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/metric/perflog_metric_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/metric/perflog_metric_spec.ts
@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import {isPresent} from '../../src/facade/lang';
 import {TraceEventFactory} from '../trace_event_factory';

 export function main() {
-  let commandLog: any[];
-  const eventFactory = new TraceEventFactory('timeline', 'pid0');
+  var commandLog: any[];
+  var eventFactory = new TraceEventFactory('timeline', 'pid0');

  function createMetric(
      perfLogs: PerfLogEvent[], perfLogFeatures: PerfLogFeatures,
@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export function main() {
    if (!microMetrics) {
      microMetrics = {};
    }
-    const providers: Provider[] = [
+    var providers: Provider[] = [
      Options.DEFAULT_PROVIDERS, PerflogMetric.PROVIDERS,
      {provide: Options.MICRO_METRICS, useValue: microMetrics}, {
        provide: PerflogMetric.SET_TIMEOUT,
@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export function main() {
  describe('perflog metric', () => {

    function sortedKeys(stringMap: {[key: string]: any}) {
-      const res: string[] = [];
+      var res: string[] = [];
      res.push(...Object.keys(stringMap));
      res.sort();
      return res;
@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ export function main() {
    });

    it('should describe itself based on micro metrics', () => {
-      const description =
+      var description =
          createMetric([[]], null, {microMetrics: {'myMicroMetric': 'someDesc'}}).describe();
      expect(description['myMicroMetric']).toEqual('someDesc');
    });

    it('should describe itself if frame capture is requested and available', () => {
-      const description = createMetric([[]], new PerfLogFeatures({frameCapture: true}), {
+      var description = createMetric([[]], new PerfLogFeatures({frameCapture: true}), {
                          captureFrames: true
                        }).describe();
      expect(description['frameTime.mean']).not.toContain('WARNING');
@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export function main() {
    });

    it('should describe itself if frame capture is requested and not available', () => {
-      const description = createMetric([[]], new PerfLogFeatures({frameCapture: false}), {
+      var description = createMetric([[]], new PerfLogFeatures({frameCapture: false}), {
                          captureFrames: true
                        }).describe();
      expect(description['frameTime.mean']).toContain('WARNING');
@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export function main() {

      it('should not force gc and mark the timeline',
         inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-           const metric = createMetric([[]], null);
+           var metric = createMetric([[]], null);
           metric.beginMeasure().then((_) => {
             expect(commandLog).toEqual([['timeBegin', 'benchpress0']]);

@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export function main() {

      it('should force gc and mark the timeline',
         inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-           const metric = createMetric([[]], null, {forceGc: true});
+           var metric = createMetric([[]], null, {forceGc: true});
           metric.beginMeasure().then((_) => {
             expect(commandLog).toEqual([['gc'], ['timeBegin', 'benchpress0']]);

@ -155,11 +155,11 @@ export function main() {

      it('should mark and aggregate events in between the marks',
         inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-           const events = [[
+           var events = [[
             eventFactory.markStart('benchpress0', 0), eventFactory.start('script', 4),
             eventFactory.end('script', 6), eventFactory.markEnd('benchpress0', 10)
           ]];
-           const metric = createMetric(events, null);
+           var metric = createMetric(events, null);
           metric.beginMeasure().then((_) => metric.endMeasure(false)).then((data) => {
             expect(commandLog).toEqual([
               ['timeBegin', 'benchpress0'], ['timeEnd', 'benchpress0', null], 'readPerfLog'
@ -172,13 +172,13 @@ export function main() {

      it('should mark and aggregate events since navigationStart',
         inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-           const events = [[
+           var events = [[
             eventFactory.markStart('benchpress0', 0), eventFactory.start('script', 4),
             eventFactory.end('script', 6), eventFactory.instant('navigationStart', 7),
             eventFactory.start('script', 8), eventFactory.end('script', 9),
             eventFactory.markEnd('benchpress0', 10)
           ]];
-           const metric = createMetric(events, null);
+           var metric = createMetric(events, null);
           metric.beginMeasure().then((_) => metric.endMeasure(false)).then((data) => {
             expect(data['scriptTime']).toBe(1);

@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export function main() {
         }));

      it('should restart timing', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-           const events = [
+           var events = [
             [
               eventFactory.markStart('benchpress0', 0),
               eventFactory.markEnd('benchpress0', 1),
@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ export function main() {
             ],
             [eventFactory.markEnd('benchpress1', 3)]
           ];
-           const metric = createMetric(events, null);
+           var metric = createMetric(events, null);
           metric.beginMeasure()
               .then((_) => metric.endMeasure(true))
               .then((_) => metric.endMeasure(true))
@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ export function main() {

      it('should loop and aggregate until the end mark is present',
         inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-           const events = [
+           var events = [
             [eventFactory.markStart('benchpress0', 0), eventFactory.start('script', 1)],
             [eventFactory.end('script', 2)],
             [
@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ export function main() {
               eventFactory.markEnd('benchpress0', 10)
             ]
           ];
-           const metric = createMetric(events, null);
+           var metric = createMetric(events, null);
           metric.beginMeasure().then((_) => metric.endMeasure(false)).then((data) => {
             expect(commandLog).toEqual([
               ['timeBegin', 'benchpress0'], ['timeEnd', 'benchpress0', null], 'readPerfLog',
@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ export function main() {

      it('should store events after the end mark for the next call',
         inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-           const events = [
+           var events = [
             [
               eventFactory.markStart('benchpress0', 0), eventFactory.markEnd('benchpress0', 1),
               eventFactory.markStart('benchpress1', 1), eventFactory.start('script', 1),
@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ export function main() {
               eventFactory.markEnd('benchpress1', 6)
             ]
           ];
-           const metric = createMetric(events, null);
+           var metric = createMetric(events, null);
           metric.beginMeasure()
               .then((_) => metric.endMeasure(true))
               .then((data) => {
@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ export function main() {
         }));

      describe('with forced gc', () => {
-        let events: PerfLogEvent[][];
+        var events: PerfLogEvent[][];
        beforeEach(() => {
          events = [[
            eventFactory.markStart('benchpress0', 0), eventFactory.start('script', 4),
@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ export function main() {
        });

        it('should measure forced gc', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-             const metric = createMetric(events, null, {forceGc: true});
+             var metric = createMetric(events, null, {forceGc: true});
             metric.beginMeasure().then((_) => metric.endMeasure(false)).then((data) => {
               expect(commandLog).toEqual([
                 ['gc'], ['timeBegin', 'benchpress0'], ['timeEnd', 'benchpress0', 'benchpress1'],
@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ export function main() {

        it('should restart after the forced gc if needed',
           inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-             const metric = createMetric(events, null, {forceGc: true});
+             var metric = createMetric(events, null, {forceGc: true});
             metric.beginMeasure().then((_) => metric.endMeasure(true)).then((data) => {
               expect(commandLog[5]).toEqual(['timeEnd', 'benchpress1', 'benchpress2']);

@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ export function main() {
      } = {}) {
        events.unshift(eventFactory.markStart('benchpress0', 0));
        events.push(eventFactory.markEnd('benchpress0', 10));
-        const metric = createMetric([events], null, {
+        var metric = createMetric([events], null, {
          microMetrics: microMetrics,
          captureFrames: captureFrames,
          receivedData: receivedData,
@ -502,8 +502,8 @@ export function main() {

      it('should ignore events from different processed as the start mark',
         inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-           const otherProcessEventFactory = new TraceEventFactory('timeline', 'pid1');
-           const metric = createMetric(
+           var otherProcessEventFactory = new TraceEventFactory('timeline', 'pid1');
+           var metric = createMetric(
               [[
                 eventFactory.markStart('benchpress0', 0), eventFactory.start('script', 0, null),
                 eventFactory.end('script', 5, null),
@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ class MockDriverExtension extends WebDriverExtension {
  readPerfLog(): Promise<any> {
    this._commandLog.push('readPerfLog');
    if (this._perfLogs.length > 0) {
-      const next = this._perfLogs[0];
+      var next = this._perfLogs[0];
      this._perfLogs.shift();
      return Promise.resolve(next);
    } else {
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/metric/user_metric_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/metric/user_metric_spec.ts
@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {AsyncTestCompleter, describe, expect, inject, it} from '@angular/core/te
 import {Options, PerfLogEvent, PerfLogFeatures, UserMetric, WebDriverAdapter} from '../../index';

 export function main() {
-  let wdAdapter: MockDriverAdapter;
+  var wdAdapter: MockDriverAdapter;

  function createMetric(
      perfLogs: PerfLogEvent[], perfLogFeatures: PerfLogFeatures,
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export function main() {
      userMetrics = {};
    }
    wdAdapter = new MockDriverAdapter();
-    const providers: Provider[] = [
+    var providers: Provider[] = [
      Options.DEFAULT_PROVIDERS, UserMetric.PROVIDERS,
      {provide: Options.USER_METRICS, useValue: userMetrics},
      {provide: WebDriverAdapter, useValue: wdAdapter}
@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export function main() {
    describe('endMeasure', () => {
      it('should stop measuring when all properties have numeric values',
         inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-           const metric = createMetric(
+           let metric = createMetric(
               [[]], new PerfLogFeatures(),
               {userMetrics: {'loadTime': 'time to load', 'content': 'time to see content'}});
           metric.beginMeasure()
@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class MockDriverAdapter extends WebDriverAdapter {
  executeScript(script: string): any {
    // Just handles `return window.propName` ignores `delete window.propName`.
    if (script.indexOf('return window.') == 0) {
-      const metricName = script.substring('return window.'.length);
+      let metricName = script.substring('return window.'.length);
      return Promise.resolve(this.data[metricName]);
    } else if (script.indexOf('delete window.') == 0) {
      return Promise.resolve(null);
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/reporter/console_reporter_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/reporter/console_reporter_spec.ts
@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import {isBlank, isPresent} from '../../src/facade/lang';

 export function main() {
  describe('console reporter', () => {
-    let reporter: ConsoleReporter;
-    let log: string[];
+    var reporter: ConsoleReporter;
+    var log: string[];

    function createReporter(
        {columnWidth = null, sampleId = null, descriptions = null, metrics = null}: {
@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ export function main() {
      if (!descriptions) {
        descriptions = [];
      }
-      if (sampleId == null) {
+      if (isBlank(sampleId)) {
        sampleId = 'null';
      }
-      const providers: Provider[] = [
+      var providers: Provider[] = [
        ConsoleReporter.PROVIDERS, {
          provide: SampleDescription,
          useValue: new SampleDescription(sampleId, descriptions, metrics)
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/reporter/json_file_reporter_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/reporter/json_file_reporter_spec.ts
@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 import {AsyncTestCompleter, describe, expect, inject, it} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';

 import {JsonFileReporter, MeasureValues, Options, ReflectiveInjector, SampleDescription} from '../../index';
-import {isPresent} from '../../src/facade/lang';
+import {Json, isPresent} from '../../src/facade/lang';

 export function main() {
  describe('file reporter', () => {
-    let loggedFile: any;
+    var loggedFile: any;

    function createReporter({sampleId, descriptions, metrics, path}: {
      sampleId: string,
@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export function main() {
      metrics: {[key: string]: string},
      path: string
    }) {
-      const providers = [
+      var providers = [
        JsonFileReporter.PROVIDERS, {
          provide: SampleDescription,
          useValue: new SampleDescription(sampleId, descriptions, metrics)
@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ export function main() {
             .reportSample(
                 [mv(0, 0, {'a': 3, 'b': 6})],
                 [mv(0, 0, {'a': 3, 'b': 6}), mv(1, 1, {'a': 5, 'b': 9})]);
-         const regExp = /somePath\/someId_\d+\.json/;
+         var regExp = /somePath\/someId_\d+\.json/;
         expect(isPresent(loggedFile['filename'].match(regExp))).toBe(true);
-         const parsedContent = JSON.parse(loggedFile['content']);
+         var parsedContent = Json.parse(loggedFile['content']);
         expect(parsedContent).toEqual({
           'description': {
             'id': 'someId',
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/reporter/multi_reporter_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/reporter/multi_reporter_spec.ts
@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {MeasureValues, MultiReporter, ReflectiveInjector, Reporter} from '../../

 export function main() {
  function createReporters(ids: any[]) {
-    const r = ReflectiveInjector
+    var r = ReflectiveInjector
                .resolveAndCreate([
                  ids.map(id => ({provide: id, useValue: new MockReporter(id)})),
                  MultiReporter.provideWith(ids)
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export function main() {

    it('should reportMeasureValues to all',
       inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-         const mv = new MeasureValues(0, new Date(), {});
+         var mv = new MeasureValues(0, new Date(), {});
         createReporters(['m1', 'm2']).then((r) => r.reportMeasureValues(mv)).then((values) => {

           expect(values).toEqual([{'id': 'm1', 'values': mv}, {'id': 'm2', 'values': mv}]);
@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ export function main() {
       }));

    it('should reportSample to call', inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-         const completeSample =
+         var completeSample =
             [new MeasureValues(0, new Date(), {}), new MeasureValues(1, new Date(), {})];
-         const validSample = [completeSample[1]];
+         var validSample = [completeSample[1]];

         createReporters(['m1', 'm2'])
             .then((r) => r.reportSample(completeSample, validSample))
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/runner_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/runner_spec.ts
@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import {Injector, Metric, Options, ReflectiveInjector, Runner, SampleDescription

 export function main() {
  describe('runner', () => {
-    let injector: ReflectiveInjector;
-    let runner: Runner;
+    var injector: ReflectiveInjector;
+    var runner: Runner;

    function createRunner(defaultProviders: any[] = null): Runner {
      if (!defaultProviders) {
@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export function main() {

    it('should provide Options.EXECUTE',
       inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-         const execute = () => {};
+         var execute = () => {};
         createRunner().sample({id: 'someId', execute: execute}).then((_) => {
           expect(injector.get(Options.EXECUTE)).toEqual(execute);
           async.done();
@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export function main() {

    it('should provide Options.PREPARE',
       inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-         const prepare = () => {};
+         var prepare = () => {};
         createRunner().sample({id: 'someId', prepare: prepare}).then((_) => {
           expect(injector.get(Options.PREPARE)).toEqual(prepare);
           async.done();
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/sampler_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/sampler_spec.ts
@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ import {MeasureValues, Metric, Options, ReflectiveInjector, Reporter, Sampler, V
 import {isBlank, isPresent} from '../src/facade/lang';

 export function main() {
-  const EMPTY_EXECUTE = () => {};
+  var EMPTY_EXECUTE = () => {};

  describe('sampler', () => {
-    let sampler: Sampler;
+    var sampler: Sampler;

    function createSampler({driver, metric, reporter, validator, prepare, execute}: {
      driver?: any,
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export function main() {
      prepare?: any,
      execute?: any
    } = {}) {
-      let time = 1000;
+      var time = 1000;
      if (!metric) {
        metric = new MockMetric([]);
      }
@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export function main() {
      if (isBlank(driver)) {
        driver = new MockDriverAdapter([]);
      }
-      const providers = [
+      var providers = [
        Options.DEFAULT_PROVIDERS, Sampler.PROVIDERS, {provide: Metric, useValue: metric},
        {provide: Reporter, useValue: reporter}, {provide: WebDriverAdapter, useValue: driver},
        {provide: Options.EXECUTE, useValue: execute}, {provide: Validator, useValue: validator},
@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ export function main() {

    it('should call the prepare and execute callbacks using WebDriverAdapter.waitFor',
       inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-         const log: any[] = [];
-         let count = 0;
-         const driver = new MockDriverAdapter([], (callback: Function) => {
-           const result = callback();
+         var log: any[] = [];
+         var count = 0;
+         var driver = new MockDriverAdapter([], (callback: Function) => {
+           var result = callback();
           log.push(result);
           return Promise.resolve(result);
         });
@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ export function main() {

    it('should call prepare, beginMeasure, execute, endMeasure for every iteration',
       inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-         let workCount = 0;
-         const log: any[] = [];
+         var workCount = 0;
+         var log: any[] = [];
         createSampler({
           metric: createCountingMetric(log),
           validator: createCountingValidator(2),
@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ export function main() {

    it('should call execute, endMeasure for every iteration if there is no prepare callback',
       inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-         const log: any[] = [];
-         let workCount = 0;
+         var log: any[] = [];
+         var workCount = 0;
         createSampler({
           metric: createCountingMetric(log),
           validator: createCountingValidator(2),
@ -120,14 +120,14 @@ export function main() {

    it('should only collect metrics for execute and ignore metrics from prepare',
       inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-         let scriptTime = 0;
-         let iterationCount = 1;
+         var scriptTime = 0;
+         var iterationCount = 1;
         createSampler({
           validator: createCountingValidator(2),
           metric: new MockMetric(
               [],
               () => {
-                 const result = Promise.resolve({'script': scriptTime});
+                 var result = Promise.resolve({'script': scriptTime});
                 scriptTime = 0;
                 return result;
               }),
@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ export function main() {

    it('should call the validator for every execution and store the valid sample',
       inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-         const log: any[] = [];
-         const validSample = [mv(null, null, {})];
+         var log: any[] = [];
+         var validSample = [mv(null, null, {})];

         createSampler({
           metric: createCountingMetric(),
@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ export function main() {

    it('should report the metric values',
       inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-         const log: any[] = [];
-         const validSample = [mv(null, null, {})];
+         var log: any[] = [];
+         var validSample = [mv(null, null, {})];
         createSampler({
           validator: createCountingValidator(2, validSample),
           metric: createCountingMetric(),
@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ function createCountingValidator(
  return new MockValidator(log, (completeSample: MeasureValues[]) => {
    count--;
    if (count === 0) {
-      return validSample || completeSample;
+      return isPresent(validSample) ? validSample : completeSample;
    } else {
      return null;
    }
@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ function createCountingValidator(
 }

 function createCountingMetric(log: any[] = []) {
-  let scriptTime = 0;
+  var scriptTime = 0;
  return new MockMetric(log, () => ({'script': scriptTime++}));
 }

@ -239,8 +239,7 @@ class MockDriverAdapter extends WebDriverAdapter {
 class MockValidator extends Validator {
  constructor(private _log: any[] = [], private _validate: Function = null) { super(); }
  validate(completeSample: MeasureValues[]): MeasureValues[] {
-    const stableSample =
-        isPresent(this._validate) ? this._validate(completeSample) : completeSample;
+    var stableSample = isPresent(this._validate) ? this._validate(completeSample) : completeSample;
    this._log.push(['validate', completeSample, stableSample]);
    return stableSample;
  }
@ -253,7 +252,7 @@ class MockMetric extends Metric {
    return Promise.resolve(null);
  }
  endMeasure(restart: boolean) {
-    const measureValues = isPresent(this._endMeasure) ? this._endMeasure() : {};
+    var measureValues = isPresent(this._endMeasure) ? this._endMeasure() : {};
    this._log.push(['endMeasure', restart, measureValues]);
    return Promise.resolve(measureValues);
  }
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/trace_event_factory.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/trace_event_factory.ts
@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export class TraceEventFactory {
  constructor(private _cat: string, private _pid: string) {}

  create(ph: any, name: string, time: number, args: any = null) {
-    const res:
+    var res:
        PerfLogEvent = {'name': name, 'cat': this._cat, 'ph': ph, 'ts': time, 'pid': this._pid};
    if (isPresent(args)) {
      res['args'] = args;
@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class TraceEventFactory {
  }

  complete(name: string, time: number, duration: number, args: any = null) {
-    const res = this.create('X', name, time, args);
+    var res = this.create('X', name, time, args);
    res['dur'] = duration;
    return res;
  }
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/validator/regression_slope_validator_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/validator/regression_slope_validator_spec.ts
@ -9,10 +9,11 @@
 import {describe, expect, it} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';

 import {MeasureValues, ReflectiveInjector, RegressionSlopeValidator} from '../../index';
+import {ListWrapper} from '../../src/facade/collection';

 export function main() {
  describe('regression slope validator', () => {
-    let validator: RegressionSlopeValidator;
+    var validator: RegressionSlopeValidator;

    function createValidator({size, metric}: {size: number, metric: string}) {
      validator = ReflectiveInjector
@ -42,16 +43,18 @@ export function main() {

    it('should return the last sampleSize runs when the regression slope is ==0', () => {
      createValidator({size: 2, metric: 'script'});
-      const sample = [mv(0, 0, {'script': 1}), mv(1, 1, {'script': 1}), mv(2, 2, {'script': 1})];
-      expect(validator.validate(sample.slice(0, 2))).toEqual(sample.slice(0, 2));
-      expect(validator.validate(sample)).toEqual(sample.slice(1, 3));
+      var sample = [mv(0, 0, {'script': 1}), mv(1, 1, {'script': 1}), mv(2, 2, {'script': 1})];
+      expect(validator.validate(ListWrapper.slice(sample, 0, 2)))
+          .toEqual(ListWrapper.slice(sample, 0, 2));
+      expect(validator.validate(sample)).toEqual(ListWrapper.slice(sample, 1, 3));
    });

    it('should return the last sampleSize runs when the regression slope is >0', () => {
      createValidator({size: 2, metric: 'script'});
-      const sample = [mv(0, 0, {'script': 1}), mv(1, 1, {'script': 2}), mv(2, 2, {'script': 3})];
-      expect(validator.validate(sample.slice(0, 2))).toEqual(sample.slice(0, 2));
-      expect(validator.validate(sample)).toEqual(sample.slice(1, 3));
+      var sample = [mv(0, 0, {'script': 1}), mv(1, 1, {'script': 2}), mv(2, 2, {'script': 3})];
+      expect(validator.validate(ListWrapper.slice(sample, 0, 2)))
+          .toEqual(ListWrapper.slice(sample, 0, 2));
+      expect(validator.validate(sample)).toEqual(ListWrapper.slice(sample, 1, 3));
    });

  });
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/validator/size_validator_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/validator/size_validator_spec.ts
@ -9,10 +9,11 @@
 import {describe, expect, it} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';

 import {MeasureValues, ReflectiveInjector, SizeValidator} from '../../index';
+import {ListWrapper} from '../../src/facade/collection';

 export function main() {
  describe('size validator', () => {
-    let validator: SizeValidator;
+    var validator: SizeValidator;

    function createValidator(size: number) {
      validator =
@ -35,9 +36,10 @@ export function main() {

    it('should return the last sampleSize runs when it has at least the given size', () => {
      createValidator(2);
-      const sample = [mv(0, 0, {'a': 1}), mv(1, 1, {'b': 2}), mv(2, 2, {'c': 3})];
-      expect(validator.validate(sample.slice(0, 2))).toEqual(sample.slice(0, 2));
-      expect(validator.validate(sample)).toEqual(sample.slice(1, 3));
+      var sample = [mv(0, 0, {'a': 1}), mv(1, 1, {'b': 2}), mv(2, 2, {'c': 3})];
+      expect(validator.validate(ListWrapper.slice(sample, 0, 2)))
+          .toEqual(ListWrapper.slice(sample, 0, 2));
+      expect(validator.validate(sample)).toEqual(ListWrapper.slice(sample, 1, 3));
    });

  });
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/web_driver_extension_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/web_driver_extension_spec.ts
@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import {AsyncTestCompleter, describe, expect, inject, it} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';

 import {Options, ReflectiveInjector, WebDriverExtension} from '../index';
-import {isPresent} from '../src/facade/lang';
+import {StringWrapper, isPresent} from '../src/facade/lang';

 export function main() {
  function createExtension(ids: any[], caps: any) {
@ -52,6 +52,6 @@ class MockExtension extends WebDriverExtension {
  constructor(public id: string) { super(); }

  supports(capabilities: {[key: string]: any}): boolean {
-    return capabilities['browser'] === this.id;
+    return StringWrapper.equals(capabilities['browser'], this.id);
  }
 }
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/webdriver/chrome_driver_extension_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/webdriver/chrome_driver_extension_spec.ts
@ -9,28 +9,28 @@
 import {AsyncTestCompleter, describe, expect, inject, it} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';

 import {ChromeDriverExtension, Options, ReflectiveInjector, WebDriverAdapter, WebDriverExtension} from '../../index';
-import {isBlank} from '../../src/facade/lang';
+import {Json, isBlank} from '../../src/facade/lang';
 import {TraceEventFactory} from '../trace_event_factory';

 export function main() {
  describe('chrome driver extension', () => {
-    const CHROME45_USER_AGENT =
+    var CHROME45_USER_AGENT =
        '"Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_10_5) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/45.0.2499.0 Safari/537.36"';

-    let log: any[];
-    let extension: ChromeDriverExtension;
+    var log: any[];
+    var extension: ChromeDriverExtension;

-    const blinkEvents = new TraceEventFactory('blink.console', 'pid0');
-    const v8Events = new TraceEventFactory('v8', 'pid0');
-    const v8EventsOtherProcess = new TraceEventFactory('v8', 'pid1');
-    const chromeTimelineEvents =
+    var blinkEvents = new TraceEventFactory('blink.console', 'pid0');
+    var v8Events = new TraceEventFactory('v8', 'pid0');
+    var v8EventsOtherProcess = new TraceEventFactory('v8', 'pid1');
+    var chromeTimelineEvents =
        new TraceEventFactory('disabled-by-default-devtools.timeline', 'pid0');
-    const chrome45TimelineEvents = new TraceEventFactory('devtools.timeline', 'pid0');
-    const chromeTimelineV8Events = new TraceEventFactory('devtools.timeline,v8', 'pid0');
-    const chromeBlinkTimelineEvents = new TraceEventFactory('blink,devtools.timeline', 'pid0');
-    const chromeBlinkUserTimingEvents = new TraceEventFactory('blink.user_timing', 'pid0');
-    const benchmarkEvents = new TraceEventFactory('benchmark', 'pid0');
-    const normEvents = new TraceEventFactory('timeline', 'pid0');
+    var chrome45TimelineEvents = new TraceEventFactory('devtools.timeline', 'pid0');
+    var chromeTimelineV8Events = new TraceEventFactory('devtools.timeline,v8', 'pid0');
+    var chromeBlinkTimelineEvents = new TraceEventFactory('blink,devtools.timeline', 'pid0');
+    var chromeBlinkUserTimingEvents = new TraceEventFactory('blink.user_timing', 'pid0');
+    var benchmarkEvents = new TraceEventFactory('benchmark', 'pid0');
+    var normEvents = new TraceEventFactory('timeline', 'pid0');

    function createExtension(
        perfRecords: any[] = null, userAgent: string = null,
@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export function main() {

    it('should normalize "tdur" to "dur"',
       inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-         const event: any = chromeTimelineV8Events.create('X', 'FunctionCall', 1100, null);
+         var event: any = chromeTimelineV8Events.create('X', 'FunctionCall', 1100, null);
         event['tdur'] = 5500;
         createExtension([event]).readPerfLog().then((events) => {
           expect(events).toEqual([
@ -398,8 +398,8 @@ class MockDriverAdapter extends WebDriverAdapter {
    if (type === 'performance') {
      return Promise.resolve(this._events.map(
          (event) => ({
-            'message': JSON.stringify(
-                {'message': {'method': this._messageMethod, 'params': event}}, null, 2)
+            'message':
+                Json.stringify({'message': {'method': this._messageMethod, 'params': event}})
          })));
    } else {
      return null;
--- a/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/webdriver/ios_driver_extension_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/benchpress/test/webdriver/ios_driver_extension_spec.ts
@ -9,14 +9,15 @@
 import {AsyncTestCompleter, describe, expect, inject, it} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';

 import {IOsDriverExtension, ReflectiveInjector, WebDriverAdapter, WebDriverExtension} from '../../index';
+import {Json} from '../../src/facade/lang';
 import {TraceEventFactory} from '../trace_event_factory';

 export function main() {
  describe('ios driver extension', () => {
-    let log: any[];
-    let extension: IOsDriverExtension;
+    var log: any[];
+    var extension: IOsDriverExtension;

-    const normEvents = new TraceEventFactory('timeline', 'pid0');
+    var normEvents = new TraceEventFactory('timeline', 'pid0');

    function createExtension(perfRecords: any[] = null): WebDriverExtension {
      if (!perfRecords) {
@ -183,9 +184,8 @@ class MockDriverAdapter extends WebDriverAdapter {
    if (type === 'performance') {
      return Promise.resolve(this._perfRecords.map(function(record) {
        return {
-          'message': JSON.stringify(
-              {'message': {'method': 'Timeline.eventRecorded', 'params': {'record': record}}}, null,
-              2)
+          'message': Json.stringify(
+              {'message': {'method': 'Timeline.eventRecorded', 'params': {'record': record}}})
        };
      }));
    } else {
--- a/modules/@angular/common/index.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/index.ts
@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 * @description
 * Entry point for all public APIs of the common package.
 */
-export * from './src/common';
+export * from './src/location';
+export {NgLocalization} from './src/localization';
+export {CommonModule} from './src/common_module';

-// This file only reexports content of the `src` folder. Keep it that way.
+export {NgClass, NgFor, NgIf, NgPlural, NgPluralCase, NgStyle, NgSwitch, NgSwitchCase, NgSwitchDefault, NgTemplateOutlet} from './src/directives/index';
+export {AsyncPipe, DatePipe, I18nPluralPipe, I18nSelectPipe, JsonPipe, LowerCasePipe, CurrencyPipe, DecimalPipe, PercentPipe, SlicePipe, UpperCasePipe} from './src/pipes/index';
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/common.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/common.ts
@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
- * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
- */
-
-/**
- * @module
- * @description
- * Entry point for all public APIs of the common package.
- */
-export * from './location/index';
-export {NgLocaleLocalization, NgLocalization} from './localization';
-export {CommonModule} from './common_module';
-export {NgClass, NgFor, NgIf, NgPlural, NgPluralCase, NgStyle, NgSwitch, NgSwitchCase, NgSwitchDefault, NgTemplateOutlet} from './directives/index';
-export {AsyncPipe, DatePipe, I18nPluralPipe, I18nSelectPipe, JsonPipe, LowerCasePipe, CurrencyPipe, DecimalPipe, PercentPipe, SlicePipe, UpperCasePipe, TitleCasePipe} from './pipes/index';
-export {VERSION} from './version';
-export {Version} from '@angular/core';
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_class.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_class.ts
@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 import {CollectionChangeRecord, Directive, DoCheck, ElementRef, Input, IterableDiffer, IterableDiffers, KeyValueChangeRecord, KeyValueDiffer, KeyValueDiffers, Renderer} from '@angular/core';

 import {isListLikeIterable} from '../facade/collection';
-import {isPresent, stringify} from '../facade/lang';
+import {isPresent} from '../facade/lang';
+
+

 /**
 * @ngModule CommonModule
@ -25,17 +27,15 @@ import {isPresent, stringify} from '../facade/lang';
 *     <some-element [ngClass]="{'first': true, 'second': true, 'third': false}">...</some-element>
 *
 *     <some-element [ngClass]="stringExp|arrayExp|objExp">...</some-element>
- *
- *     <some-element [ngClass]="{'class1 class2 class3' : true}">...</some-element>
 * ```
 *
 * @description
 *
- * The CSS classes are updated as follows, depending on the type of the expression evaluation:
- * - `string` - the CSS classes listed in the string (space delimited) are added,
- * - `Array` - the CSS classes declared as Array elements are added,
- * - `Object` - keys are CSS classes that get added when the expression given in the value
- *              evaluates to a truthy value, otherwise they are removed.
+ * The CSS classes are updated as follow depending on the type of the expression evaluation:
+ * - `string` - the CSS classes listed in a string (space delimited) are added,
+ * - `Array` - the CSS classes (Array elements) are added,
+ * - `Object` - keys are CSS class names that get added when the expression given in the value
+ *              evaluates to a truthy value, otherwise class are removed.
 *
 * @stable
 */
@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export class NgClass implements DoCheck {
      private _iterableDiffers: IterableDiffers, private _keyValueDiffers: KeyValueDiffers,
      private _ngEl: ElementRef, private _renderer: Renderer) {}

+
  @Input('class')
  set klass(v: string) {
    this._applyInitialClasses(true);
@ -110,14 +111,8 @@ export class NgClass implements DoCheck {
  }

  private _applyIterableChanges(changes: any): void {
-    changes.forEachAddedItem((record: CollectionChangeRecord) => {
-      if (typeof record.item === 'string') {
-        this._toggleClass(record.item, true);
-      } else {
-        throw new Error(
-            `NgClass can only toggle CSS classes expressed as strings, got ${stringify(record.item)}`);
-      }
-    });
+    changes.forEachAddedItem(
+        (record: CollectionChangeRecord) => this._toggleClass(record.item, true));

    changes.forEachRemovedItem(
        (record: CollectionChangeRecord) => this._toggleClass(record.item, false));
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_for.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_for.ts
@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
 */

-import {ChangeDetectorRef, CollectionChangeRecord, DefaultIterableDiffer, Directive, DoCheck, EmbeddedViewRef, Input, IterableDiffer, IterableDiffers, OnChanges, SimpleChanges, TemplateRef, TrackByFn, ViewContainerRef, isDevMode} from '@angular/core';
+import {ChangeDetectorRef, CollectionChangeRecord, DefaultIterableDiffer, Directive, DoCheck, EmbeddedViewRef, Input, IterableDiffer, IterableDiffers, OnChanges, SimpleChanges, TemplateRef, TrackByFn, ViewContainerRef} from '@angular/core';

 import {getTypeNameForDebugging} from '../facade/lang';

@ -89,23 +89,9 @@ export class NgForRow {
@Directive({selector: '[ngFor][ngForOf]'})
 export class NgFor implements DoCheck, OnChanges {
  @Input() ngForOf: any;
-  @Input()
-  set ngForTrackBy(fn: TrackByFn) {
-    if (isDevMode() && fn != null && typeof fn !== 'function') {
-      // TODO(vicb): use a log service once there is a public one available
-      if (<any>console && <any>console.warn) {
-        console.warn(
-            `trackBy must be a function, but received ${JSON.stringify(fn)}. ` +
-            `See https://angular.io/docs/ts/latest/api/common/index/NgFor-directive.html#!#change-propagation for more information.`);
-      }
-    }
-    this._trackByFn = fn;
-  }
-
-  get ngForTrackBy(): TrackByFn { return this._trackByFn; }
+  @Input() ngForTrackBy: TrackByFn;

  private _differ: IterableDiffer = null;
-  private _trackByFn: TrackByFn;

  constructor(
      private _viewContainer: ViewContainerRef, private _template: TemplateRef<NgForRow>,
@ -133,7 +119,7 @@ export class NgFor implements DoCheck, OnChanges {
    }
  }

-  ngDoCheck(): void {
+  ngDoCheck() {
    if (this._differ) {
      const changes = this._differ.diff(this.ngForOf);
      if (changes) this._applyChanges(changes);
@ -164,13 +150,13 @@ export class NgFor implements DoCheck, OnChanges {
    }

    for (let i = 0, ilen = this._viewContainer.length; i < ilen; i++) {
-      const viewRef = <EmbeddedViewRef<NgForRow>>this._viewContainer.get(i);
+      let viewRef = <EmbeddedViewRef<NgForRow>>this._viewContainer.get(i);
      viewRef.context.index = i;
      viewRef.context.count = ilen;
    }

    changes.forEachIdentityChange((record: any) => {
-      const viewRef = <EmbeddedViewRef<NgForRow>>this._viewContainer.get(record.currentIndex);
+      let viewRef = <EmbeddedViewRef<NgForRow>>this._viewContainer.get(record.currentIndex);
      viewRef.context.$implicit = record.item;
    });
  }
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_if.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_if.ts
@ -6,152 +6,46 @@
 * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
 */

-import {Directive, EmbeddedViewRef, Input, TemplateRef, ViewContainerRef} from '@angular/core';
-
+import {Directive, Input, TemplateRef, ViewContainerRef} from '@angular/core';

 /**
- * Conditionally includes a template based on the value of an `expression`.
+ * Removes or recreates a portion of the DOM tree based on an {expression}.
 *
- * `ngIf` evaluates the `expression` and then renders the `then` or `else` template in its place
- * when expression is truthy or falsy respectively. Typically the:
- *  - `then` template is the inline template of `ngIf` unless bound to a different value.
- *  - `else` template is blank unless it is bound.
+ * If the expression assigned to `ngIf` evaluates to a false value then the element
+ * is removed from the DOM, otherwise a clone of the element is reinserted into the DOM.
 *
- * # Most common usage
- *
- * The most common usage of the `ngIf` directive is to conditionally show the inline template as
- * seen in this example:
- * {@example common/ngIf/ts/module.ts region='NgIfSimple'}
- *
- * # Showing an alternative template using `else`
- *
- * If it is necessary to display a template when the `expression` is falsy use the `else` template
- * binding as shown. Note that the `else` binding points to a `<template>` labeled `#elseBlock`.
- * The template can be defined anywhere in the component view but is typically placed right after
- * `ngIf` for readability.
- *
- * {@example common/ngIf/ts/module.ts region='NgIfElse'}
- *
- * # Using non-inlined `then` template
- *
- * Usually the `then` template is the inlined template of the `ngIf`, but it can be changed using
- * a binding (just like `else`). Because `then` and `else` are bindings, the template references can
- * change at runtime as shown in this example.
- *
- * {@example common/ngIf/ts/module.ts region='NgIfThenElse'}
- *
- * # Storing conditional result in a variable
- *
- * A common pattern is that we need to show a set of properties from the same object. If the
- * object is undefined, then we have to use the safe-traversal-operator `?.` to guard against
- * dereferencing a `null` value. This is especially the case when waiting on async data such as
- * when using the `async` pipe as shown in folowing example:
+ * ### Example ([live demo](http://plnkr.co/edit/fe0kgemFBtmQOY31b4tw?p=preview)):
 *
 * ```
- * Hello {{ (userStream|async)?.last }}, {{ (userStream|async)?.first }}!
+ * <div *ngIf="errorCount > 0" class="error">
+ *   <!-- Error message displayed when the errorCount property on the current context is greater
+ * than 0. -->
+ *   {{errorCount}} errors detected
+ * </div>
 * ```
 *
- * There are several inefficiencies in the above example:
- *  - We create multiple subscriptions on `userStream`. One for each `async` pipe, or two in the
- *    example above.
- *  - We cannot display an alternative screen while waiting for the data to arrive asynchronously.
- *  - We have to use the safe-traversal-operator `?.` to access properties, which is cumbersome.
- *  - We have to place the `async` pipe in parenthesis.
- *
- * A better way to do this is to use `ngIf` and store the result of the condition in a local
- * variable as shown in the the example below:
- *
- * {@example common/ngIf/ts/module.ts region='NgIfLet'}
- *
- * Notice that:
- *  - We use only one `async` pipe and hence only one subscription gets created.
- *  - `ngIf` stores the result of the `userStream|async` in the local variable `user`.
- *  - The local `user` can then be bound repeatedly in a more efficient way.
- *  - No need to use the safe-traversal-operator `?.` to access properties as `ngIf` will only
- *    display the data if `userStream` returns a value.
- *  - We can display an alternative template while waiting for the data.
- *
 * ### Syntax
 *
- * Simple form:
 * - `<div *ngIf="condition">...</div>`
 * - `<div template="ngIf condition">...</div>`
 * - `<template [ngIf]="condition"><div>...</div></template>`
 *
- * Form with an else block:
- * ```
- * <div *ngIf="condition; else elseBlock">...</div>
- * <template #elseBlock>...</template>
- * ```
- *
- * Form with a `then` and `else` block:
- * ```
- * <div *ngIf="condition; then thenBlock else elseBlock"></div>
- * <template #thenBlock>...</template>
- * <template #elseBlock>...</template>
- * ```
- *
- * Form with storing the value locally:
- * ```
- * <div *ngIf="condition; else elseBlock; let value">{{value}}</div>
- * <template #elseBlock>...</template>
- * ```
- *
 * @stable
 */
@Directive({selector: '[ngIf]'})
 export class NgIf {
-  private _context: NgIfContext = new NgIfContext();
-  private _thenTemplateRef: TemplateRef<NgIfContext> = null;
-  private _elseTemplateRef: TemplateRef<NgIfContext> = null;
-  private _thenViewRef: EmbeddedViewRef<NgIfContext> = null;
-  private _elseViewRef: EmbeddedViewRef<NgIfContext> = null;
+  private _hasView: boolean = false;

-  constructor(private _viewContainer: ViewContainerRef, templateRef: TemplateRef<NgIfContext>) {
-    this._thenTemplateRef = templateRef;
-  }
+  constructor(private _viewContainer: ViewContainerRef, private _template: TemplateRef<Object>) {}

  @Input()
  set ngIf(condition: any) {
-    this._context.$implicit = condition;
-    this._updateView();
-  }
-
-  @Input()
-  set ngIfThen(templateRef: TemplateRef<NgIfContext>) {
-    this._thenTemplateRef = templateRef;
-    this._thenViewRef = null;  // clear previous view if any.
-    this._updateView();
-  }
-
-  @Input()
-  set ngIfElse(templateRef: TemplateRef<NgIfContext>) {
-    this._elseTemplateRef = templateRef;
-    this._elseViewRef = null;  // clear previous view if any.
-    this._updateView();
-  }
-
-  private _updateView() {
-    if (this._context.$implicit) {
-      if (!this._thenViewRef) {
+    if (condition && !this._hasView) {
+      this._hasView = true;
+      this._viewContainer.createEmbeddedView(this._template);
+    } else if (!condition && this._hasView) {
+      this._hasView = false;
      this._viewContainer.clear();
-        this._elseViewRef = null;
-        if (this._thenTemplateRef) {
-          this._thenViewRef =
-              this._viewContainer.createEmbeddedView(this._thenTemplateRef, this._context);
-        }
-      }
-    } else {
-      if (!this._elseViewRef) {
-        this._viewContainer.clear();
-        this._thenViewRef = null;
-        if (this._elseTemplateRef) {
-          this._elseViewRef =
-              this._viewContainer.createEmbeddedView(this._elseTemplateRef, this._context);
-        }
-      }
    }
  }
 }
-
-export class NgIfContext { public $implicit: any = null; }
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_style.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_style.ts
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {Directive, DoCheck, ElementRef, Input, KeyValueChangeRecord, KeyValueDif
 * @description
 *
 * The styles are updated according to the value of the expression evaluation:
- * - keys are style names with an optional `.<unit>` suffix (ie 'top.px', 'font-style.em'),
+ * - keys are style names with an option `.<unit>` suffix (ie 'top.px', 'font-style.em'),
 * - values are the values assigned to those properties (expressed in the given unit).
 *
 * @stable
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_switch.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_switch.ts
@ -6,31 +6,19 @@
 * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
 */

-import {Directive, DoCheck, Host, Input, TemplateRef, ViewContainerRef} from '@angular/core';
+import {Directive, Host, Input, TemplateRef, ViewContainerRef} from '@angular/core';
+
+import {ListWrapper} from '../facade/collection';
+
+const _CASE_DEFAULT = new Object();

 export class SwitchView {
-  private _created = false;
-
  constructor(
      private _viewContainerRef: ViewContainerRef, private _templateRef: TemplateRef<Object>) {}

-  create(): void {
-    this._created = true;
-    this._viewContainerRef.createEmbeddedView(this._templateRef);
-  }
+  create(): void { this._viewContainerRef.createEmbeddedView(this._templateRef); }

-  destroy(): void {
-    this._created = false;
-    this._viewContainerRef.clear();
-  }
-
-  enforceState(created: boolean) {
-    if (created && !this._created) {
-      this.create();
-    } else if (!created && this._created) {
-      this.destroy();
-    }
-  }
+  destroy(): void { this._viewContainerRef.clear(); }
 }

 /**
@ -50,7 +38,7 @@ export class SwitchView {
 *         <inner-element></inner-element>
 *         <inner-other-element></inner-other-element>
 *       </ng-container>
- *       <some-element *ngSwitchDefault>...</some-element>
+ *       <some-element *ngSwitchDefault>...</p>
 *     </container-element>
 * ```
 * @description
@ -65,7 +53,8 @@ export class SwitchView {
 * root elements.
 *
 * Elements within `NgSwitch` but outside of a `NgSwitchCase` or `NgSwitchDefault` directives will
- * be preserved at the location.
+ * be
+ * preserved at the location.
 *
 * The `ngSwitchCase` directive informs the parent `NgSwitch` of which view to display when the
 * expression is evaluated.
@ -76,52 +65,87 @@ export class SwitchView {
 */
@Directive({selector: '[ngSwitch]'})
 export class NgSwitch {
-  private _defaultViews: SwitchView[];
-  private _defaultUsed = false;
-  private _caseCount = 0;
-  private _lastCaseCheckIndex = 0;
-  private _lastCasesMatched = false;
-  private _ngSwitch: any;
+  private _switchValue: any;
+  private _useDefault: boolean = false;
+  private _valueViews = new Map<any, SwitchView[]>();
+  private _activeViews: SwitchView[] = [];

  @Input()
-  set ngSwitch(newValue: any) {
-    this._ngSwitch = newValue;
-    if (this._caseCount === 0) {
-      this._updateDefaultCases(true);
+  set ngSwitch(value: any) {
+    // Empty the currently active ViewContainers
+    this._emptyAllActiveViews();
+
+    // Add the ViewContainers matching the value (with a fallback to default)
+    this._useDefault = false;
+    let views = this._valueViews.get(value);
+    if (!views) {
+      this._useDefault = true;
+      views = this._valueViews.get(_CASE_DEFAULT) || null;
+    }
+    this._activateViews(views);
+
+    this._switchValue = value;
+  }
+
+  /** @internal */
+  _onCaseValueChanged(oldCase: any, newCase: any, view: SwitchView): void {
+    this._deregisterView(oldCase, view);
+    this._registerView(newCase, view);
+
+    if (oldCase === this._switchValue) {
+      view.destroy();
+      ListWrapper.remove(this._activeViews, view);
+    } else if (newCase === this._switchValue) {
+      if (this._useDefault) {
+        this._useDefault = false;
+        this._emptyAllActiveViews();
+      }
+      view.create();
+      this._activeViews.push(view);
+    }
+
+    // Switch to default when there is no more active ViewContainers
+    if (this._activeViews.length === 0 && !this._useDefault) {
+      this._useDefault = true;
+      this._activateViews(this._valueViews.get(_CASE_DEFAULT));
+    }
+  }
+
+  private _emptyAllActiveViews(): void {
+    const activeContainers = this._activeViews;
+    for (var i = 0; i < activeContainers.length; i++) {
+      activeContainers[i].destroy();
+    }
+    this._activeViews = [];
+  }
+
+  private _activateViews(views: SwitchView[]): void {
+    if (views) {
+      for (var i = 0; i < views.length; i++) {
+        views[i].create();
+      }
+      this._activeViews = views;
    }
  }

  /** @internal */
-  _addCase(): number { return this._caseCount++; }
-
-  /** @internal */
-  _addDefault(view: SwitchView) {
-    if (!this._defaultViews) {
-      this._defaultViews = [];
+  _registerView(value: any, view: SwitchView): void {
+    let views = this._valueViews.get(value);
+    if (!views) {
+      views = [];
+      this._valueViews.set(value, views);
    }
-    this._defaultViews.push(view);
+    views.push(view);
  }

-  /** @internal */
-  _matchCase(value: any): boolean {
-    const matched = value == this._ngSwitch;
-    this._lastCasesMatched = this._lastCasesMatched || matched;
-    this._lastCaseCheckIndex++;
-    if (this._lastCaseCheckIndex === this._caseCount) {
-      this._updateDefaultCases(!this._lastCasesMatched);
-      this._lastCaseCheckIndex = 0;
-      this._lastCasesMatched = false;
-    }
-    return matched;
-  }
-
-  private _updateDefaultCases(useDefault: boolean) {
-    if (this._defaultViews && useDefault !== this._defaultUsed) {
-      this._defaultUsed = useDefault;
-      for (let i = 0; i < this._defaultViews.length; i++) {
-        const defaultView = this._defaultViews[i];
-        defaultView.enforceState(useDefault);
-      }
+  private _deregisterView(value: any, view: SwitchView): void {
+    // `_CASE_DEFAULT` is used a marker for non-registered cases
+    if (value === _CASE_DEFAULT) return;
+    const views = this._valueViews.get(value);
+    if (views.length == 1) {
+      this._valueViews.delete(value);
+    } else {
+      ListWrapper.remove(views, view);
    }
  }
 }
@ -151,20 +175,24 @@ export class NgSwitch {
 * @stable
 */
@Directive({selector: '[ngSwitchCase]'})
-export class NgSwitchCase implements DoCheck {
+export class NgSwitchCase {
+  // `_CASE_DEFAULT` is used as a marker for a not yet initialized value
+  private _value: any = _CASE_DEFAULT;
  private _view: SwitchView;
-
-  @Input()
-  ngSwitchCase: any;
+  private _switch: NgSwitch;

  constructor(
      viewContainer: ViewContainerRef, templateRef: TemplateRef<Object>,
-      @Host() private ngSwitch: NgSwitch) {
-    ngSwitch._addCase();
+      @Host() ngSwitch: NgSwitch) {
+    this._switch = ngSwitch;
    this._view = new SwitchView(viewContainer, templateRef);
  }

-  ngDoCheck() { this._view.enforceState(this.ngSwitch._matchCase(this.ngSwitchCase)); }
+  @Input()
+  set ngSwitchCase(value: any) {
+    this._switch._onCaseValueChanged(this._value, value, this._view);
+    this._value = value;
+  }
 }

 /**
@ -194,7 +222,7 @@ export class NgSwitchCase implements DoCheck {
 export class NgSwitchDefault {
  constructor(
      viewContainer: ViewContainerRef, templateRef: TemplateRef<Object>,
-      @Host() ngSwitch: NgSwitch) {
-    ngSwitch._addDefault(new SwitchView(viewContainer, templateRef));
+      @Host() sswitch: NgSwitch) {
+    sswitch._registerView(_CASE_DEFAULT, new SwitchView(viewContainer, templateRef));
  }
 }
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/localization.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/localization.ts
@ -23,23 +23,9 @@ export abstract class NgLocalization { abstract getPluralCategory(value: any): s
 */
 export function getPluralCategory(
    value: number, cases: string[], ngLocalization: NgLocalization): string {
-  let key = `=${value}`;
+  const nbCase = `=${value}`;

-  if (cases.indexOf(key) > -1) {
-    return key;
-  }
-
-  key = ngLocalization.getPluralCategory(value);
-
-  if (cases.indexOf(key) > -1) {
-    return key;
-  }
-
-  if (cases.indexOf('other') > -1) {
-    return 'other';
-  }
-
-  throw new Error(`No plural message found for value "${value}"`);
+  return cases.indexOf(nbCase) > -1 ? nbCase : ngLocalization.getPluralCategory(value);
 }

 /**
@ -49,10 +35,10 @@ export function getPluralCategory(
 */
@Injectable()
 export class NgLocaleLocalization extends NgLocalization {
-  constructor(@Inject(LOCALE_ID) protected locale: string) { super(); }
+  constructor(@Inject(LOCALE_ID) private _locale: string) { super(); }

  getPluralCategory(value: any): string {
-    const plural = getPluralCase(this.locale, value);
+    const plural = getPluralCase(this._locale, value);

    switch (plural) {
      case Plural.Zero:
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/location.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/location.ts
@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+export * from './location/platform_location';
+export * from './location/location_strategy';
+export * from './location/hash_location_strategy';
+export * from './location/path_location_strategy';
+export * from './location/location';
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/location/hash_location_strategy.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/location/hash_location_strategy.ts
@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ import {LocationChangeListener, PlatformLocation} from './platform_location';


 /**
- * @whatItDoes Use URL hash for storing application location data.
- * @description
 * `HashLocationStrategy` is a {@link LocationStrategy} used to configure the
 * {@link Location} service to represent its state in the
 * [hash fragment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Resource_Locator#Syntax)
@ -29,7 +27,18 @@ import {LocationChangeListener, PlatformLocation} from './platform_location';
 *
 * ### Example
 *
- * {@example common/location/ts/hash_location_component.ts region='LocationComponent'}
+ * ```
+ * import {Component, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
+ * import {
+ *   LocationStrategy,
+ *   HashLocationStrategy
+ * } from '@angular/common';
+ *
+ * @NgModule({
+ *   providers: [{provide: LocationStrategy, useClass: HashLocationStrategy}]
+ * })
+ * class AppModule {}
+ * ```
 *
 * @stable
 */
@ -55,19 +64,19 @@ export class HashLocationStrategy extends LocationStrategy {
  path(includeHash: boolean = false): string {
    // the hash value is always prefixed with a `#`
    // and if it is empty then it will stay empty
-    let path = this._platformLocation.hash;
+    var path = this._platformLocation.hash;
    if (!isPresent(path)) path = '#';

    return path.length > 0 ? path.substring(1) : path;
  }

  prepareExternalUrl(internal: string): string {
-    const url = Location.joinWithSlash(this._baseHref, internal);
+    var url = Location.joinWithSlash(this._baseHref, internal);
    return url.length > 0 ? ('#' + url) : url;
  }

  pushState(state: any, title: string, path: string, queryParams: string) {
-    let url = this.prepareExternalUrl(path + Location.normalizeQueryParams(queryParams));
+    var url = this.prepareExternalUrl(path + Location.normalizeQueryParams(queryParams));
    if (url.length == 0) {
      url = this._platformLocation.pathname;
    }
@ -75,7 +84,7 @@ export class HashLocationStrategy extends LocationStrategy {
  }

  replaceState(state: any, title: string, path: string, queryParams: string) {
-    let url = this.prepareExternalUrl(path + Location.normalizeQueryParams(queryParams));
+    var url = this.prepareExternalUrl(path + Location.normalizeQueryParams(queryParams));
    if (url.length == 0) {
      url = this._platformLocation.pathname;
    }
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/location/index.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/location/index.ts
@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
- * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
- */
-
-export * from './platform_location';
-export * from './location_strategy';
-export * from './hash_location_strategy';
-export * from './path_location_strategy';
-export * from './location';
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/location/location.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/location/location.ts
@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ import {LocationStrategy} from './location_strategy';


 /**
- * @whatItDoes `Location` is a service that applications can use to interact with a browser's URL.
- * @description
+ * `Location` is a service that applications can use to interact with a browser's URL.
 * Depending on which {@link LocationStrategy} is used, `Location` will either persist
 * to the URL's path or the URL's hash segment.
 *
@ -29,7 +28,19 @@ import {LocationStrategy} from './location_strategy';
 * - `/my/app/user/123/` **is not** normalized
 *
 * ### Example
- * {@example common/location/ts/path_location_component.ts region='LocationComponent'}
+ *
+ * ```
+ * import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+ * import {Location} from '@angular/common';
+ *
+ * @Component({selector: 'app-component'})
+ * class AppCmp {
+ *   constructor(location: Location) {
+ *     location.go('/foo');
+ *   }
+ * }
+ * ```
+ *
 * @stable
 */
@Injectable()
@ -85,7 +96,7 @@ export class Location {
   * used, or the `APP_BASE_HREF` if the `PathLocationStrategy` is in use.
   */
  prepareExternalUrl(url: string): string {
-    if (url && url[0] !== '/') {
+    if (url.length > 0 && !url.startsWith('/')) {
      url = '/' + url;
    }
    return this._platformStrategy.prepareExternalUrl(url);
@ -132,7 +143,7 @@ export class Location {
   * is.
   */
  public static normalizeQueryParams(params: string): string {
-    return params && params[0] !== '?' ? '?' + params : params;
+    return (params.length > 0 && params.substring(0, 1) != '?') ? ('?' + params) : params;
  }

  /**
@ -145,7 +156,7 @@ export class Location {
    if (end.length == 0) {
      return start;
    }
-    let slashes = 0;
+    var slashes = 0;
    if (start.endsWith('/')) {
      slashes++;
    }
@ -164,13 +175,25 @@ export class Location {
  /**
   * If url has a trailing slash, remove it, otherwise return url as is.
   */
-  public static stripTrailingSlash(url: string): string { return url.replace(/\/$/, ''); }
+  public static stripTrailingSlash(url: string): string {
+    if (/\/$/g.test(url)) {
+      url = url.substring(0, url.length - 1);
+    }
+    return url;
+  }
 }

 function _stripBaseHref(baseHref: string, url: string): string {
-  return baseHref && url.startsWith(baseHref) ? url.substring(baseHref.length) : url;
+  if (baseHref.length > 0 && url.startsWith(baseHref)) {
+    return url.substring(baseHref.length);
+  }
+  return url;
 }

 function _stripIndexHtml(url: string): string {
-  return url.replace(/\/index.html$/, '');
+  if (/\/index.html$/g.test(url)) {
+    // '/index.html'.length == 11
+    return url.substring(0, url.length - 11);
+  }
+  return url;
 }
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/location/location_strategy.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/location/location_strategy.ts
@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {LocationChangeListener} from './platform_location';
 /**
 * `LocationStrategy` is responsible for representing and reading route state
 * from the browser's URL. Angular provides two strategies:
- * {@link HashLocationStrategy} and {@link PathLocationStrategy}.
+ * {@link HashLocationStrategy} and {@link PathLocationStrategy} (default).
 *
 * This is used under the hood of the {@link Location} service.
 *
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/location/path_location_strategy.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/location/path_location_strategy.ts
@ -17,13 +17,14 @@ import {LocationChangeListener, PlatformLocation} from './platform_location';


 /**
- * @whatItDoes Use URL for storing application location data.
- * @description
 * `PathLocationStrategy` is a {@link LocationStrategy} used to configure the
 * {@link Location} service to represent its state in the
 * [path](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Resource_Locator#Syntax) of the
 * browser's URL.
 *
+ * `PathLocationStrategy` is the default binding for {@link LocationStrategy}
+ * provided in {@link ROUTER_PROVIDERS}.
+ *
 * If you're using `PathLocationStrategy`, you must provide a {@link APP_BASE_HREF}
 * or add a base element to the document. This URL prefix that will be preserved
 * when generating and recognizing URLs.
@ -36,10 +37,6 @@ import {LocationChangeListener, PlatformLocation} from './platform_location';
 * `location.go('/foo')`, the browser's URL will become
 * `example.com/my/app/foo`.
 *
- * ### Example
- *
- * {@example common/location/ts/path_location_component.ts region='LocationComponent'}
- *
 * @stable
 */
@Injectable()
@ -82,12 +79,12 @@ export class PathLocationStrategy extends LocationStrategy {
  }

  pushState(state: any, title: string, url: string, queryParams: string) {
-    const externalUrl = this.prepareExternalUrl(url + Location.normalizeQueryParams(queryParams));
+    var externalUrl = this.prepareExternalUrl(url + Location.normalizeQueryParams(queryParams));
    this._platformLocation.pushState(state, title, externalUrl);
  }

  replaceState(state: any, title: string, url: string, queryParams: string) {
-    const externalUrl = this.prepareExternalUrl(url + Location.normalizeQueryParams(queryParams));
+    var externalUrl = this.prepareExternalUrl(url + Location.normalizeQueryParams(queryParams));
    this._platformLocation.replaceState(state, title, externalUrl);
  }

--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/aot/generated_file.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/aot/generated_file.ts
@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
 */

-export class GeneratedFile {
-  constructor(public srcFileUrl: string, public genFileUrl: string, public source: string) {}
-}
+/**
+ * @module
+ * @description
+ * This module provides a set of common Pipes.
+ */
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/pipes/async_pipe.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/pipes/async_pipe.ts
@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ const _observableStrategy = new ObservableStrategy();
 * {@example common/pipes/ts/async_pipe.ts region='AsyncPipePromise'}
 *
 * It's also possible to use `async` with Observables. The example below binds the `time` Observable
- * to the view. The Observable continuously updates the view with the current time.
+ * to the view. The Observable continuesly updates the view with the current time.
 *
 * {@example common/pipes/ts/async_pipe.ts region='AsyncPipeObservable'}
 *
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/pipes/case_conversion_pipes.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/pipes/case_conversion_pipes.ts
@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
- * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
- */
-
-import {Pipe, PipeTransform} from '@angular/core';
-import {InvalidPipeArgumentError} from './invalid_pipe_argument_error';
-
-/**
- * Transforms text to lowercase.
- *
- * {@example  common/pipes/ts/lowerupper_pipe.ts region='LowerUpperPipe' }
- *
- * @stable
- */
-@Pipe({name: 'lowercase'})
-export class LowerCasePipe implements PipeTransform {
-  transform(value: string): string {
-    if (!value) return value;
-    if (typeof value !== 'string') {
-      throw new InvalidPipeArgumentError(LowerCasePipe, value);
-    }
-    return value.toLowerCase();
-  }
-}
-
-
-/**
- * Helper method to transform a single word to titlecase.
- *
- * @stable
- */
-function titleCaseWord(word: string) {
-  if (!word) return word;
-  return word[0].toUpperCase() + word.substr(1).toLowerCase();
-}
-
-/**
- * Transforms text to titlecase.
- *
- * @stable
- */
-@Pipe({name: 'titlecase'})
-export class TitleCasePipe implements PipeTransform {
-  transform(value: string): string {
-    if (!value) return value;
-    if (typeof value !== 'string') {
-      throw new InvalidPipeArgumentError(TitleCasePipe, value);
-    }
-
-    return value.split(/\b/g).map(word => titleCaseWord(word)).join('');
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Transforms text to uppercase.
- *
- * @stable
- */
-@Pipe({name: 'uppercase'})
-export class UpperCasePipe implements PipeTransform {
-  transform(value: string): string {
-    if (!value) return value;
-    if (typeof value !== 'string') {
-      throw new InvalidPipeArgumentError(UpperCasePipe, value);
-    }
-    return value.toUpperCase();
-  }
-}
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/pipes/date_pipe.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/pipes/date_pipe.ts
@ -7,14 +7,11 @@
 */

 import {Inject, LOCALE_ID, Pipe, PipeTransform} from '@angular/core';
-
-import {NumberWrapper, isDate} from '../facade/lang';
-
-import {DateFormatter} from './intl';
+import {DateFormatter} from '../facade/intl';
+import {NumberWrapper, isBlank, isDate} from '../facade/lang';
 import {InvalidPipeArgumentError} from './invalid_pipe_argument_error';


-
 /**
 * @ngModule CommonModule
 * @whatItDoes Formats a date according to locale rules.
@ -36,30 +33,27 @@ import {InvalidPipeArgumentError} from './invalid_pipe_argument_error';
 *   - `'shortTime'`: equivalent to `'jm'` (e.g. `12:05 PM` for `en-US`)
 *
 *
- *  | Component | Symbol | Narrow | Short Form   | Long Form         | Numeric   | 2-digit   |
- *  |-----------|:------:|--------|--------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|
- *  | era       |   G    | G (A)  | GGG (AD)     | GGGG (Anno Domini)| -         | -         |
- *  | year      |   y    | -      | -            | -                 | y (2015)  | yy (15)   |
- *  | month     |   M    | L (S)  | MMM (Sep)    | MMMM (September)  | M (9)     | MM (09)   |
- *  | day       |   d    | -      | -            | -                 | d (3)     | dd (03)   |
- *  | weekday   |   E    | E (S)  | EEE (Sun)    | EEEE (Sunday)     | -         | -         |
- *  | hour      |   j    | -      | -            | -                 | j (13)    | jj (13)   |
- *  | hour12    |   h    | -      | -            | -                 | h (1 PM)  | hh (01 PM)|
- *  | hour24    |   H    | -      | -            | -                 | H (13)    | HH (13)   |
- *  | minute    |   m    | -      | -            | -                 | m (5)     | mm (05)   |
- *  | second    |   s    | -      | -            | -                 | s (9)     | ss (09)   |
- *  | timezone  |   z    | -      | -            | z (Pacific Standard Time)| -  | -         |
- *  | timezone  |   Z    | -      | Z (GMT-8:00) | -                 | -         | -         |
- *  | timezone  |   a    | -      | a (PM)       | -                 | -         | -         |
+ *  | Component | Symbol | Short Form   | Long Form         | Numeric   | 2-digit   |
+ *  |-----------|:------:|--------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|
+ *  | era       |   G    | G (AD)       | GGGG (Anno Domini)| -         | -         |
+ *  | year      |   y    | -            | -                 | y (2015)  | yy (15)   |
+ *  | month     |   M    | MMM (Sep)    | MMMM (September)  | M (9)     | MM (09)   |
+ *  | day       |   d    | -            | -                 | d (3)     | dd (03)   |
+ *  | weekday   |   E    | EEE (Sun)    | EEEE (Sunday)     | -         | -         |
+ *  | hour      |   j    | -            | -                 | j (13)    | jj (13)   |
+ *  | hour12    |   h    | -            | -                 | h (1 PM)  | hh (01 PM)|
+ *  | hour24    |   H    | -            | -                 | H (13)    | HH (13)   |
+ *  | minute    |   m    | -            | -                 | m (5)     | mm (05)   |
+ *  | second    |   s    | -            | -                 | s (9)     | ss (09)   |
+ *  | timezone  |   z    | -            | z (Pacific Standard Time)| -  | -         |
+ *  | timezone  |   Z    | Z (GMT-8:00) | -                 | -         | -         |
+ *  | timezone  |   a    | a (PM)       | -                 | -         | -         |
 *
 * In javascript, only the components specified will be respected (not the ordering,
 * punctuations, ...) and details of the formatting will be dependent on the locale.
 *
 * Timezone of the formatted text will be the local system timezone of the end-user's machine.
 *
- * When the expression is a ISO string without time (e.g. 2016-09-19) the time zone offset is not
- * applied and the formatted text will have the same day, month and year of the expression.
- *
 * WARNINGS:
 * - this pipe is marked as pure hence it will not be re-evaluated when the input is mutated.
 *   Instead users should treat the date as an immutable object and change the reference when the
@ -101,42 +95,22 @@ export class DatePipe implements PipeTransform {
  constructor(@Inject(LOCALE_ID) private _locale: string) {}

  transform(value: any, pattern: string = 'mediumDate'): string {
-    let date: Date;
-
    if (isBlank(value)) return null;

-    if (typeof value === 'string') {
-      value = value.trim();
-    }
-
-    if (isDate(value)) {
-      date = value;
-    } else if (NumberWrapper.isNumeric(value)) {
-      date = new Date(parseFloat(value));
-    } else if (typeof value === 'string' && /^(\d{4}-\d{1,2}-\d{1,2})$/.test(value)) {
-      /**
-      * For ISO Strings without time the day, month and year must be extracted from the ISO String
-      * before Date creation to avoid time offset and errors in the new Date.
-      * If we only replace '-' with ',' in the ISO String ("2015,01,01"), and try to create a new
-      * date, some browsers (e.g. IE 9) will throw an invalid Date error
-      * If we leave the '-' ("2015-01-01") and try to create a new Date("2015-01-01") the timeoffset
-      * is applied
-      * Note: ISO months are 0 for January, 1 for February, ...
-      */
-      const [y, m, d] = value.split('-').map((val: string) => parseInt(val, 10));
-      date = new Date(y, m - 1, d);
-    } else {
-      date = new Date(value);
-    }
-
-    if (!isDate(date)) {
+    if (!this.supports(value)) {
      throw new InvalidPipeArgumentError(DatePipe, value);
    }

-    return DateFormatter.format(date, this._locale, DatePipe._ALIASES[pattern] || pattern);
+    if (NumberWrapper.isNumeric(value)) {
+      value = parseFloat(value);
+    }
+
+    return DateFormatter.format(
+        new Date(value), this._locale, DatePipe._ALIASES[pattern] || pattern);
+  }
+
+  private supports(obj: any): boolean {
+    return isDate(obj) || NumberWrapper.isNumeric(obj) ||
+        (typeof obj === 'string' && isDate(new Date(obj)));
  }
 }
-
-function isBlank(obj: any): boolean {
-  return obj == null || obj === '';
-}
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/pipes/i18n_plural_pipe.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/pipes/i18n_plural_pipe.ts
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 */

 import {Pipe, PipeTransform} from '@angular/core';
-import {isBlank} from '../facade/lang';
+import {isBlank, isStringMap} from '../facade/lang';
 import {NgLocalization, getPluralCategory} from '../localization';
 import {InvalidPipeArgumentError} from './invalid_pipe_argument_error';

@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export class I18nPluralPipe implements PipeTransform {
  transform(value: number, pluralMap: {[count: string]: string}): string {
    if (isBlank(value)) return '';

-    if (typeof pluralMap !== 'object' || pluralMap === null) {
+    if (!isStringMap(pluralMap)) {
      throw new InvalidPipeArgumentError(I18nPluralPipe, pluralMap);
    }

--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/pipes/i18n_select_pipe.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/pipes/i18n_select_pipe.ts
@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 */

 import {Pipe, PipeTransform} from '@angular/core';
+import {isBlank, isStringMap} from '../facade/lang';
 import {InvalidPipeArgumentError} from './invalid_pipe_argument_error';

 /**
@ -15,10 +16,9 @@ import {InvalidPipeArgumentError} from './invalid_pipe_argument_error';
 * @howToUse `expression | i18nSelect:mapping`
 * @description
 *
- *  Where `mapping` is an object that indicates the text that should be displayed
+ *  Where:
+ *  - `mapping`: is an object that indicates the text that should be displayed
 *  for different values of the provided `expression`.
- *  If none of the keys of the mapping match the value of the `expression`, then the content
- *  of the `other` key is returned when present, otherwise an empty string is returned.
 *
 *  ## Example
 *
@ -29,20 +29,12 @@ import {InvalidPipeArgumentError} from './invalid_pipe_argument_error';
@Pipe({name: 'i18nSelect', pure: true})
 export class I18nSelectPipe implements PipeTransform {
  transform(value: string, mapping: {[key: string]: string}): string {
-    if (value == null) return '';
+    if (isBlank(value)) return '';

-    if (typeof mapping !== 'object' || typeof value !== 'string') {
+    if (!isStringMap(mapping)) {
      throw new InvalidPipeArgumentError(I18nSelectPipe, mapping);
    }

-    if (mapping.hasOwnProperty(value)) {
-      return mapping[value];
-    }
-
-    if (mapping.hasOwnProperty('other')) {
-      return mapping['other'];
-    }
-
-    return '';
+    return mapping.hasOwnProperty(value) ? mapping[value] : '';
  }
 }
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/pipes/index.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/pipes/index.ts
@ -12,13 +12,14 @@
 * This module provides a set of common Pipes.
 */
 import {AsyncPipe} from './async_pipe';
-import {LowerCasePipe, TitleCasePipe, UpperCasePipe} from './case_conversion_pipes';
 import {DatePipe} from './date_pipe';
 import {I18nPluralPipe} from './i18n_plural_pipe';
 import {I18nSelectPipe} from './i18n_select_pipe';
 import {JsonPipe} from './json_pipe';
+import {LowerCasePipe} from './lowercase_pipe';
 import {CurrencyPipe, DecimalPipe, PercentPipe} from './number_pipe';
 import {SlicePipe} from './slice_pipe';
+import {UpperCasePipe} from './uppercase_pipe';

 export {
  AsyncPipe,
@ -31,11 +32,9 @@ export {
  LowerCasePipe,
  PercentPipe,
  SlicePipe,
-  TitleCasePipe,
  UpperCasePipe
 };

-
 /**
 * A collection of Angular pipes that are likely to be used in each and every application.
 */
@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ export const COMMON_PIPES = [
  SlicePipe,
  DecimalPipe,
  PercentPipe,
-  TitleCasePipe,
  CurrencyPipe,
  DatePipe,
  I18nPluralPipe,
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/pipes/intl.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/pipes/intl.ts
@ -1,226 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
- * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
- */
-
-export enum NumberFormatStyle {
-  Decimal,
-  Percent,
-  Currency,
-}
-
-export class NumberFormatter {
-  static format(
-      num: number, locale: string, style: NumberFormatStyle,
-      {minimumIntegerDigits, minimumFractionDigits, maximumFractionDigits, currency,
-       currencyAsSymbol = false}: {
-        minimumIntegerDigits?: number,
-        minimumFractionDigits?: number,
-        maximumFractionDigits?: number,
-        currency?: string,
-        currencyAsSymbol?: boolean
-      } = {}): string {
-    const options: Intl.NumberFormatOptions = {
-      minimumIntegerDigits,
-      minimumFractionDigits,
-      maximumFractionDigits,
-      style: NumberFormatStyle[style].toLowerCase()
-    };
-
-    if (style == NumberFormatStyle.Currency) {
-      options.currency = currency;
-      options.currencyDisplay = currencyAsSymbol ? 'symbol' : 'code';
-    }
-    return new Intl.NumberFormat(locale, options).format(num);
-  }
-}
-
-type DateFormatterFn = (date: Date, locale: string) => string;
-
-const DATE_FORMATS_SPLIT =
-    /((?:[^yMLdHhmsazZEwGjJ']+)|(?:'(?:[^']|'')*')|(?:E+|y+|M+|L+|d+|H+|h+|J+|j+|m+|s+|a|z|Z|G+|w+))(.*)/;
-
-const PATTERN_ALIASES: {[format: string]: DateFormatterFn} = {
-  // Keys are quoted so they do not get renamed during closure compilation.
-  'yMMMdjms': datePartGetterFactory(combine([
-    digitCondition('year', 1),
-    nameCondition('month', 3),
-    digitCondition('day', 1),
-    digitCondition('hour', 1),
-    digitCondition('minute', 1),
-    digitCondition('second', 1),
-  ])),
-  'yMdjm': datePartGetterFactory(combine([
-    digitCondition('year', 1), digitCondition('month', 1), digitCondition('day', 1),
-    digitCondition('hour', 1), digitCondition('minute', 1)
-  ])),
-  'yMMMMEEEEd': datePartGetterFactory(combine([
-    digitCondition('year', 1), nameCondition('month', 4), nameCondition('weekday', 4),
-    digitCondition('day', 1)
-  ])),
-  'yMMMMd': datePartGetterFactory(
-      combine([digitCondition('year', 1), nameCondition('month', 4), digitCondition('day', 1)])),
-  'yMMMd': datePartGetterFactory(
-      combine([digitCondition('year', 1), nameCondition('month', 3), digitCondition('day', 1)])),
-  'yMd': datePartGetterFactory(
-      combine([digitCondition('year', 1), digitCondition('month', 1), digitCondition('day', 1)])),
-  'jms': datePartGetterFactory(combine(
-      [digitCondition('hour', 1), digitCondition('second', 1), digitCondition('minute', 1)])),
-  'jm': datePartGetterFactory(combine([digitCondition('hour', 1), digitCondition('minute', 1)]))
-};
-
-const DATE_FORMATS: {[format: string]: DateFormatterFn} = {
-  // Keys are quoted so they do not get renamed.
-  'yyyy': datePartGetterFactory(digitCondition('year', 4)),
-  'yy': datePartGetterFactory(digitCondition('year', 2)),
-  'y': datePartGetterFactory(digitCondition('year', 1)),
-  'MMMM': datePartGetterFactory(nameCondition('month', 4)),
-  'MMM': datePartGetterFactory(nameCondition('month', 3)),
-  'MM': datePartGetterFactory(digitCondition('month', 2)),
-  'M': datePartGetterFactory(digitCondition('month', 1)),
-  'LLLL': datePartGetterFactory(nameCondition('month', 4)),
-  'L': datePartGetterFactory(nameCondition('month', 1)),
-  'dd': datePartGetterFactory(digitCondition('day', 2)),
-  'd': datePartGetterFactory(digitCondition('day', 1)),
-  'HH': digitModifier(
-      hourExtractor(datePartGetterFactory(hour12Modify(digitCondition('hour', 2), false)))),
-  'H': hourExtractor(datePartGetterFactory(hour12Modify(digitCondition('hour', 1), false))),
-  'hh': digitModifier(
-      hourExtractor(datePartGetterFactory(hour12Modify(digitCondition('hour', 2), true)))),
-  'h': hourExtractor(datePartGetterFactory(hour12Modify(digitCondition('hour', 1), true))),
-  'jj': datePartGetterFactory(digitCondition('hour', 2)),
-  'j': datePartGetterFactory(digitCondition('hour', 1)),
-  'mm': digitModifier(datePartGetterFactory(digitCondition('minute', 2))),
-  'm': datePartGetterFactory(digitCondition('minute', 1)),
-  'ss': digitModifier(datePartGetterFactory(digitCondition('second', 2))),
-  's': datePartGetterFactory(digitCondition('second', 1)),
-  // while ISO 8601 requires fractions to be prefixed with `.` or `,`
-  // we can be just safely rely on using `sss` since we currently don't support single or two digit
-  // fractions
-  'sss': datePartGetterFactory(digitCondition('second', 3)),
-  'EEEE': datePartGetterFactory(nameCondition('weekday', 4)),
-  'EEE': datePartGetterFactory(nameCondition('weekday', 3)),
-  'EE': datePartGetterFactory(nameCondition('weekday', 2)),
-  'E': datePartGetterFactory(nameCondition('weekday', 1)),
-  'a': hourClockExtractor(datePartGetterFactory(hour12Modify(digitCondition('hour', 1), true))),
-  'Z': timeZoneGetter('short'),
-  'z': timeZoneGetter('long'),
-  'ww': datePartGetterFactory({}),  // Week of year, padded (00-53). Week 01 is the week with the
-                                    // first Thursday of the year. not support ?
-  'w':
-      datePartGetterFactory({}),  // Week of year (0-53). Week 1 is the week with the first Thursday
-                                  // of the year not support ?
-  'G': datePartGetterFactory(nameCondition('era', 1)),
-  'GG': datePartGetterFactory(nameCondition('era', 2)),
-  'GGG': datePartGetterFactory(nameCondition('era', 3)),
-  'GGGG': datePartGetterFactory(nameCondition('era', 4))
-};
-
-
-function digitModifier(inner: DateFormatterFn): DateFormatterFn {
-  return function(date: Date, locale: string): string {
-    const result = inner(date, locale);
-    return result.length == 1 ? '0' + result : result;
-  };
-}
-
-function hourClockExtractor(inner: DateFormatterFn): DateFormatterFn {
-  return function(date: Date, locale: string): string { return inner(date, locale).split(' ')[1]; };
-}
-
-function hourExtractor(inner: DateFormatterFn): DateFormatterFn {
-  return function(date: Date, locale: string): string { return inner(date, locale).split(' ')[0]; };
-}
-
-function intlDateFormat(date: Date, locale: string, options: Intl.DateTimeFormatOptions): string {
-  return new Intl.DateTimeFormat(locale, options).format(date).replace(/[\u200e\u200f]/g, '');
-}
-
-function timeZoneGetter(timezone: string): DateFormatterFn {
-  // To workaround `Intl` API restriction for single timezone let format with 24 hours
-  const options = {hour: '2-digit', hour12: false, timeZoneName: timezone};
-  return function(date: Date, locale: string): string {
-    const result = intlDateFormat(date, locale, options);
-    // Then extract first 3 letters that related to hours
-    return result ? result.substring(3) : '';
-  };
-}
-
-function hour12Modify(
-    options: Intl.DateTimeFormatOptions, value: boolean): Intl.DateTimeFormatOptions {
-  options.hour12 = value;
-  return options;
-}
-
-function digitCondition(prop: string, len: number): Intl.DateTimeFormatOptions {
-  const result: {[k: string]: string} = {};
-  result[prop] = len === 2 ? '2-digit' : 'numeric';
-  return result;
-}
-
-function nameCondition(prop: string, len: number): Intl.DateTimeFormatOptions {
-  const result: {[k: string]: string} = {};
-  if (len < 4) {
-    result[prop] = len > 1 ? 'short' : 'narrow';
-  } else {
-    result[prop] = 'long';
-  }
-
-  return result;
-}
-
-function combine(options: Intl.DateTimeFormatOptions[]): Intl.DateTimeFormatOptions {
-  return (<any>Object).assign({}, ...options);
-}
-
-function datePartGetterFactory(ret: Intl.DateTimeFormatOptions): DateFormatterFn {
-  return (date: Date, locale: string): string => intlDateFormat(date, locale, ret);
-}
-
-const DATE_FORMATTER_CACHE = new Map<string, string[]>();
-
-function dateFormatter(format: string, date: Date, locale: string): string {
-  const fn = PATTERN_ALIASES[format];
-
-  if (fn) return fn(date, locale);
-
-  const cacheKey = format;
-  let parts = DATE_FORMATTER_CACHE.get(cacheKey);
-
-  if (!parts) {
-    parts = [];
-    let match: RegExpExecArray;
-    DATE_FORMATS_SPLIT.exec(format);
-
-    while (format) {
-      match = DATE_FORMATS_SPLIT.exec(format);
-      if (match) {
-        parts = parts.concat(match.slice(1));
-        format = parts.pop();
-      } else {
-        parts.push(format);
-        format = null;
-      }
-    }
-
-    DATE_FORMATTER_CACHE.set(cacheKey, parts);
-  }
-
-  return parts.reduce((text, part) => {
-    const fn = DATE_FORMATS[part];
-    return text + (fn ? fn(date, locale) : partToTime(part));
-  }, '');
-}
-
-function partToTime(part: string): string {
-  return part === '\'\'' ? '\'' : part.replace(/(^'|'$)/g, '').replace(/''/g, '\'');
-}
-
-export class DateFormatter {
-  static format(date: Date, locale: string, pattern: string): string {
-    return dateFormatter(pattern, date, locale);
-  }
-}
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/pipes/json_pipe.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/pipes/json_pipe.ts
@ -8,6 +8,10 @@

 import {Pipe, PipeTransform} from '@angular/core';

+import {Json} from '../facade/lang';
+
+
+
 /**
 * @ngModule CommonModule
 * @whatItDoes Converts value into JSON string.
@ -23,5 +27,5 @@ import {Pipe, PipeTransform} from '@angular/core';
 */
@Pipe({name: 'json', pure: false})
 export class JsonPipe implements PipeTransform {
-  transform(value: any): string { return JSON.stringify(value, null, 2); }
+  transform(value: any): string { return Json.stringify(value); }
 }
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/pipes/lowercase_pipe.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/pipes/lowercase_pipe.ts
@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {Pipe, PipeTransform} from '@angular/core';
+import {isBlank} from '../facade/lang';
+import {InvalidPipeArgumentError} from './invalid_pipe_argument_error';
+
+
+/**
+ * @ngModule CommonModule
+ * @whatItDoes Transforms string to lowercase.
+ * @howToUse `expression | lowercase`
+ * @description
+ *
+ * Converts value into lowercase string using `String.prototype.toLowerCase()`.
+ *
+ * ### Example
+ *
+ * {@example common/pipes/ts/lowerupper_pipe.ts region='LowerUpperPipe'}
+ *
+ * @stable
+ */
+@Pipe({name: 'lowercase'})
+export class LowerCasePipe implements PipeTransform {
+  transform(value: string): string {
+    if (isBlank(value)) return value;
+    if (typeof value !== 'string') {
+      throw new InvalidPipeArgumentError(LowerCasePipe, value);
+    }
+    return value.toLowerCase();
+  }
+}
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/pipes/number_pipe.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/pipes/number_pipe.ts
@ -8,9 +8,9 @@

 import {Inject, LOCALE_ID, Pipe, PipeTransform, Type} from '@angular/core';

+import {NumberFormatStyle, NumberFormatter} from '../facade/intl';
 import {NumberWrapper, isBlank, isPresent} from '../facade/lang';

-import {NumberFormatStyle, NumberFormatter} from './intl';
 import {InvalidPipeArgumentError} from './invalid_pipe_argument_error';

 const _NUMBER_FORMAT_REGEXP = /^(\d+)?\.((\d+)(-(\d+))?)?$/;
@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function formatNumber(
  }

  if (digits) {
-    const parts = digits.match(_NUMBER_FORMAT_REGEXP);
+    let parts = digits.match(_NUMBER_FORMAT_REGEXP);
    if (parts === null) {
      throw new Error(`${digits} is not a valid digit info for number pipes`);
    }
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/pipes/uppercase_pipe.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/pipes/uppercase_pipe.ts
@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {Pipe, PipeTransform} from '@angular/core';
+import {isBlank} from '../facade/lang';
+import {InvalidPipeArgumentError} from './invalid_pipe_argument_error';
+
+/**
+ * @ngModule CommonModule
+ * @whatItDoes Transforms string to uppercase.
+ * @howToUse `expression | uppercase`
+ * @description
+ *
+ * Converts value into lowercase string using `String.prototype.toUpperCase()`.
+ *
+ * ### Example
+ *
+ * {@example common/pipes/ts/lowerupper_pipe.ts region='LowerUpperPipe'}
+ *
+ * @stable
+ */
+@Pipe({name: 'uppercase'})
+export class UpperCasePipe implements PipeTransform {
+  transform(value: string): string {
+    if (isBlank(value)) return value;
+    if (typeof value !== 'string') {
+      throw new InvalidPipeArgumentError(UpperCasePipe, value);
+    }
+    return value.toUpperCase();
+  }
+}
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/version.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/version.ts
@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
- * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
- */
-
-/**
- * @module
- * @description
- * Entry point for all public APIs of the common package.
- */
-
-import {Version} from '@angular/core';
-/**
- * @stable
- */
-export const VERSION = new Version('0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER');
--- a/modules/@angular/common/test/directives/ng_class_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/test/directives/ng_class_spec.ts
@ -8,6 +8,7 @@

 import {Component} from '@angular/core';
 import {ComponentFixture, TestBed, async} from '@angular/core/testing';
+import {beforeEach, describe, expect, it} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';

 export function main() {
  describe('binding to CSS class list', () => {
@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ export function main() {

      it('should add and remove classes based on changes to the expression object', async(() => {
           fixture = createTestComponent('<div [ngClass]="objExpr"></div>');
-           const objExpr = getComponent().objExpr;
+           let objExpr = getComponent().objExpr;

           detectChangesAndExpectClassName('foo');

@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ export function main() {

      it('should add and remove classes based on changes to the expression', async(() => {
           fixture = createTestComponent('<div [ngClass]="arrExpr"></div>');
-           const arrExpr = getComponent().arrExpr;
+           let arrExpr = getComponent().arrExpr;
           detectChangesAndExpectClassName('foo');

           arrExpr.push('bar');
@ -186,13 +187,6 @@ export function main() {
           getComponent().arrExpr = ['foo bar   baz foobar'];
           detectChangesAndExpectClassName('foo bar baz foobar');
         }));
-
-      it('should throw with descriptive error message when CSS class is not a string', () => {
-        fixture = createTestComponent(`<div [ngClass]="['foo', {}]"></div>`);
-        expect(() => fixture.detectChanges())
-            .toThrowError(
-                /NgClass can only toggle CSS classes expressed as strings, got \[object Object\]/);
-      });
    });

    describe('expressions evaluating to sets', () => {
@ -259,7 +253,7 @@ export function main() {

      it('should co-operate with the class attribute', async(() => {
           fixture = createTestComponent('<div [ngClass]="objExpr" class="init foo"></div>');
-           const objExpr = getComponent().objExpr;
+           let objExpr = getComponent().objExpr;

           objExpr['bar'] = true;
           detectChangesAndExpectClassName('init foo bar');
@ -273,7 +267,7 @@ export function main() {

      it('should co-operate with the interpolated class attribute', async(() => {
           fixture = createTestComponent(`<div [ngClass]="objExpr" class="{{'init foo'}}"></div>`);
-           const objExpr = getComponent().objExpr;
+           let objExpr = getComponent().objExpr;

           objExpr['bar'] = true;
           detectChangesAndExpectClassName(`init foo bar`);
@ -288,7 +282,7 @@ export function main() {
      it('should co-operate with the class attribute and binding to it', async(() => {
           fixture =
               createTestComponent(`<div [ngClass]="objExpr" class="init" [class]="'foo'"></div>`);
-           const objExpr = getComponent().objExpr;
+           let objExpr = getComponent().objExpr;

           objExpr['bar'] = true;
           detectChangesAndExpectClassName(`init foo bar`);
@ -304,7 +298,7 @@ export function main() {
           const template =
               '<div class="init foo" [ngClass]="objExpr" [class.baz]="condition"></div>';
           fixture = createTestComponent(template);
-           const objExpr = getComponent().objExpr;
+           let objExpr = getComponent().objExpr;

           detectChangesAndExpectClassName('init foo baz');

@ -322,7 +316,7 @@ export function main() {
         async(() => {
           const template = '<div class="init" [ngClass]="objExpr" [class]="strExpr"></div>';
           fixture = createTestComponent(template);
-           const cmp = getComponent();
+           let cmp = getComponent();

           detectChangesAndExpectClassName('init foo');

--- a/modules/@angular/common/test/directives/ng_for_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/test/directives/ng_for_spec.ts
@ -294,27 +294,6 @@ export function main() {
       }));

    describe('track by', () => {
-      it('should console.warn if trackBy is not a function', async(() => {
-           // TODO(vicb): expect a warning message when we have a proper log service
-           const template =
-               `<template ngFor let-item [ngForOf]="items" [ngForTrackBy]="value"></template>`;
-           fixture = createTestComponent(template);
-           fixture.componentInstance.value = 0;
-           fixture.detectChanges();
-         }));
-
-      it('should track by identity when trackBy is to `null` or `undefined`', async(() => {
-           // TODO(vicb): expect no warning message when we have a proper log service
-           const template =
-               `<template ngFor let-item [ngForOf]="items" [ngForTrackBy]="value">{{ item }}</template>`;
-           fixture = createTestComponent(template);
-           fixture.componentInstance.items = ['a', 'b', 'c'];
-           fixture.componentInstance.value = null;
-           detectChangesAndExpectText('abc');
-           fixture.componentInstance.value = undefined;
-           detectChangesAndExpectText('abc');
-         }));
-
      it('should set the context to the component instance', async(() => {
           const template =
               `<template ngFor let-item [ngForOf]="items" [ngForTrackBy]="trackByContext.bind(this)"></template>`;
@ -354,7 +333,6 @@ export function main() {
           getComponent().items = [{'id': 'a', 'color': 'red'}];
           detectChangesAndExpectText('red');
         }));
-
      it('should move items around and keep them updated ', async(() => {
           const template =
               `<div><template ngFor let-item [ngForOf]="items" [ngForTrackBy]="trackById">{{item['color']}}</template></div>`;
@ -390,7 +368,6 @@ class Foo {
@Component({selector: 'test-cmp', template: ''})
 class TestComponent {
  @ContentChild(TemplateRef) contentTpl: TemplateRef<Object>;
-  value: any;
  items: any[] = [1, 2];
  trackById(index: number, item: any): string { return item['id']; }
  trackByIndex(index: number, item: any): number { return index; }
--- a/modules/@angular/common/test/directives/ng_if_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/test/directives/ng_if_spec.ts
@ -153,78 +153,6 @@ export function main() {
         expect(getDOM().hasClass(getDOM().querySelector(fixture.nativeElement, 'span'), 'foo'))
             .toBe(true);
       }));
-
-    describe('else', () => {
-      it('should support else', async(() => {
-           const template = '<div>' +
-               '<span *ngIf="booleanCondition; else elseBlock">TRUE</span>' +
-               '<template #elseBlock>FALSE</template>' +
-               '</div>';
-
-           fixture = createTestComponent(template);
-
-           fixture.detectChanges();
-           expect(fixture.nativeElement).toHaveText('TRUE');
-
-           getComponent().booleanCondition = false;
-           fixture.detectChanges();
-           expect(fixture.nativeElement).toHaveText('FALSE');
-         }));
-
-      it('should support then and else', async(() => {
-           const template = '<div>' +
-               '<span *ngIf="booleanCondition; then thenBlock; else elseBlock">IGNORE</span>' +
-               '<template #thenBlock>THEN</template>' +
-               '<template #elseBlock>ELSE</template>' +
-               '</div>';
-
-           fixture = createTestComponent(template);
-
-           fixture.detectChanges();
-           expect(fixture.nativeElement).toHaveText('THEN');
-
-           getComponent().booleanCondition = false;
-           fixture.detectChanges();
-           expect(fixture.nativeElement).toHaveText('ELSE');
-         }));
-
-      it('should support dynamic else', async(() => {
-           const template = '<div>' +
-               '<span *ngIf="booleanCondition; else nestedBooleanCondition ? b1 : b2">TRUE</span>' +
-               '<template #b1>FALSE1</template>' +
-               '<template #b2>FALSE2</template>' +
-               '</div>';
-
-           fixture = createTestComponent(template);
-
-           fixture.detectChanges();
-           expect(fixture.nativeElement).toHaveText('TRUE');
-
-           getComponent().booleanCondition = false;
-           fixture.detectChanges();
-           expect(fixture.nativeElement).toHaveText('FALSE1');
-
-           getComponent().nestedBooleanCondition = false;
-           fixture.detectChanges();
-           expect(fixture.nativeElement).toHaveText('FALSE2');
-         }));
-
-      it('should support binding to variable', async(() => {
-           const template = '<div>' +
-               '<span *ngIf="booleanCondition; else elseBlock; let v">{{v}}</span>' +
-               '<template #elseBlock let-v>{{v}}</template>' +
-               '</div>';
-
-           fixture = createTestComponent(template);
-
-           fixture.detectChanges();
-           expect(fixture.nativeElement).toHaveText('true');
-
-           getComponent().booleanCondition = false;
-           fixture.detectChanges();
-           expect(fixture.nativeElement).toHaveText('false');
-         }));
-    });
  });
 }

--- a/modules/@angular/common/test/directives/ng_switch_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/test/directives/ng_switch_spec.ts
@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 */

 import {CommonModule} from '@angular/common';
-import {Attribute, Component, Directive} from '@angular/core';
-import {ComponentFixture, TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
+import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+import {ComponentFixture, TestBed, async} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {expect} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/matchers';

 export function main() {
@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export function main() {
    });

    describe('switch value changes', () => {
-      it('should switch amongst when values', () => {
+      it('should switch amongst when values', async(() => {
           const template = '<div>' +
               '<ul [ngSwitch]="switchValue">' +
               '<template ngSwitchCase="a"><li>when a</li></template>' +
@ -48,9 +48,28 @@ export function main() {

           getComponent().switchValue = 'b';
           detectChangesAndExpectText('when b');
-      });
+         }));

-      it('should switch amongst when values with fallback to default', () => {
+      // TODO(robwormald): deprecate and remove
+      it('should switch amongst when values using switchCase', async(() => {
+           const template = '<div>' +
+               '<ul [ngSwitch]="switchValue">' +
+               '<template ngSwitchCase="a"><li>when a</li></template>' +
+               '<template ngSwitchCase="b"><li>when b</li></template>' +
+               '</ul></div>';
+
+           fixture = createTestComponent(template);
+
+           detectChangesAndExpectText('');
+
+           getComponent().switchValue = 'a';
+           detectChangesAndExpectText('when a');
+
+           getComponent().switchValue = 'b';
+           detectChangesAndExpectText('when b');
+         }));
+
+      it('should switch amongst when values with fallback to default', async(() => {
           const template = '<div>' +
               '<ul [ngSwitch]="switchValue">' +
               '<li template="ngSwitchCase \'a\'">when a</li>' +
@ -65,12 +84,9 @@ export function main() {

           getComponent().switchValue = 'b';
           detectChangesAndExpectText('when default');
+         }));

-        getComponent().switchValue = 'c';
-        detectChangesAndExpectText('when default');
-      });
-
-      it('should support multiple whens with the same value', () => {
+      it('should support multiple whens with the same value', async(() => {
           const template = '<div>' +
               '<ul [ngSwitch]="switchValue">' +
               '<template ngSwitchCase="a"><li>when a1;</li></template>' +
@ -89,11 +105,11 @@ export function main() {

           getComponent().switchValue = 'b';
           detectChangesAndExpectText('when b1;when b2;');
-      });
+         }));
    });

    describe('when values changes', () => {
-      it('should switch amongst when values', () => {
+      it('should switch amongst when values', async(() => {
           const template = '<div>' +
               '<ul [ngSwitch]="switchValue">' +
               '<template [ngSwitchCase]="when1"><li>when 1;</li></template>' +
@ -118,67 +134,7 @@ export function main() {

           getComponent().when1 = 'd';
           detectChangesAndExpectText('when default;');
-      });
-    });
-
-    describe('corner cases', () => {
-
-      it('should not create the default case if another case matches', () => {
-        const log: string[] = [];
-
-        @Directive({selector: '[test]'})
-        class TestDirective {
-          constructor(@Attribute('test') test: string) { log.push(test); }
-        }
-
-        const template = '<div [ngSwitch]="switchValue">' +
-            '<div *ngSwitchCase="\'a\'" test="aCase"></div>' +
-            '<div *ngSwitchDefault test="defaultCase"></div>' +
-            '</div>';
-
-        TestBed.configureTestingModule({declarations: [TestDirective]});
-        TestBed.overrideComponent(TestComponent, {set: {template: template}})
-            .createComponent(TestComponent);
-        const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(TestComponent);
-        fixture.componentInstance.switchValue = 'a';
-
-        fixture.detectChanges();
-
-        expect(log).toEqual(['aCase']);
-      });
-
-      it('should create the default case if there is no other case', () => {
-        const template = '<div>' +
-            '<ul [ngSwitch]="switchValue">' +
-            '<template ngSwitchDefault><li>when default1;</li></template>' +
-            '<template ngSwitchDefault><li>when default2;</li></template>' +
-            '</ul></div>';
-
-        fixture = createTestComponent(template);
-        detectChangesAndExpectText('when default1;when default2;');
-
-      });
-
-      it('should allow defaults before cases', () => {
-        const template = '<div>' +
-            '<ul [ngSwitch]="switchValue">' +
-            '<template ngSwitchDefault><li>when default1;</li></template>' +
-            '<template ngSwitchDefault><li>when default2;</li></template>' +
-            '<template ngSwitchCase="a"><li>when a1;</li></template>' +
-            '<template ngSwitchCase="b"><li>when b1;</li></template>' +
-            '<template ngSwitchCase="a"><li>when a2;</li></template>' +
-            '<template ngSwitchCase="b"><li>when b2;</li></template>' +
-            '</ul></div>';
-
-        fixture = createTestComponent(template);
-        detectChangesAndExpectText('when default1;when default2;');
-
-        getComponent().switchValue = 'a';
-        detectChangesAndExpectText('when a1;when a2;');
-
-        getComponent().switchValue = 'b';
-        detectChangesAndExpectText('when b1;when b2;');
-      });
+         }));
    });
  });
 }
--- a/modules/@angular/common/test/localization_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/test/localization_spec.ts
@ -7,10 +7,13 @@
 */

 import {LOCALE_ID} from '@angular/core';
-import {TestBed, inject} from '@angular/core/testing';
+import {TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
+import {beforeEach, describe, inject, it} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
+import {expect} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/matchers';

 import {NgLocaleLocalization, NgLocalization, getPluralCategory} from '../src/localization';

+
 export function main() {
  describe('l10n', () => {

@ -138,23 +141,6 @@ export function main() {
        expect(getPluralCategory(5, ['one', 'other', '=5'], l10n)).toEqual('=5');
        expect(getPluralCategory(6, ['one', 'other', '=5'], l10n)).toEqual('other');
      });
-
-      it('should fallback to other when the case is not present', () => {
-        const l10n = new NgLocaleLocalization('ro');
-        expect(getPluralCategory(1, ['one', 'other'], l10n)).toEqual('one');
-        // 2 -> 'few'
-        expect(getPluralCategory(2, ['one', 'other'], l10n)).toEqual('other');
-      });
-
-      describe('errors', () => {
-        it('should report an error when the "other" category is not present', () => {
-          expect(() => {
-            const l10n = new NgLocaleLocalization('ro');
-            // 2 -> 'few'
-            getPluralCategory(2, ['one'], l10n);
-          }).toThrowError('No plural message found for value "2"');
-        });
-      });
    });
  });
 }
--- a/modules/@angular/common/test/pipes/async_pipe_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/test/pipes/async_pipe_spec.ts
@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ export function main() {
  describe('AsyncPipe', () => {

    describe('Observable', () => {
-      let emitter: EventEmitter<any>;
-      let pipe: AsyncPipe;
-      let ref: any;
-      const message = {};
+      var emitter: EventEmitter<any>;
+      var pipe: AsyncPipe;
+      var ref: any;
+      var message = {};

      beforeEach(() => {
        emitter = new EventEmitter();
@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export function main() {
           inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
             pipe.transform(emitter);

-             const newEmitter = new EventEmitter();
+             var newEmitter = new EventEmitter();
             expect(pipe.transform(newEmitter)).toBe(null);
             emitter.emit(message);

@ -104,14 +104,14 @@ export function main() {
    });

    describe('Promise', () => {
-      const message = new Object();
-      let pipe: AsyncPipe;
-      let resolve: (result: any) => void;
-      let reject: (error: any) => void;
-      let promise: Promise<any>;
-      let ref: SpyChangeDetectorRef;
+      var message = new Object();
+      var pipe: AsyncPipe;
+      var resolve: (result: any) => void;
+      var reject: (error: any) => void;
+      var promise: Promise<any>;
+      var ref: SpyChangeDetectorRef;
      // adds longer timers for passing tests in IE
-      const timer = (getDOM() && browserDetection.isIE) ? 50 : 10;
+      var timer = (getDOM() && browserDetection.isIE) ? 50 : 10;

      beforeEach(() => {
        promise = new Promise((res, rej) => {
@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ export function main() {
           inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
             pipe.transform(promise);

-             promise = new Promise<any>(() => {});
+             var promise = new Promise<any>(() => {});
             expect(pipe.transform(promise)).toBe(null);

             // this should not affect the pipe, so it should return WrappedValue
@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ export function main() {

        it('should request a change detection check upon receiving a new value',
           inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async: AsyncTestCompleter) => {
-             const markForCheck = ref.spy('markForCheck');
+             var markForCheck = ref.spy('markForCheck');
             pipe.transform(promise);
             resolve(message);

@ -202,14 +202,14 @@ export function main() {

    describe('null', () => {
      it('should return null when given null', () => {
-        const pipe = new AsyncPipe(null);
+        var pipe = new AsyncPipe(null);
        expect(pipe.transform(null)).toEqual(null);
      });
    });

    describe('other types', () => {
      it('should throw when given an invalid object', () => {
-        const pipe = new AsyncPipe(null);
+        var pipe = new AsyncPipe(null);
        expect(() => pipe.transform(<any>'some bogus object')).toThrowError();
      });
    });
--- a/modules/@angular/common/test/pipes/case_conversion_pipes_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/test/pipes/case_conversion_pipes_spec.ts
@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
- * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
- */
-
-import {LowerCasePipe, TitleCasePipe, UpperCasePipe} from '@angular/common';
-
-export function main() {
-  describe('LowerCasePipe', () => {
-    let pipe: LowerCasePipe;
-
-    beforeEach(() => { pipe = new LowerCasePipe(); });
-
-    it('should return lowercase', () => { expect(pipe.transform('FOO')).toEqual('foo'); });
-
-    it('should lowercase when there is a new value', () => {
-      expect(pipe.transform('FOO')).toEqual('foo');
-      expect(pipe.transform('BAr')).toEqual('bar');
-    });
-
-    it('should not support other objects',
-       () => { expect(() => pipe.transform(<any>{})).toThrowError(); });
-  });
-
-  describe('TitleCasePipe', () => {
-    let pipe: TitleCasePipe;
-
-    beforeEach(() => { pipe = new TitleCasePipe(); });
-
-    it('should return titlecase', () => { expect(pipe.transform('foo')).toEqual('Foo'); });
-
-    it('should return titlecase for subsequent words',
-       () => { expect(pipe.transform('one TWO Three fouR')).toEqual('One Two Three Four'); });
-
-    it('should support empty strings', () => { expect(pipe.transform('')).toEqual(''); });
-
-    it('should persist whitespace',
-       () => { expect(pipe.transform('one   two')).toEqual('One   Two'); });
-
-    it('should titlecase when there is a new value', () => {
-      expect(pipe.transform('bar')).toEqual('Bar');
-      expect(pipe.transform('foo')).toEqual('Foo');
-    });
-
-    it('should not support other objects',
-       () => { expect(() => pipe.transform(<any>{})).toThrowError(); });
-  });
-
-  describe('UpperCasePipe', () => {
-    let pipe: UpperCasePipe;
-
-    beforeEach(() => { pipe = new UpperCasePipe(); });
-
-    it('should return uppercase', () => { expect(pipe.transform('foo')).toEqual('FOO'); });
-
-    it('should uppercase when there is a new value', () => {
-      expect(pipe.transform('foo')).toEqual('FOO');
-      expect(pipe.transform('bar')).toEqual('BAR');
-    });
-
-    it('should not support other objects',
-       () => { expect(() => pipe.transform(<any>{})).toThrowError(); });
-  });
-}
--- a/modules/@angular/common/test/pipes/date_pipe_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/test/pipes/date_pipe_spec.ts
@ -8,18 +8,13 @@

 import {DatePipe} from '@angular/common';
 import {PipeResolver} from '@angular/compiler/src/pipe_resolver';
+import {beforeEach, describe, expect, it} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 import {browserDetection} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/browser_util';

 export function main() {
  describe('DatePipe', () => {
-    let date: Date;
-    const isoStringWithoutTime = '2015-01-01';
-    let pipe: DatePipe;
-
-    // Check the transformation of a date into a pattern
-    function expectDateFormatAs(date: Date | string, pattern: any, output: string): void {
-      expect(pipe.transform(date, pattern)).toEqual(output);
-    }
+    var date: Date;
+    var pipe: DatePipe;

    // TODO: reactivate the disabled expectations once emulators are fixed in SauceLabs
    // In some old versions of Chrome in Android emulators, time formatting returns dates in the
@ -39,9 +34,7 @@ export function main() {

    describe('supports', () => {
      it('should support date', () => { expect(() => pipe.transform(date)).not.toThrow(); });
-
      it('should support int', () => { expect(() => pipe.transform(123456789)).not.toThrow(); });
-
      it('should support numeric strings',
         () => { expect(() => pipe.transform('123456789')).not.toThrow(); });

@ -49,143 +42,85 @@ export function main() {
         () => { expect(() => pipe.transform('123456789.11')).not.toThrow(); });

      it('should support ISO string',
-         () => expect(() => pipe.transform('2015-06-15T21:43:11Z')).not.toThrow());
+         () => { expect(() => pipe.transform('2015-06-15T21:43:11Z')).not.toThrow(); });

-      it('should return null for empty string', () => expect(pipe.transform('')).toEqual(null));
-
-      it('should support ISO string without time',
-         () => { expect(() => pipe.transform(isoStringWithoutTime)).not.toThrow(); });
-
-      it('should not support other objects',
-         () => { expect(() => pipe.transform({})).toThrowError(); });
+      it('should not support other objects', () => {
+        expect(() => pipe.transform({})).toThrow();
+        expect(() => pipe.transform('')).toThrow();
+      });
    });

    describe('transform', () => {
      it('should format each component correctly', () => {
-        const dateFixtures: any = {
-          'y': '2015',
-          'yy': '15',
-          'M': '6',
-          'MM': '06',
-          'MMM': 'Jun',
-          'MMMM': 'June',
-          'd': '15',
-          'dd': '15',
-          'EEE': 'Mon',
-          'EEEE': 'Monday'
-        };
-
-        const isoStringWithoutTimeFixtures: any = {
-          'y': '2015',
-          'yy': '15',
-          'M': '1',
-          'MM': '01',
-          'MMM': 'Jan',
-          'MMMM': 'January',
-          'd': '1',
-          'dd': '01',
-          'EEE': 'Thu',
-          'EEEE': 'Thursday'
-        };
-
+        expect(pipe.transform(date, 'y')).toEqual('2015');
+        expect(pipe.transform(date, 'yy')).toEqual('15');
+        expect(pipe.transform(date, 'M')).toEqual('6');
+        expect(pipe.transform(date, 'MM')).toEqual('06');
+        expect(pipe.transform(date, 'MMM')).toEqual('Jun');
+        expect(pipe.transform(date, 'MMMM')).toEqual('June');
+        expect(pipe.transform(date, 'd')).toEqual('15');
+        expect(pipe.transform(date, 'E')).toEqual('Mon');
+        expect(pipe.transform(date, 'EEEE')).toEqual('Monday');
        if (!browserDetection.isOldChrome) {
-          dateFixtures['h'] = '9';
-          dateFixtures['hh'] = '09';
-          dateFixtures['j'] = '9 AM';
-          isoStringWithoutTimeFixtures['h'] = '12';
-          isoStringWithoutTimeFixtures['hh'] = '12';
-          isoStringWithoutTimeFixtures['j'] = '12 AM';
+          expect(pipe.transform(date, 'h')).toEqual('9');
+          expect(pipe.transform(date, 'hh')).toEqual('09');
+          expect(pipe.transform(date, 'j')).toEqual('9 AM');
        }
-
        // IE and Edge can't format a date to minutes and seconds without hours
        if (!browserDetection.isEdge && !browserDetection.isIE ||
            !browserDetection.supportsNativeIntlApi) {
          if (!browserDetection.isOldChrome) {
-            dateFixtures['HH'] = '09';
-            isoStringWithoutTimeFixtures['HH'] = '00';
+            expect(pipe.transform(date, 'HH')).toEqual('09');
          }
-          dateFixtures['E'] = 'M';
-          dateFixtures['L'] = 'J';
-          dateFixtures['m'] = '3';
-          dateFixtures['s'] = '1';
-          dateFixtures['mm'] = '03';
-          dateFixtures['ss'] = '01';
-          isoStringWithoutTimeFixtures['m'] = '0';
-          isoStringWithoutTimeFixtures['s'] = '0';
-          isoStringWithoutTimeFixtures['mm'] = '00';
-          isoStringWithoutTimeFixtures['ss'] = '00';
+          expect(pipe.transform(date, 'm')).toEqual('3');
+          expect(pipe.transform(date, 's')).toEqual('1');
+          expect(pipe.transform(date, 'mm')).toEqual('03');
+          expect(pipe.transform(date, 'ss')).toEqual('01');
        }
-
-        Object.keys(dateFixtures).forEach((pattern: string) => {
-          expectDateFormatAs(date, pattern, dateFixtures[pattern]);
-        });
-
-        Object.keys(isoStringWithoutTimeFixtures).forEach((pattern: string) => {
-          expectDateFormatAs(isoStringWithoutTime, pattern, isoStringWithoutTimeFixtures[pattern]);
-        });
-
        expect(pipe.transform(date, 'Z')).toBeDefined();
      });

      it('should format common multi component patterns', () => {
-        const dateFixtures: any = {
-          'EEE, M/d/y': 'Mon, 6/15/2015',
-          'EEE, M/d': 'Mon, 6/15',
-          'MMM d': 'Jun 15',
-          'dd/MM/yyyy': '15/06/2015',
-          'MM/dd/yyyy': '06/15/2015',
-          'yMEEEd': '20156Mon15',
-          'MEEEd': '6Mon15',
-          'MMMd': 'Jun15',
-          'yMMMMEEEEd': 'Monday, June 15, 2015'
-        };
-
+        expect(pipe.transform(date, 'E, M/d/y')).toEqual('Mon, 6/15/2015');
+        expect(pipe.transform(date, 'E, M/d')).toEqual('Mon, 6/15');
+        expect(pipe.transform(date, 'MMM d')).toEqual('Jun 15');
+        expect(pipe.transform(date, 'dd/MM/yyyy')).toEqual('15/06/2015');
+        expect(pipe.transform(date, 'MM/dd/yyyy')).toEqual('06/15/2015');
+        expect(pipe.transform(date, 'yMEd')).toEqual('20156Mon15');
+        expect(pipe.transform(date, 'MEd')).toEqual('6Mon15');
+        expect(pipe.transform(date, 'MMMd')).toEqual('Jun15');
+        expect(pipe.transform(date, 'yMMMMEEEEd')).toEqual('Monday, June 15, 2015');
        // IE and Edge can't format a date to minutes and seconds without hours
        if (!browserDetection.isEdge && !browserDetection.isIE ||
            !browserDetection.supportsNativeIntlApi) {
-          dateFixtures['ms'] = '31';
+          expect(pipe.transform(date, 'ms')).toEqual('31');
        }
-
        if (!browserDetection.isOldChrome) {
-          dateFixtures['jm'] = '9:03 AM';
+          expect(pipe.transform(date, 'jm')).toEqual('9:03 AM');
        }
-
-        Object.keys(dateFixtures).forEach((pattern: string) => {
-          expectDateFormatAs(date, pattern, dateFixtures[pattern]);
-        });
-
      });

      it('should format with pattern aliases', () => {
-        const dateFixtures: any = {
-          'MM/dd/yyyy': '06/15/2015',
-          'fullDate': 'Monday, June 15, 2015',
-          'longDate': 'June 15, 2015',
-          'mediumDate': 'Jun 15, 2015',
-          'shortDate': '6/15/2015'
-        };
-
        if (!browserDetection.isOldChrome) {
          // IE and Edge do not add a coma after the year in these 2 cases
          if ((browserDetection.isEdge || browserDetection.isIE) &&
              browserDetection.supportsNativeIntlApi) {
-            dateFixtures['medium'] = 'Jun 15, 2015 9:03:01 AM';
-            dateFixtures['short'] = '6/15/2015 9:03 AM';
+            expect(pipe.transform(date, 'medium')).toEqual('Jun 15, 2015 9:03:01 AM');
+            expect(pipe.transform(date, 'short')).toEqual('6/15/2015 9:03 AM');
          } else {
-            dateFixtures['medium'] = 'Jun 15, 2015, 9:03:01 AM';
-            dateFixtures['short'] = '6/15/2015, 9:03 AM';
+            expect(pipe.transform(date, 'medium')).toEqual('Jun 15, 2015, 9:03:01 AM');
+            expect(pipe.transform(date, 'short')).toEqual('6/15/2015, 9:03 AM');
          }
        }
-
+        expect(pipe.transform(date, 'MM/dd/yyyy')).toEqual('06/15/2015');
+        expect(pipe.transform(date, 'fullDate')).toEqual('Monday, June 15, 2015');
+        expect(pipe.transform(date, 'longDate')).toEqual('June 15, 2015');
+        expect(pipe.transform(date, 'mediumDate')).toEqual('Jun 15, 2015');
+        expect(pipe.transform(date, 'shortDate')).toEqual('6/15/2015');
        if (!browserDetection.isOldChrome) {
-          dateFixtures['mediumTime'] = '9:03:01 AM';
-          dateFixtures['shortTime'] = '9:03 AM';
+          expect(pipe.transform(date, 'mediumTime')).toEqual('9:03:01 AM');
+          expect(pipe.transform(date, 'shortTime')).toEqual('9:03 AM');
        }
-
-        Object.keys(dateFixtures).forEach((pattern: string) => {
-          expectDateFormatAs(date, pattern, dateFixtures[pattern]);
-        });
-
      });

      it('should remove bidi control characters',
--- a/modules/@angular/common/test/pipes/i18n_plural_pipe_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/test/pipes/i18n_plural_pipe_spec.ts
@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ import {beforeEach, describe, expect, it} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_in

 export function main() {
  describe('I18nPluralPipe', () => {
-    let localization: NgLocalization;
-    let pipe: I18nPluralPipe;
+    var localization: NgLocalization;
+    var pipe: I18nPluralPipe;

-    const mapping = {
+    var mapping = {
      '=0': 'No messages.',
      '=1': 'One message.',
      'many': 'Many messages.',
@ -32,27 +32,27 @@ export function main() {

    describe('transform', () => {
      it('should return 0 text if value is 0', () => {
-        const val = pipe.transform(0, mapping);
+        var val = pipe.transform(0, mapping);
        expect(val).toEqual('No messages.');
      });

      it('should return 1 text if value is 1', () => {
-        const val = pipe.transform(1, mapping);
+        var val = pipe.transform(1, mapping);
        expect(val).toEqual('One message.');
      });

      it('should return category messages', () => {
-        const val = pipe.transform(4, mapping);
+        var val = pipe.transform(4, mapping);
        expect(val).toEqual('Many messages.');
      });

      it('should interpolate the value into the text where indicated', () => {
-        const val = pipe.transform(6, mapping);
+        var val = pipe.transform(6, mapping);
        expect(val).toEqual('There are 6 messages, that is 6.');
      });

      it('should use "" if value is undefined', () => {
-        const val = pipe.transform(void(0), mapping);
+        var val = pipe.transform(void(0), mapping);
        expect(val).toEqual('');
      });

--- a/modules/@angular/common/test/pipes/i18n_select_pipe_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/test/pipes/i18n_select_pipe_spec.ts
@ -8,35 +8,40 @@

 import {I18nSelectPipe} from '@angular/common';
 import {PipeResolver} from '@angular/compiler/src/pipe_resolver';
+import {beforeEach, describe, expect, it} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';

 export function main() {
  describe('I18nSelectPipe', () => {
-    const pipe: I18nSelectPipe = new I18nSelectPipe();
-    const mapping = {'male': 'Invite him.', 'female': 'Invite her.', 'other': 'Invite them.'};
+    var pipe: I18nSelectPipe;
+    var mapping = {'male': 'Invite him.', 'female': 'Invite her.', 'other': 'Invite them.'};
+
+    beforeEach(() => { pipe = new I18nSelectPipe(); });

    it('should be marked as pure',
       () => { expect(new PipeResolver().resolve(I18nSelectPipe).pure).toEqual(true); });

    describe('transform', () => {
-      it('should return the "male" text if value is "male"', () => {
-        const val = pipe.transform('male', mapping);
+      it('should return male text if value is male', () => {
+        var val = pipe.transform('male', mapping);
        expect(val).toEqual('Invite him.');
      });

-      it('should return the "female" text if value is "female"', () => {
-        const val = pipe.transform('female', mapping);
+      it('should return female text if value is female', () => {
+        var val = pipe.transform('female', mapping);
        expect(val).toEqual('Invite her.');
      });

-      it('should return the "other" text if value is neither "male" nor "female"',
-         () => { expect(pipe.transform('Anything else', mapping)).toEqual('Invite them.'); });
-
-      it('should return an empty text if value is null or undefined', () => {
-        expect(pipe.transform(null, mapping)).toEqual('');
-        expect(pipe.transform(void 0, mapping)).toEqual('');
+      it('should return "" if value is anything other than male or female', () => {
+        var val = pipe.transform('Anything else', mapping);
+        expect(val).toEqual('');
      });

-      it('should throw on bad arguments',
+      it('should use "" if value is undefined', () => {
+        var val = pipe.transform(void(0), mapping);
+        expect(val).toEqual('');
+      });
+
+      it('should not support bad arguments',
         () => { expect(() => pipe.transform('male', <any>'hey')).toThrowError(); });
    });

--- a/modules/@angular/common/test/pipes/json_pipe_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/test/pipes/json_pipe_spec.ts
@ -11,14 +11,16 @@ import {Component} from '@angular/core';
 import {TestBed, async} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {expect} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/matchers';

+import {Json, StringWrapper} from '../../src/facade/lang';
+
 export function main() {
  describe('JsonPipe', () => {
-    const regNewLine = '\n';
-    let inceptionObj: any;
-    let inceptionObjString: string;
-    let pipe: JsonPipe;
+    var regNewLine = '\n';
+    var inceptionObj: any;
+    var inceptionObjString: string;
+    var pipe: JsonPipe;

-    function normalize(obj: string): string { return obj.replace(regNewLine, ''); }
+    function normalize(obj: string): string { return StringWrapper.replace(obj, regNewLine, ''); }

    beforeEach(() => {
      inceptionObj = {dream: {dream: {dream: 'Limbo'}}};
@ -39,14 +41,14 @@ export function main() {
         () => { expect(pipe.transform(inceptionObj)).toEqual(inceptionObjString); });

      it('should return JSON-formatted string even when normalized', () => {
-        const dream1 = normalize(pipe.transform(inceptionObj));
-        const dream2 = normalize(inceptionObjString);
+        var dream1 = normalize(pipe.transform(inceptionObj));
+        var dream2 = normalize(inceptionObjString);
        expect(dream1).toEqual(dream2);
      });

      it('should return JSON-formatted string similar to Json.stringify', () => {
-        const dream1 = normalize(pipe.transform(inceptionObj));
-        const dream2 = normalize(JSON.stringify(inceptionObj, null, 2));
+        var dream1 = normalize(pipe.transform(inceptionObj));
+        var dream2 = normalize(Json.stringify(inceptionObj));
        expect(dream1).toEqual(dream2);
      });
    });
@ -63,8 +65,8 @@ export function main() {
      });

      it('should work with mutable objects', async(() => {
-           const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(TestComp);
-           const mutable: number[] = [1];
+           let fixture = TestBed.createComponent(TestComp);
+           let mutable: number[] = [1];
           fixture.componentInstance.data = mutable;
           fixture.detectChanges();
           expect(fixture.nativeElement).toHaveText('[\n  1\n]');
@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ export function main() {
           mutable.push(2);
           fixture.detectChanges();
           expect(fixture.nativeElement).toHaveText('[\n  1,\n  2\n]');
+
         }));
    });
  });
--- a/modules/@angular/common/test/pipes/lowercase_pipe_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/test/pipes/lowercase_pipe_spec.ts
@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {LowerCasePipe} from '@angular/common';
+import {beforeEach, describe, expect, it} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
+
+export function main() {
+  describe('LowerCasePipe', () => {
+    var upper: string;
+    var lower: string;
+    var pipe: LowerCasePipe;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      lower = 'something';
+      upper = 'SOMETHING';
+      pipe = new LowerCasePipe();
+    });
+
+    describe('transform', () => {
+      it('should return lowercase', () => {
+        var val = pipe.transform(upper);
+        expect(val).toEqual(lower);
+      });
+
+      it('should lowercase when there is a new value', () => {
+        var val = pipe.transform(upper);
+        expect(val).toEqual(lower);
+        var val2 = pipe.transform('WAT');
+        expect(val2).toEqual('wat');
+      });
+
+      it('should not support other objects',
+         () => { expect(() => pipe.transform(<any>{})).toThrowError(); });
+    });
+
+  });
+}
--- a/modules/@angular/common/test/pipes/number_pipe_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/test/pipes/number_pipe_spec.ts
@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {browserDetection} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/browser_util';
 export function main() {
  describe('Number pipes', () => {
    describe('DecimalPipe', () => {
-      let pipe: DecimalPipe;
+      var pipe: DecimalPipe;

      beforeEach(() => { pipe = new DecimalPipe('en-US'); });

@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export function main() {
    });

    describe('PercentPipe', () => {
-      let pipe: PercentPipe;
+      var pipe: PercentPipe;

      beforeEach(() => { pipe = new PercentPipe('en-US'); });

@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export function main() {
    });

    describe('CurrencyPipe', () => {
-      let pipe: CurrencyPipe;
+      var pipe: CurrencyPipe;

      beforeEach(() => { pipe = new CurrencyPipe('en-US'); });

--- a/modules/@angular/common/test/pipes/slice_pipe_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/test/pipes/slice_pipe_spec.ts
@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ import {expect} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/matchers';

 export function main() {
  describe('SlicePipe', () => {
-    let list: number[];
-    let str: string;
-    let pipe: SlicePipe;
+    var list: number[];
+    var str: string;
+    var pipe: SlicePipe;

    beforeEach(() => {
      list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ export function main() {
      });

      it('should work with mutable arrays', async(() => {
-           const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(TestComp);
-           const mutable: number[] = [1, 2];
+           let fixture = TestBed.createComponent(TestComp);
+           let mutable: number[] = [1, 2];
           fixture.componentInstance.data = mutable;
           fixture.detectChanges();
           expect(fixture.nativeElement).toHaveText('2');
--- a/modules/@angular/common/test/pipes/uppercase_pipe_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/test/pipes/uppercase_pipe_spec.ts
@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {UpperCasePipe} from '@angular/common';
+import {beforeEach, describe, expect, it} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
+
+export function main() {
+  describe('UpperCasePipe', () => {
+    var upper: string;
+    var lower: string;
+    var pipe: UpperCasePipe;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      lower = 'something';
+      upper = 'SOMETHING';
+      pipe = new UpperCasePipe();
+    });
+
+    describe('transform', () => {
+
+      it('should return uppercase', () => {
+        var val = pipe.transform(lower);
+        expect(val).toEqual(upper);
+      });
+
+      it('should uppercase when there is a new value', () => {
+        var val = pipe.transform(lower);
+        expect(val).toEqual(upper);
+        var val2 = pipe.transform('wat');
+        expect(val2).toEqual('WAT');
+      });
+
+      it('should not support other objects',
+         () => { expect(() => pipe.transform(<any>{})).toThrowError(); });
+    });
+
+  });
+}
--- a/modules/@angular/common/testing/location_mock.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/testing/location_mock.ts
@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ export class SpyLocation implements Location {
  path(): string { return this._history[this._historyIndex].path; }

  isCurrentPathEqualTo(path: string, query: string = ''): boolean {
-    const givenPath = path.endsWith('/') ? path.substring(0, path.length - 1) : path;
-    const currPath =
+    var givenPath = path.endsWith('/') ? path.substring(0, path.length - 1) : path;
+    var currPath =
        this.path().endsWith('/') ? this.path().substring(0, this.path().length - 1) : this.path();

    return currPath == givenPath + (query.length > 0 ? ('?' + query) : '');
@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ export class SpyLocation implements Location {
    this._history.push(new LocationState(path, query));
    this._historyIndex = this._history.length - 1;

-    const locationState = this._history[this._historyIndex - 1];
+    var locationState = this._history[this._historyIndex - 1];
    if (locationState.path == path && locationState.query == query) {
      return;
    }

-    const url = path + (query.length > 0 ? ('?' + query) : '');
+    var url = path + (query.length > 0 ? ('?' + query) : '');
    this.urlChanges.push(url);
    this._subject.emit({'url': url, 'pop': false});
  }
@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export class SpyLocation implements Location {
  replaceState(path: string, query: string = '') {
    path = this.prepareExternalUrl(path);

-    const history = this._history[this._historyIndex];
+    var history = this._history[this._historyIndex];
    if (history.path == path && history.query == query) {
      return;
    }
@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export class SpyLocation implements Location {
    history.path = path;
    history.query = query;

-    const url = path + (query.length > 0 ? ('?' + query) : '');
+    var url = path + (query.length > 0 ? ('?' + query) : '');
    this.urlChanges.push('replace: ' + url);
  }

--- a/modules/@angular/common/testing/mock_location_strategy.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/testing/mock_location_strategy.ts
@ -44,20 +44,20 @@ export class MockLocationStrategy extends LocationStrategy {
  pushState(ctx: any, title: string, path: string, query: string): void {
    this.internalTitle = title;

-    const url = path + (query.length > 0 ? ('?' + query) : '');
+    var url = path + (query.length > 0 ? ('?' + query) : '');
    this.internalPath = url;

-    const externalUrl = this.prepareExternalUrl(url);
+    var externalUrl = this.prepareExternalUrl(url);
    this.urlChanges.push(externalUrl);
  }

  replaceState(ctx: any, title: string, path: string, query: string): void {
    this.internalTitle = title;

-    const url = path + (query.length > 0 ? ('?' + query) : '');
+    var url = path + (query.length > 0 ? ('?' + query) : '');
    this.internalPath = url;

-    const externalUrl = this.prepareExternalUrl(url);
+    var externalUrl = this.prepareExternalUrl(url);
    this.urlChanges.push('replace: ' + externalUrl);
  }

@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export class MockLocationStrategy extends LocationStrategy {
  back(): void {
    if (this.urlChanges.length > 0) {
      this.urlChanges.pop();
-      const nextUrl = this.urlChanges.length > 0 ? this.urlChanges[this.urlChanges.length - 1] : '';
+      var nextUrl = this.urlChanges.length > 0 ? this.urlChanges[this.urlChanges.length - 1] : '';
      this.simulatePopState(nextUrl);
    }
  }
--- a/modules/@angular/common/tsconfig-build.json
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/tsconfig-build.json
@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
    "../../../node_modules/zone.js/dist/zone.js.d.ts"
  ],
  "angularCompilerOptions": {
-    "annotateForClosureCompiler": true,
    "strictMetadataEmit": true
  }
 }
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler-cli/README.md
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler-cli/README.md
@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Then you can add an import statement in the `bootstrap` allowing you to bootstra
 generated code:

 ```typescript
-main.module.ts
+main_module.ts
 -------------
 import {BrowserModule} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {Component, NgModule, ApplicationRef} from '@angular/core';
@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class MainModule {
 bootstrap.ts
 -------------

-import {MainModuleNgFactory} from './main.module.ngfactory';
+import {MainModuleNgFactory} from './main_module.ngfactory';
 import {platformBrowser} from '@angular/platform-browser';

 platformBrowser().bootstrapModuleFactory(MainModuleNgFactory);
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler-cli/index.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler-cli/index.ts
@ -5,13 +5,9 @@
 * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
 * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
 */
-export {AotCompilerHost, AotCompilerHost as StaticReflectorHost, StaticReflector, StaticSymbol} from '@angular/compiler';
+
 export {CodeGenerator} from './src/codegen';
-export {CompilerHost, CompilerHostContext, ModuleResolutionHostAdapter, NodeCompilerHostContext} from './src/compiler_host';
-export {Extractor} from './src/extractor';
+export {NodeReflectorHostContext, ReflectorHost, ReflectorHostContext} from './src/reflector_host';
+export {StaticReflector, StaticReflectorHost, StaticSymbol} from './src/static_reflector';
+
 export * from '@angular/tsc-wrapped';
-export {VERSION} from './src/version';
-
-
-// TODO(hansl): moving to Angular 4 need to update this API.
-export {NgTools_InternalApi_NG_2 as __NGTOOLS_PRIVATE_API_2} from './src/ngtools_api'
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler-cli/integrationtest/benchmarks/README.md
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler-cli/integrationtest/benchmarks/README.md
@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# Overview
-
-This folder will be filled with the benchmark sources
-so that we can do offline compilation for them.
-
-
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler-cli/integrationtest/ngtools_src/app.component.css
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler-cli/integrationtest/ngtools_src/app.component.css
@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-:host {
-  background-color: blue;
-}
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Chuck Jazdzewski	91f7aa3b15	docs(CHANGELOG): add changelog for 2.0.2	2016-10-05 16:25:04 -07:00
Igor Minar	58b8091097	docs(readme): remove incorrect download count badge npm doesn't currently support download counts for scoped packages, so there is no replacement right now.	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Victor Berchet	0fde7ecd0f	refactor: add license header to JS files & format files (#12081 )	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Tobias Bosch	d25cd244af	refactor(benchmarks): refactor to support AOT bootstrap in G3 (#12075 )	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Pawel Kozlowski	e00de0c606	fix(forms): properly validate empty strings with patterns (#11450 )	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Igor Minar	205103bdaa	docs(traige): update triaging doc	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Victor Berchet	0528dcb9dc	refactor: simplify arrow functions (#12057 )	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Victor Berchet	6f7ed32154	fix(ShadowCss): fix attribute selectors in :host and :host-context (#12056 ) Fix a regression introduced in #11917 while fixing #6249	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Alex Eagle	1bd8ba80a7	refactor(facade): Remove most of StringMapWrapper facade. (#12022 ) This change mostly automated by `12012b07a2` with some manual fixes.	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Victor Berchet	adb17fed98	fix(Header): preserve case of the first init, `set()` or `append()` (#12023 ) fixes #11624	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Ben Elliott	3067ce6eb4	docs(NgModule): Fixed docs for NgModule.entryComponents (#12006 ) * docs(NgModule): Corrected the wording of the documentation of `entryComponents`, fixed some minor grammar issues * docs(NgModule): Remove redundant ComponentFactory mentions * docs(NgModule): Restore ComponentFactory/ComponentResolver links	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
José Antonio Chio	e102cd4757	docs(DEVELOPER.md): fix typos on "Tests" section (#12029 )	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Alex Eagle	db00ba7ae7	refactor(facade): remove DateWrapper (#12027 )	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Victor Berchet	5a8f116687	text(offline compiler): fix expected output	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Victor Berchet	02a862f8af	test(AstSerializer): fix serializing void tags	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Victor Berchet	7578d8573b	fix(xlif): fix `<x>` ctype names fixes #12000 see http://docs.oasis-open.org/xliff/v1.2/os/xliff-core.html#ctype	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Victor Berchet	de56e31cf0	style(I18N): Carriage returns in serialized files	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Victor Berchet	eb85a7709a	docs(gh): try to improve the issue template (#11891 )	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Victor Berchet	c99ef4938f	fix(ShadowCss): support `@page` and `@document` CSS rules (#11878 ) fixes #11860	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Victor Berchet	7395400066	fix(ShadowCss): support quoted attribute values fixes #6085	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Victor Berchet	d985cc0253	refactor(ShadowCss): add missing types	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Victor Berchet	aca117ac56	fix(ShadowCss): fix `:host(tag)` and `:host-context(tag)` fixes #11972	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Victor Berchet	2c3825f2c8	fix(BrowserAdapter): correctly removes styles on IE fixes #7916	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Victor Berchet	ea6defcf11	refactor(BrowserAdapter): cleanup	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Victor Berchet	975aca95bb	refactor(CssSelector): misc cleanup	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Victor Berchet	5cb78566c2	docs(CssSelector): `[name*=value]` is not supported fixes #6042	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Victor Berchet	9bacb32ec5	feat(Parse5): update to the latest version 2.2.1 fixes #6237	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Tobias Bosch	6970991546	docs: update docs for ng2_ftl benchmark	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Victor Berchet	bd012efcc4	fix(ShadowCss): support `[attr="value with space"]` fixes #6249	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Victor Berchet	2dd399658d	refactor(ShadowCss): cleanup	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Victor Berchet	d0dea574cb	test(DirectiveResolver): test that a prop can have both `@Input` and `@HostBinding`	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Victor Berchet	f7864edd4b	refactor(DirectiveResolver): cleanup	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
alexbyk	9cc0a4ed10	fix(UrlSearchParams): change a behavior when a param value is null or undefined (#11990 )	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Connor Wyatt	3ee8c75eff	refactor(routerLinkActive): optimised routerLinkActive active check code (#11968 ) Modify routerLinkActive to optimise performance by removing unnecessary iteration. By replacing Array.reduce with Array.some, the loop will break when it finds an active link. Useful if used on the parent of a large group of routerLinks. Furthermore, if a RouterLink is active it will not check the RouterLinkWithHrefs.	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Alex Eagle	b39d3a173e	refactor(facade): Inline isBlank called with object-type argument (#11992 )	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Tobias Bosch	a4af1561b7	benchmarks: add ng2_ftl and ng2_switch_ftl benchmarks (#11963 ) These benchmarks take the output of AoT and manually tweaks it to explore possible future changes to the compiler to produce this output directly.	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Christoph Krautz	0851238e78	fix(upgrade): bind optional properties when upgrading from ng1 (#11411 ) Previously, optional properties of a directive/component would be wrongly mapped and thus ignored. Closes #10181	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Florian Kinder	d2d98dad61	docs(forms): Added FormControl initialization information (#11948 )	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Alex Eagle	826c98e50c	fix(ngc): allow ReflectorHost passed as argument to CodeGenerator#create (#11951 )	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Alex Eagle	830e6352dd	chore(lint): remove unused imports (#11923 ) This was done automatically by tslint, which can now fix issues it finds. The fixer is still pending in PR https://github.com/palantir/tslint/pull/1568 Also I have a local bugfix for https://github.com/palantir/tslint/issues/1569 which causes too many imports to be deleted.	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Marc Laval	5911c3bd43	fix(compiler): move detection of unsafe properties for binding to ElementSchemaRegistry (#11378 )	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
vikerman	51e1994af0	fix(compiler): Do not embed templateUrl in view factories in non-debug mode. (#11818 ) Fixes #11117.	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Victor Berchet	faf5d90bf6	refactor: remove dead code	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Victor Berchet	7e5413da89	refactor(facade): remove useless facades	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Austin	e82a78e641	docs(upgrade): rename undeclared `Ng2` to `Ng2Component` (#11950 )	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Austin	c13e55c8c3	(docs): removing `addProvider` from `UpgradeAdapter` (#11934 ) The `addProvider` function in the `UpgradeAdapter` was deprecated in this [commit](`d21331e902 (diff-77163e956a7842149f583846c1c01651)`) and has been removed in final. Given this, the documentation for downgrading ng2 providers for use in ng1 is invalid.	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Trotyl Yu	a153504212	docs(router_config): add missing quote (#11925 )	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Victor Berchet	b8a75818ee	docs: remove outdated docs (#11875 )	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Suguru Inatomi	f633826e99	chore(CHANGELOG): fix wrong issue link (#11871 )	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Victor Berchet	0a8887240a	docs(ExceptionHandler): fix API docs (#11772 ) fixes #11769	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Igor Minar	6d606dd02b	ci(travis): increase node's heap size to prevent OOM on travis (#11869 )	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Flounn	5c4215ccb4	Fix(http): invalidStateError if response body without content (#11786 ) Fix(http): invalidStateError if response body without content If the responseType has been specified and other than 'text', responseText throw an InvalidStateError exception See XHR doc => https://xhr.spec.whatwg.org/#the-responsetext-attribute Unit Test to prevent invalidStateError	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Matias Niemelä	85489a166e	refactor(animations): ensure animation input/outputs are managed within the template parser (#11782 ) Closes #11782 Closes #11601 Related #11707	2016-10-05 15:33:16 -07:00
Victor Savkin	cf750e17ed	fix(router): do not reset the router state when updating the component (#11867 )	2016-09-24 07:14:06 +09:00
Igor Minar	712d1a7c37	chore(release): v2.0.1	2016-09-23 11:28:36 -07:00
Igor Minar	16601f9359	docs(changelog): add changelog for 2.0.1	2016-09-23 10:50:42 -07:00
Miško Hevery	b81e2e7a31	fix(upgrade): allow attribute selectors for components in ng2 which are not part of upgrade (#11808 ) fixes #11280	2016-09-23 10:48:47 -07:00
Victor Berchet	98fac36706	docs(Component): API docs for .encapsulation and .interpolation	2016-09-23 10:22:24 -07:00
Victor Berchet	3e780c032e	refactor: misc cleanup	2016-09-23 10:22:05 -07:00
Victor Berchet	e09882180e	refactor(common): cleanup (#11668 )	2016-09-23 10:21:58 -07:00
Igor Minar	0e18c57a17	docs(core): mark TestBed as stable api and add preliminary docs (#11767 ) TestBed was accidentaly ommited from the 'stable' api list during the API sweep before final. We do consider it to be stable.	2016-09-23 10:21:50 -07:00
Stephen Fluin	51e2b9c073	docs(contributing): remove preview references (#11795 )	2016-09-23 10:21:44 -07:00
Marc Laval	f218e240d3	ci(BrowserStack): add Safari 10 (#11796 )	2016-09-23 10:21:31 -07:00
Victor Berchet	af6b219f8e	refactor(TemplateParser): clearer error message for on* binding (#11802 ) fixes #11756	2016-09-23 10:21:15 -07:00
Suguru Inatomi	20addf5f9f	chore(ISSUE_TEMPLATE): update Angular version field (#11821 )	2016-09-23 10:21:02 -07:00
Kara Erickson	2860418a3c	fix(forms): disable all radios with disable()	2016-09-23 10:19:58 -07:00
Kara	39e251eea7	fix(forms): support unbound disabled in ngModel (#11736 )	2016-09-23 10:19:46 -07:00
Victor Berchet	d7d716d5db	chore(zone.js): update to 0.6.25 (#11725 )	2016-09-23 10:19:30 -07:00
Chuck Jazdzewski	a95d65241c	fix(compiler): Safe property access expressions work in event bindings (#11724 )	2016-09-23 10:19:24 -07:00
Victor Berchet	fdb22bd185	refactor: misc cleanup (#11654 )	2016-09-23 10:18:38 -07:00